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Plextor M6e PCIe M.2 SSD Review – RAID Tested at 1.4GB/s
Some time ago, we conducted a review of a new PCIe Card called the IOSwitch Raijin and it was constructed of a M.2 to PCIe x4 adapter, along with the Plextor M6e native PCIe M.2 (NGFF) 256GB SSD. At the time, the M6e was an unreleased SSD and it seemed that even Plextor was caught off guard at the publicity …
Read More »Intel SSD 730 Series SSD Review (2x480GB)
Yesterday, we posted a report that seems to have drawn amazing attention, one that spoke to Intel’s final acknowledgement that their 3rd Generation controller was manufactured by none other than LSI. That really isn’t that big of a news scoop unless you are an SSD geek. It does tell us a great deal about the Intel 730 Series SSD we …
Read More »CES 2014 SSD RoundUp and a Look at The Year Ahead
Having had a few days to sit back and reflect on this year’s CES experience, I would have to say that it was totally unexpected. Certainly the number of companies showing off solid state devices has dropped significantly, but of those that remained, some very exciting prototypes were front and center. If I were to look ahead just a bit, …
Read More »OWC Adds Mercury Helios 2 ThunderBolt Expansion Chassis To an Impressive Line Up – CES 2014 Update
As much as we believe that one of the most exciting SSD related products at CES 2014 may have been the OWC MBA 2013 SSD upgrade containing none other than the SF3700 flash controller, OWC had another equally impressive storage device on display, this being an upgrade to the OWC Mercury Helios we reviewed some time ago. In fact, that …
Read More »Marvell Displays New Altaplus PCIe M.2 SSD Capable of 1.5GB/s Speeds and Higher – CES 2014 Update
As the world awaits the new LSI SandForce SF3700 controller, their nemesis Marvell has strong ideas in the PCIe M.2 world as well, and just may rival (or beat) that of the SF3700 when both stand side by side down the road. Yes, this is a bold statement but follow along as we detail the new Altaplus controller, along with …
Read More »OWC Shows Off 2013 Mac PCIe Custom LSI SandForce Driven SSD Upgrade Capable of 1.8GB/s – CES 2014 Update
While speaking with OWC CEO Larry O’Connor at the OWC booth this morning, he pulled a little something from his pocket that truly spiked my interest. It was an upgrade to my present 2013 MacBook Air and, better yet, it contained the LSI SandForce SF3700 flash processor capable of 1.8GB/s read and write performance. This SSD is actually the first …
Read More »Kingston Displays 480GB mSATA, M.2 and 1TB SSDs – CES 2014 Update
The new Predator PCIe wasn’t all Kingston had in store at CES 2014 as they also had a few other tricks up their sleeve as well. First up is a new mSATA model, the display version being a 480GB model that features Micron’s newest NAND modules coupled with the new LSI SandForce SF3700 NAND controller, capable of read / write speeds …
Read More »Kingston Showcases New HyperX Predator PCIe SSD With LSI Griffin Speeds of 1.8GB/s & 150K IOPS – CES 2014 Update
CES 2014 is off and running, and our first stop this morning was to the Emeror’s Ballroom of Caesar’s Palace to meet with Kingston Technology. The very first thing that caught our eye, and definitely piqued our interest, was the HyperX Predator PCIe SSD. As with other products in the HyperX line, Kingston has dressed the card up with a …
Read More »Mushkin Displays New SSD Products and Avant Speaks of The Future – CES 2014 Update
Our early morning meet with Avant Technology brought forward some new designs and Mushkin hardware, however, let’s get the bad news out of the way first. If, like we had, you are waiting for those great LSI SandForce performance numbers to be revealed in their new SF3700 flash controller design, don’t hold your breath too long because we may just …
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