Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Plextor outs M3S SSD: SATA III and an 'ironclad' five-year warranty from $199]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/18/plextor-outs-m3s-ssd-sata-iii-and-ironclad-five-year-warranty/http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/18/plextor-outs-m3s-ssd-sata-iii-and-ironclad-five-year-warranty/http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/18/plextor-outs-m3s-ssd-sata-iii-and-ironclad-five-year-warranty/#comments Harken to the news of Plextor's latest 2.5-inch SSD, which beats previous offerings with three things you can't complain about: a lower price, a modest spec bump and an extra two annums beyond the usual three-year warranty. The M3S employs SATA III and a Marvell controller to deliver speeds of 525MB/s and 445MB/s for sequential reads and writes, and 70,000 and 65,000 IOPS for random reads and writes. The lowest 128GB capacity will sell for $200 from the end of this month, alongside a 256GB variant for $350 and -- from early next year -- 512GB for $700. The company's proprietary True Speed software is also in attendance, which claims to preserve "like-new" rapidity even as the drive fills up with fragmented data. You'll find further specs in the PR after the break, but alas it has none of the third-person narrative flair we saw last time.

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Plextor outs M3S SSD: SATA III and an 'ironclad' five-year warranty from $199 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Corsair unveils Performance Pro Series SSDs, loads 'em with 6Gb/s Marvell controllers originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung's ultrathin 9 Series laptop coming in February originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 09 Jan 2011 15:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Toshiba rolls out Blade X-gale SSD modules, makes MacBook Air storage look a little less proprietary originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Nov 2010 03:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>128gb256gbbladeblade x-galeblade-typeBladeX-galeflashflash memoryflash storageFlashMemoryFlashStoragemlc nandMlcNandnandsolid state driveSolidStateDrivessdtoshibax-galeMon, 08 Nov 2010 03:12:00 EST<![CDATA[Kingston's latest SSDNow V+ reviewed in 128GB flavor]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/kingstons-latest-ssdnow-v-reviewed-in-128gb-flavor/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/kingstons-latest-ssdnow-v-reviewed-in-128gb-flavor/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/kingstons-latest-ssdnow-v-reviewed-in-128gb-flavor/#commentsKingston's latest SSDNow V+ reviewed in 128GB flavor Kingston's SSDNow V+ series is hitting the streets, and bit-tech.net has put it, and its new Toshiba controller, through the wringer. That new silicon offers TRIM support in Windows 7, intended to remove any lingering fears of performance degradation, and this drive has been graced with 128MB of internal cache to conquer random read and write performance. In general the review finds that the controller does its job and TRIM'd deletes don't have a major affect on performance, but there still was some degradation after 1TB worth of writes and deletes. Beyond that the included cache didn't seem to help random I/O performance, and in general the drive doesn't exactly dominate the benchmarks. So, if you've recently upgraded to something else and were feeling a bit of buyers' remorse, you're safe -- for now.

Kingston's latest SSDNow V+ reviewed in 128GB flavor originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony VAIO Z to offer ultra-fast "Quad SSD" in RAID 0 configuration, backlit keyboard? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: Micron RealSSD C300 becomes first to leverage SATA 6Gbps interface

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Micron RealSSD C300 becomes first SSD to leverage SATA 6Gbps interface originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony's finally throwing US consumers a bone by offering its VAIO P with a faster "1.6GHz Atom" processor we presume to be the Z530. Model VGN-P698E also adds a 128GB SSD to the mix along with a Verizon WWAN module and GPS radio. Problem is, the US Version doesn't have an XP option like the VAIO P in Japan let alone the 1.86GHz Atom Z540 option. That means you'll be stuck watching Vista Home Premium overwhelm that Atom processor and integrated GMA500 graphics when Windows 7 and those new Tegra-based smartbooks (running CE or Android) arrive in October. Come on, don't you want a glorified $1,500 netbook?

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Vaio P with updated 1.6GHz Atom and 128GB SSD is still weak-sauce originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The last time InnoDisk made waves, it was just about this time last year with its 128GB FiD 2.5-inch SATA 10000 SSD. At this year's Computex, the company was showcasing yet another new storage model: the 128GB SATA nanoSSD. The tiny device was even strapped onto a motherboard that was vibrating out of control in order to show its resistance to the shakes, which honestly, is the most provocative aspect of the whole thing. Hop on past the break to see what we mean.

