SSDs (11 articles)
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New Samsung SSDs to ship with in-built Norton Ghost migration software
Take that time machine 12 July 2011 17:19 GMT TweetThose considering SSD (Solid State Drive) adoption should consider taking a peek at the new Samsung 470 series which will ship with Norton Ghost 15.0 migration software built in.
Norton Ghost essentially is a Windows version of Time Machine,...
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1TB OCZ Colussus LT announced
Solid state drive costs a whopping $4000 14 April 2010 11:28 GMT TweetThe humble hard drive is slowly starting to be made obsolete. Prices for solid-state drives, which use flash memory rather than a spinning platter to store data, have begun to shrink down in price to a level that the average consumer can begin to afford.
But...
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Japanese team shrinks SSDs by 90%
Get a postage-stamp sized 1TB drive 11 February 2010 16:00 GMT TweetA group of Japanese researchers has managed to achieve a remarkable reduction in the physical size of solid state drives, while retaining their data storage size. They've shrunk them by 90%.
The team, led by Tadahiro Kuroda, also boosted the...
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Toshiba launches "world's first" laptop with 512GB SSD
Whopping solid-state drive integrated in dynabook SS RX2/WAJ 14 May 2009 13:31 GMT TweetToshiba has announced the world's first notebook with a 512GB solid-state drive. The machine is available today from Toshiba's shop - but it's limited to the Japanese market for the time being.
The dynabook SS RX2/WAJ also contains a 12-hour... -
Buffalo launches SSD-based LinkStation drive
£740 for new NAS 6 February 2009 15:08 GMT TweetBuffalo Technology has launched the LinkStation Mini SSD, that it says is the world's first network attached storage (NAS) solid state drive device for consumers.
Buffalo describes the new drive as an "ultra-silent, ultra-reliable, low power... -
Buffalo unveils storage options
MicroSDHC card reader and Solid State Drive 28 November 2008 16:09 GMT TweetBuffalo Japan has launched two new storage devices.
First up is the RMUM Series microSDHC card which is just 15 x 22 x 8mm and weighs 2.3g.
It is being sold in a bundle with a 1, 2, 4 or 8GB microSD card, and comes in black or... -
Intel SSD make way for MacBook Air with more storage
New sizes go up to 160GB 20 August 2008 10:58 GMT TweetIntel has announced it will be producing a new range of Solid State Drives as it moves to offer more than just processors.
The news could mean that we are likely to see laptops like the MacBook Air get even more storage capabilities in the... -
Samsung takes SSD to 256GB
Promises to be World's fastest, lightest and thinnest 26 May 2008 6:56 GMT TweetSamsung has created the World’s fastest and largest capacity 2.5-inch Solid State Drive spelling the way forward for more storage on the go.
The new 2.5-inch, MLC-based (256GB) SSD with SATA II Interface drive will also be the thinnest drive... -
Super Talent says our SSDs are as good as your HDDs
Cheap and rugged Solid State Drives promised 7 May 2008 13:29 GMT TweetAvailable now, Super Talent has added 30GB, 60GB, and 120GB Solid State Drives to its collection for $299, $449, and $699, respectively.
The main boast being made, is that the new SDDs are just as power efficient, reliable and rugged as the... -
CES 2008: SanDisk increase SSD to 72GB
Bigger capacity due later in the year 8 January 2008 13:45 GMT TweetSanDisk has announced a new 72GB Solid State Drive for laptops at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Joining SanDisk’s range of solid-state drives (SSDs) for portable computers is a slimmed-down 1.8-inch Serial ATA (SATA... -
Samsung doubles SSD to 64GB
Bigger sized drives to bring smaller mobile devices 27 March 2007 18:23 GMT TweetSamsung has doubled the size of its Solid Flash Drive to 64GB bringing faster bigger SSD drives one step closer to mobile devices such as laptops and PDAs.
The read and write performance of the new SLC flash-SSD have been increased by 20%...