SlashGear JapanIf you’ve been on the lookout for another solid-state drive option to satisfy your storage needs, you might just be in luck with the Vertex Turbo SSD announced by OCZ today, which is a 2.5-inch drive and meant to offer super high speeds.
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OCZ Vertex Turbo SSDs revealed
By Brenda Stokes on Wednesday, Jul 8th 2009 No CommentsViliv S7 UMPC gets priced, full spec revealed
By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Jul 7th 2009 No CommentsViliv have announced pricing and final configurations for their upcoming convertible touchscreen UMPC, the Viliv S7. The 7-inch device has a full QWERTY keyboard, together with up to 9.5hrs of runtime from a single charge, and can be outfitted with optional WiBro in Korea.
PhotoFast G-Monster 2.5-inch RAID SSD gets teardown, video benchmarks
By Chris Davies on Monday, Jul 6th 2009 No CommentsWe’ve already seen PhotoFast’s stonkingly-fast G-Monster SSDs, which slap solid-state memory and a RAID controller onto a desktop PCIe card, and now the company has done the same thing but in a standard 2.5-inch drive casing. The PhotoFast G-Monster V5 RAID SSD looks like a regular drive, but boasts either 128GB or 256GB of capacity and up to 270MB/sec read/write speeds; NetbookNews had a chance to go hands-on with the superlative drive.
Video demo after the cut
iBUYPOWER Paladin XLC gaming PCs: Core i7-975 and liquid-cooling
By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jul 1st 2009 No CommentsiBUYPOWER have announced a new range of gaming PCs, the Paladin XLC series, which use Intel’s Core i7 processors, Coolermaster’s HAF 932 cases and Asetek’s 240mm radiator liquid-cooling. Despite the high performance – up to a Core i7-975 can be specified – the systems are apparently “virtually noiseless” by virtue of two huge 230mm fans running at just 800rpm.
Inkia 5- and 7-inch Atom MIDs with 3G, WiFi & SSD
By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jul 1st 2009 No Comments
Dell Vostro 1220 hits US from $799: optional SSD & WiMAX
By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jul 1st 2009 No CommentsAfter its Japanese announcement earlier this week, it was only a matter of time until the Dell Vostro 1220 made an appearance on the company’s US site. Sure enough, the 12.1-inch 3.36lb notebook is now available to order, offering a choice of Intel Celeron 900 or Core 2 Duo processors with prices starting from $799.
Corsair 64GB and 128GB Performance SSDs
By Chris Davies on Friday, Jun 26th 2009 No CommentsCorsair have announced two new SSDs in its Performance Series range, bringing high read/write speeds to lower price points. The P128 and P64 – which unsurprisingly offer 128GB and 64GB respectively – slot in below the current flagship P256, with the P128 offering the same 220MB/sec read rate and 200MB/sec write rate.
MacBook Pro 3.0Gbps SATA upgrade breaking third-party drives?
By Chris Davies on Friday, Jun 26th 2009 No CommentsThe recently-released MacBook Pro firmware that promises to enable 3.0Gbps SATA connectivity has ironically been causing problems in third-party drives. Apple released the upgrade earlier this week, after users of the new 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pro models reported that the notebooks were limited to 1.5Gbps SATA; this did not affect the speed of standard-fit hard-drives, but may have limited future performance should the user upgrade to a faster HDD or SSD. Now, some users with third-party drives already installed are reporting frequent pauses, usage spikes and data errors with the new firmware.
HP Mini 5101 netbook gets slick, business-ready design
By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jun 24th 2009 No CommentsHP have announced a new netbook, the Mini 5101, and like their original entrant to the market they’ve gone with business-friendly materials targeted at “on-the-go professionals”. The HP Mini 5101’s 10.1-inch display is clad in anodized aluminum, while the lower case is made from magnesium alloy. Inside, there’s the usual Intel Atom processor, in this case the 1.66GHz N280, paired with up to 2GB of RAM and up to a 320GB HDD or an 80GB SSD.
Active Media Predator GT SSDs get new 220MB/s read speed
By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Jun 23rd 2009 No CommentsWith Super Talent’s MasterDrive SX SSD range comfortably crashing through the 200MB/sec sequential read-rate mark, it was only a matter of time before arch-rival Active Media stepped up their game to compete. They’ve announced two new 2.5-inch SSDs, the Predator GT SATA-II line, each offering up to 220MB/sec sequential reads and 0.1ms access times.
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