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Hardware
Fusion-io IoXtreme SSD: Fastest Consumer SSD On The Market
4:20PM Dan Nosowitz | HotHardware took a look at this consumer-focused PCI-Express SSD from Fusion-io, and found that while it’s pretty damn expensive at $US900 for 80GB, it’s blazingly fast, hitting 700MB/s read and 300MB/s write speeds. More »
Hardware
Intel Promises To Stop Its Firmware Bricking SSDs
11:00AM Rosa Golijan | A few weeks ago, Intel pulled a firmware update the day after it came out because many users running 64-bit Windows 7 found that it bricked their SSDs. Whoops. The good news though is that Intel has acknowledged and replicated the bug, and is working on a fix. The bad news? There’s no timeline for when the fix will come out. [Reg Hardware]
Computers
Maingear Shift’s Spartan Case Belies High Performance PC Line
1:00AM Jack Loftus | Maingear, the custom PC maker and purveyor of tramp-stamp laptops, has let loose a duo of simplistic-looking desktop towers this morning designed to “shed the bling” and focus instead on what’s going down inside the case. More »
Hardware
Enterprise-Grade SSD Promises Read Speeds Of 500 MB/s
11:40AM Adrian Covert | Relatively-new startup Pliant Technology claims their 3.5-inch enterprise SSD can read at speeds up to 500 megabytes per seconds and read 320 megabytes per second. Basically, you could copy the contents of a two terabyte drive in around an hour. More »
Hardware
Intel Pulls Back New Shipments Of X-25M And X-18M SSDs Due To Data Corruption Bug
11:15AM Adrian Covert | Intel halted shipments of their fancy new 34nm, X-25M and X-18M SSDs to retailers because a data corruption bug occurs when you set a BIOS password, then try to alter that password in any way. More »
Hardware
Intel’s X25-M G2 SSD Comes With A Shiny Silver Enclosure, Oh And An Up To 10% Improvement In Performance
11:00PM Rosa Golijan | We’ve talked about the Intel’s X-series SSD drives, but now there are performance reviews to go along with the speculation about Intel’s claims and they’re not a complete letdown. 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
Lexar Media Crucial SSDs Will Force Some Speed Into Your Netbook
7:25AM Dan Nosowitz | Well, we were impressed by Corsair’s 240/170MB/s read/write speeds, but the new Crucial line tops it with a 250MB/s read and 200MB/s write. Even better, the Crucial SSDs are available right now. More »
Hardware
Corsair’s New Extreme SSD Line Is Blazingly Fast
11:45AM Dan Nosowitz | Corsair just announced their new Extreme Line of SSDs, coming in 32/64/128GB capacities. So they’re not going to win a storage space award, but these little guys are fast—Corsair’s claiming read speeds of 240MB/s and 170MB/s write speeds. More »
Computers
4:20AM Mark Wilson | Just last summer, Toshiba’s Portege R500 was the first laptop with a 128GB SSD. A year later, Toshiba’s Portege R600 is the world’s first 512GB SSD lappie. So for this one moment, Toshiba is on the top of the world. More »
Toshiba Portege R600 Review: 512GB SSDs Are The Bee’s Knees
4:20AM Mark Wilson | Just last summer, Toshiba’s Portege R500 was the first laptop with a 128GB SSD. A year later, Toshiba’s Portege R600 is the world’s first 512GB SSD lappie. So for this one moment, Toshiba is on the top of the world. More » 
