SSD
Indilinx Completes Development of SSD Drive Controller with 90 nm Process Techno
Indilinx is a fabless semiconductor company and today it announced the development of its IDX22 that carries the product name Barefoot. Barefoot is a high-performance SSD controller that uses 90 nm process technology and delivers a read speed of 230 MB/s making it the fastest SSD controller on the market.
The SSD controller can support SSD drives a capacity of up to 512 GB that use multi-level cell NAND flash. Barefoot supports native SATA 2.0 (3 Gbps) interface and provides a maximum read speed of 230 MB/s and a maximum write speed of 170 MB/s with SLC NAND flash. Using MLC NAND flash, read speeds of 200 MB/s and write speeds of 160 MB/s are possible. The controller also features four independent operating channels and an external DRAM buffer. Read more
Posted on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:59:23 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Micron RealSSD for Enterprise and Notebooks Announced
Micron has announced a pair of new SSDs called the RealSSD P200 and the RealSSD C200. The RealSSD P200 is for the enterprise server environment. The P200 line ranges in capacity from 16GB to 128GB and uses a standard 2.5-inch form factor. The P200 SSD uses single-level cell NAND technology and promises 10 times the performance of traditional enterprise HDDs while consuming 1/10th of the power of a traditional HDD.
The RealSSD C200 is for notebook computers and uses multi-level cell NAND technology. The C200 is available in 2.5-inch and 1.8-inch form factors and will be available in capacities up to 256GB in 2.5-inch and up to 128GB in 1.8-inch. The C200 will have read speeds up to 250MB/s and a write speed up to 100 MB/s. Read more
Posted on Tue, 5 Aug 2008 05:58:15 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Why talk about a HDD for the Sony PSP if there is SSD?
Sony's Jack Tretton warmed up the Sony PSP with HDD rumor that is 3 years old at the E3 2008.
Sony highlights the fact that you can use downloaded movies from the new Playstation Store Video shop also on the PSP. This of course requires storage on the PSP.
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Posted on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
OCZ Core 64GB and 128GB SSD on Sale
OCZ announced the price-breaking OCZ Core SSD series on July 1st. Now NewEgg is shipping the 128GB and 64GB SSDs.
The 128GB OCZ Core sells for $479 after a $40 mail-in rebate on NewEgg.
With a price of $279 after a $40 mail-in rebate the 64GB OCZ Core SSD is a real bargain compared to what 2.5 inch SATA II SSD has cost so far. More details on NewEgg.
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Posted on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
OCZ Core Series SSD versus VelociRaptor HDD
Hothardware compares the performance of the new low-cost SSD from OCZ (OCZ Core SSD) with one of the fastest hard-drives available - the WD VelociRaptor.
The OCZ Core Series SATA II 64GB Solid State Drive has been tested and compared. The 64GB OCZ Core SSD sells right now from NewEgg for $239 after a $40 mail-in rebate.
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Posted on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
OCZ Core SSDs Hands-On Review
A few weeks back OCZ announced its new lower cost Core series SSD drives. The Core series drives were significantly cheaper than other offerings on the market with a 128GB SSD going for $479. Laptop Magazine has got hands on the drives and offered up some fast benchmarks in front of a full review.
Laptop found that the read rate for the drive was 112.4Mbps and the drive had a seek time of 1ms. HD Tach gave the drive an average read time of 89.5Mbps. Boot time using the Core SSD was 36.3 seconds, less than a second slower than the much more expensive Samsung SSD. To copy a 5GB file using the 64GB OCZ core series SSD took 3 minutes and 59 seconds. Read more
Posted on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:12:43 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Samsung and Sun Develop Ultra-Endurance Flash for Server SSDs
Samsung and Sun Microsystems announced today that they have teamed up to develop single-level-cell NAND flash memory for use in SSDs to offer much higher levels of endurance than other flash memory on the market. The relatively low endurance of flash memory compared to traditional hard drives is one of the key points holding the adoption of SSDs back for some users.
