Apple has reportedly demanded PhotoFast stop production of their 256GB MacBook Air SSD upgrade kits, which were billed as the only way to double the maximum storage in the 11.6-inch version of the ultraportable. A source close to the company has told 9 to 5 Mac that the request is supposedly being abided by, since PhotoFast is wary of losing its membership in Apple's MFi program for officially licensed accessories and peripherals.
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SlashGear Morning Wrap-up: November 29 2010
Welcome back after an extended holiday weekend! Many of you've got your new Android smartphones and giant televisions and weirdo oddities under your belt (or maybe you had even more fun by buying those things as presents) and you've come back, hungry for some tech news! Well you're in luck, especially if you DIDN'T pick up your device of choice yet, especially if you live in Korea (where you'll find the LG LU3000, faster than Galaxy S, - that is of course if you dismiss the fact that you might be going to war soon,) in Japan (where Sharp is very soon releasing their fabulous Galapagos tablets,) or the USA (where you can get a FREE G2.) Of course, if you're in Taiwan this week, you'll probably flip out over a ASUS Eee Note EA-800, and if you're in the USA... well... how about a pulse rifle? Or I bet you're on the lookout for a SlashGear Cyber Monday Round Up?! All this and MORE on SlashGear Morning Wrap-up!
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Why Apple’s all-SSD, Light Peak MacBook Pro makes sense
Apple’s intentions for their flagship laptop range, the MacBook Pro, made headlines this week with a new set of rumors suggesting 2011′s model would mark the transition to not only solid-state storage but Intel’s Light Peak connectivity for high-speed data transfers. Whether this particular speculation turns out to be accurate or not, SSD – and abandoning optical drives – certainly seems the most likely route for Apple to take.
MacBook Pro refresh with SSD, Light Peak & no DVD in April 2011?
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.
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Samsung 256GB SSD 470 Series Review
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.
Samsung Promises Highest Possible Level of Protection against Data Loss with Self-Encrypted SSD
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.
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Kingston outs Hyper Max 3.0 external USB 3.0 HDD
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.
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Super Talent UltraDrive MX 480GB SSD up for sale at hefty $1,200
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.
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Intel 120GB X25-M SSD arrives along with price-cuts
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.
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Kingston debuts SSDnow V100 256GB SSD for users on a budget
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.
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Toshiba outs blade-type SSDs for mobile devices
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.
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Active Media Products unveils new SabetTooth Z4 PATA ZIF SSD
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.
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