| Silicon Power Launches E20 SSD Series |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: December 2, 2010 - 9:40 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.silicon-power.com/news/news_detail.php?no=20101124001&s... |
The Taiwanese company Silicon Power has launched their latest series of SSD drive, the E20, which is available in 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, have a built-in DDR2 cache memory, and provide a maximum read and write speeds of up to 250 MB/s and 230 MB/s, respectively. Silicon Power’s E20 drives also have current sensors to detect fluctuating or abnormal current in order to protect your data, and SMART (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology), a technology to monitor the health of your SSD drive. Information on pricing was not provided. 
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| Super Talent Announces 480 GB UltraDrive MX SSD Drive |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: November 18, 2010 - 11:15 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.supertalent.com/home/press_view.php?prid=149e9677a5989fd342... |
Super Talent has announced the availability of the 480 GB model to their UltraDrive MX SSD series. So, the UltraDrive MX series is now available in 60 GB, 120 GB, 240 GB, and 480 GB capacities. The 480 GB model, as the others, make use of MLC flash memory chips, has SATA-300 and mini-USB interfaces, a JMicron 616 chip controller, and provides read and write speeds of up to 250 MB/s and 180 MB/s, respectively. It is priced at around USD 1,160. 
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| Transcend Adds 64 GB Models to JetFlash 600 and 620 Series |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: November 17, 2010 - 8:17 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.transcendusa.com/Press/index.asp?LangNo=0&axn=Detail&am... |
Transcend has announced the addition of 64 GB models to their JetFlash 600 and JetFlash 620 USB flash drives. So, both JetFlash 600 and JetFlash 620 series are now offered in 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB capacities, carrying a lifetime warranty. The new models feature USB 2.0 interface and, thanks to the dual-channel technology, they can reach read and write speeds of up to 32 MB/s and 18 MB/s, respectively. No word on pricing. 
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| OCZ Updates Vertex and Colossus SSD Series |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: November 17, 2010 - 7:54 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2010/408 |
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OCZ has updated their Vertex and Colossus SSD series to improve sequencial speeds and random write operations. Called Vertex Plus and Colossus Plus, the new drives have SATA-300 interface and make use of an Indilinx controller. The 2.5” Vertex Plus drives are available in 32 GB, 64 GB, and 128 GB capacities, while the Colossus Plus drives are offered with up to 1 TB capacity in a 3.5” form factor. No word on pricing.
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| Intel Launches 120 GB X25-M SSD Drive |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: November 14, 2010 - 10:37 PM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2010/11/12/int... |
Intel has not only expanded its X25-M SSD series with the launch of a 120 GB model, but also lowered the suggested price tag of the 80 GB and 160 GB models of this same series to USD 199 and USD 415, respectively. The new 120 GB model has a 2.5” form factor, a SATA-300 interface, make use of MLC flash memory chips, and provides read and write speeds of 250 MB/s and 70 MB/s, respectively. It has a suggested price of USD 249. Intel has also lowered the suggested price of the 40 GB X25-V SSD drive to USD 99. 
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| Walton Chaintech Intros Three SSD Series |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: November 3, 2010 - 5:59 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.chaintech.com.tw/a511_newsrelease_detail.php?serno=82 |
Walton Chaintech has introduced no less than three new solid state drive series under their Apogee brand: A-series, C-series, and L-series. All of them feature 2.5” models with SATA-300 interface and MLC flash memory chips. In the table below you can spot the differences between them. Series | Controller | Capacities | Cache | Read Maximum Speed | Write Maximum Speed | A-series | SandForce | 60 – 120 GB | - | 285 MB/s | 275 MB/s | C-series | Indilinx | 30 – 120 GB | 64 MB | 250 MB/s | 180 MB/s | L-series | Indilinx | 30 – 120 GB | - | 125 - 150 MB/s | 70 - 120 MB/s |
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| Kingston Debuts SSDNow V+100 SSD Series |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: November 2, 2010 - 7:08 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.kingston.com/press/2010/flash/11a.asp |
Kingston has launched the next generation of their SSDNow V+ solid state drive series, the SSDNow V+100, which includes 2.5” models with 64 GB, 96 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB, and 512 GB capacities. The new drives has SATA-300 interface, support TRIM and 128-bit AES hardware-based encryption, make use of MLC flash memory chips, and provide read and write speeds of up to 230 MB/s and 180 MB/s, respectively. The SSDNow V+100 drives are available in two versions: “complete bundle” and “stand-alone drive”. The former comes with an adapter to allow you to install the unit on a 3.5” hard disk drive bay, a peripheral-to-SATA power adapter and a SATA cable. Model | Version | Price | SVP100S2/64G (64 GB) | Stand-alone drive | USD 220 | SVP100S2/96G (96 GB) | Stand-alone drive | USD 274 | SVP100S2/128G (128 GB) | Stand-alone drive | USD 390 | SVP100S2/256G (256 GB) | Stand-alone drive | USD 885 | SVP100S2/512G (512 GB) | Stand-alone drive | USD 1,885 | SVP100S2B/64G (64 GB) | Complete bundle | USD 236 | SVP100S2B/96G (96 GB) | Complete bundle | USD 290 | SVP100S2B/128G (128 GB) | Complete bundle | USD 405 | SVP100S2B/256G (256 GB) | Complete bundle | USD 900 | SVP100S2B/512G (512 GB) | Complete bundle | USD 1,900 |
According to Kingston, the SSDNow V+100 drives are 25% faster than the previous generation. 
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| Super Talent Intros USB 3.0 Flash Memory Priced at USD 14 |
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| OCZ Launches RevoDrive X2 PCI Express SSD Drive |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: October 28, 2010 - 10:08 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2010/405 |
OCZ has officially launched the RevoDrive X2 series of SSD drives based on the PCI Express x4 interface. Available in 100 GB, 160 GB, 240 GB, 360 GB, 480 GB, and 960 GB capacities, these new drives are bootable and provide read and write speeds of up to 740 MB/s and 720 MB/s, respectively. Like the original RevoDrive, the X2 uses an onboard RAID 0 design, but it also employs four SandForce-1200 controllers versus two in the original version. There’s no word on pricing. 
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| Patriot Launches Torqx TRB SSD Series |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: October 25, 2010 - 1:49 PM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.patriotmemory.com/company/news/newsp.jsp?source=211 |
Patriot has launched the Torqx TRB family of solid state drives, which is comprised with 32 GB and 64 GB models. These new drives come in a 2.5” form factor, feature MLC memory chips, SATA-300 interface, 64 MB of buffer, make use of a JMicron JMF616 controller, and provide a maximum read speed of 260 MB/s (64 GB model) or 245 MB/s (32 GB model), and a maximum write speed of 115 MB/s (64 GB model) or 60 MB/s (32 GB model). No word on pricing. 
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