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Dell adding Samsung's encrypted SSDs to its arsenal originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Video: 128GB SSD slotted into Dell's Inspiron Mini 9 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Corsair joins SSD party with 2.5-inch 128GB drive originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you've been waiting for SSD prices to drop to reasonable ranges -- now may be the time to put the credit card down. Super Talent has begun selling its 128GB, 2.5-inch, SATA II "MasterDrive LX" for the shocking affordable price of $299, which works out to about $2.49 per gigabyte. If that still puts of pinch on your pocketbook (and what doesn't right now?), then perhaps you can be enticed by the company's 64GB offering, which clocks in at a fairly doable $179. With prices this low, you barely have a defense against purchase... unless, you know... you don't have the money. Then we totally understand.

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Intel's partner in solid state crime, Micron, just announced an update to its RealSSD lineup of SSDs. Based on the typically slower (and cheaper) MLC NAND process technology, the new 2.5-inch (up to 256GB) laptop and 1.8-inch (32GB to 128GB) ultra-portable storage slabs offer a 3Gbps SATA interface and ridiculous 250MBps read and 100MBps write speeds -- yes, that's fast, damn fast when you consider the 70MBps write and 90MBps read speeds of Samsung's latest consumer oriented SSDs. They even best the listed read speeds of Samsung's top-ender. Unfortunately, no prices were given though it's said to be "balanced price to performance." Expect 'em to hit the market in Q4 under the Lexar brand, and maybe even Crucial, Seagate, and Intel for all we know.

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Good news on the SSD front. Announced back in January, Samsung is now mass producing its 1.8- and 2.5-inch SSDs in both 64GB and 128GB capacities. And since these SATA II SSDs are based on MLC -- 64 MLC NAND flash chips of 16 gigabits each in the 9.5-mm thick 128GB SSD -- you can expect them to be cheap by comparison to SLC-based SSDs and faster by comparison to traditional laptop hard disk drives while lasting about 20 times longer than the expected 4-5 year life span of that mechanical spinner. We're talking 70MB/s writes and 90MB/s reads and power consumption rated at just 0.2-watts idle or 0.5-watts when active -- far less than any of the models (including the SSDs tested by LAPTOP) tested by Tom's which should help put any battery consumption concerns to rest. Heaping happy on top of good, Samsung tells us to expect the 256GB SSD to go mass production by the end of the year. Clap clap clap.

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Samsung's low-power 128GB SSDs go mass production on the cheap originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Toshiba Portege R500-12Q surfaces with 128GB SSD originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Your 64GB SSD getting you down? Right, you should be so lucky. Regardless, Toshiba just updated their 12.1-inch Dynabook SS RX1 in Japan with a new 128GB SSD option. Build RX1/TAE bundles 128GB of solid state disk with internal, KDDI EV-DO data module, 1.2GHz Core 2 Duo U7600 processor, 2GB of memory, Intel 945GMS Express graphics, a 1,280 x 800 pixel panel resolution, and choice of 6.2 hour or 12.5 hour batteries. How much? Try something like ¥400,000 or more than $4,000 when it pops for Japanese retail next month.

[Via Akihabara News]

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InnoDisk intros 128GB FiD 2.5-inch SATA 10000 SSD originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The 64GB drives are still hard enough to acquire, but Samsung's taken its next big step in MLC (multi-level cell)-based SSDs, announcing a 128GB drive. They'll start shipping en masse in the first half of this year, and will definitely cost more than enough to make you want to reexamine your obsession with solid state storage, and maybe even your life.

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Samsung 128GB SATA SSD now official originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 13:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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128GB of SSD. You long for it, you need it, and with any luck you'll have it when Toshiba starts churning 'em out for production by May. The new 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch MLC NAND slabs with SATA interfaces will ship in three capacities: 32GB, 64GB, and the big daddy 128GB. The new SSDs are based on the new 56-nm processes announced back in January. Of course, with Toshiba and SanDisk bedfellows in flash we're also expecting a SanDisk announcement on the quick -- certainly no later than CES in early January. No prices announced, though we anticipate the year-over-year reductions to continue, right boys?

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Toshiba's new 128GB SATA SSDs -- hello, SanDisk? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A-DATA exposes 128GB SSD to the camera originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 04:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A-DATA goes SSD crazy, shows off 128GB 2.5-incher originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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