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April showers bring May flowers, or so they say. Today was anything but a spring day here in Ontario, so it’s a great time to just sit inside and read up on the newest technology. HIGHLIGHT REVIEW Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2: Windows 8 Slate Review @ HotHardware Lenovo’s first ThinkPad tablet was a bit of a disappointment to be candid. Even the best …

Our SSD analysis this week displays only the second consumer available SSD to hit the streets with eMLC 10,000 P/E rated memory. The KingSpec Challenger E3000s SSD is enterprise grade, LSI SandForce Driven, and relies on Intel eMLC memory.  Unlike other SSDs tested to date, the E3000s was able to provide great low 4K random write performance of 112MB/s, surpassing …

Right now at Amazon, the Samsung 840 Pro SATA 3 512GB SSD can be purchased for an all time low price of $458.60.  That being said, other 512 GB SSDs have been available for less but none that were arguably the best on the market and unquestionably the best selling.  Since it’s release, the Samsung series of SSDs have hit …

Innodisk, a Taiwanese designer and manufacturer of industrial application SSDs, is announcing its development of its new patent pending technology called iSLC.  By gleaning only the best quality multi-level cell NAND Flash modules, and managing them with Innodisk’s patented Flash management algorithms, iSLC is able to approach performance and reliability levels normally associated with more expensive SLC NAND.  iSLC creates …

It is apparently spring, but I’m not sure that Mother Nature has been informed. The thought that last year at this time we were riding our motorcycles and had started the spring clean up is a little disheartening.  I hope that where ever you reside you are enjoying some warmer temperatures. HIGHLIGHT REVIEW Razer DeathStalker Ultimate Gaming Keyboard Review @ Tweak …

Have you ever looked for specific SSD information but couldn’t find it? Ever wondered who used such and such a controller or such and such memory?  Ever sought out SSDs by a specific manufacturer,  capacity, or even a specific memory type? By no means are we 100% complete just yet, but we think we might have a great SSD database …

If someone would have suggested that mSATA SSD sales would overtake that of notebook form factor SSDs a few years ago, SSD manufacturers would have told them they were nuts. After all, the typical notebook size SSD could replace any hard drive, yet mSATA SSD use was extremely limited, to say the least.  The ultrabook was just becoming a vision …

QLogic is announcing release of their QLogic FabricCache QLE10000 adapter, the first product released based on QLogic’s innovative Mt.Ranier technology.  FabricCache is a combination of QLogic’s market-leading FibreChannel adapter, intelligent caching and I/O management in a server-based PCIe flash card form factor.  FabricCache transforms single-server, captive cache into a shared resource for a wide variety of enterprise applications that utilize …

Memory cells are one of the most important building blocks utilized in digital electronics.  The explosion in growth of mobile devices has fueled the continuing miniaturization of components.  Some technologies eventually reach the point of their smallest possible functional versions being achieved.  Any further attempts at size reduction run smack up against limitations that often seem insurmountable.  This sets the …

The SSD Review is seeking two individuals to join our team for paid opportunities and travel, fulfilling contract positions. Both opportunities require people well versed in SSD technology with experience both in the technology field, as well as compiling subsequent website articles. Commencement for both positions will be as soon as qualified people have been identified and these positions are …

The opportunity has arisen for me to attend The Price is Right Life Show in Hamilton, Ontario. How awesome is that!  While the games are the same, these shows are not televised, nor hosted by Drew Carey, but still how many people can say they attended? What if  my friend or I  actually get called to ‘come on down’ and …

Here we go…a fresh week,  a fresh outlook and fresh reviews from our Affiliate Review Sites.  It’s amazing how we can run out of time before we run out of things to do.  Life becomes so busy that we have to reset priorities and somethings get set back.  Ultimately, it is important that when things are brought to your attention that …

Realignment of priorities with respect to solid state storage at OCZ came as no surprise considering the turbulence of the past two years resulting in Ralph Schmidt’s appointment as the new CEO and the abrupt exit of Ryan Petersen from this part of the world. The unchallenged leader of SSD models is now reducing it’s consumer line to just four …

The days when an SSD company could take a basic ASIC design and couple it with MLC are long gone. To be competitive in the current enterprise SSD market, your company must innovate. Over the past few months, we have observed innovation happening on two fronts: ASIC design and NAND technology. Each area presents highly complex problems, which in some …

The staff at The SSD Review have been a little busy this month.  An opportunity to attend CeBit 2013 in Hannover, Germany was not to be passed up. This year we were able to add a bit more of a European tour to it and check out some of the locations of our affiliates.  If you are not a member of our forums sign …