So it is time to break the stuffiness of tech stuff for just a bit and show you just what event coverage entails at times. It is a hard job and one that takes hours of dedication to finding just the right shot for one of our more popular additions at all the tech events. Don’t let looks fool you …
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Our visit to the SuperTalent booth and one on one with ST Product Marketing Manager Roman Nahal resulted in an unexpected exclusive this week with Roman handing us the very first SuperTalent RC4 Flash Drive outside of engineering hands. Better yet, SuperTalent also had the latest prototype, fresh with Toshiba NAND flash Toggle Mode memory, ready for our return to …
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NVELO’s proprietary Dataplex caching software has been updated to version 1.3. While the new update does not introduce any new features, it does fix pesky user-reported bugs found in the previous versions, ensuring optimal maintenance and performance. Resolved Issues: – Fixed a corner case bug which may result in data corruption. – Fixed the issue which prevented users from collecting Dataplex …
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You know a company is considered established when change is made and talked about worldwide. Such is the case with recent news that Seagate is dropping its 7200RPM line and rumors grow rampid. Of interest to us is Seagate’s stance on SSD development and we couldn’t count the discussions and emails we have received regarding rumored purchases or beliefs that …
Read More »It is always interesting bumping into new SSD companies that we hadn’t heard of prior and we happened upon TakeMS during our rounds of ceBIT this morning. TakeMS produces solid state drives in capacities ranging from 60-480GB and, as you can guess, each are SATA 3 and ‘LSI SandForce Driven’, which speaks to performance of 550MB/s read and 500MB/s write …
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Right on the heals of their 7 Series RAIDCards capable of up to 16 and 24 port input, Adaptec plans on releasing the next in the 16 port family this March, the 71605H Host Bus Adapter. Currently available in the eight port design, this new release will bump performance up to 1 million IOPS at 512K random, or 850,000 IOPS …
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As further proof that solid state drives (SSDs) have become the storage drive of choice for ultrabooks and upper-tier laptops, Seagate Technology has revealed that 2013 will be the last year of production for its 7200 rpm notebook hard disk drives (HDDs). Seagate is presently one of the world’s biggest manufacturers and suppliers of hard disk drives. During a conversation …
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Our visit to the Samsung display at ceBIT 2013 this morning resulted in the discovery of a new release of their SM843 SSD in a ‘T’ version with four times the endurance. An associate at the booth credited the endurance boost to a new eMLC version of their 21nm 64Gb memory along with specific firmware enhancements. The present SM843 is …
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Things got off to a great start at ceBIT 2013 in Hanover, Germany, this morning with a visit to the OCZ booth and meet with an old friend and former contributor of the SSD Review. Our escape from the cold Canadian climate was definitely looking up with highs of 13Deg Celsius already this morning. Our first look goes to OCZ’s …
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TeleCommunications Systems (TCS) is announcing availability of its ultra-compact BGADrive solid-state drive (SSD). TCS is a world-leading specialist in ultra-rugged solid-state drives utilized in the harshest environments. TCS offers both industry-standard and customized versions of its SSDs for military, aerospace, and industrial uses. The BGADrive is now available in both serial ATA (SATA) and parallel ATA (PATA) interfaces. These new …
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