SanDisk Corporation, a world leader in Flash memory storage technologies, has announced the completion of its acquisition of SMART Storage Systems, a developer and producer of leading enterprise solid-state drives (SSDs) based on SATA and SAS connection interfaces. We had originally reported the news of the acquisition back on July 2nd. Completion of the acquisition results in SMART Storage Systems …
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SanDisk Adds Powerful X210 To Their Business SATA SSD Lineup – Flash Memory Summit 2013 Update
SanDisk Corporation, a world leading provider of flash memory storage, is announcing the addition of the SanDisk X210 SSD to its lineup of SATA business SSD offerings. the X210 is an exceptionally fast and power-efficient SSD that is a great solution for maximizing data center performance, or to enhance the responsiveness of business PCs and notebooks. The new X210 will …
Read More »SanDisk Extreme II SSD Review (480GB)
A few weeks ago we posted a review on the SanDisk Extreme II 240GB capacity SSD and it turned out to be one of the stronger contenders we have seen to date, and most definitely the strongest using a Marvell controller. We wanted to today follow that up with an analysis of that same drive, this time in the 480GB …
Read More »SanDisk Extreme II SSD Review (240GB) – SanDisk Finds That Sweet Spot and Hits a Home Run
In baseball, there is a ‘sweet spot’ on the bat that everyone strives to hit when they strike the ball. It is the spot that home runs are made of and finding it means that the baseball will rebound with velocity never seen through contact with any other part of the bat. If the performance of the new SanDisk Extreme …
Read More »SanDisk Announces Second Generation of 19nm Flash Products
SanDisk Corporation, world-leading flash memory storage solutions provider, is announcing that it has begun customer sampling of their industry-leading 1Ynm process technology for flash memory products. This represents SanDisk’s second generation of 19nm (or smaller) manufacturing technology. SanDisk’s latest breakthrough achievement reduces the memory cell size from 19nm X 26nm to 19nm X 19.5nm, resulting in a 25% reduction of …
Read More »Mushkin Chronos GO Deluxe 1.8″ SATA 3 SSD Review – Lightning Speeds Ultrathin Design
In reviewing today’s ultra thin 1.8″ SATA 3 SSD, one just has to wonder why this hasn’t caught on. The 1.8″ form factor isn’t by any means a new concept, however, it only seems logical that it should have become mainstream some time ago with the movement to ultra design. As it stands, we dug through hundreds of previously reviewed …
Read More »Andy Tomlin Joins Skyera As New Chief Architect, Company Assembling “Best Flash Controller Team On The Planet”
Skyera Inc. has announced that it has added 25-year storage veteran Andy Tomlin to its management team as Chief Architect. Tomlin will lead the design, development and execution of the future product roadmap for the company’s skyHawk series of enterprise solid-state storage systems. In addition to his service within the general storage industry, Tomlin has spent more than 10 years …
Read More »WD And SanDisk Collaborate To Produce 2.5″ SSD / HDD Hybrid Drive
WD, a Western Digital company, and SanDisk Corporation, a world leader in flash memory products, are announcing that the two companies have collaborated to bring to market SSD / HDD hybrid storage drives. These hybrid drives will combine best-in-class flash memory technology from SanDisk with best-in-class hard drive technology from WD. This powerful combination will greatly improve PC user experiences …
Read More »SanDisk Appoints Henri Richard As Senior Vice President Of Worldwide OEM and Enterprise Sales
SanDisk Corporation, a world-leading provider of flash memory storage, is announcing that Henri Richard has been appointed as senior vice president (SVP) for worldwide OEM & enterprise sales. Richard will report to SanDisk president and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra. He brings 25 years worth of experience as a senior-level sales and marketing executive in the high tech industry. Richard’s significant experience …
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 …
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