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The Storage Products Business Unit of Toshiba America Electronics Components, Inc., a global technology leader, is announcing its next generation of enterprise solid-state drives (eSSDs).  The new PX04S series represents an expansion of the PX lineup, and it will feature four SCSI eSSD models that are optimized for a wide range of enterprise applications.  Usage scenarios include database servers, virtualized …

Seagate Technology plc, a world-leading producer of storage devices, is announcing the 1200.2 Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) solid-state drive (SSD).  The 1200.2 SAS 12Gb/s series of enterprise SSDs is the first product resulting from the strategic alliance formed between Seagate and Micron, that we previously reported on in February of this year. The agreement worked out between Seagate and Micron …

Micron Technology, Inc, a world-leading producer of NAND flash devices, is announcing a new family of SAS solid-state drives (SSDs) that are optimized for demanding enterprise 24/7 usage applications.  The new S600DC family represents the first Micron product that is a result of the Micron/Seagate strategic alliance, which we reported on back in February of this year. Micron’s new S600DC …

It has been a bit since our last SSD of the Week where we covered the Eluktronics Eluktro Pro Performance drives. Continuing our coverage of value drives we are taking a look at the Transcend SSD370 today because for a limited time Amazon is offering it at a great price. At the time of its release the Transcend SSD370 was …

Mushkin Enhanced MFG, a leading producer of high-performance and cost-effective solid state storage devices, is announcing its latest additions to their ATLAS family of solid state drives (SSDs), The ATLAS VITAL M.2 2280 series. These new M.2 SSDs are geared toward Ultrabooks, notebooks and small form factor PCs, and they are ideal for professionals, mobile gamers, and regular users seeking …

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world-leading producer of advanced memory technology, is announcing its latest series of high-performance SATA solid-state drives (SSDs) geared toward small and medium sized businesses (SMBs). The Samsung PM863 is developed for mixed pattern applications, such as content delivery networks and streaming or Web servers; while the SM863 is an excellent choice for online transaction processing …

ADATA Technology, a world-leading producer or high-performance DRAM modules and NAND Flash devices, is announcing the XPG SX930 2.5” SATA 6Gb/s Gaming SSD for professional gamers and overclockers. The SX930 features a JMicron controller, paired with Enterprise-grade synchronous MLC plus NAND Flash memory. This creates an SSD that offers excellent performance and durability for gaming systems and workstations. ADATA’s tagline …

Not four months after launching their flagship consumer SSD, the Vector 180, OCZ is launching a new value-oriented TLC SSD named the Trion 100. Our first look at the Trion 100 was at Computex 2015 where we saw that, while it is a value offering, its performance will be anything but. Thanks to OCZ’s acquisition by Toshiba, they are able …

As you know, many people buy SSDs to not only speed up their computing experience, but also speed up the boot time of their machines. SSDs will sometimes cut minutes off boot times when compared to hard drives, however, more often than not, many people do not know how to properly configure, or even know that it is possible to …

If you look back over the past several years, there have always been three constants that needed to be addressed in order for SSDs to become a viable consumer solution to storage; value, reliability and capacity.  One of our first SSD reviews was on an MTron 32GB SSD with a whopping price tag of more than $1500…and they sold!  Both …