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Shawn Oliver - Mon, Feb 01, 2010
Believe it or not, this isn't the first time we've heard the words "green" and "RAM" used in the same sentence. Frankly, it's kind of hard to believe that memory could actually be friendly to the environment, but when it's the buzzword of the year, major companies have little choice but to...
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Shawn Oliver - Wed, Jan 27, 2010
You couldn't mistake a LaCie drive from a mile away, and even those these newcomers are designed for the enterprise, the classic LaCie look and feel is still here. The Enterprise Class range of storage solutions has been announced, which...
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Shawn Oliver - Tue, Jan 26, 2010
The solid state storage market is still in a growth period, with prices slowly falling and mainstream users warming to the idea of using them in place of the hard drives that have been so prominent the past decade. The PCI Express SSD...
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Shawn Oliver - Mon, Jan 25, 2010
In today's computing world, there are just a few things that come to mind when you mention "storage." Flash drives, hard drives, solid state drives and maybe even cloud storage. But that's about the extent of it. Hardly anyone thinks about or recognizes magnetic tape storage any more, but it's...
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Jennifer Johnson - Sat, Jan 16, 2010
With the announcement that certain configurations of its Envy 15 laptops will come with the new USB 3.0 spec, HP is now one of the first computer companies to offer the fast new technology on its machines. Although USB 3.0 has been talked about for quite some time, it hasn't been a reality for that long. As you may recall, USB 3.0 promises...
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Shawn Oliver - Thu, Jan 14, 2010
Kingston's original 40GB SSDNow drive has been a real hit for the storage company; or, at least that's the impression that we're getting now. In order to reach out to even more potential consumers who would love to swap out at least their boot drive to a solid state drive, the company has just...
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Shawn Oliver - Thu, Jan 14, 2010
If you've an avid PC user, and you dig the Internet, you've probably run across this problem before. You've got a file that's too big to send over email, and the idea of mailing a physical disc or USB stick in the mail just turns you off...
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David Altavilla - Wed, Jan 13, 2010
This year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was a little dry in spots, partly because so many companies decided to pre-announce there latest and greatest products weeks before the show. That said, there are a select few...
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Shawn Oliver - Wed, Jan 13, 2010
Bill Gates will never live down his quote about having enough memory to last a lifetime, but more now than ever, we're realizing that storage can never really be large enough. There's hardly a better place to look for proof of this than in...
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Shawn Oliver - Sun, Jan 10, 2010
Storage announcements haven't been everywhere here at CES, but Samsung has taken a moment to divert from its notebook and HDTV announcements to introduce a new rugged, eco-friendly external hard drive family. The G Series lineup bolsters...
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Jennifer Johnson - Fri, Jan 08, 2010
Toshiba expanded its NAND-flash-based SSD line-up by introducing a 128GB Half-Slim /mSATA SG Series SSD designed for use in mini-mobile and netbook PCs. Toshiba also introduced a third generation, high performance HG3 Series featuring higher performance read/write SSDs. The HG3 generation SSD is designed for use in notebook computers, gaming,...
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Shawn Oliver - Fri, Jan 08, 2010
When dealing with solid state drives, we hear the words "durable" and "reliable" with an insane amount of frequency. Naturally, those two words are two of the biggest selling points when it comes to convincing someone that an SSD is what...
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Shawn Oliver - Thu, Jan 07, 2010
Super Talent actually released its original RAIDDrive nearly a year ago, but with USB 3.0 on the rise, it hasn't waste any time in transforming the popular device into once that can now take advantage of the faster version of the USB protocol. This week, the company said that it had started to...
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Shawn Oliver - Thu, Jan 07, 2010
Media players are out in force at CES, and Iomega is making sure it doesn't miss this train. Here at the show, the company has introduced an expanded ScreenPlay HD Media Player product line, which is capped off by the top-of-the-line ScreenPlay Director HD Media Player. As with most rivals...
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Marco Chiappetta - Wed, Jan 06, 2010
OCZ Technology Showcases Cutting-Edge SSD Technology and other Leading Solutions at CES 2010 San Jose, Calif. - January 6, 2010 - OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory and flash-based storage as an alternative to hard...
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Jennifer Johnson - Wed, Jan 06, 2010
Lexar is improving upon its Professional line of CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) memory cards by adding larger CF cards and faster SDHC cards. The capacity of the Professional 300x CF cards has been increased to...
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Shawn Oliver - Tue, Jan 05, 2010
In case you haven't heard, USB 3.0 is the hot new thing, at least in the connectivity realm. Today at CES, Seagate--a name you surely recognize in the storage industry--has announced its first major USB 3.0 portable drive: the BlackArmor...
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Shawn Oliver - Mon, Jan 04, 2010
Blu-ray adoption still has aways to go before it matches the ubiquity of DVD, but those who can't get enough storage are already looking beyond the first generation. We've already seen TDK working hard on a 320GB optical disc based around...
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Shawn Oliver - Sun, Jan 03, 2010
USB 2.0 has served us well over the years, and we're endlessly grateful for all the transfers we've made over that tried-and-true cable. But with a new year comes new resolutions, and with new resolutions comes new speeds. USB 3.0 got...
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Shawn Oliver - Wed, Dec 30, 2009
It may not be the first USB 3.0 flash drive to be announced, but it's still one of the first (and it's blazing fast). PQI, a mainstay in the flash storage industry, has just introduced its newest USB stick, and this one is significantly...
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Marco Chiappetta - Mon, Dec 28, 2009
Until recently, the price gap between SLC and MLC based solid state drives has been massive. Single-level cell drives can cost anywhere from three to four times the price of multi-level cell SSDs of the same capacity. Even for the most extreme hardware enthusiasts, it made very little sense to splurge on an SLC drive considering the value,...
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Mathew Miranda - Mon, Dec 28, 2009
When shopping for an SSD, consumers are confronted with two general options: single-level cell (SLC) or multi-level cell (MLC) flash memory based drives. The market is filled with numerous drives featuring MLC chips that are primarily aimed at more mainstream users. These products are typically less expensive and offer larger capacities than...
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