Our report on the Samsung 840 Pro SSD begins post take off from Pearson Int’l Airport in Toronto and on route to Seoul, South Korea. Having had this SSD in our hands for some time, even the enormity of the Samsung 840 family release celebration cannot overshadow the performance of what just might be the hottest solid state drive to …
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Sometimes I get a bit confused I guess. As of Sunday, we started our Grand Birthday Mega SSD Giveaway Celebration and, to this point, the odds of winning our first SSD, a 512GB OCZ Vertex 4 are better than 1/150. How do you go wrong with this? Has there even been a draw for a 512GB SSD prior? We are …
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This week marks the second anniversary of The SSD Review and we wanted to find a way to celebrate and thought giving away a few SSDs might be a good idea. Were we in for a shock? The support we received in response to our request for ‘an SSD or two’ has been overwhelming and we think that, by the …
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When you think about SSDs, the first names that come to mind are probably those of bigger companies, such as OCZ, Intel, Samsung, Toshiba, Kingston, and SanDisk…just to name a few. Recently however, a fairly new company named MyDigitalSSD has been making headlines, especially here on The SSD Review. Keeping the trend alive, we take a fresh look at the …
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Apple has unveiled a new revision of the MacBook Air that is sure to fuel the fires in the ongoing Ultra wars. Just when PC manufacturers are all climbing aboard the SSD caching train for both performance and capacity, Apple introduces a new MacAir that contains not only a 512GB SSD, but also, a Toshiba branded ‘LSI SandForce Driven’ one …
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It wasn’t so long ago that OCZ released the Agility 3 Series of solid state drives in effort to fill the space held by the typical consumer looking for a high performing, value oriented solution for their SSD needs. OCZ stepped out once again today by announcing release of their new Agility 4 to stand beside the Vertex 4, the …
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Just when we think things might slow for the holidays, OCZ sneaks in yet another SSD release which has to be part of their new Octane family. The OCZ Petrol will be the second ‘Indilinx Infused’ SSD release by OCZ based on their Indilinx Everest platform. The Petrol will be available in capacities of 128, 256 and 512GB and is …
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Our review today will be a long awaited look at the OCZ Octane 6Gbps 512GB SSD. Eight months ago, OCZ bought Indilinx with full intention of spreading their wings in the development of their own proprietary controller based on the Indlinx Everest design. OCZ has spoken of higher incompressible data performance, quicker disk access as well as better sustained write …
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OCZ Technology posted product info and specs of the OCZ Octane SATA 3 SSD today and we dug a bit further and were fortunate to get their manufacturers suggested retail pricing on all but the 1TB capacity as well. The Octane will be the first consumer release of an ‘Indilinx Infused’ SSD since the purchase of Indilinx by OCZ last …
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Dedication is rushing to NYC to attend Samsung’s 830 Series SSD Release Party only to hop back in your car, drive 8 hours and whip up an early morning article. To say I am a bit overwhelmed is an understatement but with the number of previous e-mails asking about Samsung 830 pricing, I couldn’t resist. Read on as you will …
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