Fusion-io is developing a 2.5 inch form factor SSD according to an article released by Channel Register today. The 2 week old prototype was apparently on display at the HP Discover event in Vienna. There are several key takeaways to this news, one being that Fusion-io has long berated SSDs for poor performance. This would lead many to question why …
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Samsung Introduces 256GB mSATA PM830 SATA 3 SSD as Highest Capacity mSATA SSD To Date
The rage this year in storage technology has been hard drive caching which is equaled only by the introduction and storm of Ultrabooks we are seeing brought to market. Samsung has tackled both with their new PM830 mSATA release containing sizes from 32GB all the way to an incredible 256GB which thus far, is unheard of in a mSATA SSD. …
Read More »Super Talent Announces TeraNova SATA 3 SSD as Fastest Release To Date
Super Talent has just announced their new TeraNova SSD which they claim as their fastest SATA 3 SSD to date. The TeraNova contains the SandForce SF-2281 processor and also highlights ‘optimized’ SandForce firmware. Available in capacities of 64, 120, 240 and 480GB, the TeraNova will have a two year warranty and the data sheet shows speeds of 540MB/s read and …
Read More »Intel and Micron (IMFT) Debut 20nm MLC NAND
Intel and Micron today announced their mass production of a new size of NAND, the worlds first 20 nanometer 128 gigabit MLC device. The new 20nm device can fit an astounding 1Tb of storage into a chip the size of a human fingertip, as evidenced by the picture to your left. This amazing achievement is capable by using only 8 …
Read More »Seagate Releases Next-Generation Momentus XT
Seagate has announced the newest version of their Momentus XT, which is in a laptop-friendly 9mmm 2.5 inch form factor. Utilizing Seagates FAST Factor technology and Adaptive Memory, these drives blend HDD capacity and SSD speed in a nice small package. One of the hottest trends right now in Solid State Storage utilization is caching and hybrid devices, yet Seagate …
Read More »NVELO Dataplex SSD Caching Software Review – Seven mSATA SSDs Prove An Amazing Concept
One of the largest voids consumers have spoken of in storage technology has been the inability to combine our new found speed of SSDs with the capacity of the hard drive. Our latest review of the Toshiba Portege Z830 Ultrabook reached new heights with SSD speeds of 550MB/s now possible in laptops as light as 2.4lbs and just over 1/2″ …
Read More »Intel SSD 520 Series ‘SandForce Driven’ SATA 3 SSD Release Imminent – As Predicted
If you are a fan of The SSD Review, you will remember our prediction of the inevitable Intel/SandForce partnership which goes back several months now. Our first article was in March of this year where we were bombarded with e-mails and returns by those who were upset at such speculation. The second article followed in April after yet another Intel …
Read More »Toshiba Portege Z830 13.3″ Ultrabook Laptop Review – Toshiba Creates One Amazing SSD Ultrabook!
Our report today is going to take a close look at the newly released Toshiba Portege 13.3″ Ultrabook, one of the smallest and lightest SSD contained laptop solutions to be released this year. We had previously reviewed the Samsung Series 9 Ultrabook in our search for the ultimate website laptop, however as stunning as the Series 9 was, it had …
Read More »STEC ZeusIOPS XE SSD Claims Industry’s Highest Endurance MLC Flash Based SSD
Arguably the second most important reason for choosing solid-state drives over tradition hard drives is data reliability. You can practically rest assured that an SSD will keep your data intact, but there are examples where consistency does not always hold true. An SSD, while more enduring, can malfunction in the same fashion as a regular hard drive. Thankfully, The SSD …
Read More »BiTMICRO Announces 400,000 IOP SSD Controller!
Full Speed Ahead with the Integration of BiTMICROs Next Generation of Solid State Drive Controllers BiTMICRO has announced a new line of SSD controllers that will enable capacities up to 5TB of capacity per SSD, and an amazing 400,000 IOPs per device. Utilizing a multi-core SSD controller integrated with multiple embedded processors, this will allow some stunning performance from a …
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