| Super Talent Introduces Ram Disk Series USB 3.0 Flash Drives |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: June 17, 2013 - 8:52 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.supertalent.com/home/press_view.php?prid=6c9882bbac1c7093bd... |
Super Talent has announced the introduction of the Ram Disk USB. With sequential read scores of up to 4,041 MB/s and sequential write scores of up to 5,388 MB/s, the Ram Disk is a speed demon of a drive housed in a sleek aluminum casing. The Ram Disk uses your computer’s free RAM to transfer files at an amazingly quick rate. This USB also transfers the files while you are using the program, cutting down on wait time later.
The Ram Disk is as portable as a regular USB, giving the user the freedom to take their work anywhere. The Ram Disk provides the power of increased productivity through its incredible speed abilities, which can be many times faster than an SSD. This drive is especially suited for creative professionals. The Ram Disk is an ideal drive for anyone seeking a speedy drive with great performance. It is available in 8 GB, 16 GB, and 32 GB models. No word on pricing.
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| Patriot Offers Supersonic RAGE XT USB Flash Drive with HAWKEN Bundle |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: June 17, 2013 - 8:48 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://patriotmemory.com/ |
Patriot has just announced an exclusive partnership with Meteor Entertainment to launch a one-of-a-kind Supersonic RAGE XT promotion bundle with Meteor’s online mech action game, HAWKEN. This valued-added bundle pairs the ultra-fast 64 GB USB 3.0 Supersonic RAGE XT flash drive with a game changing 7-day HAWKEN Double XP Boost for the extremely popular multiplayer mech combat video game.
Providing the enhanced transfer speeds of USB 3.0 in an extra tough rubberized housing, the Patriot Supersonic Rage XT is the perfect solution for those looking for a compact design that doesn’t compromise performance. The Supersonic Rage XT comes with a custom slide to connect design that provides best in class protection from wear and tear.
HAWKEN is an online action game that allows players to jump into the cockpit of customizable giant mechs and battle it out for online supremacy in a variety of game modes and arenas. This special Double XP Boost pack bundle will grant players the ability to level up faster, unlocking new abilities and technologies for total domination on the battlefield.
The Patriot Supersonic RAGE XT 64 GB HAWKEN bundle is now available in the U.S. exclusively at Newegg for USD 59.99. European availability will be in late June.
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| ST Announces Hybrid Drives for Enterprise and Desktop Consumers |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: June 13, 2013 - 8:20 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.supertalent.com/home/press_view.php?prid=077e29b11be80ab57e... |
Super Talent Technology has announced its Super Hybrid drives for enterprise and desktop consumers.
The Super Hybrid is a group of SSDs and an HDD combined together that is connected to a system through a PCIe slot. This new product supports sequential read and write speeds of up to 800 MB/s with a cache of 192 GB.
The Super Hybrid product line is the solution for high performance storage at a low cost. While SSDs may be fast, they are currently limited by storage space. By combining the two, Super Talent is able to bring great performance with large storage space to the market at a competitive price.
The drives come pre-installed with the Marvell Storage Utility into the Serial Peripheral Interface Bus which allows plug and play usage right away. Not only can these drives be used for NAS and Servers, but desktop users can take advantage of the large storage space and impressive speeds as well.
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| Mushkin Launches New Scorpion Deluxe PCIe SSD |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: June 10, 2013 - 9:30 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://poweredbymushkin.com/catalog/36-scorpion-deluxe-pcie-ssd |
Mushkin has announced the launch of their new Scorpion Deluxe PCIe SSD alongside Mushkin’s “Pacific Rim Sweepstakes” which will run from June 5, 2013 until August 17, 2013. Prizes offered include a home theater system valued at USD 3,500 and a brand new Razer Blade Pro Gaming Laptop valued at USD 2,299, in addition to a limited edition Mushkin themed PC and Mushkin/Pacific Rim prize packs.
The Mushkin Scorpion PCI Express SSD was conceived to offer multimedia designers maximum performance and a scalable 4-way format. With up to 2100 MB/s throughput and 100,000 4K random write IOPS, the Scorpion PCI Express is a natural for the digital effects arena. Available worldwide starting mid-June, Scorpion Deluxe PCIe SSDs will come in 240 GB, 480 GB, 960 GB, and 1,920 GB capacities.
See how Scorpion Deluxe Drives make visual effects on films like these possible and enter for a chance to win at. The Mushkin Scorpion PCI Express SSD is available now and the upcoming Scorpion Deluxe PCI Express SSD will be available worldwide starting mid-June from authorized Mushkin resellers and distributors.
