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MacBook Pro refresh with SSD, Light Peak & no DVD in April 2011?

, Nov 27th 2010 Discuss [94]

With most of the excitement happening in Apple's iPad tablet, MacBook Air ultraportable and iPhone 4 smartphone segments, the poor MacBook Pro has been somewhat relegated. The latest rumors, however, suggest that's all likely to change in April 2011, with Three Guys and a Podcast tipping a significant refresh that will see the new MacBook Pro gain not only up to 512GB of SSD storage in a wholesale shift to solid-state memory, but the adoption of Intel's Light Peak technology. Read The Full Story

Samsung 256GB SSD 470 Series Review

, Nov 24th 2010 Discuss [2]

It’s not often you find an internal drive where the manufacturer has given obvious thought to aesthetics, but Samsung’s new 256GB 470 Series SSD bucks the trend. From its Apple-style packaging to its distinctive casing, the SSD certainly stands out from the crowd. Has Samsung spent too much time on unnecessary design and not enough on performance, though? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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Samsung Promises Highest Possible Level of Protection against Data Loss with Self-Encrypted SSD

, Nov 23rd 2010 Discuss [0]

Samsung's got a new Solid State Drive and they want you to take it for a spin. Samsung says it has the only Solid State Drive to feature Goverment-Grade AES 256-bit Encryption for the ultimate in security for your awesome files and such. This hardware encryption is always on, the data encryption and user authentication being performed "in the high security of the drive controller" instead of where it'd normally be stored, in the software. Software encryption works using the main CPU of the computer and stores info in the relatively insecure memory of the system, while SEDs (self-encrypting drives) encrypt at the speed of the interface making no impact on performance in the protected hardware of the SSD. Read The Full Story

Kingston outs Hyper Max 3.0 external USB 3.0 HDD

, Nov 23rd 2010 Discuss [0]

I am glad to see lots of new USB 3.0 storage devices coming to market. For a long time we had relatively few devices on the market to work with. Kingston has unveiled a new external storage device for your USB 3.0 port called the HyperX Max 3.0 external HDD. Read The Full Story

Super Talent UltraDrive MX 480GB SSD up for sale at hefty $1,200

, Nov 18th 2010 Discuss [1]

Super Talent has put its 480GB UltraDrive MX SSD up for sale, offering the speed of an SSD along with the sort of capacity you'd usually associated with a regular platter-based hard drive. Announced back in July, the 2.5-inch drive packs dual interfaces, with both both SATA II and mini-USB connections for use as an internal or external drive, or indeed for easily imaging the SSD with the contents of your own storage if upgrading. Read The Full Story

Intel 120GB X25-M SSD arrives along with price-cuts

, Nov 12th 2010 Discuss [2]

We're not entirely convinced that an SSD is everybody's idea of a great holiday gift, but if you're shopping for the geek in your life then the news that Intel has slashed solid-state drive prices and introduced a new, 120GB X25-M SATA model might be useful. The 80GB X25-M SSD now has an RRP of $199, while the new 120GB drive has an RRP of $249. Read The Full Story

Kingston debuts SSDnow V100 256GB SSD for users on a budget

, Nov 9th 2010 Discuss [2]

Kingston has a huge range of SSDs today with all sorts of products aimed at consumers and enterprise users. The SSD market is always growing on both ends of the spectrum with new high-end parts for enthusiast or enterprises and low end cheap parts for the average consumer looking for a budget upgrade. Kingston has unveiled a new SSD for the budget end of the spectrum called the SSDnow V100. Read The Full Story

Toshiba outs blade-type SSDs for mobile devices

, Nov 8th 2010 Discuss [0]

If you glance quickly at the new blade-type SSDs that Toshiba is showing off today they look like normal sticks of RAM. Look closer and you will notice the little SATA connector on the end for plugging into the SATA sockets on small and portable devices and gadgets of all types. The new SSDs are in the Blade X-gale series. Read The Full Story

Active Media Products unveils new SabetTooth Z4 PATA ZIF SSD

, Nov 8th 2010 Discuss [0]

Active Media Products has unveiled a new SSD for small devices that use a ZIF PATA interface. The new SSD is a 1.8-inch PATA ZIF SSD that offers up to 128GB of storage. If you are racking your brain trying to figure out where this thing might be used, it will fit nicely into the first generation MacBook Air notebook. Read The Full Story

Foremay to ship world’s fastest 1.8-inch SSD

, Nov 3rd 2010 Discuss [0]

If all out speed is what you want when it comes to the hardware in your various gadgets, a company called Foremay (PDF) has a new SSD that you will like. The company claims the new SSD is the world's fastest 1.8-inch SSD. The little drive is only 3mm to 5mm thick and uses micro SATA interface. The real news is the fast performance. Read The Full Story

Kingston outs 96GB SSD aimed at enterprise

, Nov 2nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Kingston has been peddling SSDs to the consumer and enterprise user for a while now and has a vast range of capacities and offerings to choose from. The company has announced its latest SSD that is specifically aimed at the enterprise users in corporate client systems. The new SSD has a strange storage capacity of 96GB. Read The Full Story

PhotoFast GM2 SFV1 256GB SSD upgrade kit for 11.6″ MacBook Air outed

, Oct 27th 2010 Discuss [1]

iFixit weren't exactly impressed with the new MacBook Air's upgrade potential, with Apple soldering the RAM into place and using a non-standard SSD, but that hasn't stopped PhotoFast from coming out with a new accessory.  The GM2 SFV1 offers 256GB for your 11.6-inch Air (for which Apple only offers a 128GB option), as well as bundling a USB 3.0 adapter to make the most of the SSD you've removed. Read The Full Story
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