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Samsung 850 Pro SSD Review – Showing Off With 3D V-NAND

Some time ago, Samsung introduced their 3D V-NAND (vertical NAND) to the world and NAND flash memory took on a whole new look with what some might call, very high aspirations.  Samsung was quick to point out that, as demands for reduced memory sizes increased, achieving a smaller footprint meant increased error rates and performance limitations. An example of this …

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OWC ThunderBay 4 RAID5 Edition Review – Speed, Capacity and Data Security

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Capacity, performance and value are three things always being examined by the media professional to increase efficiency and productivity.  Similarly, a large chunk of media production and editing still favors the Mac.  Our report today examines the newest release of the OWC ThunderBolt 4 external storage device, a device that connects to the newest Mac Pro via single or dual …

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TSSDR Affiliate Reviews for June 23, 2014

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So it seems like soccer/football is the biggest talk in the news these days. I have read numerous articles on the internet and in papers, yet I don’t personally know a single person who is interested.  I’m not quite sure what to make of that? HIGHLIGHT REVIEW Biostar Hi-FI Z97WE Motherboard Review @ Technology X Time has come again, and …

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Transcend Announces ESD400 Portable SSD — Up To 1TB Of Mobile Storage!

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Transcend Information, Inc., a leading producer of multimedia and storage devices, is announcing its newest SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Portable Solid-State Drive (SSD), designated as the ESD400 series.  The ESD400 series of portable SSDs is geared towards users who desire larger portable storage capacity with high data transfer speeds — up to a massive 1TB of mobile storage! The ESD400 is …

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Patriot Supersonic Phoenix Flash Drive Review (256GB)

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While HDDs are great for storing personal documents and offer us high capacity at a decent price, they do have their cons. When constantly on the run, consumers want fast and reliable external storage in a very portable form factor. Portable external HDDs are usually able to meet those needs, but not always. HDDs have two issues when used as …

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Thecus N2310 NAS Review – Home Networking Made Easy

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In our home, we have 6 PC’s, 4 laptops, an iMac and a MBA.  Perhaps the most frustrating thing over time is the constant requests for so-and so to provide so-and-so something from their PC.  Installing a separate drive, via network attached storage, has always been an option, but let’s face it; it just isn’t that easy.  Imagine if we …

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Transcend Announces MTS Series of M.2 SSDs — Up To 512GB Capacity

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Transcend Information, Inc., a leading producer of multimedia and storage devices, is announcing the launch of its latest MTS M.2 series of solid state drives (SSDs).  Designed to overcome the ever-stricter and ever-thinner size limitations of today’s portable computing devices, the MTS M.2 series of SSDs feature a SATAIII (6GB/s) interface, and are available in capacities of up to 512GB …

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The Harsh Reality of False Bait and Switch SSD Claims – Learning To Run With Flash

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It seems that the world of technology has stopped with allegations that some SSD companies are pulling the old ‘bait and switch’ routine in their SSDs by switching off components that many had recognized through initial SSD reviews. We have read several reports and forums, most of which simply repeat the original information, and finally have decided to clarify things …

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SanDisk Announces Agreement to Acquire Enterprise Flash Solutions Developer Fusion-io

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SanDisk Corporation, a world-leading producer of flash storage devices, has announced an agreement to acquire Fusion-io, a top developer of flash-based PCIe storage hardware and software products for enterprise and datacenter applications, in an all-cash transaction reportedly valued at approximately $1.1 billion.  Under the terms of the agreement, SanDisk will tender an offer for all outstanding shares of Fusion-io stock …

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SanDisk Extreme Pro SSD Review – Great Speed & 10 Year Warranty

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Last week at Computex, SanDisk announced its latest and greatest in consumer solid state drives, the SanDisk Extreme Pro 6Gbps SSD.  Targeting gamers, PC enthusiasts and media professionals, the Extreme Pro boasts performance consistency, as well as all around speed increase from its last round of consumer SSDs.  Fortunately for us, SanDisk provided 240, 480 and 960GB samples of the …

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ADATA Premier Pro SDXC UHS-1 U3 Card Review (128GB)

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Higher quality media requires greater data rates to capture it. This means that storage requirements call for greater speed and capacity. The newest DSLRs are able to take high speed continuous bursts at 20 megapixels+ per image, resulting in 20-50MB per RAW image taken. To record 4K video, cameras typically eat up around 20-30MB/s per second minimum! With data rates …

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JMicron SSD Testing With A19, L85A & L85C Memory

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When we go back a few years, JMicron was one of the first in the SSD business to get the ball rolling and provide an SSD controller for SSD manufacturer use.  This controller was released to manufacturers in 2008 and was the JMF602 controller.  Companies such as  AData, G-Skill, Kingston, OCZ, Patriot, PQI, Runcore, Solidata, Supertalent and Transcend, were all …

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Transcend Announces JetDrive Lite Expansion Cards For MacBook Laptops

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Transcend Information, Inc., a global leading producer of storage and multimedia devices, is announcing the launch of its new JetDrive Lite line of flash expansion cards geared to the MacBook Pro with Retina display, and to the MacBook Air.  Transcend is offering four different models — the JetDrive Lite 130 — in both 64GB and 128GB capacities, the JetDrive Lite …

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