Our introduction and analysis of the OCZ Vertex 450 6Gbps SSD marks the first release of the Vertex family with an Indilinx controller since 2009, a return that includes some very attractive features…including price. The OCZ Vertex 450 contains the new and improved Barefoot 3 M10 controller and follows the Vector’s lead by using OCZ in-house ASIC technology. Considering the …
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Seagate 600 Pro SSD Review (400GB) – Better Warranty, 28% OP and Power Loss Protection
Following in the footprints of our Seagate 600 SSD Review last week, today we are examining the next in line of the Seagate SSD family, the 600 Pro. We had held back on our review of the 600 Pro as we wanted to see how it was going to place in the marketplace before tackling our angle of approach for …
Read More »TSSDR Top SSD Recommendations For May 2013 – Samsung TLC Dethrones the SanDisk SSD Family
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 …
Read More »Samsung PM841 512GB mSATA SSD Review – Performance and Capacity in a Client SSD
On the TSSDR Test Bench today is the Samsung PM 841 mSATA SATA 3 SSD, this particular sample being the highest capacity mSATA SSD that we have tested to date at 512 GB. Unlike the Mushkin Atlas 480GB mSATA SSD that we have reviewed previously, the PM841 is the first to be offered in a single PCB design and housing …
Read More »Sony VAIO T14 Ultrabook Review – Out With Express Cache In With DataPlex For SandForce Driven Speed
Sony’s new VIAO touchscreen T14 arrived last week, complete with hybrid hard drive and Windows 8. Frequent readers of TSSDR understand my opinion of both, an opinion that was initially hard to contain with their teaming up in what appears to be an attractive ultra design. Swapping out the hard drive for an SSD was a given. Stepping outside the …
Read More »News of Alleged Upcoming of OCZ Vertex 5 SSD Floods Web
Sources are reporting that OCZ Technology may be readying a new generation of its Vertex line of high-performance consumer SSDs. To be called the Vertex 5,OCZ may be preparing to bring a new flagship product to market, supplanting the Vector series. OCZ and others have been chasing Samsung and its 840 and 840PRO series, which lately have been pretty much …
Read More »Crucial M500 SSD Review (960GB) – Speed, Value, Size and Data Security Redefined
By the time this report of the new Crucial M500 960GB 6Gbps SSD is published, Crucial will have succeeded in the most significant SSD release of 2013. Not only is a 1TB SSD finally available to the consumer, but also, Crucial guarantees M500 success with a price point that could create ‘price panic’ in retail SSD sales. They have gone …
Read More »HighPoint Rocketstor 5322 Dual eSATA 6Gbps Dock Review – True SSD Speed through an External Dock
For a storage reviewer, there is no better discovery than something that cuts the time of storage reviews as most can take a week or longer. We first spoke of this in 2010 when we reviewed the Vantec External Dock which didn’t quite meet our needs. This report examines the HighPoint 5322 Dual eSATA 6Gbps External Dock, along with their …
Read More »Mushkin Atlas 480GB SSD Review – Performance Meets Capacity In The Ultra World
Our SSD analysis today is another first for us here at TSSDR as we have finally received a Mushkin Atlas 480GB mSATA SSD, the reigning champion in capacity for mSATA drives at this point and time. The interest we have seen in this drive, particularly pertaining to it’s height, has been somewhat of a shock as several e-mails have been …
Read More »MyDigitalSSD BP4 Slim 7 Series SSD Review (240GB)
A week or so ago, we published a review of the MyDigital BP4 that was ‘ a wolf in sheeps clothing’ in a way as it was a 120GB SSD with an exterior label claiming to be 240GB. After posting the review, MyDigitalSSD called and insisted on sending the REAL 240GB BP4, claiming that it’s performance would be something to …
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