Intel Pushes New SSD Toolbox, Updates 335 Series Firmware MWI Bug
A quick note to users of Intel SSDs - specifically for owners of the 335 Series. Intel has updated their SSD Toolbox app to v3.1.2. This app is used for...
Read MorePosted by Allyn Malventano | Nov 29, 2012 | Storage | 0
A quick note to users of Intel SSDs - specifically for owners of the 335 Series. Intel has updated their SSD Toolbox app to v3.1.2. This app is used for...
Read MorePosted by Allyn Malventano | Nov 27, 2012 | Storage | 4
Introduction OCZ has been in the SSD game for quite some time, and has previously done quite well mixing and matching hardware from other vendors into solutions of their...
Read MorePosted by Allyn Malventano | Nov 20, 2012 | Storage | 6
Today Western Digital announced their new 4TB Black Series HDD. This new drive boasts some features normally reserved for their RE (enterprise) series drives, such as dual processors and dual stage actuator…
Read MorePosted by Allyn Malventano | Nov 7, 2012 | Storage | 1
We're used to seeing various video card vendors tossing in some game titles to sweeten the deal. Now Samsung has jumped in the ring by including bonus copies of Assassin's Creed III…
Read MorePosted by Allyn Malventano | Nov 5, 2012 | Storage | 0
Today Intel officially launched a new line of enterprise-oriented SSDs. Dubbed the DC S3700 ('DC for Data Center', 'S' for SATA), this new line fills the large interface speed void left by…
Read MorePosted by Allyn Malventano | Oct 29, 2012 | Storage | 12
Introduction It's been a short while since we've seen a consumer SSD release from Intel, and with pressure coming from Samsung in the form of lower cost/GB 20nm flash,...
Read MorePosted by Allyn Malventano | Oct 25, 2012 | Editorial, Storage | 8
Yesterday, amongst a bunch of other announcements, Apple mentioned a 'new' technology that was built into OSX (10.8.2 and up). Dubbed 'Fusion Drive', this tech enables the late 2012 Mac Mini and...
Read MorePosted by Allyn Malventano | Oct 11, 2012 | Storage | 9
Introduction: The Western Digital RAID Edition line of hard drives has been around for some time now, and has largely impressed us with each subsequent release. Since the launches of...
Read MorePosted by Allyn Malventano | Oct 4, 2012 | Storage | 29
Introduction Last week, Samsung flew myself and a few of my fellow peers in the storage review community out to Seoul, Korea. The event was the 2012 Samsung...
Read MorePosted by Allyn Malventano | Sep 27, 2012 | Storage | 3
Today Western Digital announced a new line of RAID Edition (RE) drives. While the WD RE series is not new, preceded by the RE4-GP and faster spinning RE4, it...
Read MorePosted by Allyn Malventano | Sep 24, 2012 | Storage | 21
Introduction Samsung has been at this SSD thing for quite some time now. The first SSD I bought was in fact a Samsung unit meant for an ultraportable laptop. Getting…
Read MorePosted by Allyn Malventano | Sep 24, 2012 | Storage | 4
Good morning from Seoul, Korea! I'm here at the Samsung Global SSD Summit, where Samsung has officially launched their 840 Series of SSDs. This new controller features many advancements which enable it to…
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