It seems like there are a lot of discussions going on about freedoms. Freedom of speech, the right to say what you want; Freedom of love/marriage, the right to love or marry who we want; and of course just plain freedom; something many women and men have paid the ultimate sacrifice for and so many take for granted. On Monday, …
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TSSDR Affiliate Reviews for November 3, 2013
Here in Niagara, November has brought with it some cooler weather. The changing colors, of the leaves, on the trees is breathtaking but winter is surely on its way. So, I thought it was a good day to highlight a cooling system. Enjoy the read! HIGHLIGHT REVIEW Deepcool Gamer Storm Assassin @ techPowerUp Deepcool was founded with the mission of …
Read More »Silicon Motion SM2246EN SSD Controller Review
The importance of SSD controllers often gets overlooked in the world of SSDs. Memory itself is front and center in the minds of most, simply because it is the most prominent component in any SSD. Most recently, we are even seeing Apple using the term ‘flash’ in its product literature , rather than ‘SSD’. Not only is the controller capable …
Read More »Hard Lesson Learned With Late-2013 Apple Products Containing Lesser Performing 128GB SSDs
The practice of using unbranded peripherals in computers is common. Apple does this and carries things a step further by demanding that components, such as the SSDs, are proprietary to a specific build only. Not only can the SSD in Apple’s new Mac products not be upgraded with third-party SSDs, but also, they can’t even be switched off with SSDs …
Read More »MyDigitalSSD 128GB mSATA SuperCache 2 Caching SSD Review
Today’s review is of MyDigitalSSD’s SuperCache 2 mSATA 128GB SSD, and the FNet HybriDisk caching software. A license key for the HybriDisk software is included with the purchase of the SuperCache 2. INTRODUCTION How does a caching SSD work? It works in conjunction with a hard drive disk (HDD) to create what the operating system sees as a single, combined storage partition. …
Read More »Sony VAIO Pro 13 Ultrabook M.2 Native PCIe SSD Review – 1GB/s Performance Fastest Ultra Speed To Date
SONY ULTRABOOK PRO 13 CONFIGURATIONS DIFFER A few weeks back, we published our review of the Sony VAIO Pro 13 ultrabook where we discovered that there were two different configurations of the VAIO being shipped, that with a SATA 3 M.2 SSD and that with a native M.2 PCIe SSD. Not only did the system that we received contain a …
Read More »Toshiba Set To Change SSD Landscape with Upper Tier SSDs at Rock Bottom Pricing – 256GB SSD Hits Low $149
If the fact that Toshiba is now selling retail SSDs to the consumer surprises you, it should. For some time now, the SSD industry has had its eye on Toshiba as they seemed to get caught behind the eight ball. From our perspective, the only Toshiba SSDs we had reported on were the client THNSN 128GB SATA 2 mSATA SSD …
Read More »Toshiba HG5D Series SATA M.2 SSD Review (512GB) – Amazing Performance in a SATA M.2 SSD
UNDERSTANDING SATA M.2 AND NATIVE M.2 PCIE SSDS By now, many are aware that there is a new SSD standard known as NGFF or M.2. NGFF is actually a slang term that started the process rolling and means ‘next generation form factor’. If you have been following our reviews as of late, you would have also learned that, within the …
Read More »Corsair Force Series LS 240GB SSD Review – Phison Controller Displays Increased Write Speeds
When it comes to SSD controllers, up until recent times LSI/SandForce and Marvell have pretty much “ruled the roost”. Other than a few instances of utilizing proprietary controllers (such as Samsung does in most of their SSDs), and a smaller player in Indilinx (acquired by OCZ), there were no other options for manufacturers to engineer a new SSD with. That has …
Read More »Sony VAIO Pro 13 Touch Ultrabook Review – Pre-Configured SATA PCIe SSD Far From Ideal
A few weeks back, we posted an article that stated our opinion of the new Apple MBA as being one of the top ultraportable laptops available today, and quite possibly, untouchable. The backlash from Sony fans was amazing, many clearly noting that we hadn’t tested, or included, the new VAIO 13 Pro as a comparison system in that report…and they …
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