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Researchers who tested secure erasure methods on solid-state drives (SSDs) have determined that data stored on such devices in much harder to completely remove than on traditional hard disks.Solid-state drives are data storage devices that use microchips for retaining information and have many advantages over HDDs.Fo... |
22 February 2011
11:09 GMT |
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Korean solid-state drive manufacturer Mtron has just announced a new solid-state device in its PRO 7500 series of professional drives. The new offering is primarily targeted at industrial environments, where solid-state drives play a key role, given the fact that their lack of moving parts makes them resistant to sho... |
16 May 2008
05:10 GMT |
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Following the successful introduction of world's slimmest 256GB SSD in March, Super Talent has announced a new 2.5-inch solid-state drive in the MasterDrive family of products. The new solid-state storage products from Super Talent are not only fully compatible with the notebook 2.5-inch form factor, but they ar... |
13 May 2008
06:35 GMT |
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Despite the fact that solid-state drives are mostly purchased by a small niche of customers, Toshiba plans to boost its presence on the NAND-based storage market until 2010. The news was broken by the company's president and CEO, Atsutoshi Nishida, during a corporate strategy meeting."We aim to win at least a 50... |
9 May 2008
11:28 GMT |
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Japanese conglomerate Toshiba announced that the company planned to deliver an affordable 512GB solid-state drive until 2009. According to the company, SSD shipments are expected to take off, as more than 25 percent of the shipped notebooks are alleged to come factory-equipped with the new medium.At the moment, the c... |
24 April 2008
12:03 GMT |
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Solid-state drive manufacturer STEC has just announced the launch of a new series of SSD products that now come in a diminutive one-inch form factor. It seems that STEC is not at all afraid of Seagate's patent infringement lawsuit and continues to innovate on the SSD field.The tiny storage device is built around... |
23 April 2008
10:27 GMT |
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Solid-state drives are gaining more and more popularity among notebook users, but their high sale price makes regular users stick to older HDD drives. However, you can now enjoy the benefits of using flash-based storage while keeping the budget low with the DIY Century Compact Flash to SATA adapter.A similar approach... |
23 April 2008
08:24 GMT |
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Notebook manufacturer Toshiba is reportedly pushing forward the availability date for its SSD-enabled DynaBook SS RX1 value notebook. According to the company, the notebook has been delayed because of a production lag in 128 GB solid-state drives, but the DynaBook will return as soon as the supply issues get fixed.Th... |
15 April 2008
04:14 GMT |
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IBM is currently working on a new breed of memory chips, that is alleged to deliver extended reliability at cheaper costs than the existing DDRAM offerings. According to the company, the new type of memory is an interesting mixture of the technologies used in solid-state storage media and hard-disk drives.Shortly put... |
11 April 2008
06:59 GMT |
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Intel has just showcased pre-production units of its upcoming large-capacity solid-state drives, expected to kick in during the second quarter of the year. Solid-state drives are extremely popular among mobile computer users, as they are touted to be more reliable, more resistant to physical damage and faster than th... |
3 April 2008
05:33 GMT |
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Hardware manufacturer Super Talent has just announced mass availability for its industry slimmest solid state drive that packs 256GB of storage space in a few square inches. Called the FSD56GC25H, the newest offering from Super Talent comes with a SATA-I interface and is completely interchangeable with any SATA-based... |
26 March 2008
10:53 GMT |
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Solid-state drives are extremely popular storage media among notebook users. They are slim, light and they have no moving parts to damage the storage media while operating under increased vibrations or shocks. More than that, they are extremely energy-efficient and help preserving the battery life for extended period... |
25 March 2008
04:38 GMT |
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Toshiba has just announced that it had started shipping 128 GB solid state drives built with the multi-level cell NAND flash technology, while other versions are still in the works. The newly released drives are far from the conventional 2.5-inch storage units, as they come in a 15 gram embedded module form factor.To... |
19 March 2008
06:21 GMT |
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Recent reports coming from Avi Cohen, general partner at Avian Securities, claimed that large notebook PC vendors were experiencing return rates of between 20 and 30 percent in their SSD-enabled notebook offerings as a result of SSD failures and unmatched product expectations.According to the report, Dell was one of ... |
19 March 2008
05:37 GMT |
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Solid-State drives are touted as being the best storage alternative when it comes to mobile computing. They are light, take up less power and are not easily damaged by mechanical shocks. Just as the vast majority of notebook users fell in love with the miraculous storage solution, a report emerging from Avian Securit... |
18 March 2008
10:48 GMT |
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InnoDisk has just introduced its newest 2.5-inch solid-state drive in the FiD 2.5-inch SATA 10000 family, that is alleged to be the highest capacity SLC NAND Flash drive at 128 Gb densities. If you were impressed by OCZ's recently introduced ultra-fast solid-state drive, than strap your seatbelt, because InnoDis... |
17 March 2008
11:10 GMT |
