On the TSSDR Test Bench today is the Samsung PM 841 mSATA SATA 3 SSD, this particular sample being the highest capacity mSATA SSD that we have tested to date at 512 GB. Unlike the Mushkin Atlas 480GB mSATA SSD that we have reviewed previously, the PM841 is the first to be offered in a single PCB design and housing …
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Sony’s new VIAO touchscreen T14 arrived last week, complete with hybrid hard drive and Windows 8. Frequent readers of TSSDR understand my opinion of both, an opinion that was initially hard to contain with their teaming up in what appears to be an attractive ultra design. Swapping out the hard drive for an SSD was a given. Stepping outside the …
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These cold spring days here in Ontario are giving us a lot of time to spend on the computer. I am sure that there are many new participants in the gaming world these past few months. If you are not into playing computer games, maybe you need to upgrade your technology. Here are some of the latest reviews from our Affiliates …
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HGST, formerly known as Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (now part of Western Digital), is announcing the industry’s fastest and most advanced enterprise muti-level cell (MLC) SAS SSD family. The Ultrastar SSD800MH, Ultrastar SSD800MM, and the Ultrastar SSD1000MR are the first drives to double today’s standard SAS interface of 6 GB/s to now achieve an amazing 12 GB/s interface. HGST’s new …
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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., A global force in NAND technology, is announcing mass production of a 128Gb, 3-bit multi-level-cell (MLC) NAND chip. Now breaking the 20nm barrier, this new architecture is classified as 10 nanometer (nm)-class process technology. These advanced, high density memory chips will enable even larger capacities for embedded NAND storage, and especially for solid state drives (SSDs). …
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If you ever doubt the popularity of SSDs, a simple check of the internet when an SSD scoop is published might change your views. Better yet, things heat up a bit more when the information is controverted by the company themselves. This is the case with the purported soon release of the Vertex 5. Initial reports spoke of a new …
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VeloBit is now offering vBoost — virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) optimization software for Windows. vBoost accelerates popular Citrix XenDesktop deployments by improving how system storage interacts with Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisors. Hypervisors are groups of virtual desktops that allow multiple users to access the same commonly used data and applications simultaneously. VeloBit vBoost dramatically reduces the I/O workload on storage systems …
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Sources are reporting that OCZ Technology may be readying a new generation of its Vertex line of high-performance consumer SSDs. To be called the Vertex 5,OCZ may be preparing to bring a new flagship product to market, supplanting the Vector series. OCZ and others have been chasing Samsung and its 840 and 840PRO series, which lately have been pretty much …
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In September of 2012, The SSD Review ventured to Seoul, South Korea for the public unveiling of the Samsung 840 Pro at the 2012 Samsung SSD Global Summit. What caught us by surprise during our stay was not the grandeur of the event, or the otherworldly performance of the 840 Pro, it was that Samsung seemingly came out of nowhere with a …
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SanDisk Corporation, a world-leading provider of flash memory storage, is announcing that Henri Richard has been appointed as senior vice president (SVP) for worldwide OEM & enterprise sales. Richard will report to SanDisk president and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra. He brings 25 years worth of experience as a senior-level sales and marketing executive in the high tech industry. Richard’s significant experience …
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