Perhaps one of the hottest tech items to hit in the last year is the ultrabook, a laptop typically measuring under 1/2″ thick, weighing less than 3 lbs, having performance as high as 1GB/s transfer speeds and being capable of up to ten hours battery life. As new and amazing as the ultra is, the consumer also learned of the …
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Plextor M5 Pro SSD Review (256GB)
While at our meeting with Plextor at CES Las Vegas 2013, we had a conversation with respect to how TSSDR and Plextor could better serve the consumer in forming a bit tighter of a relationship with respect to upcoming product release. In this conversation, the fact that we had yet to review the Plextor M5 Pro came up and we …
Read More »SanDisk Ultra Plus SSD Review (256GB)
Our evaluation of the SanDisk Ultra Plus SSD surpasses that of a typical analysis, in that, it provides the reader with the ability to understand what is possible if you are the ‘Owner of The Fab’. In this SSD build, SanDisk has not only moved to the new Marvell 9175 controller but also, they introduce nCache, a totally new performance …
Read More »Crucial Micron Introduces M500 SSD Family With 1TB Under $600 And Standard Power Loss Protection
Crucial Micron is making serious SSD strides forward this morning with the much anticipated announcement of their new M500 Series SSD family. The good news isn’t limited to the typical consumer notebook form factor SSD, however, as mSATA and a new M.2 form factor are also included with this release. Add to that the news that the M500 will also …
Read More »Just How Far Will SSD prices Drop?
For many models of solid state drives, the last two years has been turbulant with certain models dropping from $3/GB to less than $1/GB. A quick look at e-tailers, even today, shows quality brand name SSDs as low as the 80-90 cents/GB range. The Crucial M4 256GB SSD has even been seen on sale as low as 67 cents/GB! According …
Read More »Samsung Acquires NVELO and Gains SSD Caching Software
In an unexpected move, Samsung has acquired NVELO and has added to their SSD portfolio with a proprietary caching solution that is arguably the most powerful in the industry. NVELO Dataplex software has been examined here at TSSDR on many occasions and is the only that we are aware of that can provide nearly identical SSD specifications on a hard …
Read More »Kingston SSDNow V300 SSD Review – A Great Mix of Toshiba 19nm Memory and the SF-2281 FSP
Today’s SSD analysis takes a look at a new SSD to the market, this being the Kingston SSDNow V300 SATA 3 SSD. The V300 is a unique Kingston SSD introduction as it is their first product using the new Toshiba 19nm NAND flash memory process, but also, this SSD is ‘SandForce Driven by LSI’ and a key example of the …
Read More »Intel DC S3700 Data Center SSD Review (200/800GB)
A few months back, we randomly heard three words during a passing conversation; Intel, Taylorsville, and latency. That was it; no context, no explanation and no hints. Given that we happened to be at the Flash Memory Summit, it was a safe bet that something solid state was afoot, but at the time these were just random words to file …
Read More »OCZ Vector SSD Review – Indilinx Barefoot 3 Becomes Reality
To say the new OCZ Vector was a long time in the making would be an understatement as discussion over the development of this platform just might be one of the oldest SSD conversations to date. Today’s Vector release may mark the first major success story of OCZ’ purchase of both Indilinx and PLX, this story born through development of …
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