A slow PC can usually be attributed to a weak storage system that can’t pump data out fast enough for today’s top-end processors and graphics cards…interestingly two technologies can solve that without having you crack open your PC. The Kingston HyperX Max 3.0 128GB USB 3 SSD drive crams a solid state drive and USB […]
Read more Kingston HyperX Max 3.0 128GB USB 3 SSD brings about portable storage speed demons
Ah the workplace computer. There’s no better ecosystem to see what the effects of various system management tools and other software can have on PC performance (hint: it’s not pretty). Kingston has announced their new SSDNow V+100 lineup of solid state drives, targeted at the corporate world, with capacities ranging from 64GB to 512GB with […]
Solid State Drives have brought about a new era of performance to the personal computer but their performance is somewhat limited by the storage interfaces we have in our systems…so the obvious fix is to implement better ones. OCZ’s Ibis prototype drive can link up with its custom built board that, in theory, can accept […]
Read more OCZ Ibis isn’t content to stay cooped up in your system
It was bound to happen sooner or later but we’re beginning to see Solid State Drives (SSD) begin the precipitous fall towards a price range where they’ll be easily adopted into PCs at large. If you’re not up on what these flash memory packed drives can do well just look around at the various examples […]
Read more Solid State Drives start their march down the pricing ladder
Lian Li has just released a USB 3.0 hard drive/solid-state drive enclosure, so if you’ve been itching for a home for an external drive that will do justice to those break-neck data transfer speeds, read on… The computer casemaker’s EX-10Q, a $30, all-aluminum enclosure that supports 2.5-inch SATA I and II drives, can help snag […]
Read more Lian Li has your USB 3.0 HDD/SDD enclosures right here
The biggest barrier to jumping into the solid state drive owning populace is the cost of entry. Of course you could go for the less expensive models which offer a good amount of storage but abysmal performance numbers or opt for the opposite, more preferable, approach. OCZ Technology’s 50GB Vertex 2 SSD touts a very […]
Read more OCZ Technology 50GB Vertex 2 is small on storage but big on performance
Your trusty portable computing device has something of a bad habit when it comes to loading up files. Its piddly, spindle-based harddrive leaves a lot to be desired in the performance category which can get annoying given the amount of thrashing that goes on in a modern PC. OCZ wants to alleviate your pain with […]
Read more OCZ Launches Vertex 2 and Onyx 1.8″ SSDs for your mobile needs
USB 3.0 is one seriously fast connection offering up to 4.8Gbps of bandwidth which means you’re looking at a whole new world of possibilities for peripherals. Quick storage anybody? The OCZ Enyo SSD crams all of its components into a portable case and offers up a USB 3.0 connection which means you can take your […]
Solid State Drives come in plenty of storage size and flash controller flavors which makes things maddeningly difficult when it’s time to choose a solution without some solid speed numbers to back up your decision. The Kingston SSDNow V+ 128GB Solid State Drive manages some very impressive performance levels despite its rather bland outer casing. […]
Read more Kingston SSDNow V+ 128GB SSD kicks it into high gear
Storage systems used to be the weakest link in a system lagging far behind processors and memory speeds which makes for quite the bottleneck when your CPU needs more data to crunch on. PC Perspective is trying to figure out which of their high-end storage setups offer the best performance: A four drive RAID 5 […]
Read more High End Storage Systems Compared proves your reads and writes can’t compare
Solid State Drives have opened up a whole new realm of performance possibilities which just might be a detriment to those that enjoy their system’s boot up time to be long enough so that they can grab themselves a beverage and a pastry. The Intel X25-M G2 80GB Solid State Drive carries on the blazing […]
