5 June 2013 - 11:00
Storage solutions are evolving rapidly, that much was clear at the WD conference in Turkey. Western Digital, along with hard disk manufacturer HGST, provided a glimpse into the future.
29 May 2013 - 15:45
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...
18 June 2013 - 17:19
Samsung has announced to have started mass production on PCI-Express-based SSDs for the next generation of ultrabooks. The first samples of this compact XP941 SSD were shipped to laptop manufacturers earlier this year, and the storage modules are now being produced in large quantities. The XP941-series will consist of 128 GB, 256 GB and 512 GB models, each of which wi...
18 June 2013 - 13:28
Memory manufacturer Super Talent recently introduced a new hybrid storage device that is to combine the best of a solid-state drive with that of a traditional hard disk. The Super Hybrid, as the final product has been aptly named, is a PCI-Express expansion card containing both an SSD and a hard drive. The manufacturer claims that this combination offers high performa...