First 512GB SSD offered for sale: $1500
SSDs have always been for those with a lot of cash and a lot of demand for speed, and after this new product introduction, things are still the same. SSDs, or solid state drives, are popular because they're fast and reliable.
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10.4.2009 Micron Demonstrates 1 GB/s SSD
According to a video posted on Micron’s new blog, the company managed to develop a solid state drive that could reach the fastest speeds ever recorded by such a product.
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26.11.2008 Used Microsoft Software for Sale: Cheap!
When Microsoft software reseller
Disclic began selling secondhand Microsoft software last week, a number of Microsoft watchers proclaimed "They can't do that, can they?"
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15.11.2005 Windows Home Server goes on Sale in the US
Windows Home Server is finally available in the US! You can pick it up at
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11.10.2007 NEC Confirms Packard Bell Sale
NEC confirmed that it was exiting the European PC market, announcing it had reached a deal to sell its Netherlands-based Packard Bell subsidiary to Chinese entrepreneur Lap Shun "John" Hui. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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16.10.2006 Napster hangs "for sale" sign in front window
Napster is evaluating the possibility of a sale by hiring of an investment bank. Citing "recent third party interest," the company has asked UBS Investment Bank to explore strategic partnerships or an outright sale of the company.
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20.9.2006 Terabyte Drive is Coming Now
Having storage problem with your PC? You have downloaded a lot of movies, MP3 songs, games, etc.
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12.2.2007 How to REALLY erase a hard drive
You may already know that “deleting” a file does nothing of the sort. But did you know that your disk drive has a built-in system for the secure erasure of data? No? Then read on.
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4.5.2007 How to REALLY erase a hard drive
You may already know that “deleting” a file does nothing of the sort. But did you know that your disk drive has a built-in system for the secure erasure of data? No? Then read on.
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18.6.2007 How to REALLY erase a hard drive 2
A new version of HDerase.exe has been released Go direct to
UCSD’s Center for Magnetic Recording Research website to download version 3.2.
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19.6.2007 Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive
Overview
The Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive includes essential tools that can help you transform the way you create, share, and manage ideas and information using all four Office 2004 for Mac programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage. After you install the Test Drive, you can use it for 30 days. It includes almost all of the features found in Office 2004. For details about the Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive, see the Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive Read Me.
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4.12.2005 Hard drive price war coming
According to reports, we may witness a price war in the hard drive business industry. At least this is what Seagate Technology CEO Bill Watkins said on Wednesday. Seagate is currently the world's largest hard drive manufacturer and competes with such companies as Western Digital, Hitachi, Samsung and Toshiba.
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13.8.2006 Seagate Confirms 1TB Hard Drive
Seagate has confirmed to the folks over at DailyTech, that they plan to launch a 1TB (Terabyte) hard drive sometime in the first half of 2007.
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5.1.2007 New Windows Vista Test Drive Website
"The Windows Vista Business test drive allows you to try this latest operating system from Microsoft..."
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6.1.2007 Test drive the new Windows Live suite
You’ve probably already read about some changes we’re making to Windows Live, and have seen some of your services change over the past few weeks. Starting later today, you'll be able to test out the new suite of Windows Live software at http://get.live.com/wl/all.
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5.9.2007 Fujitsu Shows 500GB Laptop Drive
The latest entry in high-capacity notebooks is Fujitsu, which will release a laptop with a 500GB drive in May.
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25.2.2008 Microsoft Hones IE 7's "Drive-by-Download" Defenses
While Microsoft's chairman Bill Gates told security professionals that security is job number one on Tuesday, he's leaving it up to developers like those working up the next version of Internet Explorer to make it happen.
Internet Explorer 7 (IE 7), said Gary Schare, director of product management for IE, will reduce the chance that spyware spreaders can use silent drive-by downloads to infect PCs with malicious software.
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16.2.2006 Microsoft shows off HD DVD drive for Xbox
Microsoft on Monday offered the first glimpse of an external HD DVD drive built for the Xbox 360 game console.
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8.8.2006 Dell Ships Laptop with Blu-ray Drive
Dell on Monday became the latest manufacturer to support Sony's Blu-ray discs in its notebook computers, a move that was largely expected as Dell is a founding member behind the format.
