Sandisk Outs Extreme SSDs For The Rest of Us
That is if the rest of us want to shell out twice as much as a terabyte SATA hard drive and want a speed boost to our aging computers. You see, hard drives we've all grown with come with moving parts which make data read time a lot slower, compared to the likes of Sandisk's Extreme... more »
[15.02.2012]
Apple buys SSD maker Anobit for $500 million
Apple recently purchased Israeli flash-chip company Anobit for $500 milion. The deal between Apple and the MLC NAND flash chip designer aims to further the SSDs being used by the former in their products. Prime Minister of Israel was even proud to tweet this: "Welcome... more »
[21.12.2011]
Seagate rolls out Momentus XT 750GB Hybrid SSD+HDD
I'm on the lookout for a new storage drive. Believe it or not, it's on top of my Christmas wishlist for this year. I prefer it to be a wireless storage hard drive that I can connect to a media player. This way, I could play movies and shows directly on to the TV. Seagate has... more »
[30.11.2011]
Samsung outs new SSDs with up 6GB/s data transfer speeds
Samsung recently rolled out a new series of SSDs that offers support for SATA 3.0 interface. The company's new solid state drives feature up 512GB storage capacities and up to 6GB/s data transfer speeds. Samsung describes their latest SSDs to be more ideal for tablets and notebooks.... more »
[11.08.2011]
Some MacBook Air SSDs slower?
We're not sure about this but SSDs installed in MacBook Air models are not equal. This is according to TLD who discovered that there are differences in SSDs while they are benchmarking the MacBook Air models during the weekend. It was found out that the 11-inch Air has faster... more »
[26.07.2011]
Computex 2011: Sandisk launches new SSDs, flash drive
Sandisk announced at Computex 2011 in Taiwan a new series of flash drive. The iNAND Extreme embedded flash drive (EFD) is the company's first offering for high-end tablets. The hard drives are said to be meant for more advanced apps and OS with their 80MB/sec read and 50MB/sec... more »
[01.06.2011]
Intel 510 Series SSD unveiled
The new 510 Series SSD from Intel is way too fast. It boasts off 500MB read and write speeds. The latest flash storage from Intel features a 6Gbps SATA interface and a very hefty price tag. Why, the 250GB costs $584. Then again it's a super fast SSD but if you only have $284,... more »
[01.03.2011]
Victorinox rolls out 256GB SSD Pocket Knife
I've got a 10-year old Victorinox Swiss knife and I must say it's one of the best gifts I ever received. It makes me feel like I can do anything MacGuyver can. And I must say I am impressed since Victorinox just came up with the Victorinox Secure SSD thats hides a USB storage.... more »
[13.01.2011]
CEATEC 2010: Hitachi outs the Hybrid SATA III Optical Drive with SSD
Hitachi just rolled out the Hybrid SATA III Optical Drive with SSD. This new storage device features 6.0GBps data transfer and a very slim design. As expected, no details on pricing, release date, and capacities that will be available. [Link] [Link] more »
[05.10.2010]
SanDisk reveals new SSDs
SanDisk recently announced their new SSD products: the SSD P4 and SSD G4. The G4 solid state drives will be available with a 160MB/sec write speed and 220MB/sec read speed . The SSD will also be available in up to 256GB storage capacities. Meanwhile, the SSD P4 will only be... more »
[02.06.2010]
