School checklist for 2013 is all about technology. The newest binder has been replaced by a laptop or IPad, the latest binder cover by the newest photo taken and of course the class divider pages, well they are now the latest Apps. Where it used to be about a trip to the nearest department store you can now do it all on …
Read More » Taking a quick look at Amazon this morning, we were surprised to see the Transcend SSD320 available at prices we aren’t used to seeing for a new release. Considering the fact that the SSD320 is a ‘LSI SandForce Driven’ SSD, it is great news that a ‘new release’ SSD is available at prices more common to typical one day sale …
Read More » Well it’s time to get the kids, teens and young adults ready for the next year/semester of school. Fading out are the days of purchasing scribblers, dou-tangs, binders and all that writing material. Now we’re tasked with finding the right laptop or IPAD. I hope that the tech reviews we are completing or sharing through our site will help you make …
Read More » Lincoln, MA “ August 15, 2012 “ VeloBit, a provider of high-performance SSD caching software, today announced the immediate general availability of VeloBit HyperCache for VMware and VeloBit HyperCache for Citrix XenServer. VeloBits SSD caching software now supports the broadest range of operating systems and hypervisors in the industry while also avoiding hardware vendor lock-in. IT managers seeking to get …
Read More » Well it is finally official! Not five minutes ago, we received word from Intel that Intel RST drivers Ver. 11 and newer offers TRIM support for RAID 0, but ONLY on MS Windows 7 operating systems with Intel 7 series chipsets. Older chipsets are not supported. Intel is also presently working on a solution that allows TRIM in RAID 0 …
Read More » Violin Memory, well known for their innovative all flash storage arrays, has announced the release of a fully integrated data management solution from Symantec meant to complement the already numerous capabilities built into their products. The new features should make it considerably easier for companies to manage and protect their sensitive data. The new functionality includes cloning, snapshots, replication and …
Read More » Sonnet Technologies has announced the release of its 2.5″ Tempo SSD cards. The “Pro” variant will support up to two SATA 6 GB/s SSDs configured in RAID 0 in order to provide an aggregate bandwidth of up to 900MB/s while the non-pro version provides accommodations for one drive. The Tempo SSD and SSD Pro cards will be priced at 149.95 …
Read More » If you have been holding back on that SSD purchase for ‘just the right price’, you might want to take a close look at the SanDisk Extreme ‘LSI SandForce Driven’ SSD at Amazon right now. It seems the Extreme is being let go at an all time low of $169 for the 240GB version right now which is a drop …
Read More » Earlier this year, Silicon Power introduced their newest members of the Extreme family, the E25 series of solid-state drives. The new E25 line is a bump up from the year-old E20 models, and more than likely flew under the radar for a vast majority of readers. It was announced close to CES 2012 and released just a few months after, …
Read More » Micron Technology held a press conference today regarding the future direction of Micron and of the solid state storage industry in general. They touched on several interesting aspects of the industry, going into detail on both the consumer and enterprise SSD markets, both of which are becoming important staples in Micron’s bottom line. This is excellent news for the industry, …
Read More » Virident’s PCIe solutions helped make their name in the enterprise space, but the company is hoping to build on it’s past success with the FlashMax 2. With a new PCIe 2.0 interface and up to 2.2TB of capacity, Virident is hoping to take the fight to the FusionIOs and LSI’s of the world. In addition to the dual strategy of …
Read More » Plextor has announced the release of their M5 Pro Series of SSDs and the M5 Pro will be the very first based on Marvell’s new 88SS9187 Monet SSD Controller, the successor to Marvells 9174 controller widely used by companies including Intel and OCZ. Plextor’s new products will deliver sequential R/W speeds of up to 540 MB/s and 450MB/s respectively, not …
Read More » Samsung has started producing the fastest embedded flash/controller combination around for mobile devices like phones and tablets. Based on their new 2xnm Toggle 2.0 flash, the embedded processor and NAND (referred to as an enhanced multimedia card, or eMMC for short) should greatly enhance storage speeds of phones, tablets, and a bewildering array of other small devices. This newest eMMC, the …
Read More » Intel, well known for, um, just about everything, has announced their intention to release a unified set of Ultrabook SSD specifications. This comes in the wake of Ultrabook manufacturers releasing their products with SSDs of all shapes and sizes, which has had the side effect of making it difficult for consumers to increase their storage capacity without breaking the bank, if it’s …
Read More » How long have you lived where you do? I moved to Niagara, Ontario in 1995 and until yesterday had never truly toured Toronto. A regular traveller, we usually only go to Toronto for hockey games. With the arrival of our friends from South Carolina we ventured to Toronto via the Go Train. What a great experience! We purchased a scenic bus tour, which also gave …
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