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12.12.2006 Hitachi Ships 1TB Hard Disk Drive
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) has started to ship its 1TB hard disk drives (HDDs) introduced early this year commercially. But the hard drive that represents a milestone in desktop data storage costs a little less than two times higher compared to slightly less capacious one, which makes it not very affordable.
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6.4.2007 Free Hard Drive Virtualization for Windows - SteadyState 2.5
Whether you manage computers in a school computer lab or an Internet cafe, a library, or even in your home, Windows SteadyState helps make it easy for you to keep your computers running the way you want them to, no matter who uses them.
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13.6.2008 Hitachi aiming for 5TB hard drive by 2010
Solid-state disks may be eating into the territory of traditional hard drives, particularly in laptops, but that doesn't mean spinning platters are on their last legs – particularly not at Hitachi.
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3.7.2008 Free Gadget: Hard Drive Diagnosis Software
Is there any funny sound generated when your hard drive is in operation? Here I am introducing a free application that can be used to diagnose your hard drive problem.
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27.7.2008 Microsoft may offer Windows 7 on thumb drive for netbooks
Microsoft has shown Windows 7 running on netbooks even since it first introduced the operating system, however, helping consumers getting it on there may prove a bit tricky.
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27.6.2009 Test Drive Google Android OS on Windows 7
XDA-Developers forum member xda2_haseeb has managed to extract and run Android Emulator on Windows which comes as a part of Google Android SDK package.
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2.9.2009 Free Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Test Drive
Microsoft has started pressing the acceleration pedal of the marketing of Windows Vista, now complete with Service Pack 1.
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11.6.2008 Microsoft eases hard drive capacity restriction for netbooks
Microsoft has officially eased the restriction of the standard specification for netbooks using the Windows XP operation system by increasing the allowable hard drive capacity from 80GB to 160GB, according to sources in the channel.
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3.9.2008 Western Digital launches world's first 2TB Hard Drive
Western Digital haven't officially launched their brand-new WD20EADS 2TB Western Digital Caviar Green HDD, however it is already available for purchase at Australia's Mwave online store.
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27.1.2009 Gateway to Put Quad-core Desktop, Media Drive in Stores
Gateway will be one of the first PC makers to put quad-core desktops on retail shelves. The company announced April 30 deals with Best Buy, Circuit City Stores and CompUSA to sell its FX series at stores nationwide.
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3.5.2007 Microsoft Addresses Xbox 360 100 GB Hard Drive Rumor
Following yesterday's report on a supposed 100 GB Hard Drive for the Xbox 360 being announced at the Korean X06, we contacted Microsoft to confirm the existence of such accessory.
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22.10.2006SSD tests show Windows 7 beta beating Vista SP1
Windows 7 is supposed to be able to detect that a Solid State Drive (SSD) is being used, and make changes to some settings so that it can take
advantage of the technology. TweakTown has run some tests with the Patriot Warp2 128GB SSD SATA drive for both RAID 0 and single drive setups,
comparing Windows 7 beta and Windows Vista SP1. Based on the results found, the site has concluded that Windows 7 currently has a slight edge over
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19.01.2009CES2008: Crucial External SSD Kit
At CES, there were several booths showing off functioning solid state disks (SSD). One that caught our eye was the Crucial SK01 External Drive Kit.
This kit gives you the benefits of having a SSD as well as higher portability. The kit comes with a 3.5" bay, 5.25" drive bracket, and a 2.5" USB
2.0 enclosure for a SSD. This allows you to plug the drive into a computer and get SATA2 3Gb/s speeds, and then eject it to have the ability to take
it anywhere and plug it into any USB. This hot-swappable feature may prove to be very useful.
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11.01.2008Seagate plans SSD, 2TB hard drive for next year
Seagate will introduce its first SSD (solid-state drive) storage and 2TB hard drive next year, company CEO Bill Watkins said.
The company's first SSD product will be targeted at enterprises that need speedy storage and can afford to pay a premium for the expensive
drives. Seagate has no plans to release SSD drives for consumers as the high prices could deter them for the next few years, Watkins said in an
interview.
The release date and price information for the 2TB hard drive were not available. Seagate released 1TB hard drives,
the Barracuda 7200.11 and Barracuda ES.2, in the middle of 2007.
