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Performance Zooms with New Firmware for Intel 34nm X25-M SSDsOct 26, 2009 - in Reviews
The new firmware provides very impressive numbers and takes SSDs to a higher level of performance well beyond HDDs as system drives in desktop computers.
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6 Gb/s SATA: Seagate’s Barracuda XT And Marvell’s SSD ControllerOct 23, 2009 - in Reviews
As I run out the door for Europe, a couple of interesting products appeared at the same time from different sources. We have a first look at Seagate's 6 Gb/s SATA hard drive and Marvell's 6 Gb/s SATA SSD controller on Asus' P7P55D Premium motherboard.
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Thecus N8800 NAS/SAN: Quick-LookOct 22, 2009 - in Reviews
After recently running out of room on my Thecus N5200, I again turned to the company for something larger. What I found won't work for most folks (unless you have a rack in your garage, that is). But it's reasonably-priced and plenty fast for most SMBs.
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NAS Attack: Network Storage From Thecus And Western DigitalOct 9, 2009 - in Reviews
Thecus is first company to offer an attractive little 2.5” NAS solution that works well in your living room, while Western Digital’s dual-drive NAS delivers up to 4TB of capacity with RAID 0 and 1. Today's we're testing the two very-different devices.
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New Enterprise Hard Drives: 6 Gb/s SAS And 200 MB/sSep 18, 2009 - in Reviews
Everyone talks about SSDs, but conventional hard drives continue to make lot of progress, especially in the enterprise space, where established technology is as important as performance. We review six 2.5” and two 3.5” SAS 6 Gb/s drives and compare.
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SSD Summer Slam: 12 New 2.5" And 1.8" Drives Rounded-UpSep 7, 2009 - in Reviews
Performance issues, excessive power consumption, and high cost previously kept many folks from buying SSDs. These 12 new drives finally give us a reason to get excited. Most deliver great throughput and high efficiency, although cost remains an obstacle.
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Promise's NS4600: Intel's Tolapai Enables Better Network PerformanceSep 4, 2009 - in Reviews
Promise has revamped its NS4300N network storage device. Among the changes, its new NS4600 comes with a new engine--namely, Intel’s new x86-based EP80579 (code named Tolapai). Read on for a feature comparison and a thorough benchmark evaluation.
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Next-Generation SAS: 6 Gb/s Storage Hits The EnterpriseAug 31, 2009 - in Reviews
With SAS 6 Gb/s hardware hitting the market in force, storage bandwidth per port doubles and we see the introduction of several new features. The compatibility problems of first-gen SAS should also become a thing of the past with 6 Gb/s technology.
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Another Record Broken: 6 Gb SAS, 16 SSDs, 3.4 GB/s!Aug 26, 2009 - in Reviews
Our initial hardcore RAID setup (with 16 Intel X25-E SSD drives) reached 2.3 GB/s on 3 Gb/s controllers. But we wanted more speed. Intel and LSI provided the latest 6 Gb/s, PCI 2.0 HBAs, which allowed us to push the array’s throughput beyond 3 GB/s.
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Should You Be Looking For A Hard Drive Upgrade?Aug 19, 2009 - in Reviews
Falling hard drive prices make it tempting to replace old disks; anything from 80 to 250 GB hard drives are fair game, since newer terabyte models simultaneously offer more performance and capacity. Today we look at the advantages of this $90 investment.
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High-Capacity Business Hard Drives: Biggest Of The BunchAug 14, 2009 - in Reviews
The Seagate Barracuda LP, WD Caviar RAID Edition 4, Hitachi Deskstar E series, and Samsung Spinpoint F2 EcoGreen battle for the attention of business users. Who offers best performance and efficiency? We test the latest drives with up to 2 TB to find out.
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Thumb Drives: Introducing 128 GB USB And High-Speed eSATAAug 7, 2009 - in Reviews
The eSATA interface provides a lot more bandwidth than USB, making it attractive for high-speed thumb drives. Maxell, OCZ, and Silicon Image sent us their eSATA sticks, and we also looked at Kingston’s new 128 GB USB thumb drive, too.
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Storage Accessories For Easier HDD HandlingJul 31, 2009 - in Reviews
Do you need to access data on a hard drive quickly and conveniently? We looked at four storage products that facilitate convenient access to disks that don't require a conventional hard drive installation.
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Breaking Records With SSDs: 16 Intel X25-Es Do 2.2 GB/sJul 30, 2009 - in Reviews
Intrigued by a video on 24 Samsung SSDs jammed into an ultra-fast RAID array, we set out to beat its 2 GB/s performance. Our recipe: 16 Intel X25-E Flash SSDs and two Adaptec 5805 RAID controllers. I/O bottlenecks have you down? We'll fix that.
