| Western Digital Launches New 2 TB Hard Disks |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: September 2, 2009 - 12:14 PM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.wdc.com/en/company/releases/PressRelease.asp?release=18b8d2... |
Western Digital has just launched two 2 TB hard disks targeted to desktop and servers/NAS (Network Attached Storage): Caviar Black and RE4. Both hard disks make use of four 500 GB platters, have SATA-300 interface, 64 MB of buffer, work at 7,200 rpm, have two processors to increase performance and a dual-actuator system to improve accuracy over the data tracks. These new disks have 5-year warranty and 2 TB Caviar Black model is priced at USD 299, while 2 TB RE4 model is currently being qualified by OEMs. Just to remember that until now Western Digital had only 2 TB spinning at 5,400 within their “Green” series.
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| OCZ Announces Agility EX SSD Series |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: August 27, 2009 - 11:07 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2009/351 |
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OCZ has announced the launch of Agility EX series of 2.5” solid state drives. The first model is available in 64 GB capacity, has a buffer of 64 MB, SATA-300 interface and provides read and write speeds of up to 255 MB/s and 195 MB/s, respectively. Its MSRP is of USD 399. 
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| Corsair Launches 256 GB SSD Drive |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: August 25, 2009 - 3:37 PM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.corsair.com/products/ssd_home.aspx?utm_source=Corsair&utm_m... |
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Corsair has increased its Extreme Series family of 2.5” SSD drives (which already has 32 GB, 64 GB and 128 models) with the launch of X256 model, as its own name suggests has 256 GB capacity. X256 has an Indilinx Barefoot controller, SATA-300 interface, 64 MB of cache and read and write speeds of 240 MB/s and 170 MB/s, respectively. No word on pricing and availability. 
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| Patriot Launches SSD Series for Apple Computers |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: August 12, 2009 - 10:12 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.patriotmemory.com/products/groupdetailp.jsp?prodgroupid=154... |
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Patriot has just launched Koi, a series of 2.5” solid state drives specifically designed to work with Apple Mac computers. Available in 128 GB and 256 GB capacities, Koi SSDs have 64 MB onboard DRAM, SATA-300 interface and provide read and write speeds of up to 260 MB/s and 180 MB/s. No word on pricing and availability.
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| OCZ Intros Solid 2 SSD Series |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: August 12, 2009 - 9:11 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2009/348 |
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OCZ has launched Solid 2 series of 2.5” solid state drives. Available in 60 GB and 120 GB capacities, Solid 2 SSDs have a buffer of 64 MB, SATA-300 interface and provide read speed of up to 125 MB/s and write speed of up to 80 MB/s (60 GB model) and 100 MB/s (120 GB model). No word on pricing and availability. 
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| Kingston Intros SSDNow V+ SSD Series |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: August 10, 2009 - 11:09 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.kingston.com/ukroot/press/2009/prmn0908b.asp |
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Kingston has launched SSDNow V+ series of 2.5” solid state drives. Available in 64, 128 and 256 GB capacities, SSDNow V+ SSDs have SATA-300 interface and provide read speed of up to 220 MB/s and write speed of up to 140 MB/s (64 GB model), 170 MB/s (128 GB model) and 180 MB/s (256 GB model). 64 GB model is priced at USD 190 (prices of the remaining models were not disclosed). 
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| Samsung Announces Spinpoint F3 Hard Disk Line-up |
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| Western Digital Launches 1 TB Mobile Hard Disk |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: July 27, 2009 - 11:32 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=685 |
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Western Digital has increased its Scorpio Blue line-up of 2.5” hard disk drives with the launch of two models: WD7500KEVT (750 GB) and WD10TEVT (1 TB). These disks have SATA-300 interface, spin at 5,200 rpm, have an 8 MB buffer, make use of 333 GB platters and support WhisperDrive (to reduce noise level production), ShockGuard (shock-proof mechanisms) and SecurePark (parks the recording heads off the disk surface during spin up, spin down and when the drive is off) technologies. According to Western Digital 750 GB model is priced at USD 189.99, while the 1 TB model is only available inside My Passport Essential SE USB drives, priced at USD 249.99 
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| A-Data Intros SX95 SSD Drives |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: July 24, 2009 - 6:01 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.adata.com.tw/en/newscenter.php?news_id=518 |
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A-Data has increased its XPG product line with the launch of 2.5” SX95 SSD drives. Available in 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB and 256 GB capacities, SX95 SSDs have a DRAM buffer (no word on size), SATA-300 interface and provide read and write speeds of up to 230 MB/s and 180 MB/s, respectively (32 GB and 64 GB models provide read speed of 210 MB/s and write speed of 140 MB/s). No word on pricing. 
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| Lexar Media Launches Crucial M225 SSD Series |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: July 20, 2009 - 1:05 PM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.crucial.com/ssd |
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Lexar Media has officially launched Crucial M225 series of 2.5” solid state drives. Available in 64 GB (USD 169.99), 128 GB (USD 329.99) and 256 GB capacities, Crucial M225 SSDs have SATA-300 interface and provide read and write speeds of up to 250 MB/s and 200 MB/s, respectively. 
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| Corsair Intros Extreme SSD Series |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: July 16, 2009 - 12:11 PM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.corsair.com/products/ssd_home.aspx?utm_source=Corsair&utm_m... |
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Corsair has just launched Extreme series of 2.5” solid state drives. Available in 32, 64 and 128 GB capacities, Extreme SSDs have 64 MB of buffer, SATA-300 interface, RAID 0 support and provide read and write speeds of up to 240 MB/s and 170 MB/s, respectively. No word on pricing. 
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| Patriot Intros Torqx M28 SSD Series |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: July 9, 2009 - 2:23 PM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.patriotmemory.com/products/groupdetailp.jsp?prodgroupid=141... |
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Patriot has launched Torqx M28 series of solid state drives. Available in 128 and 256 GB capacities, Torqx M28 SSDs have 128 MB of buffer, SATA-300 interface and provide read and write speeds of up to 220 MB/s and 200 MB/s, respectively (64 GB model provides read speed of 220 MB/s and write speed of 135 MB/s). Patriot Torqx M28 drives will reach the market soon and will be provided with a 10-year warranty.
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| OCZ Intros Vertex Turbo SSD Series |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: July 8, 2009 - 2:55 PM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2009/346 |
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OCZ has launched Vertex Turbo series of 2.5” solid state drives. Available in 30 GB, 60 GB, 120 GB and 250 GB capacities, Vertex Turbo SSDs have a buffer of 64 MB DRAM running at 180 MHz, SATA-300 interface and provide read and write speeds of up to 270 MB/s and 210 MB/s, respectively (30 GB and 60 GB models provide read speed of 240 MB/s and write speed of 145 MB/s). No word on pricing. 
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| New SSD Drives from Corsair |
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| Super Talent Intros MasterDrive SX SSD Series |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: June 18, 2009 - 2:37 PM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.supertalent.com/press_view.php?prid=65ded5353c5ee48d0b7d48c... |
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Super Talent has launched a new series of 2.5” solid state drives called MasterDrive SX. Available in 64, 128 and 256 GB capacities, MasterDrive SX SSDs have a 128 MB buffer, SATA-300 interface and provide read and write speeds of up to 220 MB/s and 200 MB/s, respectively (64 GB model provides read speed of 200 MB/s and write speed of 120 MB/s). According to Super Talent the street price for the 128 GB model is around USD 359 (prices of the remaining models were not disclosed). 
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