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30.05.2008First 512GB SSD offered for sale: $1500
SSDs have always been for those with a lot of cash and a lot of demand for speed, and after this new product introduction, things are still the same.
SSDs, or solid state drives, are popular because they're fast and reliable. They feature no moving parts, so they don't suffer nearly as badly
from knocks or drops as regular hard drives. Although, these benefits come with a price; these drives are typically much smaller in storage, and
because they're a lot harder to manufacture, they're a great deal pricier too. According to Techworld, a company named Super Talent has made
a world first and debuted a 512GB SSD ready for consumers; the largest to ever be sold.
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10.04.2009OCZ release Agility SSD series
OCZ have released a new range of Solid State Drives, named the Agility series, which will complement their eight SSD ranges they have at the moment.
Described as "an affordable offering for mainstream notebook and desktop users demanding the latest technology" in their press release, the new
range will be placed in their mainstream category. The 2.5" SSD makes use of a 64MB cache, something which the Apex SSD range (which we reviewed a
few months ago) does not offer. The drive uses 5 watts of power when in use, and 2 watts when idle, making it potentially appealing to notebook
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10.06.2009SanDisk reveals plans for SSD performance boost
It is getting certain that hard drives as we know them are not going to be the mainstream for data storing for too long. Although solid-state drives
are used primarily for system that need low power consumption, SanDisk (and Microsoft) gave us hope that we can expect these drives in systems that
need high performances, too.
SanDisk Corporation revealed plans for a new type of file system called ExtremeFFS. The enhancements of this
file system can improve read and write speeds more than 100 times. This is supposed to be achieved with a page-based algorithm. This means that there
is no connection between physical and logical locations. When writing data in a SSD, ExtremeFFS should put the data in a place that should be most
efficient.
The second very important possibility of a NAND module that ExtremeFFS will use will is the multi-channel option. That means
that the SSD can read or write in different modules at the same time.
The next two solutions do not really have a part in SSD performance,
but could be useful to users.
Virtual RPM is a method of measuring the performances of a SSD. It represents the number of revolutions per
minute that a hard drive should gain to have equal performances like the SSD in that moment. It is not really clear why it was necessary to create
this kind of value. Why wouldn't we use read/write speeds, or access times? The only explanation that we could get is that would be the easiest
way for the consumer to compare HDD and SSD performance. Nevertheless, an average consumer does not know that RPM does not really have to have a
significant impact on HDD performance. Not a bad advertisement, I must say.
Sandisk has also thought a way to keep your data safe.
That's the Long-Term Data Endurance (LDE). The technology implemented in SSDs to measure the reliability of a drive, and representing it as a
number to the consumer. Sandisk has called other SSD drive manufacturers to follow this idea.
All of this should be available to the market
in 2009.
Just to add, Microsoft has announced that Windows 7 will have much better optimization for SSD drives. Shiny days are awaiting
the SSD industry!
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06.11.2008Review: OCZ Apex Series 120GB SSD
The OCZ Apex Series of Solid State Drives (referred to as SSDs from now on) has been out for a few months now, and thanks to the kind people at OCZ,
I've been able to get my hands on one of the 120GB models from the series. I will be reviewing both the product, and the technology, comparing the
benchmark and test results from the SSD with the results from a traditional hard drive, but we will go into that later. First of all, let's take
a look at the SSD itself.
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25.03.2009Toshiba Announces 512GB SSD
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Samsung Develops World's Fastest and Largest 2.5" MLC-based 256GB SSD
Samsung Electronics, the world leader in advanced memory technology, announced today that it has developed the worlds fastest, 2.5-inch, 256 Gigabyte
(GB ) multi-level cell (MLC) based solid state drive (SSD) using a SATA II interface at the fifth annual Samsung Mobile Solution Forum held at the
Westin Taipei Hotel. Samsungs new 256GB SSD is also the thinnest drive with the largest capacity to be offered with a SATA II interface.
With a sequential read speed of 200 megabytes per second (MB/s) and sequential write speed of 160MB/s, Samsungs MLC-based 2.5-inch 256GB SSD
is about 2.4 times faster than a typical HDD.
Furthermore, the new 256 GB SSD is only 9.5millimeters (mm) thick, and measures
100.3x69.85 mm.