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Not All 500 GB Hard Drives Are Created EqualJul 23, 2009 - in Reviews
Hard disk makers are leaning towards longer product transition periods, resulting in more and more similar drives on the shelves. We compared Samsung’s first and second generation 500 GB 2.5” drives as an example. Hint: be sure to buy the newest models.
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10 TB for $1,000: Tom’s Hardware's Über RAID ArrayJul 10, 2009 - in Reviews
SSDs seem to be the ultimate storage solution, but these drives still don’t provide sufficient capacity. We checked out what $1,000 will get you if you decide to invest in twelve 1 TB hard drives. The nearly 1 GB/s of streaming reads might surprise you.
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A Lesson In Backup: Taking Care Of Your DataJul 2, 2009 - in Reviews
If you aren't regularly backing up your data, now's a good time to start. In this piece we cover some of the basic backup strategies, a handful of available tools, and backup performance over USB 2.0 using Samsung's newest Story Station external drive.
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1.5 TB Low-Power HDDs: Green Gets BigJun 24, 2009 - in Reviews
The latest 2 TB hard drives are still expensive, but 1.5 TB disks provide low power consumption at a better cost-to-capacity ratio. We look at offerings from Samsung and Western Digital to determine the value of taking a step down from the flagships.
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Perfect Notebook Storage: Seven 2.5” 500 GB DrivesJun 18, 2009 - in Reviews
We compare the latest 500 GB notebook drives from Fujitsu, Hitachi, Samsung, Seagate, Toshiba and WD. Seagate is first manufacturer to reach 500 GB at 7,200 RPM, but which is really the best drive? We loaded up our updated test system to find out.
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USB 3.0 Ups Peripheral BandwidthJun 16, 2009 - in Reviews
The new USB 3.0 interface is just about ready. It'll accelerate throughput from the 480 Mbit/s of today's USB 2.0 to 5 Gbit/s, which is important for storage and peripheral devices. But USB 3.0 also introduces power saving options. Read on for more.
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Hard Drives, Yesterday And Today: From 500 GB To 1.5 TBJun 11, 2009 - in Reviews
Hard drive capacities have increased in large increments over the last few years, while trends indicate reduced spindle speeds of 5,400 RPM instead of 7,200. We looked at three generations of Samsung hard drives to analyze the performance ramifications.
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Sound Proof Your Hard DriveMay 19, 2009 - in Reviews
Hard drive silencers and cases with special suspension hardware promise to reduce hard drive noise. We looked at two different products, and were really surprised by the results. Are these things gimmicks, or is there some real value here?
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Roundup: Hand-Held Hard Drives With Up To 500 GBMay 15, 2009 - in Reviews
Big hard drive capacities aren't just for immobile desktops any more. We round up the latest portable disks from Fujitsu, Samsung, Seagate, and Western Digital in order to gauge the performance you can expect from hand-held drives with up to 500 GB.
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Burned, Dropped, Drowned: HDD Recovery In PicturesMay 11, 2009 - in Picture Story
Ever wonder why anyone would pay to have their hard drive repaired? We were recently given the chance to follow a victim of last year's Iowa flooding through the recovery process, witnessing a completely ruined disk transformed into a functional drive.
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Tom's Storage Charts 2009: A New Test EnvironmentMay 6, 2009 - in Reviews
Our old 3.6 GHz Xeon is making way for a brand new X58-based Core i7 solution with PCI-X and PCIe, which we will use to test hard drives, SSDs, controllers, and other storage products. We introduce you to our new reference platform and talk about testing!
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Hot or Not? New Samsung and Solidata SSDsApr 30, 2009 - in Reviews
Samsung’s new 256 GB flash SSD is a screamer, while Solidata created a questionable RAID-based SSD that runs incredibly hot. Check out one example of what a new SSD should be and another example of what not to buy in this increasingly competitive market.
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The SSD Workload Performance AnalysisApr 27, 2009 - in Reviews
Today we're running a series of benchmarks on the latest SSD offering from Intel and Samsung to see how performance changes over time. We discovered that there are some severe performance issues, but also solutions you should know about.
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Roundup: Three 16-Port Enterprise SAS ControllersApr 24, 2009 - in Reviews
Loaded with features and set up for maximum enterprise storage flexibility, we're looking into the performance and management capabilities of three SAS controller products by Adaptec, Areca, and Promise.
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New Desktop Hard Drives: Speed Or Capacity?Apr 21, 2009 - in Reviews
Today we're testing and dissecting Samsung’s Spinpoint F2, Seagate’s Barracuda 7200.12, and WD’s 2 TB Caviar Green. They all hold 500 GB of data per platter, but the similarities stop there. Which one works best for you?
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Network Storage: Three NAS Units Rounded UpApr 10, 2009 - in Reviews
Network storage is great for centralizing data on a home or small business network. The real question is: do you build your own NAS or buy one that's already primed for action? We round up three ready-made units to see if any of them suit our fancy.
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