This SSD report will be a detailed analysis of the OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express 6G SSD, the first and only third party SSD compatible with the new 2012 MacBook Air. This report will also carry things a step further by detailing our migration of the Aura Pro into our 2012 MBA, a system that we had successfully set up …
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Transcend, well known for their myriad storage and memory solutions, has announced the release of its new SSD320 6Gb/s SSD. The LSI Sandforce based drive will deliver read and write speeds of up to 560MB/s and 530MB/s respectively. Also offered is random 4k performance of up to 87,000 IOPS, up from from the 60,000 IOPS seen on most garden variety SF-2281 based …
Read More » Following in the footsteps of OCZ, Corsair, Crucial and probably one or two others, Mushkin is introducing its Catalyst Caching line of SSDs which are available in 50GB and 100GB capacities and are both SATA 3 speeds. The Catalyst family uses the very successful NVELO Dataplex Caching software that we have reviewed several times prior and the best thing about …
Read More » When the thunder rolls! Lighting strikes somewhere and although we can’t see exactly where we know it’s close because less than five seconds later there is a crack of thunder. You know it is a true thunderstorm when these events happen so close together. As we are collected in the garage to avoid the rain it’s a great experience and conversation …
Read More » Word showed up on our Forums earlier tonight of MSI joining Forces with LSI SandForce but all were initially unsure of their plans until someone found the goods on Industry News. It appears that MSI is jumping into the SSD Arena with both feet and will be marketing a new ‘LSI SandForce Driven’ Reflex Series of SSDs in 60, 120 …
Read More » OCZ Technology, a company at the forefront of the industry when it comes to SSDs and their supporting controllers, has announced the imminent release of their Barefoot 3 SSD controller. Details concerning the controller weren’t exactly forthcoming, but it does appear to be a completely in house design, rather than a re-purposed third party product (good as it may be). …
Read More » It seems that the LSI SandForce Flash Storage Processor (FSP) combined with Toshiba Toggle Mode NAND is the perfect mix for solid state drives if we follow recent trends. Some manufacturers are even re-releasing SSDs with premium Toggle Mode NAND as the upgrade for that IOPS boost. The Mushkin Atlas 240GB mSATA SSD contains both ingredients and our analysis will …
Read More » These just may be the worlds first official pictures of the OWC Mercury Aura Pro SSD for the new 2012 MacBook Air and our thanks definitely go to OWC for sending us this SSD so quickly. We should also thank the Electronista for breaking the news as this allowed us a bit of leverage with respect to early release of …
Read More » Aside from modern FPS’s, two of the most oversaturated genres in gaming are zombie shooters, and WWII shooters. After you sift through all the trash, there are maybe two or three titles from each where you can say damn this game is great. Two of the most respected video game developers (a dying breed these days) are VALVe and Tripwire, …
Read More » Today, we’re once again forging a trail off the mainstream with a something a little more unusual than our normal fare. We have another military and industrial SSD from Telecommunication Systems (TCS) in house, and we can’t wait to scope it out. “Mission Critical Application” is any application in which failure of the Product could result, directly or indirectly, in personal injury or …
Read More » If there was one thing we wouldn’t have predicted, it was the rush of computer enthusiasts lining up to be the first to have what amounts to be the smallest and most powerful consumer storage medium available. For the most part, we have Lenovo to thank for that as millions of Thinkpad owners played a key role in mSATA SSDs …
Read More » It’s been some time in the making but Crucial has finally released it’s new M4 SATA 3 mSATA SSD into the SSD arena. Available in capacities of 32, 64, 128 and 256GB, Crucial has priced to compete with MSRP listings of $52.99, $80.99, $121.99 and $225.99 which brings the upper capacities under that infamous $1/GB barrier and makes their pricing …
Read More » Intel announced today that it will be adding a capacity to it’s 330 Series of ‘LSI SandForce Driven’ SSDs, as well as significantly lowering prices and their entire SSD line. With respect to the Intel 330 SSD family, popularity of this family has been such that they felt adding a new 240GB capacity SSD would make a good fit for …
Read More » Tuesday, it’s the day of the week that follows Monday and before Wednesday. I was curious today what Tuesday meant and haven’t really found a good definition. It also appears that Tuesday is not an extremely historical day, although there are of course some interesting happenings. Do something today to make it a little more enjoyable whereever you are. HIGHLIGHT REVIEW …
Read More » Silicon Power announced a new SATA III SSD today to add to their product stack. Based on the LSI SandForce 2281, the Velox V70 adds Toggle NAND and comes in a metalic-gold package. Toggle NAND and SF-2281’s have gone together like peas and carrots since the processor’s debut, but the switch to 24nm Toggle has brought about more announcements as …
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