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PNY Launches 4G Professional SSDsMar 3, 2012 - in News
PNY introduced the fourth generation of its professional SSD series with capacities of 120 GB, 240 GB and 480 GB.
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Western Digital Sells HDD Manufacturing to ToshibaMar 2, 2012 - in News
Western Digital (WD) and Toshiba announced that the two companies have reached an agreement under which WD will sell certain 3.5-inch manufacturing and distribution assets.
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Adaptec to Demo 6600 MB/s Bandwidth Over PCIe 3.0Mar 1, 2012 - in News
Adaptec today said that it will be demonstrating an interface capable of reaching a sustained data rate of 6600 MB/s.
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Ten 60 GB SandForce-Based Boot Drives, Rounded-UpFeb 29, 2012 - in Reviews
What makes one SandForce-based SSD different from the others that appear to be just like it? We round up 10 models with 60 GB of capacity to explore the effects of NAND interfaces. We also stumble across some interesting data related to full drives.
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ADATA Launches New SandForce SSDs With More CapacityFeb 28, 2012 - in News
ADATA has released three new SSDs to its lineup: XPG SX900, Premier Pro SP900, and Premier SP800
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HDD Decrypting Cannot be Enforced by U.S. ProsecutorsFeb 28, 2012 - in News
The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects some people under criminal investigation from having to reveal passwords provided access to the encrypted content of storage devices.
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Best SSDs For The Money: February 2012Feb 27, 2012 - in Reviews
After Valentine's Day, SSDs prices fell once again, and we updated our list to reflect those changes. This month, the best deals are found in the $200-300 range, and there's one bargain in our list for a 240 GB SSD that you simply will not want to miss.
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Toshiba's $7000+ 400 GB SSD: SAS 6Gb/s, SLC Flash, And Big EnduranceFeb 23, 2012 - in Reviews
Have you ever wondered what separates an enterprise SSD from a consumer-oriented drive? How about SLC and MLC flash (and a corresponding price gap)? We explore the differences with Toshiba's MK4001GRZB SSD, an obviously enterprise-oriented powerhouse.
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SanDisk Develops World’s Smallest 128Gb NAND ChipFeb 22, 2012 - in News
SanDisk as developed a 128 Gb NAND Flash memory chip using 19-nm processing technology.
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Intel Readies New 313 Series Caching SSDs for Ivy BridgeFeb 22, 2012 - in News
With Ivy Bridge around the corner, Intel is set to release its new 313 SSD caching series based on 25 nm SLC NAND flash memory.
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Scientist Finds Way To Control DNA-based ComputationsFeb 20, 2012 - in News
A scientist at North Carolina State University (NCSU) has found a way to control a logic gate in a DNA-based computing system.
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Google's Cloud Storage Service 'Drive' Spotted in the WildFeb 17, 2012 - in News
Is Google Drive ready to be rolled out?
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Sandisk Acquires SSD Caching Know-HowFeb 17, 2012 - in News
Sandisk has acquired FlashSoft in an apparent move to offer Flash caching.
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SSDs Have Bleak Future, Says ResearchersFeb 17, 2012 - in News
SSD performance will only get worse as NAND flash circuity gets smaller.
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SanDisk Intros Extreme and X100 Lines of SSDsFeb 15, 2012 - in News
SanDisk launched two lines of SSDs: the Extreme series and the X100 series.
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Hard Drive Prices to Remain Inflated Throughout 2012Feb 12, 2012 - in News
Based on first quarter earnings reports, IHS has updated its hard disk drive (HDD) supply forecast. The company does not expect annual growth to return until the third quarter of this year. "A full recovery of production is still months away," IHS said.
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Laser Heat Used to Make HDD Write Transfers FasterFeb 9, 2012 - in News
Researchers have discovered that recording data on a HDD platter using a quick laser burst is much faster than the traditional use of a magnetic field.
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Momentus XT 750 GB Review: A Second-Gen Hybrid Hard DriveFeb 8, 2012 - in Reviews
When a little bit of flash memory is good, more must be better, right? Seagate's second-generation Momentus XT hybrid hard drive is out to compete with SSDs, even as it delivers capacities typical of laptop-oriented 2.5" mobile disks.
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Intel Introduces New 520 Series Line of SSDsFeb 6, 2012 - in News
Intel has officially launched its new line of SSDs, the 520 Series.
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Intel SSD 520 Review: Taking Back The High-End With SandForceFeb 6, 2012 - in Reviews
If you thought that Intel had conceded the high-end SSD market to its competition, you were wrong. The company's new SSD 520 centers on SandForce's SF-2281 controller, incorporates top-bin IMFT NAND, and is protected by a five-year warranty.
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Seagate Quietly Intros GoFlex Thunderbolt AdapterFeb 2, 2012 - in News
This adapter provides a Thunderbolt connection to Seagate's portable GoFlex external drives.
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Seagate Believes HDD Supply Disruption to Continue in 2012Feb 1, 2012 - in News
Seagate estimates 2012 HDD shortage at 150 million units
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Upgrade Advice: Does Your Fast SSD Really Need SATA 6Gb/s?Jan 31, 2012 - in Reviews
Are you mulling the potential benefit of an SSD upgrade on a system without 6 Gb/s SATA connectivity? We run the benchmarks on several different solid-state storage architectures in order to determine how much performance you give up on an older machine.
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Other World Computing (OWC) Reveals Two New SSDsJan 31, 2012 - in News
Other World Computing (OWC) has introduced two news SSDs in its lineup: the Mercury Enterprise Pro 6G series and 480 GB Mercury Aura Pro Express 6G.
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Cleversafe Announces 10 Exabyte Storage System ConfigurationJan 28, 2012 - in News
Cleversafe, a cloud storage software vendor which offers its customers "limitless storage space", says that it has designed a dispersed storage system that exceeds a storage capability of 10 Exabytes (EB), or 1,000 Petabytes (PB).
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What Does One Petabyte Of Storage (And $500K) Look Like?Jan 26, 2012 - in Picture Story
We're big fans of big technology, and with more than 1 PB of capacity, Aberdeen's Petarack is sure something to marvel at. We take a look inside and figure out what it takes to deploy 1 000 terabytes of space in an enterprise environment, reliably.
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The 15 Winners of the "Explain a Samsung SSD" ContestJan 26, 2012 - in News
Join team Tom's to try to win in Samsung's SSD contest. OPEN WORLDWIDE.
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Western Digital Intros My Book Thunderbolt Duo DriveJan 26, 2012 - in News
Western Digital has introduced an external drive using Thunderbolt connectivity.
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Install A Hard Drive Or SSD In Your Notebook's Optical BayJan 25, 2012 - in Reviews
You want a performance-oriented SSD in your notebook, but you also need the capacity of a hard drive. Why not just remove your optical drive, drop your hard drive into its bay, and load up a brand new SSD with Windows and your apps?
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Nvidia & AMD Say HDD Shortage is Impacting GPU SalesJan 25, 2012 - in News
Hardware manufacturers continue to feel the effects of the 2011 Thai floods.