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Solid-state drives are extremely fast and efficient, yet users generally complain about their minimal storage capacities that barely reach 64 GB in mainstream notebooks. Laptop PC vendors are usually reluctant when it comes to packing large capacity offerings because they have to increase the selling price for the de... |
17 March 2008
10:32 GMT |
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Intel confirmed that it is working on a new solid-state drive product line for mobile computers. The upcoming solid-state drives will feature storage capacities of between 80 and 160 GB. According to Intel spokespersons the chip manufacturer will unveil its high-capacity offerings during the second quarter of 2008. H... |
13 March 2008
05:44 GMT |
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Overclocking specialist OCZ technology has just announced its newest offering in the SSD market, comprised of extremely improved solid-state drives. The new generation of storage devices offer twice the speed of the previous technology.The first generation of solid-state storage devices from OCZ used to deliver read ... |
13 March 2008
04:27 GMT |
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CD and DVD manufacturer Imation has just introduced its newest line of storage media based on NAND flash memory. The company is mostly known for its CD, DVD optical media and the tape backup products, and the new SSD offering is a shot at a completely new market.The Imation-branded solid-state drives are built with h... |
11 March 2008
11:50 GMT |
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Intel has launched its miniature Z-P140 PATA solid-state disks just before this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Both tiny and energy-efficient, the drives are suitable for the upcoming generations of ultra-mobile PCs and Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) that are expected to kick in soon. It is true ... |
11 March 2008
04:16 GMT |
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Eee computers have been running Windows XP for quite some time now, thanks to the ultra-mobile PC enthusiasts that would shape the little device to suit their needs. Asustek decided that it was high time for the secret relationship between the machine and Microsoft's OS to go official and introduced its Windows ... |
7 March 2008
09:17 GMT |
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Samsung is planning on delivering increased capacity hard-disk drives, and the company might release a 256 GB version in 2009. The new capacity will quadruple the company's current offering that can offer as much as 64 GB per solid-state drive.According to Jim Elliott, vice president of memory marketing for Sams... |
5 March 2008
09:02 GMT |
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Mtron Storage Technology has just unveiled its new 1.8-inch ZIF-type solid state drive with 128GB of NAND flash-based storage space. The company has previously released a SSD based on Single-Level Cell flash memory, that could read data at a maximum rate of 120MB/s. The writing speed was also robust and situated at 1... |
18 February 2008
05:17 GMT |
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Buffalo Technologies announced that the company has no plans of releasing the world's first external storage solution based on NAND flash memory. Called the MiniStation SHD-UHRS, the 100GB device is a solid-state drive enclosed in a polished casing.It seems that the MiniStation SHD-UHRS that was so proudly displ... |
16 February 2008
05:06 GMT |
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Samsung Electronics announced today that it has begun mass producing 64 GB solid state drives (SSDs) with a new Serial-ATA-II Interface (SATA-II). The 64GB solid-state drive model has begun shipping in sampling quantities earlier this month. The new interface will allow the disk to reach dazzling reading speeds of 10... |
15 February 2008
10:39 GMT |
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Solid-state drives are not only sexy, faster or energy-aware, they are also expensive, and many times, getting such a drive will merely pierce through your budget. However, given the fact that everybody is talking about the new frenzy in the storage world, you might want to give it a try.While solid-state drives come... |
15 February 2008
05:37 GMT |
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Solid-state storage is continuously gaining more and more attention from the mobile enthusiasts. Flash-based storage is thinner, more energy-saving and has better access timings than the conventional hard-disk drives. They are the best pick for notebooks such as the ethereal MacBook Air or Lenovo's Thinkpad X300... |
15 February 2008
04:37 GMT |
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Hard-disk drives are a common appearance in any personal computer and have a long tradition, dating back in the late '50s. It was improved and enhanced over the time, but its basic operating principle has not changed much. The advent of the newer storage media, known as the solid-state drives is the first signif... |
7 February 2008
04:48 GMT |
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Peripherals manufacturer Bitmicro has done it once again with their new collection of solid-state drives that will kick in soon. The company is currently the owner of world's largest solid-state drive, the 832GB SATA 2.5-inch model that could be admired during the Consumer Electronics Show in January. The compan... |
5 February 2008
11:10 GMT |
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The NAND flash memory has firmly set foot in both IT and consumer electronics industries. It is present almost everywhere, from the recent solid-state drives to portable MP3 players, mobile telephones or digital cameras. It is the perfect storage medium, as it is extremely power-efficient, dense and shock resistant. ... |
2 February 2008
06:26 GMT |
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Solid-state disks are already an important presence on the market, and almost any worth-mentioning notebook manufacturer provide its customers with a SSD option. The most important promoters are Apple (in their Macbook Air) and Sony (in the Vaio family). The most important advantage of the SSDs over conventional spi... |
28 January 2008
07:04 GMT |
