AnandTech: Storage Section

The SSD Anthology: Understanding SSDs and New Drives from OCZ

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The SSD market appears to have changed a lot. Drives are cheaper, newer controllers are everywhere and there are more questions than answers as to how these SSDs perform and which ones are worth buying. In the follow-up to last year's Intel X25-M Review, this article will hopefully catch you up to speed on everything from why SSDs get slower over time to how well OCZ's latest drive fares.

March 18, 2009, 226 comments

Intel X25-M SSD: Intel Delivers One of the World's Fastest Drives

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Intel finally lifted the NDA on the performance of its first MLC SSD. Let's just say that after today, a Core 2 isn't the only Intel component you want in your system.

September 8, 2008, 90 comments

Vigor iSURF II Hard Drive Cooling System - Keeping it Cool...

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We take a quick look at Vigor Gaming's hard disk cooling system that provides a unique design which actually works.

July 31, 2008, 15 comments

64GB SSD on the Desktop: Samsung and OCZ go mainstream

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We provide a desktop oriented review of the new mainstream 64GB Solid State Drive from Samsung and its fraternal twin from OCZ Technology.

May 15, 2008, 38 comments

Western Digital VelociRaptor- No longer just a Raptor

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We provide a quick update on the WD VR150 series after receiving a new drive from Western Digital that proves this dinosaur is serious about ruling the storage world.

May 2, 2008, 28 comments

Western Digital VelociRaptor: A Drive with a Bite

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We provide a preview of the new VelociRaptor and a drive hampered by early firmware that still manages to set new performance standards.

April 22, 2008, 31 comments

Western Digital 640GB - Twice the Platters, Twice the Fun

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We take a first look at the new WD6400AAKS and find Western Digital has turned performance up a notch in the mid-range market.

March 21, 2008, 40 comments

Western Digital serves up 320GB on a Platter

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We take a first look at Western Digital's latest drive that will have you scrambling for part number WD3200AAKS-00B3A0.

February 22, 2008, 26 comments

A Lesson in User Failure: Investigating the Serial ATA Connector

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We learn about failure prevention when we break a SATA wafer connector

January 18, 2008, 61 comments

Thermaltake Muse R-Duo: External RAID

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Thermaltake sent us their Muse R-Duo for testing, and external enclosure supporting RAID 0/1, USB, and eSATA. We put the device through the performance wringer to see what it can do.

December 14, 2007, 11 comments

MTRON MSP 7000 SSD - Raptors Beware

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We take a quick first look at the new MTRON 7000 series and come away impressed, again.

December 3, 2007, 48 comments

Seagate and Western Digital 1TB Drives: Improved and Green

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Hitachi beat everyone to the 1TB drive level, but can these more recent offerings offer a compelling alternative? We'll find out, as Western Digital and Seagate target your green.

November 26, 2007, 31 comments

Ultra ULT40010: Keeping it Cool

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We put Ultra's new HD cooler through the ringer and it barely breaks a sweat.

November 2, 2007, 31 comments

Transcend TS16GSSD34E: SSD ExpressCard for those on the Go...

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We take a look at one of the first ExpressCards featuring SSD technology and will not be giving up our USB thumb drives, just yet.

October 25, 2007, 10 comments

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We put one of Transcend's latest SSD drives through the wringer and look at the benefits and drawbacks of this technology.

October 23, 2007, 16 comments