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Seagate Laptop Ultrathin HDD Review: 500 GB In 5 mm Of SpaceJul 31, 2013 - in Reviews
When you look at it from the side, Seagate's Laptop Ultrathin HDD is almost easy to miss. Measuring just 5 mm tall, it’s one of the thinnest hard drives in existence. We got our hands on the 500 GB model to see if it can keep up with larger disks.
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HGST Travelstar 7K1000 Review: A 1 TB Notebook Drive At 7200 RPMJul 29, 2013 - in Reviews
HGST's Travelstar 7K1000 is the first 1000 GB notebook drive we've tested with a 7200 RPM spindle speed. Is this hard disk a performance crown winner? We run our standard suite of benchmarks on it and compare the repository to 13 competitors.
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Samsung 840 EVO SSD: Tested At 120, 250, 500, And 1000 GBJul 25, 2013 - in Reviews
Last week, Samsung unveiled a successor to its wildly popular 840 at the company's Global SSD Summit in Seoul, South Korea. Stacked with a series of new features and 19 nm, three-bit-per-cell NAND, we benchmark four models and make a recommendation.
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Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB Review: Big Capacity At 5900 RPMJul 8, 2013 - in Reviews
First, Seagate renamed its Barracuda hard drive family to Desktop HDD.15. Then, it introduced the first model in the new line-up—the Desktop HDD.15 ST4000DM000. Does Seagate's first massive 4 TB desktop disk deliver the performance we want or disappoint?
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SanDisk Ultra Plus SSD Reviewed At 64, 128, And 256 GBJul 1, 2013 - in Reviews
SanDisk's Ultra Plus replaces the company's older SATA 3Gb/s SandForce-based Ultra with something a bit more modern, and with a budget-oriented price tag. We test all three capacities to see if the entry-level pricing belies a pocket rocket in disguise.
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LSI SAS 9300-8e & HGST Ultrastar SSD800MM: 12 Gb/s SAS, TestedJun 19, 2013 - in Reviews
With the announcement of LSI's SAS 9300-8e and HGST's Ultrastar SSD800MM earlier this year, the world was officially introduced to 12 Gb/s SAS. Today we get our first look at how two times the interface bandwidth translates to real-world performance.
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The SSD DC S3500 Review: Intel's 6 Gb/s Controller And 20 nm NANDJun 11, 2013 - in Reviews
As enterprise SSDs become more specialized and application-focused, Intel is hoping its SSD DC S3500 will strike a chord with customers looking for excellent read performance on a budget. We compare this drive to other notable contenders in its class.
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SanDisk Extreme II SSD Review: Striking At The Heavy-HittersJun 6, 2013 - in Reviews
SanDisk is looking for a rise to prominence in the SSD segment with a new Marvell 88SS9187-based drive. The Extreme II packs 19 nm Toggle-mode NAND (from SanDisk, naturally), specialized firmware, and intriguing performance potential. How does it compare?
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OCZ Vertex 450 256 GB SSD Review: Can We Call It Vector Jr.?May 27, 2013 - in Reviews
OCZ is shaking up its current product stack by replacing the year-old Vertex 4 SSD. The Vertex 450 matches Barefoot 3 controller silicon with 20 nm synchronous NAND for something slightly more economical than the company's current flagship, the Vector.
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Seagate 600 SSD 240 GB Review: LAMD And Toshiba, Together AgainMay 7, 2013 - in Reviews
Seagate is the world's largest purveyor of mechanical hard drives. As the company prepares for mortal combat in the consumer SSD space, are its wits, Toshiba's Toggle-mode NAND, and SK hynix memory solutions' 87800 controller enough to get by?
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Seagate 600 Pro-Series 200 GB SSD Review: For The EnterpriseMay 7, 2013 - in Reviews
After years of halfhearted attempts to join the solid-state storage market, Seagate is finally ready to reinvent itself with a new family of SSDs. The first one we're looking at is the enterprise-class 600 Pro. Does this 200 GB drive impress our team?
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In Pictures: Tom's Hardware At NAB Show 2013May 2, 2013 - in Picture Story
Tom's Hardware was in Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago for the 90th annual NAB Show. Join us as we review what we saw on the show floor, including cameras, lighting, drones, storage devices, sounds equipment, monitors, and accessories.
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Is A SATA 3Gb/s Platform Still Worth Upgrading With An SSD?Apr 21, 2013 - in Reviews
Today's fastest SSDs already bounce off the SATA 6Gb/s interface's throughput ceiling. Does a 3 Gb/s link kill the performance of those drives? We run a number of synthetic and real-world tests to assess the damage when you upgrade an older platform.
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Almost 20 TB (Or $50,000) Of SSD DC S3700 Drives, BenchmarkedApr 14, 2013 - in Reviews
We've already reviewed Intel's SSD DC S3700 and determined it to be a fast, consistent performer. But what happens when we take two-dozen (or about $50,000) worth of them and create a massive RAID 0 array? Come along as we play around in storage heaven.
