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Released last year by BitFenix, the Shinobi became an instant hit in the chassis market, winning multiple awards in the process. Remakes are typically not as good as the originals, hence there was a sense of foreboding when BitFenix released the larger version of its mid-tower case; the Shinobi XL. Instead of a new design, the engineers at BitFenix boldly …

A beautiful start to summer, temperatures of 24 celsius with clear skies.  It was great to get out on the motorcycle and just ride. Today, we headed west to Port Dover, an area famous for Friday the 13th rides. What I don’t think most people know is how beautiful this little town is, situated on the banks of Lake Erie.  We …

Axtremex Technology, a global supplier of high performance memory solutions, has announced the release of their 1TB USB 3.0 SSD. Weighing in at only 45 grams, the new drive will deliver read/write performance of 240 MB/s and 150 MB/s respectively. Axtremex’s new product will no doubt be very successful at winning over those who have heavy duty external storage requirements …

Dane-Elec, one of the largest manufacturers of flash memory products, storage and consumer electronic devices, has launched their mySSD O-Series family of solid state drives. Designed for mobile, server, embedded, and outdoor computing, the 1.8″ SATA 3Gb/s SSD drives are built for the most grueling, high-threat and unpredictable environments. Of particular interest, however, is the fact that this SSD is one of …

RunCore has a solution for your SSD data security needs: physically destroying the flash. It’s an extreme solution, but one that may be necessary for military and sensitive deployments. It has a less drastic secure erase and overwrite option too, but that may not be good enough for some defense needs or may take longer than physical destruction. RunCore claims …

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NVM Express, seen by many in the SSD industry as the perfect replacement for SATA, will soon be implemented in silicon for the first time. Cadence Design Systems, a provider of logic design solutions, has announced that they will be delivering NVM Express IP to anybody interested in devoloping a PCIe SSD. Seeing as NVM Express is viewed by many …

The first long weekend of the summer is about to descend upon us Canadians.  Also known as May-twofour, it is our ‘official’ start of summer. Those who are fortunate enough head to their cottages for the first time, others will hold or attend yard sales. If your not familiar with this national holiday, it is a celebration of Queen Victoria’s …

External drives have given rise to NAS (Network-Attached Storage). Accessing and accumulating data at one central location has become all the rage, as HTPC, media streaming, and HDTV-ready devices and technologies have become more affordable, and thus have made the push into the homes of consumers. Our report today will examine the Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Home Network Storage System and, …

LSI Corporation is announcing its new DataBolt technology for bandwidth optimization in datacenter applications.  This unique performance acceleration feature for LSI’s 12 GB/s SAS products is designed to allow users to take advantage of 12 GB/s speeds with their existing 6 GB/s drive infrastructure. This technology will deliver up to a 2X increase in throughput performance  for 6 GB/s systems.  It …

Another special day gone by. Never really thought about it, but was wandering do other countries acknowledge Mother’s day? It appears there are a number that do.  While some countries celebrate in March there are some that do not celebrate it at all. I personally think it is a great idea. Curious how you spent it? HIGHLIGHT REVIEW The Radeon 7870 …

Transcend today launched their MSA720 mSATA SSD, offering this small form-factor (3cm x 5cm) drive in 64Gb and 128Gb flavors. The MSA720 features SATA 3.0 (6Gb/s) built around the SandForce SF2281 controller, with blistering speeds of up to 560MB/s read and 530MB/s write, and impressive 4K random file writes up to 91,000 IOPS, making it possibly one of the fastest …

If you thought the most exciting improvements with OCZ’s new Vertex 4 firmware were reserved for the 256GB and 512GB models, you’d be wrong. As it happens, the most interesting and substantial performance improvements are to be had with the 128GB Vertex 4. We happen to have a 128GB Vertex 4 on our bench in order to find out what makes …

Mach Xtreme Technology, well known for their extensive SSD product line, has announced the release of their low-profile 6Gb/s MX-KATANA Series of drives, which have been developed specifically with cramped quarters in mind. This means they should be a perfect complement to mobile devices such as Apple’s MacBook Air. Being LSI Sandforce based, the new products will offer Read/Write speeds of up to …

A ‘globe’ do you know what it is? Not the official dictionary definition, but just the item itself. For some it’s a reminder of an era gone by, a simpler time.  They were colorful and stood out in the classroom. some were smaller and sat on the teacher’s desk while others stood up tall from the floor. But they all taught …