LSI Announces WarpDrive PCIe SSD Integration Into EMC Project Lightning
LSI CEO Abhi Taklwarkar announced that EMC will be leveraging their WarpDrive PCIe line of SSDs for their Project Lightning during their recent earnings call. This is a huge design win for LSI and its WarpDrive PCIe solid state drives. This is certainly welcome news as LSI begins to ramp up for production of the
Trimming the Lion – Trim Enabler 2.0 for OSX Lion Released and is FREE!
Apple’s OSX operating system has supported TRIM for some time now, however, users of non-Apple SSDs don’t get official support. Trim Enabler 2.0 has just been released and finds it’s way around that unfortunate decision by fooling OSX into thinking that an aftermarket drive is, in reality, a Apple-branded SSD. Mac owners, unsatisfied with the
NVMe Work Group Releases NVMe Windows and Linux PCIe SSD Drivers
The NVM Express working group has announced the release of Windows and Linux PCIe SSD drivers based on the NVM Express standard. The Windows driver was a collaborative effort of IDT, Intel, and LSI Sandforce and will be available under a BSD license. It will support all the mandatory features of the new spec. The
Western Digital Dismisses SSDs in Ultrabooks, Other Dire Predictions and 2Q Financial Results
Western Digital has really taken a hit lately, with the flooding in Thailand wreaking havoc on their HDD production. Working as fast as they can to regain their pre-flood levels of production, they still expect the supply and demand repercussions to last until at least September of this year. The cost of recovery has come
Samsung Elaborates on SSD Firmware Scare – Very Few Series 830 SSD Owners Affected
Two days ago, we issued a release with respect to difficulties observed through installation of Samsung 830 Series SSD firmware numbered CXM02B1Q. Samsung has since removed that version and replaced it with new firmware numbered CXM03B1Q which can be found here. The release date is January 19, 2012. In an extremely rare step forward, Samsung
Silicon Power V30 SATA 3 240GB SSD Review
A short time ago we reviewed the Silicon Power Velox V20 120GB SSD which just so happened to be one of the few SATA 2 drives that we had seen in 2011; the world has gone SATA 3. To say the least, it was rather unique as it was the first to contain Hynix NAND
OCZ Releases New Octane SSD Firmware to Improve Performance
OCZ today announced a new release of Octane firmware that should bolster performance. Released late last year, the Octane is the first to contain OCZ’ proprietary Indilinx controller since their purchase of the Korean company in 2011. The Octane possesses high sequential performance with random performance a bit lower, much to be expected from a
Hardware Reviews Around the Web – 23 Jan 2112
Our featured picture today is of the Fractal Design Arc Midi Case and it is a pleasure to show off. We have had a close relationship with Fractal from Day One and our regular readers know that both of our Site Test Bench systems are housed by Fractal Design Define XL cases of which we
Samsung Releases Updated Series 830 SSD Firmware As Initial Release Affects Several SSDs – UPDATE
Samsung’s 830 SSD, highly regarded for its excellent performance and reliability, has just received a firmware update which is causing some real problems with Series 830 SSD owners. The update, which was intended to enhance several key aspects of stability in the SSD, can reportedly cause a BSOD after the flashing process is complete. The
