| Intel Extends SSD 320 Series Warranty to Five Years |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: May 23, 2011 - 8:49 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2011/05/19/chi... |
Intel has decided to extend the warranty of their SSD 320 Series from three years to five years. The extended warranty applies to all Intel SSD 320 Series drives, including those already purchased. The Intel SSD 320 Series drives are available in 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch form factors, have SATA-300 interface, 25-nm MLC flash memory chips, and built-in 128-bit encryption. In the table below you can see the models from the Intel SSD 320 Series and their speeds, including price. Model | Form Factor | Read Speed | Write Speed | Price | 40 GB | 2.5-inch | 200 MB/s | 45 MB/s | USD 89 | 80 GB | 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch | 270 MB/s | 80 MB/s | USD 159 | 120 GB | 2.5-inch | 270 MB/s | 130 MB/s | USD 209 | 160 GB | 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch | 270 MB/s | 165 MB/s | USD 289 | 300 GB | 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch | 270 MB/s | 205 MB/s | USD 529 | 600 GB | 2.5-inch | 270 MB/s | 220 MB/s | USD 1,069 |
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| Seagate Debuts Wireless Portable Hard Drive |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: May 16, 2011 - 3:49 PM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/products/external/external-hard-drive... |
Seagate has just launched the GoFlex Satellite, a 500 GB portable hard drive that features a rechargeable battery (lifetime of up to five hours for continuous use) and that can connect to tablets and other mobile devices via Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) or USB 3.0. The GoFlex Satellite is now available for pre-order from Seagate.com, Amazon.com, and BestBuy.com priced at USD 199.99. 
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| Corsair Announces Force Series 3 Solid State Drives |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: May 16, 2011 - 3:43 PM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.corsair.com/solid-state-drives/force-series-3.html |
Corsair today announced the Force Series 3 family of solid state drives, which is comprised of 60 GB, 120 GB, and 240 GB models. These new drives come in a 2.5” form factor, feature a SandForce SF-2281 controller, MLC memory chips, SATA-600 interface, and provide maximum read and write speeds of up to 550 MB/s and 520 MB/s, respectively. The Force Series 3 drives will be available by the end of this month priced at USD 139 (60 GB), USD 219 (120 GB) and USD 499 (240 GB). 
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| Intel Unveils SSD 311 Series |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: May 12, 2011 - 8:31 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://download.intel.com/design/flash/nand/325502.pdf |
As you might know, the new Intel Z68 chipset features a technology called Smart Response that copies your most commonly used applications from your hard disk drive to your SSD in order to speed up system boot and/or applications startup. To take advantage of this technology, you need three components: a motherboard with support to Smart Response, an SSD drive (64 GB max), and a hard disk drive. Although Smart Response Technology supports any SSD drive (up to 64 GB of capacity), Intel has developed a brand new SSD drive specifically for use as a cache with Z68 platforms. This is the Intel SSD 311 Series (codenamed Larson Creek). The SSD 311 is available in 20 GB capacity, features 34-nm SLC memory chips, a 2.5-inch or mSATA form factor, SATA-300 interface, and provides maximum read and write speeds of up to 200 MB/s and 105 MB/s, respectively. It is priced at USD 110. 
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| Seagate Unveils Hard Drives with 1 TB per Platter |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: May 4, 2011 - 8:57 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=en-US&name=unveils-1-... |
Seagate has announced the first 3.5-inch hard drive featuring 1 TB of storage capacity per disk (platter). It means that from now on, we will have on the market high-capacity hard drives with fewer platters and heads. With fewer components, hard drives’ prices tend to drop (at least we hope so). Just to put things into perspective, the Seagate 3 TB Barracuda XT hard drive features five 600 GB platters (488 Gigabits per square inch) and 10 heads. With 1 TB platters (625 Gigabits per square inch), Seagate can produce a 3 TB hard drive using only three platters and six heads. The first products to utilize 1 TB platters will be launched within Seagate’s GoFlex Desk external hard drive series, but the company will also launch Barracuda XT models (in 1.5 TB, 2 TB and 3 TB capacities) with 1 TB platters in mid-2011.
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| Patriot Launches Torqx 2 SSD Series |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: April 28, 2011 - 8:52 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.patriotmemory.com/ |
Patriot has introduced the Torqx 2 family of solid state drives, which is comprised of 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB, and 256 GB models. These new drives come in a 2.5” form factor, feature MLC memory chips, SATA-300 interface, 128 MB of buffer, and provide maximum read and write speeds of up to 270 MB/s and 230 MB/s, respectively.
Information on pricing was not revealed.
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| OCZ Announces Vertex 3 Max IOPS SSD Drives |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: April 26, 2011 - 10:21 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.ocztechnology.com |
OCZ has expanded their Vertex 3 family of SSD drives with the launch of the Vertex 3 Max IOPS models. Contrary to the regular Vertex 3 drives that offer up to 60,000 IOPS (Input/Output Operations Per Second), the Vertex 3 Max IOPS models provide up to 75,000 IOPS. The Vertex 3 Max IOPS drives use a SandForce SF-2200 controller, have SATA-600 interface, and are available in pre-order for USD 296.99 (120 GB) and USD 556.99 (240 GB).
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| Crucial Intros m4 SSD Drives |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: April 26, 2011 - 10:20 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.crucial.com/company/media/releases/pressrelease.aspx?id=C1D... |
Crucial has launched the m4 series of SSD drives with capacities ranging from 64 GB to 512 GB. The m4 drives have a 2.5-inch form factor, make use of 25 nm MLC (multi-level cell) NAND flash memory chips, and feature a SATA-600 interface. Speeds vary according to the capacity: 415 MB/s (read) and 95 MB/s (write) for the 64 GB model, 415 MB/s (read) and 175 MB/s (write) for the 128 GB model, and 415 MB/s (read) and 260 MB/s (write) for the 256 GB and 512 GB models. The m4 SSDs are available for USD 129.99 (64 GB), USD 249.99 (128 GB), USD 499.99 (256 GB), and USD 999.99 (512 GB).
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| Kingmax Announces Waterproof 64 GB SDXC Memory Card |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: April 26, 2011 - 10:19 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.kingmax.com/en_03_product_content.asp?sn=45 |
Kingmax has brought to the market a waterproof and dustproof 64 GB (Secure Digital eXtended Capacity) memory card to join the previously-launched 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, and 16 GB models. This new card provides read and write speeds of up to 65 MB/s and 40 MB/s, respectively, and features a mechanical write-protection switch and support for CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable Media) copy protection. Information on pricing or availability was not provided.
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| Seagate to Acquire Hard Drive Business of Samsung |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: April 21, 2011 - 11:22 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=en-US&name=samsung-se... |
About 10 years ago there were seven big players on the hard disk drive (HDD) business: Seagate, Samsung, Western Digital, Hitachi, Quantum, Toshiba, and Fujitsu. But things have changed a lot during this time. In 2001, Maxtor bought Quantum’s HDD division. In 2005, Seagate bought Maxtor’s HDD division. In 2009, Toshiba bought Fujitsu’s HDD division. Early this year, Western Digital bought Hitachi’s HDD division, and this week Seagate announced the acquisition of Samsung’s HDD division for about USD 1.375 billion (50% cash / 50% stock). So from now on, there will be only three big players on the hard disk drive market: Seagate, Western Digital and Toshiba.
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