Silicon Motion Technology Corporation, a leading designer and producer of NAND flash controllers for solid state drives (SSDs), is announcing that its SM2246EN SATA 6Gb/s SSD controller now supports the latest 16nm 128Gb MLC NAND from Micron. The combination of the SM2246EN and the Micron 16nm 128Gb NAND is ideal for high performance SSDs up to 1TB in capacity. According …
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As much as I am a fan of the LSI SF3700 controller, I have to wonder if LSI introduced it just a bit too soon. We had a chat with LSI’s Thad Omura this week at Computex, and we pretty much already knew what we were in for. Perhaps I am just asking for too much too soon… Imagine that …
Read More » Our friends at Plextor jumped into the big leagues this week at Computex 2014 by introducing their newest PlexTurbo caching software pushing write performance up to an unbelievable 5.9GB/s write speeds from a single M6 Pro SSD. Not only is this caching software the first true competitor to Samsung’s RAPID software, but also, it simply annihilates RAPID. For those who …
Read More » Our meeting with JMicron this morning at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan, met with the introduction of two new M.2 PCIe SSD controllers to the SSD arena, the JMicron JMF810 and JMF811. The 810 is a PCIe X2 (two lane) controller, while the 811 (PCIe X4) will stand beside that of LSI SandForce (SF3700) and Marvell (Altaplus) in Q4 of this …
Read More » A bit of a gem that we got our mitts on for testing back at the office this year at Computex is the new Cloud Disk Drive 101 IOI RamDisk. Taking a close look at this device, you just may notice, not only Kingston laptop memory modules, but also 3 SD card slots. The Allone Cloud Disk Drive 101 is …
Read More » Checking out the SuperMicro Booth at Computex this morning, we got to meet up with an old friend in Pattie Davis, formerly of SMART and now SanDisk since that great acquisition. She was showing off the new SanDisk Optimus MAX 4TB which takes its place as the industry’s first SAS SSD to reach that capacity in a notebook form factor. …
Read More » The smallest things can sometimes be overlooked! Our meeting at SanDisk this morning saw the introduction of the new SanDisk Extreme Pro SATA 3 SSD, an SSD chalk full of upgrades from the last generation and, like many we are seeing at Computex, with that enterprise flavor and consumer value. The Extreme Pro touts performance of 550MB/s read and 520MB/s …
Read More » As funny as it may seem, a close friend in the industry was speaking to me regarding the LSI SF3700 controller at a function yesterday where he identified the possibility that LSI SandForce just may miss an entire generation of controllers should their SF3000 be delayed any longer. Nobody knows that frustration more than the manufacturers who are at Computex …
Read More » Our visit to OCZ this morning at Computex 2014 just hapened to coincide with their release of their newest Enthusiast/Enterprise level 6Gbps SSD, the Vector 180. The Vector 180 is capable of 550MB/s read and write performance with up to 100K IOPS and will be available in capacities up to 960GB. OCZ has fined tuned their Indilinx Barefoot 3 M00 …
Read More » SanDisk Corporation, a world-leading producer of flash storage devices, is announcing availability of its new SanDisk Extreme Pro solid-state drive (SSD). The Extreme Pro is geared towards PC enthusiasts, gamers and media professionals, who demand the highest possible performance and consistency. It is anticipated that the PC gaming market will exceed $25 billion in 2014 (source: DFC Intelligence). This growth …
Read More » Crucial, a division of Micron Technology and a leading producer of solid-state drive (SSDs) and DRAM modules, is announcing its new MX100 family of SSDs. The Crucial MX100 offers unrelenting performance and one of the most complete feature sets available in a consumer-grade SSD, and at a low cost per GB. The MX100 family are produced with Micron 16nm process …
Read More » Intel is announcing the addition of three PCIe solid-state drive (SSD) solutions to its well-established data center family of storage products. Intel’s SSD Data Center Family will now be offering both SATA and PCIe solutions in multiple endurance levels and multiple capacities, all featuring enterprise-class RAS (reliability, availability, serviceability) features. The ongoing explosion of data storage requirements for data center …
Read More » Samsung is today extending its enterprise offering with the release of the 845DC EVO. They are aiming this release directly at those server and data center customers who are looking for a cost effective solution with great consistency and performance. A little over a year ago, we took a look at the Samsung SM843, an enterprise SSD that competed in …
Read More » The beginning of a new month brings all sorts of opportunities for change. This can be said for Computex too. In the coming days, while here in Taipei we will be giving you a first hand look at what changes are at the forefront of the ‘Technology Industry’. HIGHLIGHT REVIEW Kingston Data Traveler MicroDuo @ TechnologyX Long weekends are a …
Read More » Seagate Technology, a world-leading provider of storage products, is announcing that they have entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement with Avago Technologies Limited, which will result in Seagate acquiring from Avago the assets of LSI’s Accelerated Solutions Division (ASD) and Flash Components Division (FCD) for a reported $450 million in cash. Although a bit of a late-comer to the …
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