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AMP Unveils Aviator-2 USB 3.0 External SSDs

AMP Unveils Aviator-2 USB 3.0 External SSDs
AMP Aviator-2 USB 3.0 external SSD


AMP has launched the compact Aviator-2 series of USB 3.0 external SSD, expanding its diversified product portfolio from cute USB flash-drives to external storage solutions.

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A-Data New XPG SSD Supporting Windows 7 Trim Shipped Out

A-Data New XPG SSD Supporting Windows 7 Trim Shipped Out

A-DATA has commenced volume shipments of its XPG™ SX95 and S592 2.5” SATA II SSD, preconfigured with latest firmware for optimize with Windows® 7 TRIM feature. The XPG™ SX95 and S592 SATA II 2.5” SSD features new architecture and controller design, with onboard DRAM cache buffer. The XPG SX95 and S592 SATA II 2.5” SSD embedded with the latest firmware are shipping now through select distributors and resellers.


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OCZ Officially Launches Colossus 3.5-inch 1TB SSD

OCZ Officially Launches Colossus 3.5-inch 1TB SSD

OCZ today released the Colossus 3.5” Solid State Drive (SSD) Series available in up to one terabyte configurations delivering excellent performance on internal RAID 0 architecture. The maximum read speed/write speed is 260MB/s while the Sustained write is at 220MB/s and Max IOPS at 14K. The Colossus SSD is available in other capacities such as 128GB, 256GB, 512GB. Prices range from USD6xx for 128GB to USD35xx for 1TB version for the US market. Expect prices to be higher for the Europe and Asia markets.


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G.Skill Releases Falcon II SSD Using New Indilinx ECO Controller

G.Skill Releases Falcon II SSD Using New Indilinx ECO Controller

G.Skill has released its Falcon II SATA II 2.5” Solid State Drive (SSD) featuring the new Indilinx ECO controller with the latest 34nm NAND flash memory. The performance of the 64GB SSD is rated at 220/110MB/Sec (Read/Write), while the 128GB and 256GB SSDs are rated at an impressive 220/150MB/sec. In addition, the Falcon II will feature the latest Indilinx 1819 version firmware which offers improved support for the Windows 7 TRIM command.


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OCZ To Deliver SandForce-based Solid State Drives

OCZ Technology announced its collaboration with SandForce on OCZ’s next generation of mainstream and enterprise solid state drives (SSDs). OCZ’s impending solutions will feature various configurations of SandForce’s innovative SF-1500 and SF-1200 SSD Processors and multi-level cell (MLC) and single-level cell (SLC) NAND flash memory, all with the objective of providing best-in-class storage with exceptional performance, reliability, endurance, and power efficiency. The SandForce-based SSD line will be available in multiple interfaces including 3Gb/s SATA and 6Gb/s SAS in capacities ranging from 50GB to 400GB.


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AMP Launches SaberTooth S4 SSDs for Eee PCs

AMP Launches SaberTooth S4 SSDs for Eee PCs
AMP SaberTooth S4 SATA mini PCIe SSD

Active Media Products (AMP) has unveiled the SaberTooth S4 series of SATA mini PCIe SSDs, adding on to its family of Half/Mini PCIe SSDs for netbooks. Measuring 70 x 32mm, the SSD features a Jmicron JMF602B controller and is based on MLC NAND flash for lasting endurance with high performance over the lifetime of the SSD.

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Verbatim Unveils 32Gb USB/eSATA Combo SSD

Verbatim Unveils 32Gb USB/eSATA Combo SSD

Verbatim 32Gb USB/eSATA Combo SSD

Verbatim has announced the 32Gb USB/eSATA Combo SSD, adding on to its lineup of portable storage. Measuring 80 x 23 x 9mm and weighing a mere 19g, the combo drive has 32Gb of storage space and features both USB 2.0 (read/write speeds up to 26/15 MB/s) and eSATA (read/write speeds up to 60/25 MB/s) connectivity, accessible by a sliding mechanism on the side of the body. Backed by a 2 year warranty, the 32Gb combo drive comes together with the EasyLock software (that provides 256bit AES encryption) and is available now via specialist retailers at of 159 Euro.

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Kingston SSDNow V+ Review

Kingston SSDNow V+ Review
Kingston's latest solid state drive, the SSDNow V+, packs in Samsung's newest SSD controller and a generous amount of cache. Can this new entrant outshine established players?


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OCZ Ships High Performance Z-Drive SSD

OCZ Ships High Performance Z-Drive SSD

OCZ today unveiled the Z-Drive, a PCIe based bootable SSD for high performance and reliability enterprise solutions. With 8 PCI-E lanes and an internal four-way RAID 0 configuration, the Z-Drive is available in MLC and SLC models referred to consecutively as p84 and e84 in 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB capacities.


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OCZ Releases Affordable SLC based SSD - Agility EX

OCZ Releases Affordable SLC based SSD - Agility EX

OCZ today unveiled the OCZ Agility EX Series featuring speeds, up to 255MB/s read and 195MB/s write speeds, 64MB of onboard cache, and performance optimization to keep the drives at peak performance. OCZ will initially release the Agility EX in a 60(64)GB solution with an MSRP of $399 and a 3-year warranty.


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Corsair Adds 256GB to Extreme Series SSD

Corsair Adds 256GB to Extreme Series SSD

Corsair adds a 256GB addition to its high-performance Extreme Series SSD family built using the Indilinx Barefoot controller and Samsung MLC NAND flash memory. It offers read speeds of up to 240MB/s and write speeds of up to 170MB/s. It also features 64MB of cache memory.


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Elecom Introduces nanoSSD

Elecom Introduces nanoSSD
Elecom Japan announced their recent innovation in SSD - nanoSSD. Small and handy, the SSD sits right on your SATA port of your motherboard.

Yup, just plug-it-in and you are all ready to boot up your board. Of course, doing so will block other ports right beside it.


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SSD Stackup

SSD Stackup
How do the many solid state drives in the market stack up? We ran some benchmarks, and here are the results...


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Kingston Releases SSDNow V+ SSD in US

Kingston Releases SSDNow V+ SSD in US

Kingston unveils the SSDNow V+ with a sequential read speed of up to 220MB/sec and write speeds of up to 180MB/sec. The V+ is currently available in the United States in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB capacities; the 64GB drive is available worldwide with increased capacities to come.


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Intel 34mm SSD Found Defective

Intel 34mm SSD Found Defective
(PC Impress) Intel's latest 34mm SSD was found to have a problem. According to source, the failure results after setting the system BIOS drive password and changing it, SSD that will be unusable thereafter


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