The new memory developed by Samsung offers a five times increase in data write and erase cycles over standard SLC flash memory. The memory is expected to deliver the highest endurance ever offered in 24/7 mission critical computing. Read more
Posted on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:04:14 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Samsung 128GB MLC SSD in Production
Samsung has announced that it is now in production with its 128GB SSD utilizing multi-level cell technology. A 64GB version is also now in mass production. Samsung says that the MLC based SSD has a write speed of 70MB/sec and a read speed of 90MB/sec.
The benefit of the MLC technology is a lifespan of 20 times longer than the typical 4-5 years of a notebook hard drive. The 128GB SSD is in a brushed metallic casing 100mm x 69.8mm and is only 9.5mm thick. Samsung says that it plans to offer a 256GB SSD by the end of the year and it expects SSD sales to increase 800% between now and 2010. Read more
Posted on Wed, 9 Jul 2008 09:10:35 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Super Talent MasterDrive MX 60GB SSD Review
Tweaktown published a review of the Super Talent MasterDrive MX 60GB SSD.
Quote from the review: "This last month has been filled with press releases from companies promising high performance solid state technology at prices that are up to 30% less than any of the drives we have previously tested. The cost reduction has to do with memory manufacturers starting to ramp up production of the memory chips used, and according to DRAMeXchange, prices are down 26% for many MLC memory sizes popular for use in SSDs.
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Posted on Tue, 8 Jul 2008 19:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
MacBook Air SSD Price drops by $500
AppleInsider reports that the price of the MacBook Air with SSD dropped by $500 this month.
The price for the MacBook air with 64GB SSD was an horendous $3,098 originally and is now down at $2,598.
There is definitely a price movement going on in the SSD space. OCZ announced new 2.5 inch SSD SATA II devices in 32GB, 64GB and 128GB sizes with unseen low prices. The OCZ Core SSD have MSRPs of $169, $259 and $479 respectively.
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Posted on Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:57:11 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Price-breaking OCZ Core Series SATA II 2.5 SSD announced
OCZ unveiled today the OCZ Core Series SATA II 2.5" Solid State Drives (SSDs).
OCZ says that the new OCZ Core Series delivers the performance and reliability of the latest SSDs at a 50% lower price per gigabyte than other high speed offerings currently on the market.
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Posted on Tue, 1 Jul 2008 04:48:34 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Mtron Next Gen 260MB/s SSD Controller Tech Introduced
Mtron has unveiled its new SSD controller technology that will allow 260MB/s SSD drives to come to market. Mtron says it will be launching new SSDs in early 2009 utilizing the new controller. Products using this controller will be twice as fast as current generation SSD drives.
The controller technology uses 8-channels to provide a maximum read speed of 260MB/s and a maximum write speed of 240MB/s. According to Mtron these drives will be more than twice as fast as any other SSDs on the market. Mtron also unveiled new SSD drives using current technology for the aviation, military and medical industries. Read more
Posted on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:59:48 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Toshiba R500-S5007V 128GB SSD Notebook
Toshiba announces the Toshiba R500-S5007V notebook featuring a 128GB SSD. The 2.4 pound Toshiba Portégé R500-S5007V is the world’s lightest laptop with a 128GB SSD and DVD SuperMulti drive and one of the world’s thinnest with a SSD and DVD SuperMulti drive.
"With 7 world’s first technologies the Portégé R500 series has served as a technology launching pad and redefined the ultraportable marketplace with its world’s first technologies and ‘green’ attributes, such as a transreflective LED backlit indoor/outdoor viewing display, the industry’s highest rated EPEAT Gold laptop and Energy Star 4.0 compliance," said Jeff Barney, general manager and vice president, Digital Products Division, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. "First to incorporate a 128GB solid state drive is another major accomplishment for Toshiba and illustrates how the company is committed to delivering solutions that meet the needs of our customers."
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Posted on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Addonics Dual CF Adapter Adds SSD to Computers
If you have several CompactFlash cards lying around from an old DSLR camera and want to put them to work inside your computer as a SSD drive Addonics has a new adapter that will allow just that. The Dual CF – SATA Adapter has dual CF slots to allow for using two CF cards as the same time via a SATA or USB connection.
