Tag Archives: SSD

We never imagined the popularity of Sony laptops until we posted a totally unrelated article about the 2013 MBA being the best ultra in the world earlier this week.  It seems that resulted in a flurry of e-mails questioning why the new Vaio Pro 13 wasn’t included in our analysis of the top Ultras money can buy.  Who knew?  After …

SK Hynix Inc., one of the top global producers of memory chips (both DRAM and NAND), was forced to suspend operations at its Wuxi, China fabrication facility due to a large fire.  Billowing smoke from the fire was visible many miles away. Image source:  KitGuru.com The fire reportedly started a bit before 4:00 pm local time while equipment was being …

NGFF stands for ‘Next Generation Form Factor’ and was a working name for the new generation of PCIe solid state drives, now affectionately known as M.2 SSDs. While many imagined the M.2 to be industry standardization for mSATA and similar small SSDs today seen in ultrabooks, a closer look at PCIe demonstrates that unbelievable performance will soon be seen in …

So our friends at KingSpec held true to their offer and we just received a brand new KingSpec PCIe SSD from the courier.  This SSD is so new that there aren’t even data sheets available and you won’t find this on the KingSpec site just yet.  Availability to distributors only occurred a few days ago. Specs for the MC2J677M1T list …

Although it’s really no surprise that ASUS has included a MPCIe/802.11ac Combo with their latest Maximus VI offerings, the fact that this M.2 adapter is only limited to a single PCIe lane is a bit disheartening.  Not that it really matters to the typical consumer, as they probably won’t be able to get their hands on a compatible card for …

One of our favorite activities is the inevitability of a new PC build when a new SSD form factor is introduced.  It’s the reason to dig in and try to build a system that’s unique and, if the enjoyment we had with this MPCIe Test Bench is any indication of success, we have succeeded in our goal.  InWin, Corsair, Crucial, …

At Storage Vision 2013 in January, SMART Storage Systems (a SanDisk Company) made a splash with the announcement of the CloudSpeed 1000 and 1000E enterprise SSDs.  We have been patiently waiting for our chance to put these drives through their paces.  In SSD time, it felt like an eternity but with our previous experience with their Optimus SSDs, we knew …

Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory division of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., who is the global leader in memory products, is announcing the SSDNow E50.  The E50 is Kingston’s newest enterprise-grade solid-state drive (SSD).  The SSDNow E50 will be marketed as a more economical alternative to the SSDNow E100.  Performance-driven usage scenarios that do not require heavy endurance can achieve …

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 …

TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS), a leader in highly rugged and high-reliability soild-state drives (SSDs), is announcing availability of its new Proteus 2 and Galatea 2 SSDs.  The Proteus 2 and Galatea 2 both feature larger capacities and improved performance.  Many security and defense applications operate in very harsh environments, making the Proteus 2 and Galatea 2 ideal for those usage …