The best part of reviewing SSDs is the ever changing atmosphere and pace at which things progress. As a reviewer, one never knows what to expect until a SSD is in our hands and that certainly is the case with the Crucial M4 SATA 3 solid state drive. We were a bit surprised to learn that Crucials new consumer version …
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We have done it again so it seems!!! We are throwing a bit more gold into the pot by having a ‘week only’ giveaway right in the middle of our Intel 17-975 Extreme Site Giveaway!!! The SSD Review and Fractal Design have joined forces to offer a Fractal Design Define R3 giveaway to a lucky site member to be drawn …
Read More » Hot on the table in our labs today is the LSI 9260-8I MegaRAID 6Gb/s SATA+SAS internal RAID card and it happens to be sitting beside 8 Crucial C300 SATA 3 SSDs and 8 OWC Mercury Extreme Pro RE SSDs. We are going to put this card through its paces and brace yourself because we have been pulling off amazing speeds …
Read More » Intel took the SSD realm by storm this week with the long awaited release of their first 510 series SATA 3 SSD. Although consumers were anxious for the news, reviewers had to remain tight lipped having received their pre-release sample a day or so prior and being sworn to silence until Intels release date of 29 Feb 11. . We can …
Read More » Enter the long awaited Intel 510 Series SSD that enthusiasts have been waiting on for some time. This new drive is available in capacities of 120GB and 250 GB and performance ranges from 450MB/s read & 210MB/s write for the 120GB to 500MB/s read & 315MB/s write for the 250GB version. Watch for our complete 510 Series REVIEW within the …
Read More » This morning, SandForce officially releases their SF-2200 series processors to manufacturers which are capable of parallel transfer speeds of 500MB/s read and write. It is hard to believe that SandForce only opened their doors just over a year ago and their impact has changed the way we are looking at solid state drives today. Earlier this year, I made a …
Read More » Here is an interesting find if you follow the all to rampid ‘SSD Rumour Network’. It appears that Jonathon from BGR just came out with a scoop from Apple Sources that the new MacBook Pro will be up for sale within the next two weeks and stores are presently readying their shelves for shipments in coming days. The new Macbook …
Read More » The Latest Ruggedized SSD Innovation Offers Utmost Performance and Reliability for Industrial and Military applications. Taipei, Taiwan, 21 Feb 2011 Memoright, a Taiwan-based company dedicated to technological development and integration for SSDs (solid-state drives) and high-end storage equipment, announces the launch of the second generation industrial & military grade ruggedized GTR II SLC SSD. Memoright brings the best performance ruggedized …
Read More » Every now and then something comes around that is particularly eye catching and the world of SSDs is no different. The Viking Modular SATADIMM is just one of those things and we thought we might venture outside the box just a bit and put a 25GB SLC version of the SATADIMM to the test. It can be described as a …
Read More » On the morning the Fractal Design Define XL chassis showed up at our facility, everything was shut down. It was the worst storm of the year with all news media warning people to stay in their homes as we were being pelted with the worst snowstorm of the season. Thats when the bets were on as to whether the postman’ …
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