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The SSD Relapse: Understanding and Choosing the Best SSD | Posted on: 31/08/2009 @ 5:30

The third major SSD article on AnandTech is here. We go back and try to better understand how these SSDs work, how their performance is evolving and how TRIM is going to change everything going forward. If you read The Anthology, this is the SSD update you've been looking for. ...

Thermaltake Max4 3.5" SATA HDD Rack | Posted on: 28/08/2009 @ 20:10

Hard drive racks are something that many people associate with servers or primarily business related applications, but they're much more useful than most people know. Personally I've used an HDD racks for a few years now as I like the ability to swap my hard drives out as need be. At this point in time I'm so accustomed to using them, I couldn't live without one. In my setup I use the rack for my ...

Verbatim 2-Disk RAID External Hard Drive 2TB @ InsideHW | Posted on: 27/08/2009 @ 19:27

Verbatim has storage devices in their product portfolio for some time now, but this is their first external RAID hard drive. Obviously Verbatim team didn\'t waste time and energy on creating some fancy name for this device, and instead focused their creativity on features. Idea behind this device is simple and it can take care of your data storage worries for foreseeable time in the future…

Patriot Torqx 128GB | Posted on: 26/08/2009 @ 5:35

The Patriot Torqx SSD features some impressive performance claims. We have heard several manufacturers boast about their products and top performance numbers, and a few have delivered but a few have not, so forgive us if we are a bit skeptical. So we are pitting the Patriot Torqx today against some of the fastest SSDs on the market and see just how well it can live up to those claims.

Vantec NexStar Dual Bay Hard Drive Dock | Posted on: 21/08/2009 @ 22:50

With more and more people becoming entrenched within the digital age there is an increasing need for storage. Hard drive docks are definitely a part of the solution with easy to use USB and eSATA connections all in a package that sits on your desk. Today we will be looking at what the Vantec NexStar Dual Bay Hard Drive Dock has to offer.

Lab Update: The Next SSD Article, Matte vs. Glossy and Touch Screens | Posted on: 21/08/2009 @ 21:50

Early TRIM results, matte vs. glossy displays and more. Anand updates from the lab....

Lab Update: The Next SSD Article, Matte vs. Glossy and Touch Screens | Posted on: 21/08/2009 @ 21:50

Early TRIM results, matte vs. glossy displays and more. Anand updates from the lab....

Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB Solid State Drive | Posted on: 21/08/2009 @ 12:00

The V in Kingston's SSDNow V Series 128GB solid state drive stands for value, and that is definitely what it offers when compared to other solid state drives. Checking Newegg.com finds that the desktop kit including this drive is $239.99 with free shipping, making it the cheapest of the twenty six 128GB drives they list, and $25 less than the closest competitor's drive.

Crucial CT256M225 256GB SSD review. Keen pricing making sense. | Posted on: 20/08/2009 @ 8:50

£400 for a 256GB high-speed SSD. We investigate its credentials.

VIZO Luxon & Arius EX | Posted on: 20/08/2009 @ 6:19

VIZO has produced two products to make the otherwise tedious but wholly necessary process of backing up your data much easier. The Luxon Advanced ED and the Arius EX are external and internal drive enclosures and are designed to support 3.5” drives and a SATA II interface, with the Luxon supporting eSATA as well.

Kingston SSDNow V+ Series 64GB Solid State Disk | Posted on: 19/08/2009 @ 6:30

Get more from your storage. | Posted on: 18/08/2009 @ 10:00

So, you have a NAS box, or perhaps a USB external storage device. It sits there on the shelf, or desk, and occasionally you head on in to retrieve the Abba album you squirrelled away, or perhaps that photo of uncle Philip asleep on the sofa at Christmas with a party whistle up his nose. And certainly these devices do this very well. Have you ever wanted to do a bit more with it though?Get more ...

Crucial M225 128GB SATA-II SSD CT128M225 | Posted on: 16/08/2009 @ 19:50

Until 2009, Solid State Drive (SSD) popularity was only growing in the elite enthusiast circles. Then along comes the Indilinx Barefoot chip, which quickly became the backbone SSD controller for over a dozen different products. Crucial, being The Memory Experts that they are, have returned to the market with their second SSD product. By most accounts, this isn\'t par for the course when you ...

Three SSD caddies reviewed | Posted on: 16/08/2009 @ 12:00

SSDs are fast becoming the must have new storage medium but installing them in PCs can be tricky. We've taken a look at three ways you can connect 2.5in SSDs and indeed hard disks to your PC.

OCZ Vertex Turbo MLC SATA SSD OCZSSD2-1VTXT120G | Posted on: 16/08/2009 @ 1:38

With generation 3 guidelines for the 6.0 GBps SATA interface already being used in prototype motherboards for show at the not-so-distant 2010 CES in January, it\'s understandable to see the speeds of Solid State Drive products increase so quickly with each new model. The Indilinx Barefoot controller has become the backbone chip for over a dozen different SSD models, first introduced in the OCZ ...

WD VelociRaptor 300GB SATA HDD WD3000HLFS | Posted on: 16/08/2009 @ 1:31

Considering the state of the global economy, along with local recession and unemployment, performance computer builders have had to make some difficult decisions. It\'s not easy to convince enthusiasts that they should invest their money in mechanical hard disk products in the age of Solid State Drives, especially when performance favors SSD\'s almost two-fold. But the cost of high-performance ...

Synology Disk Station DS409slim NAS | Posted on: 14/08/2009 @ 12:00

If I had to choose one word to describe my experience with the Synology Disk Station DS409slim, it would be superb. In normal operation it is almost silent, data transfers are snappy, and the scalability is amazing. There are a ton of very useful features with the latest beta firmware, and with the stable version due out in September the future is looking very good.