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| Super Talent Introduces UltraDrive MX3 SSD |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: June 5, 2013 - 8:39 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.supertalent.com/home/press_view.php?prid=621bf66ddb7c962aa0... |
Super Talent Technology has announced the release of the UltraDrive MX3. This addition to their UltraDrive SSD line includes a SATA-600 interface and read/write speeds of up to 500/400 MB/s. The MX3 is designed to survive a high endurance atmosphere filled with shock, vibration, and extreme temperatures. Due to its speed and durability, the UltraDrive MX3 is ideal for use in enterprise data centers as well as desktops and laptops. With the option of either MLC or SLC flash, the MX3 is available in capacities of 64 to 512 GB.

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| WD Delivers World’s Thinnest 1 TB Hard Drive |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: June 3, 2013 - 8:54 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.wd.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=800 |
Western Digital has announced it is shipping the world’s thinnest 1 TB hard drive with its new 2.5-inch WD Blue 7 mm hard drive. Offering OEMs, channel integrators, and consumers a unique storage solution for thin and light systems, slimmer notebooks, as well as compatibility with the industry-standard 9.5 mm drive slots of mainstream notebooks, the WD Blue hard drive family, in capacities from 320 GB to 1 TB in the 7 mm height, now provides a singular option of thin design and high capacity storage.
Features of the WD Blue 7 mm hard drives include:
- Shock Tolerance: WD’s ShockGuard technology protects the drive mechanics and platter surfaces from shocks.
- Cool and quiet: WD’s exclusive WhisperDrive technology enables quiet performance.
- StableTrac: The motor shaft is secured at both ends to compensate for system-induced vibration and stabilize platters for accurate tracking during read and write operations which enables consistently higher performance.
- Dual Stage Actuators: Leveraged from enterprise-class drives, dual stage actuators utilize two actuators to improve positional accuracy over the data track(s). The primary actuator provides coarse displacement using conventional electromagnetic actuator principles. The secondary actuator uses piezoelectric motion to fine tune the head positioning to a higher degree of accuracy.
- Reliable: WD’s SecurePark parks the recording heads off the disk surface during spin up, spin down, and when the drive is off. This ensures the recording head never touches the disk surface resulting in improved long term reliability due to less head wear, and improved non-operational shock tolerance.
- Compatibility Tested: WD performs tests on hundreds of systems and a multitude of platforms in its FIT Lab and Mobile Compatibility Lab to give customers confidence that drives will work in specific systems.
Shipping now through select distributors and resellers, the new 1 TB WD Blue 7 mm 2.5-inch mobile hard drive is covered by a two-year limited warranty. The suggested retail price for the 1 TB (WD10SPCXX) is USD 139.00.
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| Western Digital Announces WD Se Line of Hard Drives |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: May 28, 2013 - 8:36 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.wd.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=1050 |
Today, Western Digital announced availability of its WD Se line of hard drives, the first designed for scale-out datacenter deployments. Built on an enterprise-grade platform for reliable 24x7x365 datacenter operation, WD Se is tailored to deliver the right combination of performance, reliability and robustness for large-scale replicated environments, mid-sized network attached storage (NAS) deployment, and backup/archiving applications.
WD Se is a true enterprise-class drive with the right blend of affordability and capabilities to address the massive growth of semi-structured data, which is accelerating the scale-out of datacenters of all sizes. Now shipping in capacities up to 4 TB, the new WD Se hard drives enable customers to balance their data growth challenges in multi-drive enclosures without compromising enterprise-class features.
WD Se drives also address the fast-growing SMB to mid-range network-attached storage (NAS) market. The robust enterprise-class design and higher workload capabilities for SMB-focused 6-bay-plus table-top NAS units and rack-mount multi-tenant NAS solutions with up to 24 bays, provide NAS integrators a complement to WD Red hard drives, which are for small NAS systems. WD's other datacenter hard drives – WD Xe and WD Re - round out the high-end of the NAS market, offering higher durability and performance for large-scale rack-based NAS systems. Together, WD Se, WD Xe, WD Re, and WD Red provide a total portfolio of robust storage devices to match every size and scale of NAS deployment.
In addition to undergoing at least 5,000,000 hours of functional and thermal testing and over 20,000,000 hours of additional testing under actual workloads in server and storage systems, WD’s Se hard drives feature:
- A dual processor for twice the processing power to maximize performance;
- Enhanced Rotary Acceleration Feed Forward (RAFF) technology that includes sophisticated electronics to monitor the drive and correct both linear and rotational vibration in real time;
- Dual actuator technology improves head positional accuracy over the data track(s);
- StableTrac whereby the motor shaft is secured at both ends to reduce system-induced vibration and stabilize platters for accurate tracking during read and write operations delivering a consistent level of performance for applications;
- Multi-axis shock sensor automatically detects the subtlest shock events and compensates to protect the data;
- RAID-specific, time-limited error recovery (TLER) prevents drive fallout caused by the extended hard drive error-recovery processes common to desktop drives, and;
- Dynamic fly height technology where each read-write head's fly height is adjusted in real time for optimum reliability.