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Micron P400m SSD Review: High Endurance MLC Is Here To StayFeb 12, 2013 - in Reviews
Endurance. Reliability. Data protection. They're all important factors when it comes time to evaluate high-end storage technology. Micron's P400m, the company's latest enterprise-class SSD, is positioned to not only address those needs, but exceed them.
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Intel SSD DC S3700 Review: Benchmarking ConsistencyJan 30, 2013 - in Reviews
With the recent announcement of the SSD DC S3700, Intel is firmly targeting enterprise customers with something not normally seen on spec sheets: performance consistency. Will their latest offering live up to expectations, or fall short? Lets find out.
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Western Digital's 4 TB WD4001FAEX Review: Back In BlackJan 8, 2013 - in Reviews
Western Digital has a new 4 TB flagship. Its WD4001FAEX is part of the company’s Black family of performance-oriented drives. Spinning at 7,200 RPM, it might seem at home in a high-end desktop, but our numbers suggest it might fare better in a server.
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Round-Up: 10 mSATA SSDs From Adata, Crucial, Mushkin, And OCZJan 6, 2013 - in Reviews
The first mSATA-based SSDs we reviewed wowed us with diminutive dimensions, but not as much with performance. Today's best efforts are a lot more like their desktop equivalents, though. We round up 10 models between 64 and 256 GB and nail down a winner.
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Micron RealSSD P320h Review: A PCIe Drive Capable Of 3.2 GB/sJan 2, 2013 - in Reviews
Announced earlier this year, Micron's RealSSD P320h PCI Express-based SSD promises to be an enterprise workhorse. A custom controller, single-level cell NAND, amazingly low latency, stellar random I/O, and incredible endurance combine to blow us away.
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OCZ Vector 256 GB Review: An SSD Powered By Barefoot 3Nov 27, 2012 - in Reviews
Less than two years after acquiring Indilinx for $32 million in stock, OCZ is ready to introduce its first SSD based on controller technology developed in-house. Can its new Barefoot 3 propel the 256 GB Vector we're testing into a performance victory?
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Time To Upgrade: 10 SSDs Between 240 And 256 GB, Rounded UpNov 22, 2012 - in Reviews
Over the past year, we've seen the cost per gigabyte of solid-state storage drop in a major way. Once upon a time, we shopped for affordable 60 and 80 GB drives. Now we really want 256 GB drives in our desktops. Meet the last 10 models to land in our lab.
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Intel SSD 335 240 GB Review: Driving Down Prices With 20 nm NANDOct 29, 2012 - in Reviews
Intel's SSD 335 is a refresh of the SSD 330 sporting 20 nm MLC NAND flash. Does it alter performance? Not really. Pricing? Yes. How about endurance? That's hard to say for certain. There's only one model, though, with 240 GB of capacity. We test it today.
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Synology DS412+ And Thecus N4800: Two NAS Devices With Atom D2700Oct 17, 2012 - in Reviews
Synology has its DS412+ and Thecus has its N4800. Both are four-bay NAS servers equipped with Intel’s Atom D2700 processor. But does Intel's latest low-power platform help these appliances outperform their predecessors, which were armed with Atom D525?
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Four 2.5" Hard Drives From 500 GB To 1 TB, BenchmarkedOct 3, 2012 - in Reviews
Thanks to advances in manufacturing and 4 KB sectors, we finally have 2.5" hard drives with 500 GB per platter and a notebook-friendly 9.5 mm Z-height. Thanks to their high data density, even power-friendly 5400 RPM drives offer impressive transfer rates.
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Plextor M5 Pro 256 GB Review: 19 nm NAND And Marvell's LatestSep 27, 2012 - in Reviews
Hot on the heels of its M5S, Plextor sent us the M5 Pro. Loaded with hot new technologies like 19 nm NAND and the latest Marvell controller, the company's flagship was certainly worth waiting for. How does it do against the established incumbents, though?
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Samsung 840 Pro SSD: More Speed, Less Power, And Toggle-Mode 2.0Sep 24, 2012 - in Reviews
Samsung is taking the wraps off its new flagship 840 Pro SSD. It's promising better performance, lower power consumption, a five-year warranty, and aggressive pricing. Is such a compelling combination of benefits really possible in such a crowded market?
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Plextor M5S 256 GB Review: Marvell Inside, With A TwistSep 4, 2012 - in Reviews
Plextor's optical drives were always known for their quality. Now, the company is trying to carry that reputation over to SSDs. Its M5S is actually a fourth-generation offering based on Marvell's controller technology. But Plextor adds its own spin, too.
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USB 3.0-Based 2.5" Hard Disks From Adata, Hitachi, And WDAug 30, 2012 - in Reviews
USB 3.0 allows external hard drives to realize their performance potential. Each of the three external USB 3.0-based 2.5” disks we're reviewing also excels in some other discipline. We study these specialties up close: speed, capacity, and durability.
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Meet The Tiki: Core i7-3770K And GeForce GTX 680 In A Mini-ITX Box?Aug 2, 2012 - in Picture Story
Falcon Northwest sent us a mini-ITX-based platform worthy of enthusiast lust. We asked the company's president, Kelt Reeves, to walk us through the process of designing a tiny desktop packing more performance than most power user-oriented rigs.
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