The dual cards can be configured to RAID 1, RAID 0 or combined into one large storage volume. The adapter is a 2.5-inch direct drive replacement and optional brackets for other mounting options are available to mount the drive in a 3.4-inch bay or in an external 5.25-inch bay. The Dual CF – SATA HDD adapter sells for $79.99 and the adapters each sell for $4.50. Read more
Posted on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:38:46 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
New SanDisk SSDs aimed at Ultra Low Cost PCs
SanDisk has launched a new pSSD flash memory module that is aimed at the emerging netbook market. The new SSD modules are available in 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB capacities and have a streaming read speed of 39MB/sec and a streaming write performance of 17 MB/sec.
SanDisk points out that the drives will support both Windows and Linux, making them ideal for use in systems like the Asus Eee. The drives are scheduled to be available starting in August. SanDisk says that the drives are built using its Multi-Level Cell and Single-Level Cell flash memory. Pricing for the modules is unknown. Read more
Posted on Tue, 3 Jun 2008 08:20:48 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Lenovo ThinkPad X300 with 64GB SSD Review
Tweaktown published a review of the Lenovo Thinkpad X300 with 64GB SSD.
Quote from the review: "The X300 notebook has an Intel Core Duo SL7100 (1.2GHz, 4MB L2, 800MHz FSB) CPU. The monitor is a 13.3” WXGA+ TFT (LED backlight). There is a 3x3 UltraConnect II which is a connectivity suite offering wireless LAN, UWB (UltraWide Band), Bluetooth and numerous wireless WAN choices including a system that utilizes native GPS functionality that is built into the X300.
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Posted on Mon, 26 May 2008 16:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Samsung 256GB SSD is World's fastest
Samsung Electronics announced today the world's fastest, 2.5", 256GB multi-level cell (MLC) based solid state drive (SSD) using a SATA II interface.
The new Samsung 256GB SSD is also the thinnest drive with the largest capacity to be offered with a SATA II interface.
Performance data of the new Samsung 256GB SSD features a sequential read speed of 200 megabytes per second (MB/s) and sequential write speed of 160MB/s.
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Posted on Sun, 25 May 2008 23:38:57 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Intel plans to bundle SSD on Centrino 2 Platforms
Digitimes reports that Intel is planning to introduce the Centrino 2 platform (Montevina) bundled with SSD by end of Q3 2008.
The new product line would be called Intel High Performance SSD and will mainly targeting enterprise, mid-range and high-end notebooks.
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Posted on Fri, 23 May 2008 05:38:14 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Super Talent Shakes Up the SSD World
We all know that the big selling points of a SSD over a normal HDD are faster boot times, better performance, and shock tolerance. We also know that the reason most of us don’t use SSDs is the price and comparatively low storage capacity.
Super Talent has taken one of its 120GB SSD drives, installed Windows Vista and a Tomb Raider game to demonstrate how tolerant to vibrations the SSD actually is. To do this super Talent strapped the SSD to the top of a paint mixer and turned it on high. Read more
Posted on Tue, 20 May 2008 12:29:44 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Mtron Pro 7500 SSD is Fastest SSD Around
Mtron announced today that is has completed development on its fastest line of SSD drives called the Pro 7500 line. The SSDs in the line are available in 32GB to 128GB capacities and are available in both 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch sizes.
All versions of the drive use the SATA II interface and can provide a maximum read speed of 130MB/s and a write speed of 120MB/s. According to Mtron that makes the Pro 7500 series the fastest SSD in the market. Read more
Posted on Thu, 15 May 2008 09:42:22 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
OCZ SATA-II 32GB 2.5-Inch SSD OCZSSD2-1S32G Review
Benchmark Reviews published a test of the OCZ SATA-II 32GB 2.5-Inch SSD OCZSSD2-1S32G.
Quote from the review: "OCZ allowed us to test their first Solid State Drive product, the OCZSSD64GB, and while the pricing very affordable the performance wasn't so impressive. Now just a short three months later, OCZ has returned with one of the industries very first SATA-II SSD products, the OCZSSD2.
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Posted on Wed, 14 May 2008 00:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
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