Once introduced, the Samsungs 256GB SSD will mark the largest capacity SSD from the global market leader in SSD
sales, effectively eliminating density as a barrier to SSD adoption in the consumer space.
winbeta.org - 26.05.2008
Samsung to deliver 256GB solid-state drive in 2009
Samsung Electronics could deliver 256GB solid-state drives next year, quadrupling the capacity of SSDs it is currently shipping to PC makers, the
company said.
Samsung recently plugged 64GB SSDs into Lenovos ThinkPad X300 laptops, which only have SSD storage built in, said
Jim Elliott, vice president of memory marketing for Samsung Semiconductor. The drive maker also supplies the 64GB SSD available as a storage option for the MacBook Air.
Samsung is due to ship samples of 128GB SSDs in the middle of this year. The 128GB samples will only reach hardware makers, and Samsung will
continue to work with PC makers like Lenovo and Dell to deliver SSD drives in capacities from 64GB to 128GB, Elliott said. He declined comment on when
Samsung would make SSD drives available directly to consumers, or to say more about 256GB SSDs other than that they could be out next year. Samsung is
trying to double SSD capacity every 12 months, he said.
winbeta.org - 05.03.2008
Solid State Drive Comparison - Round 2
As a follow-up to our previous SSD coverage, today we will be looking at four popular mainstream SSD offerings which include the A-Data S592 128GB,
Corsair P Series 128GB, OCZ Agility 120GB and the OCZ Vertex Turbo 120GB. Although all these products are MLC flash-based and target the consumer
enthusiast market, they do vary in price, on-board controllers, memory chips, and cache sizes, which should make for some very interesting results.
With dozens of manufacturers now offering some kind of solid state drive, you should know there are only a handful of them you should concern yourself
with.
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neowin.net - 21.08.2009
Toshiba SSD debut at CES 2008
Toshiba Corporation today announced its entry into the market for NAND-flash-based solid state drive (SSD). The company will showcase their line of
SSD products at the CES 2008.
Toshiba's first SSDs come in three capacities: 32GB, 64GB and 128GB.
Toshiba's new SSD
integrate an original MLC controller supporting fast read-write speeds, parallel data transfers and wear leveling, and achieve performance levels
comparable to those of single-level NAND flash SSD.
By applying MLC technology, Toshiba has realized a 128GB density in a 1.8
inch form factor.
winbeta.org - 10.12.2007
Dell, Alienware offer expensive 64 GB SSD
Samsung has begun shipping 64 GB SATA in a 2.5" form factor. The NAND flash-based hard drives are expected to become available as storage options for
Dell and Alienware consumer notebooks.
According to Samsung, Alienware will be offering 64 GB and a 128 GB configuration (dual 64
GB RAID 0) as well as a single 64 GB SSD combined with a 200 GB 7200 rpm hard drive for its Area-51 m9750 notebook. Dell will be selling the SSD as an
option for the XPS M1330 notebook.
At the time of this writing, only Alienware was offering the new SSD “ as a single-drive 64 GB
option for the m9750. Customers will have to reach deep into their pockets to be able to enjoy the 64 GB SSD, as it comes at an additional cost of
$1100, which is more than twice what the vendor charges for the 32 GB model ($500). The 128 GB option will cost another $300.
When configured with the 64 GB SSD, the notebooks checks in at $3200; while it is already equipped with a 512 GB Geforce graphics chip, the
upgrade from a Core 2 Duo T5500 processor and from 1 GB memory, a DVD burner and a sound card will elevate the price to almost $4500 or $4800, if you
are interested in the 128 SSD model.
winbeta.org - 11.09.2007
An Introductory Guide to SSD Storage
NotebookReview.com have put together a very useful guide on the pros and cons of Solid State Drive storage:
I thought I would
put this guide together to help the NotebookReview.com community as SSDs (Solid State Drives) are coming upon us so quickly and the interest seems to
be going through the roof. Since my first article 'Comparing
SSD Performance to Mechanical SSD Performance in a Dell Laptop' and consequently, my follow up to that 'Showdown at Big Sky -- Sandisk 32GB SSD Vs. Seagate 160GB 7200RPM
HD', the interest in the SSD has become overwhelming with respect to messages I've received from people, questions and advise given.