WD’s Se hard drives, shipping in capacities from 2 TB to 4 TB, (models: WD2000F9YZ, WD3000F9YZ, and WD4000F9YZ) are available through select distributors and resellers. Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the WD Se hard drives range from USD 159.99 to USD 309.99.
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| Corsair Releases Drive Cloning Kit and SSD Software |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: May 6, 2013 - 7:28 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.corsair.com/ssd |
Corsair has announced two new solid-state drive (SSD) related products. The first, the SSD & Hard Disk Drive Cloning Kit, enables users to easily duplicate and transfer data between drives. The kit, which includes a cable and software, is ideal for users upgrading from traditional hard disk drives (HDD) to faster, more rugged Corsair SSDs. In addition, the company announced the Corsair SSD Toolbox, a free software utility which enables users to configure, optimize and monitor their Corsair SSDs.
The SSD & Hard Disk Drive Cloning Kit enables users to move data between a hard drive and SSD by simply selecting the source drive and destination drives and then clicking a button. Designed for users migrating their data to newly installed SSDs, the kit includes data migration software, a USB-to-SATA cable, and Quick Start Guide. The cable supports USB 3.0 and 2.0 delivering transfer rates up to 180 MB/s with USB 3.0 ports, four times faster than USB 2.0.
The Corsair SSD Toolbox software helps Corsair SSD owners to install, configure, optimize, and monitor the health of their drives. The Windows compatible software is available as a free download from the Downloads tab of SSD product pages.
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| Toshiba Launches Canvio Connect Portable Hard Drive |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: April 30, 2013 - 8:40 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://us.toshiba.com/computers/storage/portable/canvio-connect?cm_mmc... |
Today, Toshiba launched the Canvio Connect, a portable external hard drive that offers up to 2 TB of storage in a new slim and compact form factor and is available in several different colors, including black, silver, blue, red, and white. What sets the Canvio Connect apart from competitive storage offerings currently on the market is its ability to access and share files anytime, anywhere. For the first time ever, a product within Toshiba’s portable hard drive lineup will allow users to back up videos and photos directly from smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices that are equipped with Toshiba Storage’s iOS or Android app to the external hard drive.
As long as Toshiba’s Canvio Connect is connected to an Internet-enabled PC that is powered on, users will have complete access to their files, photos, music, and movies from any device –no matter where they are. The Canvio Connect also allows users to share large files and folders instantly. As an additional bonus, the Canvio Connect includes 10 GB of free cloud storage for storing “always available” copies of important files.
Toshiba’s Canvio Connect is pre-formatted NTFS for Windows PC and comes with a NTFS driver for Mac, allowing users to store and access files from their PC and Mac without reformatting. The device also includes a two year limited warranty.
The Canvio Connect will be available for purchase on ToshibaDirect.com and select retailers in mid-May. Pricing for the external hard drive will be USD 99 for 500 GB, USD 109.99 for 750 GB, USD 129.99 for 1 TB, USD 169.99 for 1.5 TB, and USD 189.99 for 2 TB.
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| Toshiba Starts Sales of CompactFlash Memory Card for DSLRs |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: April 29, 2013 - 8:48 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.semicon.toshiba.co.jp/eng/profile/news/newsrelease/memory/t... |
Toshiba has announced that its new line of high performance CompactFlash (CF) memory cards, the EXCERIA PRO series, is already on sale in the Japanese market. Sales will also follow in Asia, Europe and North America. The initial line-up of 16 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB cards complies with the new Video Performance Guarantee Profile 2 (VPG-65) standard.
The EXCERIA PRO CF cards integrate Toshiba’s NAND flash memory and specially developed dedicated firmware. They achieve a read speed of 160 MB/s and write speed of 150 MB/s, the highest level yet reported, according to the company.
The new cards are compliant with the CompactFlash Association (CFA) standard CompactFlash Specification Revision 6.1 and compatible with the UDMA7 high speed interface, ensuring they can support high performance DSLRs to the fullest. The cards are also compatible with the latest “Video Performance Guarantee Profile 2” standard, VPG-65. VPG-65 secures Full HD video capture streams at a minimum write speed of 65 MB/s for compatible host devices and recording media. VPG-65 enables 4K resolution (a digital movie file format with horizontal resolution of approx. 4,000 pixels and vertical resolution of approx. 2,000 pixels) movie shooting and high quality Full HD video capture at high frame rates with no dropped frames.
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