solid state drives
Hardware
Massive 1TB OCZ Colussus SSD Priced, Ships Soon
5:30PM Danny Allen | Taiwan’s OCZ Technologies is reportedly just three weeks out from shipping its Colossus solid state drive range, which will come in 128GB to 1TB capacities. And courtesy of Engadget, we now have pricing. More »
Hardware
A Guide To Finding The Best SSD For Your Money
7:20AM Sean Fallon | If you want to boost your computer’s performance, solid state drives can deliver. However, if you find the choices out there to be daunting, LaptopMag’s comprehensive SSD roundup can help you get the most performance for your money. More »
Hardware
Fusion-io ioDrive Duo is the Worlds Fastest SSD
9:00AM Sean Fallon | Fusion-io’s original ioDrive was stupid fast, but the next generation makes even that look pathetic. Try 1.5GB sustained read speeds and 1.4GB sustained write speeds. Yeah, let that sink in for a minute. More »
Peripherals
Pretec 128GB ExpressCard SSD Is The Largest, Most Paranoid of Its Kind
8:20PM John Herrman | Something about plugging accessories into card slots feels kind of, I don’t know, 90s to me. That is, unless the accessory is a 128GB, hardware-encrypted SSD. More »
Hardware
Intel Claims SSD Slow Down Problem Is Not Indicative of Real-World Usage
6:59AM Gizmodo US Edition | According to reviewers who found that Intel SSD performance dropped significantly over time due to increased fragmentation, Intel said today that they haven’t been able to replicate any of these results in their own labs. They claimed that the reviewer’s usage was not reflective of “real-world” use. Whatever that means, they’re denying the report. [CNET] More »
Hardware
Intel SSDs May Suffer From Irreparable Fragmentation Slowdowns
2:15PM Jason Chen | PC Perspective’s review of Intel’s X25-M SSD, a custom-designed solid state drive, showed that the manufacturer’s sector remapping actually lowered overall performance dramatically over time as the drive became irreparably fragmented. More »
Hardware
Super Talent SSDs Boost Netbook Flash Storage To 64GB For $US169
2:40AM John Mahoney | Not a bad price at all on a mini-PCIe solid-state drive. These are intended for the Eee PC S101, but will work with any machine that can take mini-PCIe add-ons. More »
Hardware
World’s First 1 TB 2.5′ SSD from PureSilicon Is the Dream Drive
6:45AM Gizmodo US Edition | pureSilicon has created what seems to be the first 1 TB, 2.5″ SSD. One terabyte, dudes. 2 and a half inches. Wrap your brain around that. More »
Hardware
SanDisk’s G3 SSDs Deliver 40,000 RPM Speeds Without Breaking the Bank
9:46AM Adam Frucci | SanDisk’s new G3 SSD drives are set to offer read speeds equivalent to a 40,000RPM platter drive at prices that won’t make you queasy. The age of SSD laptops is looking imminent. More »
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