Let’s make it clear right from the start and not mix words when we say that the Intel DC S3500 is an enterprise/data center SSD through and through. Availability and pricing of the DC S3500 found early on the morning of release, however, is definitely going to tempt more than just the data center crowd. [...]
LSI is announcing immediate availability of its new Syncro CS storage solution for small and medium-sized business (SMB), and for remote and branch offices (ROBO). The Syncro CS is a robust, cost-effective and easy to deploy high availability storage solution for not-so-huge applications. In conjunction with Microsoft Windows Server 2012, the Syncro CS brings shared [...]
When we first caught wind of the Adaptec Series 7 RAID adapters late last year, we were itching for the chance to get it in our test bench. But, in order to do the review justice, we needed SSDs. We needed a LOT of SSDs. We needed 24 SSDs. Unfortunately, sampling even 4 or 8 [...]
Memoright, well known for military and high-end industrial storage, is using Computex 2013 to announce several new products. They will be offering a wide array of SATAIII industrial storage devices, including ultra-high speed PCIe SSDs, 1.8″ and 2.5″ form factor SSDs, mSATA, SATA DOM and CFast devices to serve ever-increasing demand for all types of [...]
BIWIN, a global expert in developing and manufacturing Flash memory, is announcing the M5301, a new business-grade mSATA SSD. Featuring “DEVSLP” mode, the full-sized mSATA M5301 is able to consume 99% less power when inactive. This design meets the increasingly aggressive power and battery life needs of modern Ultrabooks and other compact mobile devices. What [...]
Kingston Technology Company’s Flash memory affiliate Kingston Digital, Inc. is announcing its newest addition to the SSDNow product line, the KC300 solid-state drive. The KC300 maximizes power efficiencies in notebook PCs, enabling business, mobile and power users to markedly increase productivity. The KC300 utilizes SandForce’s second-generation SF-2281 processor to provide advanced power management. The KC300 [...]
SSDs continue to gain market share versus HDDs, according to a recent report from market research analysts IHS. This trend is forecast to continue for several years. SSD shipments in PCs are forecast to grow by a whopping 122% from 2012 to 2013! Chart source: ihs-isuppli As shown in the chart above (spanning 2012 through [...]
Seagate this morning announced an entire line of solid state drives to encompass consumer and enterprise SATA, enterprise 12Gb/s SAS and enterprise PCIe applications. It’s consumer retail and server level introductions are the Seagate 600 and 600 Pro SSDs, the 600 client SSD being the first SSD released at a z-height of 5mm. Seagate supplied [...]
Running through the Runcore website recently resulted in a very interesting find in the name of the RunCore Kylin III MAX PCIe Gen2 SSD. The Kylin III MAX represents one of, if not the highest capacity and performance combination of a PCIe SSD that we have seen to date yet. It is a full-length native [...]
