Transcend Information, Inc., a leading producer of multimedia and storage devices, is announcing the launch of its latest MTS M.2 series of solid state drives (SSDs). Designed to overcome the ever-stricter and ever-thinner size limitations of today’s portable computing devices, the MTS M.2 series of SSDs feature a SATAIII (6GB/s) interface, and are available in capacities of up to 512GB …
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The Harsh Reality of False Bait and Switch SSD Claims – Learning To Run With Flash
It seems that the world of technology has stopped with allegations that some SSD companies are pulling the old ‘bait and switch’ routine in their SSDs by switching off components that many had recognized through initial SSD reviews. We have read several reports and forums, most of which simply repeat the original information, and finally have decided to clarify things …
Read More »SanDisk Announces Agreement to Acquire Enterprise Flash Solutions Developer Fusion-io
SanDisk Corporation, a world-leading producer of flash storage devices, has announced an agreement to acquire Fusion-io, a top developer of flash-based PCIe storage hardware and software products for enterprise and datacenter applications, in an all-cash transaction reportedly valued at approximately $1.1 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, SanDisk will tender an offer for all outstanding shares of Fusion-io stock …
Read More »Transcend Announces JetDrive Lite Expansion Cards For MacBook Laptops
Transcend Information, Inc., a global leading producer of storage and multimedia devices, is announcing the launch of its new JetDrive Lite line of flash expansion cards geared to the MacBook Pro with Retina display, and to the MacBook Air. Transcend is offering four different models — the JetDrive Lite 130 — in both 64GB and 128GB capacities, the JetDrive Lite …
Read More »ADATA Hosts Production Factory Tour in China
Well, it has been a few days and we are finding much the same routine as before Computex, but we have to say that Computex was full of highlights this year. For me personally, three top events have to be my visit to the China for a bit of sightseeing and the ADATA Factory Tour, trip down to the south …
Read More »EDGE Memory Announces Made-In-The-U.S.A. 7mm Edge Revolution SSD
EDGE Memory, a leading U.S.-based designer and producer of storage and memory devices, is announcing the release of their newest solid-state drive (SSD) — the EDGE Revolution 7mm. EDGE’s Revolution SSD is made in the U.S.A., and is TAA (Trade Agreements Act) compliant, becoming one of the first of its kind available on today’s market. The high-performance Revolution SSD is …
Read More »Kingston Computex HyperX OC Takeover Girls 2014
This year at Computex 2014 in Taipei, Taiwan, Computex held what could be considered one of the greatest invite tickets to any tech event for some time, The Kingston Product Release and HyperX OC Takeover at the Kelti Tower in Taipei. We have already covered this event here, here and here, but thought we might return once more as there …
Read More »MyDigitalSSD Announces World’s First 256GB SATA M.2 2242 SSD — Computex 2014 Update
MyDigitalSSD is announcing the MyDigitalSSD Super Boot 256GB M.2 2242 NGFF SSD — the world’s first offering of a 256GB capacity in the M.2 2242 form factor. The latest addition to their Super Boot series of SSDs offers industry-leading performance and reliability in addition to the larger storage capacity. The MyDigitalSSD Super Boot M.2 2242 256GB is an ideal upgrade …
Read More »Kingston Announces HyperX Fury & 960GB SSDs – Computex 2014 Update
Kingston today announced a new SSD in the HyperX line that has branded as Fury. It is a 2.5″ notebook SSD, equipped with the LSI SandForce SF-2281 controller and IMFT L85 memory. The HyperX Fury will be marketed as a 240GB SSD at this point and time and pricing is expected to be very competitive. In addition, Kingston will be …
Read More »Kingston Unveils HyperX M.2 PCIe X4 SSD – Computex 2014 Update
Kingston today unveiled a totally unexpected SSD aptly named the HyperX and it is a M.2 PCIe X4 SSD with none other than the Marvell Altaplus 88SS9293 controller at the helm. The paint hadn’t even dried on our previous post where we spoke of our meeting with Marvell and the importance of a Q4 release. We found the new HyperX …
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