Author: Allyn Malventano

Just a quick note to let our readers know that snazzy Asus $30 combination USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/sec card you've heard us go on about in our podcasts is…

Our storage guru took a stroll through a state of the art flash memory plant in Lehi,

Intel and Micron had planned on a Monday morning release, but a leak resulted in the cat being out of the bag so here's a tidbit for those curious.  Intel and Micron…

While manufacturers incorporating Samsung SSD controllers have recently pushed out TRIM enabled firmware (OCZ / Corsair), those with Samsung branded units have been patiently waiting.  We...

Introduction It's been a long, hard road for SSD's.  Their high cost per GB makes adoption a tough sell.  It also

I visited the Lite-On / Plextor booth at the CES Digital Experience on Wednesday.  The booth is run by 'PLDS', the relations company representing both Plextor and Lite-On. 

PCPer has gone quite a while without delving into optical storage, and it's high time we start taking a crack at it.  We'll kick it off with Plextor's announcement at CES -…

Super Talent posted up a YouTube video of their new USB 3.0 SSD.  It hit some fairly high sequential throughput figures, pegging USB 2.0 at 43...

Seagate originally intended to announce their new 7mm 2.5" laptop hard drives at CES, but opted to jump the gun on the announcement.  The official release is below, but the gist of…

I was recently briefed by the fine staff over at Western Digital about their new 'Advanced Format' partitioning scheme.  This is a new format method they will be incorporating into their various…

Intel was pushing for a late November release of the final (bugfixed) version of their TRIM frimware for the X25-M G2.  It may be December 1st, but they came through.  The firmware…