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More and more PC and notebook users are switching from the old spinning platters to the latest trend in storage: solid-state drives. Except for the fabulous price, the greatest showstopper in adopting the solid-state drives is the fact that they have a limited capacity and the largest drive available only provides 12... |
23 January 2008
06:17 GMT |
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Just as Apple announced the availability of the MacBook Air in a solid-state drive version, Fujitsu performed a quick and clean update to the U50XN notebook line. Since there is a long way from a generic notebook to a Mac-powered masterpiece, they could only add a 64GB SSD option to their ultra-portable business lapt... |
21 January 2008
05:44 GMT |
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Storage specialist Seagate Technologies has announced a capacity update for their Momentus line of notebook hard disk drives. The new Momentus 5400.4 is a 2.5-inch form factor disk drive, featuring two platters and 8MB of cache. Spinning at 5,400 RPM, the disk is designed for use with notebooks and small-firm factor ... |
21 January 2008
03:28 GMT |
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The Eee PC sold great last year, and continues to sell even better. Many sub-notebook fans can hardly wait for the next-generation of Asustek's ultra-mobile Eee. While the Asus Eee PC is getting more and more popular, rumors regarding the premature wearing out of its different hardware components are frightening... |
16 January 2008
03:51 GMT |
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Solid-state drives are becoming more and more popular with the notebook users, but only a few can afford buying the fast, highly performing and energy efficient alternative to the good-old spinning platters. SSDs are a generalized presence and size is not a problem, as the storage devices are now available in sizes f... |
15 January 2008
11:33 GMT |
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Solid-state drives are becoming an usual presence in our lives, as the multi-cell technology is continually perfecting. Flash-based storage is much more expensive than the conventional hard-disk drives because flash devices are mostly based on an expensive technology, called single-level cell Flash. As the much cheap... |
15 January 2008
04:09 GMT |
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Solid-state drives are becoming more and more appealing as their price keeps on falling. A whole bunch of companies are fueling the market with their own models, usually ranging from the common 32GB size to Bitmicro's 832 GB monster-like solid state drive. Of course, there are some hard-drives manufacturers who ... |
11 January 2008
02:46 GMT |
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OCZ has announced and demonstrated their first SSD drives to feature 32 GB and 64 GB storage capacities. The demonstration took place within the Consumer Electronics Show, and the company claimed that these two models are the beginning of a new line of solid-state products OCZ will develop soon.Although some solid-st... |
9 January 2008
04:23 GMT |
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The solid-state drives market has become the favorite place for companies to bully one another in a cut-throat competition for achieving the largest storage density. Few manufacturers managed to overcome the 100 GB barrier: Micron, Buffalo, STEC and the all-time champion, BiTMICRO. Now it's Ritek's time to ... |
7 January 2008
02:49 GMT |
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If Mtron's products are by far the fastest solid-state drives on the market, then BiTMICRO is undoubtedly the king in pushing the SSDs' storage capacity over the safety railing. While other companies are struggling to out 128 GB devices, BiTMICRO has succeeded in launching 416 GB drives and get ready for a ... |
5 January 2008
05:32 GMT |
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We have told you about Intel's NAND Flash-based solid-state drive, called the Z-P140. Some may say that the drive is yet another one in a long row of solid-state drives. Well, Intel's NAND Products Group would heavily disagree here, as their disk managed to squeeze 16 GB of data on a surface the size of a p... |
4 January 2008
06:54 GMT |
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Japanese storage solution provider Hitachi Global Storage has officially shut down production of 1-inch hard drives, and considers to terminate the 1.8-inch hard drives line as well. The miniature hard-disks were used in digital music players and video cameras, and lost a considerable amount of market with the adven... |
3 January 2008
04:58 GMT |
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Lexar announced a new line of solid-state drives, an improved version of their successful Crucial series. The drives are more energy-aware and offer more flexibility in operation than the classical hard-disk drives. The Crucial solid-state drives will be available in two flavors: the 32 GB and the 64 GB versions, dep... |
3 January 2008
02:53 GMT |
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Samsung Electronics has announced that it has agreed with Hitachi to exchange technology licenses to include their hard-disk drive patents. The deal has been filled with the Korean Exchange, and the agreement with Hitachi covers technology patented by both Hitachi and IBM (as the Japanese electronics conglomerate bo... |
21 December 2007
08:25 GMT |
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Solid-state drives are a viable alternative to the classical hard-disk, as they offer improved speeds and lower power consumption. Impressive progress made in the field allowed companies to release solid-state drives that can easily replace hard-disks, with no extra system modifications or additional hardware. The on... |
20 December 2007
06:25 GMT |
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Toshiba has just announced that they will start manufacturing solid-state drives for their notebook PCs based on flash memory cells. The company unveiled their 32GB, 64GB and 128GB versions to be produced in three different form factors (embedded module, 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch sizes). Solid-state drives are the alter... |
10 December 2007
04:47 GMT |
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