There have been more than a few interesting things that we have seen in reviewing technology over the past few years. Today’s SSD analysis is yet another, although it is not the first time this has happened. Can you catch the oddity in this report just yet? If not, take a closer look and follow along as we walk you …
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Intel 525 Multi-Capacity SSD Review – mSATA SSDs Just Became Mainstream
Our first mSATA SSD review was published a little over two years ago today and, at that time, the thought of a SSD 1/3 of the size of a credit card becoming mainstream was really non-existent. It is a bit amusing because that SSD was the Intel 310 mSATA and since then, 35 mSATA SSDs (blade style included) have been …
Read More »Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme SSD Review (256GB) – 100,000 IOPS and Excellent Performance
It seems that our relationship with Plextor has had a shot of Adrenaline since our meet at CES Las Vegas 2013 and ‘first up’ analysis of the new Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme SSD is the result. We did have a bit of a heads up when Plextor asked us to review the M5 Pro in this meeting, but definitely never …
Read More »Kingston DataTraveler Hyper X Predator 512GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review (Disassembly Piks Included)
Without a doubt, the thing we love most about the review business is the opportunity to introduce new technology and things get even better yet when we are selected to be one of the first to introduce a product to the world…through a more detailed analysis. On the flipside, it truly hurts to have to ship back those products that …
Read More »MyDigitalSSD BP4 mSATA SSD Review (240GB) – Best Value Available For an SSD To Date
Perhaps one of the hottest tech items to hit in the last year is the ultrabook, a laptop typically measuring under 1/2″ thick, weighing less than 3 lbs, having performance as high as 1GB/s transfer speeds and being capable of up to ten hours battery life. As new and amazing as the ultra is, the consumer also learned of the …
Read More »Plextor M5 Pro SSD Review (256GB)
While at our meeting with Plextor at CES Las Vegas 2013, we had a conversation with respect to how TSSDR and Plextor could better serve the consumer in forming a bit tighter of a relationship with respect to upcoming product release. In this conversation, the fact that we had yet to review the Plextor M5 Pro came up and we …
Read More »SanDisk Ultra Plus SSD Review (256GB)
Our evaluation of the SanDisk Ultra Plus SSD surpasses that of a typical analysis, in that, it provides the reader with the ability to understand what is possible if you are the ‘Owner of The Fab’. In this SSD build, SanDisk has not only moved to the new Marvell 9175 controller but also, they introduce nCache, a totally new performance …
Read More »Crucial Micron Introduces M500 SSD Family With 1TB Under $600 And Standard Power Loss Protection
Crucial Micron is making serious SSD strides forward this morning with the much anticipated announcement of their new M500 Series SSD family. The good news isn’t limited to the typical consumer notebook form factor SSD, however, as mSATA and a new M.2 form factor are also included with this release. Add to that the news that the M500 will also …
Read More »Just How Far Will SSD prices Drop?
For many models of solid state drives, the last two years has been turbulant with certain models dropping from $3/GB to less than $1/GB. A quick look at e-tailers, even today, shows quality brand name SSDs as low as the 80-90 cents/GB range. The Crucial M4 256GB SSD has even been seen on sale as low as 67 cents/GB! According …
Read More »Samsung Acquires NVELO and Gains SSD Caching Software
In an unexpected move, Samsung has acquired NVELO and has added to their SSD portfolio with a proprietary caching solution that is arguably the most powerful in the industry. NVELO Dataplex software has been examined here at TSSDR on many occasions and is the only that we are aware of that can provide nearly identical SSD specifications on a hard …
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