OCZ Technology Group and Marvell have teamed up to unveil the industry’s fastest and most versatile PCI-express (PCIe) storage system — the Z-Drive R5. With increased performance, reliability, and endurance the Z-Drive R5 is designed to take PCIe-based solid state storage to the next level for server and enterprise environments. The Z-Drive R5 series will debut at CES 2012 at the …
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Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus Mini Portable RAID Review
In today’s mobile environment, everything that users can do to move data easily and effectively is a welcome tool. Newer Technology has come up with a novel solution for users looking for large capacity data on-the-go with the Guardian MAXimus Mini. The intent of the MAXimus Mini is to provide the best of both worlds, large capacity and ‘on the …
Read More »ASRock Extreme9 X79 Motherboard Review – ASRock Earns Recognition as The Overclocking King
Today we are going to test the new X79 Extreme9 ASRock Motherboard in a variety of high powered benchmarks. This new high end enthusiast-class motherboard looks to set the tone for the high powered X79 overclocking segment and we are testing to see if it can live up to its reputation as the “Overclocking King”. Let’s fire up the test …
Read More »Seagate Momentus XT 750GB Solid State Hybrid Drive Review – SSD Performance With HDD Capacity
Ah, the holiday season is coming to a close. The gifts have been bought and distributed, and you find yourself with extra cash leftover. You want to put this money towards upgrading your computer, but cannot decide what to upgrade. My answer to this conundrum, as it is for many others, is to invest in a solid state drive. As …
Read More »Galaxy Launches Laser GT Series SSD – Razor EX SSD Also Leaked
Galaxy has announced a new entrant into its SSD line, the Laser GT. Mainly known for their enthusiast-class GPUs, this is a continuation of their fledgling foray into the SSD market. Pricing for the Laser GT Series is quoted at $222 for the 120 GB model. This SSD is based upon the ever-dominant SandForce SF-2281 controller paired with MLC NAND …
Read More »Flash Industry Auction Continues As Texas Memory Systems Announces Its Up For Sale
Another day another company for sale, or so it seems in the flash industry as of late. Texas Memory Systems has just announced that they are open to offers which is a bit unexpected for a company with 33 years in the field. A string of recent mergers toughens the playing field for Texas Memory Systems and other vendors. The …
Read More »Razer’s Blade Notebook Gets 256GB SSD Infusion & No Price Increase-Magnetic Storage Gets Benched
Razer, well known for their gaming mice and high performance PC peripherals, has today announced a last minute upgrade to their upcoming blade line of gaming laptops. The enhanced notebook will now contain a 256 GB SSD, which replaces a 320 GB mechanical drive. Razer has made it very clear that the integration of an SSD will not affect pricing …
Read More »TheSSDReview Daily News – 22 December 2011
For those of you who are new to the SSD world, our new and improved Beginners Guide might be of interest to you. Also worthy of mention, Former SMART Modular VP Wayne Eisenberg Teams Up With The SSD Review! Check out the HTC Rhyme Review from Hardware Heaven below to see if this Smart Phone may be a last minute gift …
Read More »STEC ZeusIOPS SSDs Integrated Into Fujitsu ETERNUS DX Enterprise Storage Systems
STEC and Fujitsu have announced today that the ZeusIOPS series of SSDs has been integrated into the Fujitsu ETERNUS Systems. These ultra high performance disk systems also include the top of the line ETERNUS DX8700 S2 storage system. This integration will support multiple open system environments and virtualized infrastructures. This news comes right on the heels of the latest STEC …
Read More »Benefits Of A Solid State Drive – An SSD Primer
Laptop computers are now sporting a new option that is going to amaze most as a result of the visible speed improvement and many will never really understand why. Some will boast of how quick their new laptop starts while others will read the fine print to see that there is this new thing called a solid state drive which …
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