Korean semiconductor fabricator SK Hynix has announced a deal to acquire California’s Link_A_Media Devices. Hynix manufactures NAND flash memory for SSDs and mobile applications in addition to other memory and semiconductor products. Hynix is the second largest memory products manufacturer by revenue behind fellow Korean firm Samsung. Back at Computex, Corsair announced announced a new line of high performance SATA III …
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MacBook Air Revision Features 512GB SSD Fueling Apples Position In Ongoing Ultra Wars
Apple has unveiled a new revision of the MacBook Air that is sure to fuel the fires in the ongoing Ultra wars. Just when PC manufacturers are all climbing aboard the SSD caching train for both performance and capacity, Apple introduces a new MacAir that contains not only a 512GB SSD, but also, a Toshiba branded ‘LSI SandForce Driven’ one …
Read More »LAMD Announces Availability of LM87800 6Gbps SATA Controller To SSD Manufacturers
Originally unveiled as the exclusive of Corsair, Link A Media issued a Press Release today opening up business to other potential SSD companies. First seen in the Corsair Neutron SSD at Computex, the LM87800 6Gbps SATA controller just may be seen upcoming SSDs. Touting features designed to help get new LAMD powered drives to market quickly, the LM87800 could help …
Read More »MyDigitalSSD Releases BP3 and Smart mSATA SSDs – High Performance Low Price and Both SATA 3
If you are in the market for a mSATA SSD, we guarantee this article is going to be one of the best finds for some time. MyDigitalSSD just released two mSATA versions of SSDs, the value oriented Bullet Proof 3 and the Smart Series for those loving that lightning fast ‘LSI SandForce Drive’ performance that we have come to know. …
Read More »LSI Discovers SandForce 256-Bit Encryption Limited To 128-Bit – Problem Resolved and Fix On The Way
An internal security audit by LSI discovered that the world famous SandForce 256-bit AES encryption of LSI Flash Storage Processors (FSP) has never been, and is not presently enabled in SandForce SSDs, as stated by LSI SandForce representatives today. Fret not, however, as 128-bit encryption is still in place and, unique to SandForce, the SandForce SSDs are the only ones …
Read More »Be Quiet Displays The Goods and Hints at a North American Presence – Computex 2012 Update
Our first introduction to be Quiet! was at Computex just about a year ago today and I still wonder why this company has yet to hit the North American market. As catchy as their name is for PC cooling, the simple truth is that their popularity is unrivaled in Europe with hardware to include fans, CPU coolers and power supplies. …
Read More »KingMax Displays Client Pro SMU22 1TB SSD – Computex 2012 Update
KingMax didn’t waste any time showing off their new 1TB SSD at Computex 2012 this year. One of the first of its kind, the SMU22 is SATA 2 and available in 64, 128, 256, 512 and 1TB capacities. With the 1TB version capable of 250MB/s read and 200MB/s write transfer speeds, a Silicon Motion SMI2250 controller is at the heart …
Read More »OCZ Introduces Intrepid 3 and Focuses on Enterprise – Computex 2012 Update
OCZ honed in on enterprise interests at Computex 2012 and that effort, along with their relocation from the Grand Hyatt to the Taipei International Convention Center, was proving to be an overwhelming success, as confirmed by Alex Mei, OCZ CMO. Of particular interest was the Intrepid 3, the enterprise version of the Vertex 4 with the Everest 2 platform that …
Read More »SanDisk Discusses New Enterprise Lightning PCIe SSD Entry – Computex 2012 Update
As a follow up to our initial Computex release detailing SanDisk’s new enterprise PCIe Solid State Accelerator, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to have a sit down with C.T. Chu, SanDisk Sr. Product Marketing Manager, for a more in depth look at SanDisk Lightning. Imagine our surprise when C.T. pulled out the Lightning for a closer look and discussion …
Read More »Memoright Intros Proprietary Controller PCIe & UltraSlim 5mm SSDs – Computex 2012 Update
Memoright consistently reigns as the most complete display for SSD technology at Computex and, if their products this year are any indication of things to come, MemoRight will be pushing the bar that much further once again. From a PCIe with their own controller, to the worlds thinnest 2.5″ form factor ssd, and then quadrupling the life of present NAND …
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