Instead of continuing to answer all of those questions individually, this guide is an attempt to answer basic questions about SSD that people
have.
winbeta.org - 15.10.2007
Sun calls for SSD companies to unite on standards
Players in the solid-state drive (SSD) industry need to unite and establish an umbrella organization that establishes standards that define the
technology, like its performance, a Sun Microsystems executive said yesterday.
The SSD industry, while in its infancy, has
organizations establishing separate standards around SSD metrics, and there is not enough work being done to standardize them, said Michael Cornwell,
lead technologist for flash memory at Sun.
"We don't see a focus among suppliers and vendors like ourselves because everyone
looks at their implementation rather than as an industry implementation," Cornwell said.
winbeta.org - 05.08.2008
SSD Performance Comparison and a Review of Mtron's Mobi 3000 "World's Fastest" Drive
flamenko: When we last met I provided an Introduction to the
Solid State Drive in an effort to enlighten you a bit on the basics of SSD, an up and coming technology in our present day digital revolution.
Since writing that article I have been fortunate enough to speak with manufacturers of SSDs, along with companies such as SiliconSystems and STEC Inc who utilize the SSD at the enterprise level. In trying to find the
light of day through all the "white papers" I was so kindly provided by these companies (and did read by the way) I have a deeper knowledge of the
importance of SSD today. The SSD is used in F-16 fighter jets, M-1 tanks, weapons targeting systems, telecom systems, medical systems, as well as
industrial automation applications. The defense, telecom, industrial and medical fields all count on the reliability and lifespan the SSD offers for
their mission critical goals.
I initially believed the speed advantage of SSD over an HD would be the key factor in its adoption,
but was surprised to learn that the lack of moving parts and ability of the SSD to withstand drastic weather changes and extremely turbulent
conditions were more important for the earliest adopters. I no longer find myself laughing at videos such as this Samsung SSD shock test demo.
winbeta.org - 30.10.2007
Samsung Begins Mass Production of 1.8" 64GB SSDs
Back in March, Samsung
announced its 64GB flash Solid
State Disk (SSD). The 1.8"
unit promised read speeds of
65MB/sec and write speeds of
45MB/sec. Samsung today
revealed that it has started
mass production of its new
drive.
The 64GB SSD
uses 64 eight gigabit
single-level cell (SLC) flash
memory chips which are built
on a 51 nanometer
manufacturing process.
"We see sharply
increasing interest in SSDs
among OEMs worldwide amid a
growing push to launch premium
SSD-based notebooks,
particularly in the
ultra-mobile category," said
Jim Elliott, director, flash
marketing, Samsung
Semiconductor, Inc.
Samsung's 64GB SSD will
likely appear at online
retailers and inside
ultra-portable notebooks (and
UMPCs) within the coming weeks
and months. ..
winbeta.org - 25.06.2007
The SSD Relapse: Understanding and Choosing the Best SSD
Anand Lal Shimpi: 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...
winbeta.org - 31.08.2009
Mtron Rocks Again, the Fastest 130MB/s SATA II SSD
Mtron Co., Ltd, a manufacturer of Solid State Drive (SSD) products in South Korea, announced today that they have completed the development of new PRO
7500 series for industrial purpose, and will be launching the new series in June.
Mtrons new PRO 7500 series supports SATA II
interface and provide the maximum read speed of 130MB/s and write speed of 120MB/s, becoming the fastest SSD in the market. With the development of
their new PRO 7500 series, Mtron created another innovation to the SSD technology and proved once again that they are the leading manufacturer of SSD
products in the highly competitive market.
winbeta.org - 16.05.2008
CES2008: BiTMICRO readies 832GB 2.5" SATA SSD
At the CES 2008 show in Las Vegas, flash solid state disk pioneer BiTMICRO Networks announced its plan to launch an 832GB version of the E-Disk Altima
SATA flash SSD in 2.5-inch form factor. The drive will utilize the multi-level cell type of NAND flash, which doubles the number of bits stored per
memory cell compared to the single-level cell NAND. BiTMICRO will be using its EDSA and LUNETA controllers to optimize the performance of the E-Disk
Altima SATA flash SSD; estimates show sustained rates of up to 100MB/s and up to 20,000 I/O operations per second.
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