RunCore 32GB Pro IV SSD Home Theater PC Upgrade – Worth it? | Posted on: 14/08/2009 @ 5:30

G.Skill Falcon 128GB | Posted on: 13/08/2009 @ 5:36

G.Skill\\\'s Falcon 128GB SSD is one of many Indilinx-based drives on the market, so we figured it would be fast. But how fast? Let\\\'s say we were rather surprised at the results. We wanted to check things out up close and personal so G.Skill let us test drive a Falcon. That\\\'s a good thing, because we may have a new King of the SSD Hill on our hands.

Kingston SSDNow V Series 64GB SSD Upgrade Kit | Posted on: 11/08/2009 @ 15:20

Thecus N5500 | Posted on: 10/08/2009 @ 11:43

Competition in the desktop NAS appliance market just keeps getting hotter with each vendor trying to outdo the others with an ever increasing features list. Thecus now goes another step beyond the rest as its latest N5500 five-bay appliance introduces the unique dual DOM feature, which targets businesses that want an extra level of fault tolerance. So what is a dual DOM? In a nutshell, a DOM ...

OCZ Agility SATA 2.0 SSD 120GB | Posted on: 10/08/2009 @ 8:20

Back in May we reviewed the OCZ Vertex SSD, which performed well against a Super Talent SSD and two different rotating mobile HDDs. This OCZ SSD was not exactly cheap but it was not too expensive either and it ended up receiving our Editor's Choice award. Since then, OCZ Technology has introduced the Agility SATA 2.0 Solid-State Drives. The Agility is designed to fill OCZ's mainstream SSD ...

Corsair P64 Performance Series 64GB SSD (CMFSSD-64GBG2D) | Posted on: 09/08/2009 @ 20:00

When I first started reviewing SSDs, the performance was plagued with slowdowns. We now have Indilinx and Samsung based drives that run smooth all the time. Tonight, we feature the Corsair 64 Performance Series SSD - utilizing proven Samsung technology to provide worry free performance.

Corsair P64 Performance Series 64GB SSD (CMFSSD-64GBG2D) | Posted on: 09/08/2009 @ 19:50

When I first started reviewing SSDs, the performance was plagued with slowdowns. We now have Indilinx and Samsung based drives that run smooth all the time. Tonight, we feature the Corsair 64 Performance Series SSD - utilizing proven Samsung technology to provide worry free performance.

Win7: “One Disc to Rule Them All” Is No More | Posted on: 07/08/2009 @ 14:40

One of the nice things to come out of Microsoft’s complete overhaul of the Windows installer for Vista and beyond was that it did away with the idea that different variations of Windows needed different discs. Previously each distribution of XP (Home/Pro/MCE) required its own disc, and then each license type (OEM/Retail/VLK) also required its own...

Super Talent MasterDrive SX SAM28GM25S 128GB SSD | Posted on: 07/08/2009 @ 14:11

Solid State Disks have grown immensely popular these past few months. It has been interesting times with the release of both Indilinx and Samsung MLC controllers. The new Samsung controller proves to be fast and reliable as we check out the 128GB MasterDrive SX SSD.

Four Kingston SSDNow E (Intel X25-E) SSDs in RAID 0 - Win 7 | Posted on: 06/08/2009 @ 6:40

In Win Na Hard Drive Enclosure | Posted on: 05/08/2009 @ 20:40

Once in a while you may come across an item that makes you take a second look, not  because of what it looks like but more of what it doesn't look like. The In Win NA Hard Drive enclosure happens to be one of those items. Its unique look draws you to it and makes you say "is that really what that is"? They say beauty is only skin deep so lets take a look at what is inside.

10 Huge External Hard Drives to Backup Your Data | Posted on: 05/08/2009 @ 19:40

The cost of storage per gigabyte (or should we now say per terabyte) is always falling and is at an all time low. But at the same time the amount of data we generate is growing and this data needs to be backed up. In years gone by we could save our few documents to a floppy disk but now we have photos, music and films occupying gigabytes of space on our hard disks. Fortunately for us all, ...

10 Huge External Hard Drives to Backup Your Data | Posted on: 03/08/2009 @ 12:00

The cost of storage per gigabyte (or should we now say per terabyte) is always falling and is at an all time low. But at the same time the amount of data we generate is growing and this data needs to be backed up. In years gone by we could save our few documents to a floppy disk but now we have photos, music and films occupying gigabytes of space on our hard disks. Fortunately for us all, ...

Kingston DataTraveler 300 256GB USB Review | Posted on: 02/08/2009 @ 12:40

A simple USB key with 256GB of storage? Crickey! You can carry around the equivalent of 54 DVDs on a piece of plastic half the size of your finger, and it even includes privacy software too - but with a low write speed and high price, has Kingston crammed in more than it can chew?

OCZ Summit 120GB SSD: worth the money? | Posted on: 01/08/2009 @ 10:00

OCZ's Summit hopes to bring benchmark-busting performance to the table. We find out if it does.

Exclusive Review of PhotoFastÂ’s G-Monster-PROMISE (1000MB/s) 128GB PCIe SSD | Posted on: 01/08/2009 @ 6:30

Eagle Tech ET-CSIU2-BK I-Series 3.5” Dual Bay JBOD Enclosure Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 01/08/2009 @ 4:02

One of the great things about today\'s hard drive enclosures is the sheer number of choices available. Do some shopping around and you\'ll quickly realize there\'s a solution for any storage requirement no matter how large or small. For those in search of a simple dual-bay JBOD enclosure, the I-Series ET-CSIU2-BK definitely fits the bill.