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While we are awaiting next gen SSDs featuring SF-3700 controllers, we are still seeing some SF-2200 based SSDs released in the market. A few years ago, SandForce SSDs saturated the marketplace as they were the go to for most companies, however as of late, this has changed. A lot more options are out there for companies to choose from. Companies …

VisionTek Products LLC, a leading producer of high-performance upgrades for PCs and Macs, is announcing its new VisionTek USB Pocket SSD series of thumb-drive sized solid state drives (SSDs). Featuring the speed, enhanced reliability and storage capacity rivaling factory-installed and aftermarket internal SSDs, VisionTek’s USB pocket SSD can be used with almost any Windows, MAC OS-X or Linux based operating …

G.SKILL International Co., Ltd., a leading producer of high-performance memory and SSD devices, is announcing the Phoenix Blade Series of PCIe SSD, representing the next generation of high-capacity and high-speed storage alternatives. With a design that incorporates the newest flash-based solid state storage technology, and offering error correction and failure handling support, G.SKILL’s Phoenix Blade PCIe SSD is an ideal …

EDGE Memory, a leading U.S.-based designer and producer of storage and memory devices, is announcing the release of their newest solid-state drive (SSD) — the EDGE Revolution 7mm.  EDGE’s Revolution SSD is made in the U.S.A., and is TAA (Trade Agreements Act) compliant, becoming one of the first of its kind available on today’s market.  The high-performance Revolution SSD is …

ADATA Technology, a leading producer of DRAM modules and NAND flash devices, is announcing three new models of SATA 6Gb/s solid-state drives (SSDs).  The Premier Pro SP900 M.2 2242  and M.2 2280 for Ultrabooks and desktops, and the Premier Pro SP910 (2.5″ x 7mm) for gamers and video editors, are all terrific upgrade options to give users the experience of …

Of all the e-mail we receive, perhaps the most surprising are the number that are dedicated specifically to PCIe SSD Cards.  Which has the most capacity?  Will this work for such and such?  Would you trust this for the long-term?  What is the best bang for the buck?  Questions with respect to PCIe SSDs continue to hit our inbox daily, …

Marketing of PCI Express SSDs has always been somewhat tricky as the fine balance between performance and value wasn’t much of a balance at all; performance being the obvious strongpoint of these cards.  The difficulty in manufacturing a consumer directed PCIe SSD, that can promise value, has most likely been the reason all haven’t jumped aboard the ‘PCI Express’. VisionTek …

Imagine that you could simply plug a PCIe SSD into your PC and immediately realize performance of over 2GB/s data transfer speeds.  For the average PC user that may not seem like much, but for the media professional, or even enthusiast, being able to manipulate and move large amounts of media in seconds can save both time and money, as …

Up on our Test Bench early this morning are three of the most colorful SSDs we have ever seen, these being the Angelbird SSD2Go External USB 3.0 SSDs. Don’t let their good looks alone fool you; these drives are among the best built we have ever seen, scream out LSI SandForce performance at above 460MB/s and are as at home …

In reviewing today’s ultra thin 1.8″ SATA 3 SSD, one just has to wonder why this hasn’t caught on.  The 1.8″ form factor isn’t by any means a new concept, however, it only seems logical that it should have become mainstream some time ago with the movement to ultra design. As it stands, we dug through hundreds of previously reviewed …