Kingston SSDNow V+ (256GB) solid-state drive
Kingston's SSDNow V+ SSD comes with a comprehensive accessory bundle, but its performance is less extraordinary.
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Corsair Force Series F120 SSD
Corsair's Force Series F120 SSD uses a SandForce controller to deliver speedy access through clever page-management algorithms.
Seagate Momentus XT hybrid drive
Seagate's Momentus XT hard drive adds flash storage to increase speed significantly over a standard hard drive; but it can't quite match an SSD
Western Digital SiliconEdge Blue SSD (256GB)
The Western Digital SiliconEdge Blue is a fast solid-state drive, but will put a serious dent in your wallet
Apacer A7 Turbo (A7202) 64GB solid-state drive
A good value SSD with fast read speeds
News about solid-state drives
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SSDs may give you more bang for your DRAM
Device and storage vendors are gradually embracing flash SSDs (solid-state disks) as a complement to spinning disk drives, but one executive at this week's Flash Memory Summit sees great potential in turning flash "upside down," as a lower tier of ca...
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Micron ships its first enterprise-class SSD
Micron Technology Inc. today said it is shipping what it calls the fastest enterprise-class solid-state drive (SSD) on the market.
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OCZ releases updated 1.8-in SSD line for netbooks, tablets
OCZ Technology Group, Inc. today released a series of 1.8-in. solid state drives (SSD) to offer a storage upgrade for products such as netbooks, ultra-thin notebooks and tablets.
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Israeli start-up claims huge boost to SSD reliability
Israeli start-up Anobit Technologies Ltd. emerged from quiet mode today and announced its first product, a multilevel cell (MLC) solid-state drive that it says is as reliable as today's higher-end and higher-cost single-level cell (SLC) enterprise-cl...
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OCZ releases two new enterprise-class Vertex SSDs
OCZ Technology Group, Inc. released two new versions of its data center-class 2.5-in. solid state drive (SSD) series today.
Tutorials about solid-state drives
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Switching to a solid-state drive
Prices on solid-state drives are dropping, and operating systems (particularly Windows 7) are beginning to take advantage of the potential higher speeds of SSDs, so it's a good time to consider slapping one in your computer.
Features about solid-state drives
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Free utility works to overcome SSD slowness
To understand why I love the tiny, free FlashFire utility/driver, you'll need a little background. I bought an original Acer Aspire One netbook with an 8GB solid state drive instead of a hard drive to keep the weight down. I replaced its custom Linux...
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Seagate's pulsar drives bring SSD to enterprise primetime
Seagate jumped into the SSD (solid state drive) market today with the unveiling of its Pulsar drives. SSD drives have been a growing segment, but Seagate adds significant credibility and opens up new possibilities for the nascent technology.
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Despite the cost, SSDs are great value
Solid-state drives recently hit the 1-terabyte mark with the release of the US$3,300 OCZ Colossus 1TB SSD. Obviously, drives at this price point are not aimed at masses. Yet, from a historical perspective the Colossus is remarkably cheap. It's easy t...
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Four considerations for SSD deployment
While solid state drives offer increased performance, the key to figuring out the role they can play in the data center is balancing that performance against cost.
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Automated tiering key to getting value from SSDs
Though flash storage could be the most powerful tool yet for IT administrators who want to speed up access to frequently used data, reaping its benefits may require automation software that has just begun to emerge from the major storage vendors.
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