All the stories tagged with ssd
OCZ Octane announces “world’s first” 1TB SSD
10/20/2011, One of the reasons why the MacBook Air is popular, apart from its slim profile and looks, would be the SSD that it uses that allows for a speedy boot, read and write time. Unfortunately while we’d all love to [...]
Plextor announces limited edition M2P SSD
10/13/2011, If speed is what you’re looking for in a hard disk, you would know that Solid State Drives (SSDs) are your best bet, especially if cost isn’t a problem to you. Well, Plextor has just announced the launch of its [...]
Acer Aspire S3 available 16th October for $900
10/10/2011, Interested in getting your hands on the Acer Aspire S3? If you are, the good news is that the ultrabook is close to being released and you should be able to get your hands on the device come 16th of [...]
Super Talent USB 3.0 Storage POD Enclosure
09/30/2011, With USB 3.0 promising faster transfer rates, we’re sure that there are many users out there who would love to get their hands on a USB 3.0 external hard drive, but the good news is that instead of spending $80-$100 [...]
Apple develops hybrid drive system
09/29/2011, It seems that Apple is currently developing their very own hybrid drive system that intends to merge the best of both worlds – we’re talking about traditional platter-based and flash storage. Apple’s patent that was recently published by the U.S. [...]
Intel demonstrates Thunderbolt SSDs
09/23/2011, LaCie announced the first Thunderbolt portable disk drives a couple of days ago, and now it looks like Intel is ready to get onboard the bandwagon as well. The company recently demonstrated at the IDF 2011 – Solid State Drives [...]
OWC Mercury 6G SSDs are fast and cheap
08/25/2011, While we all know that Solid State Drives give you great performance, but not so much bang for the buck, prices are slowly dropping to somewhat more affordable levels. OWC (Other World Computing) has just announced the launch of its [...]
Samsung SSD 830: SATA 3 and 512GB
08/17/2011, Samsung has just introduced a new line of consumer-oriented solid-state drives (SSD) called SSD 830. Unlike the SSD 470 (read our Samsung SSD 470 review) which uses SATA-2, the SSD 830 uses SATA-3, the latest bus interface for computer mass [...]
ZIF SSD upgrade kits from Active Media Products
08/08/2011, Active Media Products has just introduced its ZIF SSD upgrade kits for those who want to upgrade their notebook without having to purchase an entirely new model. This particular upgrade kit will play nice not only with the MacBook Air, [...]
Samsung 470 SSD now with Norton Ghost
08/02/2011, One of the main problems about upgrading your hard disk is having to backup, transfer files, and reinstalling all your programs. The hassle alone usually puts people off from upgrading their hard disk drives, which means they usually keep them [...]
Kingston HyperX SandForce SSDs now available
08/02/2011, If you have been meaning to get your hands on a brand new SSD for your computer, it appears that the Kingston HyperX SSD powered by SandForce is finally shipping and it could be an SSD worth checking out.
SanDisk Ultra SSD ships
07/26/2011, SanDisk, a staple name when it comes to flash memory and portable storage, is back by offering their Ultra solid state drive (SSD) to the masses as said SSD is ready to ship. This new SSD is capable of extending [...]
Super Talent’s USB 3.0 Express RC8 Looks Like A Thumb Drive, But Performs Like An SSD
06/27/2011, Ever wanted to own a USB flash drive that could potentially achieve 270MB/s reads and 240MB/s writes? If you do, then it looks like Super Talent’s USB 3.0 Express RC8 could just be the device you’re looking for. The flash drive [...]