May 16, 2013 - 10:56 AM
The Samsung SSD 840 is the first widely available SSD series that uses a TLC memory chip, where each memory cell can store three bits. TCL flash memory doesn't last as long as the traditionally-used MLC flash memory, but it's cheaper which translates to lower SSD prices. Samsung claims that the 840 SSDs are super-reliable despite the use of TLC memory, but consumers a...
April 23, 2013 - 12:58 AM
The announcement of ASUS' first SSD was one of the big surprises at the CES conference. And it's not just a dime-a-dozen SSD either. The RAIDR Express that ASUS announced in January is a PCI-Express-based SSD and not the typical 2.5-inch SATA kind. At the time ASUS had not released any technical specifications, but now we received the 240 GB model of the ASUS RAIDR. T...
May 12, 2013 - 04:11 AM
The SDG4A is TDK's new line of solid-state drives for the enterprise market. The 2.5-inch devices come in capacities of 64 GB, 128 GB and 256 GB. The drives feature MLC NAND flash memory chips and a SATA 3 Gbit/s interface. TDK has used its own GBDriver RS4 chip, which should allow for speeds of 180 MByte/s and 130 MByte/s for respectively reading and writing. The dri...
May 9, 2013 - 05:22 AM
Western Digital and SanDisk Corporation have announced a partnership in which the two work together on hybrid storage devices that unify SanDisk´s advanced flash memory technology, with WD's hard drive technology.
SanDisk provides SanDisk iSSD-storage for the WD Black solid-state hybrid drive (SSHD), a 2.5-inch SSHD solution that uses proprietary WD hybrid tech...
