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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Acer Aspire S7 Touch Screen Ultrabook Review – World’s Fastest Ultrabook Intros New SSD Form Factor
As much we like to talk about SSDs, I have to admit that it all started through my love of laptops and, to this day, hasn’t changed a bit. It started some years ago when we spoke to Dell’s first release of the XPS laptop and continues even now as I sit aboard yet another flight typing away on my …
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 »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 »Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon Ultrabook Review and SSD Performance Analysis
It might seem a bit odd displaying the X1 in such a fashion for our opening shot, however, this ranks high in the list of unique qualities of the Lenovo X1 Carbon. In fact, if you are like I and spend a great many hours on the road typing articles in the passenger seat of a vehicle with the X1 …
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 …
Read More »Affiliate Tech Reviews for November 22, 2012
Happy Thanksgiving to our American friends! So many great deals happening in the next few days whether you get out to the stores or shop on line. Take a moment to check out the great deals that Amazon is offering. Black Friday Deals at Amazon HIGHLIGHT REVIEWS PC Specialist Inferno 11.6 inch Laptop review @ Kitguru If like me, …
Read More »ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T 32GB Tablet Review
ASUS is widely known for producing computer parts and peripherals, but rarely do they indulge in anything pre-made. Introduce the ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T, and now we have seemingly one of the first ASUS products in the mobile market. Frankly speaking, it makes sense for ASUS to dive into tablets. They already produce premium lines of business and gaming …
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