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Micron Technology, Inc, a world-leading producer of NAND flash devices, is announcing a new family of SAS solid-state drives (SSDs) that are optimized for demanding enterprise 24/7 usage applications.  The new S600DC family represents the first Micron product that is a result of the Micron/Seagate strategic alliance, which we reported on back in February of this year. Micron’s new S600DC …

It has been a bit since our last SSD of the Week where we covered the Eluktronics Eluktro Pro Performance drives. Continuing our coverage of value drives we are taking a look at the Transcend SSD370 today because for a limited time Amazon is offering it at a great price. At the time of its release the Transcend SSD370 was …

Mushkin Enhanced MFG, a leading producer of high-performance and cost-effective solid state storage devices, is announcing its latest additions to their ATLAS family of solid state drives (SSDs), The ATLAS VITAL M.2 2280 series. These new M.2 SSDs are geared toward Ultrabooks, notebooks and small form factor PCs, and they are ideal for professionals, mobile gamers, and regular users seeking …

Intel Corporation and Micron Technology, Inc., are announcing the first new memory category since NAND flash was introduced in 1989, revealing their 3D XPoint technology.  This major breakthrough in memory process technology enables non-volatile memory speeds of up to 1,000 times faster than NAND! Digital data services and connected device growth continues to explode, creating ever-more-massive new data amounts.  This …

Virtium, a California-based leading supplier of industrial-grade memory and storage solutions for the world’s top embedded-product OEMs, is announcing a family of PCI Express (PCIe)-based solid state drives (SSDs) whose low power consumption and small size makes them the perfect storage solution for space- and/or air-restricted industrial/embedded usage scenarios. The new Virtium StorFly SSDs are being offered in both M.2 …

With the hot weather out there we thought we would pull together a majority a number of Cooler Reviews. We know there is no real connection but we had to have an opening line. HIGHLIGHT REVIEW Noctua NH-U9S CPU Cooler Review @ Technology X Today we’ll be taking a look at yet another fine cooling solution from the good folks …

Something that many never think about until it is too late with their memory cards, is just what they might endure in the course of their lifetime.  Whether it be going through airport x-ray equipment, inadvertent drops in the toilet, unexpected drops or the inevitable waterproof camera that isn’t completely waterproof, we can only lose our digital memories once.  Once …

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world-leading producer of advanced memory technology, is announcing its latest series of high-performance SATA solid-state drives (SSDs) geared toward small and medium sized businesses (SMBs). The Samsung PM863 is developed for mixed pattern applications, such as content delivery networks and streaming or Web servers; while the SM863 is an excellent choice for online transaction processing …

Big data is BIG. We create billions of gigabytes of data on a daily basis, from uploading a photo to Facebook or emailing a new project document, all this data is stored in data centers across the globe. Big data is usually divided between high performance and storage. While SSDs are much faster and help to greatly accelerate the analytics …

Ever the innovator, ASRock is announcing two unique products to add additional connectivity to your computer’s motherboard and/or case. ASRock is the world’s first in offering a front panel that supports front Type-A and Type-C USB 3.1 ports. Their new U.2 Kit is an add-on card that supports the latest and fastest Intel SSD 750 series of SSDs. The latest …

ADATA Technology, a world-leading producer or high-performance DRAM modules and NAND Flash devices, is announcing the XPG SX930 2.5” SATA 6Gb/s Gaming SSD for professional gamers and overclockers. The SX930 features a JMicron controller, paired with Enterprise-grade synchronous MLC plus NAND Flash memory. This creates an SSD that offers excellent performance and durability for gaming systems and workstations. ADATA’s tagline …

SanDisk Corporation, a world-leading producer of flash storage devices, is announcing its latest entry to its mobile storage lineup – the SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick. This new device simplifies transferring, sharing and accessing of videos and photos between various mobile devices and computers. The SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick adds to the award-winning SanDisk Connect Wireless family of devices, and features …

SanDisk Corporation, a world-leading producer of flash storage devices, is announcing the iNAND 7232 storage solution. This advanced embedded flash drive (EFD) is optimized to provide best-in-class performance for imaging, and superior storage capacity for use in today’s flagship mobile devices. Offered in capacities of up to 128GB, the iNAND 7232 allows OEMs to create smartphones, tablets and other connected …

Just as the consumer market is starting to flood with many lower cost value based SSDs, we are starting to see more and more low cost read-centric SSDs in the enterprise market. These SSDs are targeted towards Web 2.0 and cloud storage use case scenarios and are typically much cheaper than mission critical storage options due to lower performance and …

SK Hynix, Inc., a world-leading producer of NAND flash solutions, is announcing development of a UFS (Universal Flash Storage) 2.0 solution that is based on their own 16nm NAND Flash memory, as well as a proprietary controller and in-house firmware. This new UFS 2.0 solution offers a groundbreaking increase in performance, enabling the High-Speed Gear 3 Interface (up to 5.8 …