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You might remember us breaking the news of Seagates planned entry into the SSD arena at ceBIT in Germany last March. This mornings news of two 2.5″ form factor SSDs, one 12Gb/s SAS, and one PCIe SSD, marks Seagate’s official jump into the SSD arena…and what a jump it is. Even better news is that today we are bringing to …

Simplicity, is said to be the state of being simple or uncomplicated. For most individuals technology is anything but.  By pulling together our affiliate reviews, in one location, we hope to help simplify where and how you locate as much newly published information as we can. HIGHLIGHT REVIEW ADATA SX300 mSATA 256GB SSD Review @ HardwareHeaven Over the past few weeks …

Summer has arrived in all parts of Canada and you can tell the sun is shining.  People are happy, smiling and taking the time to get out an enjoy it. This is where your tablet or other electronic device will come in handy. Get active. HIGHLIGHT REVIEW Corsair CX600M Review @ Vortez Not everyone has the option to spend hundreds of …

Running through the Runcore website recently resulted in a very interesting find in the name of the  RunCore Kylin III MAX PCIe Gen2 SSD.  The Kylin III MAX represents one of, if not the highest capacity and performance combination of a PCIe SSD that we have seen to date yet. It is a  full-length native PCIe card utilizing a controller …

Corsair, global designer and provider of high performance computing components, is announcing availability of two new products for their SSD line.  First is the SSD Hard Disk Drive Cloning Kit, which allows users to migrate their data easily from one drive to another.  The second is the Corsair SSD Toolbox, which is a free software utility that enables Corsair SSDs …

Other World Computing (OWC), a leading Mac and PC technology innovator, is announcing the OWC Envoy Pro EX ultra-portable SSD.  The anodized aluminum case matches modern Macs and PCs.  The Envoy Pro EX is portable enough to fit into a briefcase, backpack, or even a coat pocket.  OWC’s rugged, high-performance storage and/or backup solution is now highly mobile. A SandForce controlled …

Top Selling SSD Recommendations It’s official!  After an unprecedented time as the top selling SSD at Amazon and other similar retailers, the SanDisk Extreme and Ultra Series SSDs have been knocked off their perch by the Samsung 840 TLC SSD. Typically , this position is held by the lowest price SSD and reflective of those migrating to SSDs, however, the …

Micron is announcing release of their P420m PCIe SSD for enterprise and data center applications requiring high performance read operations. Micron utilizes their own 25nm MLC NAND Flash in the P420m to provide enterprise-class reliability and performance at a mainstream price point.  The P420m is designed for applications such as caching, cloud and data centers, web acceleration, and online transaction …

SMART Storage Systems, a leading enterprise SSD technology developer, is announcing their new Optimus Eco enterprise SSD — the first SAS 6 GB/s SSD utilizing 19nm multi-level cell (MLC) Flash.  Anticipating the ever-changing needs of enterprise data centers, SMART continues their efforts to usher in a new era of Flash storage.  Their Optimus Eco SSD offers an industry best combination …

Summer is fast approaching, but the weather is not cooperating. We are into the last week of April and we still haven’t had good enough weather to get the motorcycle out of the garage for more than 15 minutes.  So again today, I have time to pull together the work of our affiliates to share with our readers. HIGHLIGHT REVIEW QNAP TS-269L NAS …

RAID-5 is a well-proven technique for creating hard disk arrays that can withstand the failure of a single disk drive with no data loss. But applying the same RAID-5 concepts to SSD arrays can have the opposite effect and contribute to decreased data reliability, according to Skyera Inc., founded by an executive and engineering team with unsurpassed backgrounds in the …

SMART Storage Systems, Inc., a creative provider of solid-state drive (SSD) technology for enterprise applications, and Diablo Technologies, Inc., an innovative provider of memory system interface solutions, are announcing an exclusive agreement.  This agreement will combine SMART Storage Systems’ Guardian Technology Platform with Diablo’s Memory Channel Storage (MCS).  The partnership will result in a new tier of enterprise SSDs that …

We are getting ready for a whole lot of excitement here in Ontario. The Toronto Maple Leafs are about to enter the NHL playoffs for the first time in 9 years.  Enough said! HIGHLIGHT REVIEW Cooler Master Eisberg Prestige 240L Review @ Kitguru Today we are going to look at the latest all-in-one CPU water cooler from Cooler Master, the …

At this point in the game, SSD optimization is nothing new to technology and has become a very popular topic as a result of SSD popularity, coupled with Microsoft’s shutting down sales of Windows 7.  Microsoft wants the world to be a Windows 8 world, at least until Windows Blue arrives as originally discovered in our own Forum Community. Even …

LSI Corporation is announcing IBM’s offering of a new series of its High IOPS Modular Adapters.  This new family will be based on LSI Nytro WarpDrive technology.  IBM will be adding these new adapters to a growing lineup of PCIe Flash adapters.  The new Nytro WarpDrive-based versions are designed for use with IBM System x servers, and will help their …