16 May 2013 - 15:56
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...
23 April 2013 - 05:58
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. A...
11 April 2013 - 05:58
The Intel 525 series are the mSATA SSDs aimed at Ultrabooks, and we tested the 120 GB model. An mSATA SSD is a great way of improving performance of modern laptops still equipped with a conventional hard disk.
9 April 2013 - 16:00
At the CES 2013 conference earlier this year Crucial announced the successor to its popular m4 series of SSDs. The new M500 series uses the new Marvell 88SS1987 controller and Micron 20nm MLC flash memory. We had to wait a few months, but now the new...
29 March 2013 - 05:58
For state of the art SSDs Serial ATA 600 is becoming a bottleneck. Fortunately there is a solution on the way in the shape of SATA Express. SSDs will be able to take advantage of PCI-Express speeds, and the new standard will use SATA-like connectors...
1 March 2013 - 05:58
At the end of last year we published a review of the Western Digital WD RE 4TB, the first 4TB hard disk from Western Digital. This disk from the WD RE series was aimed at professional use for servers and storage solutions, and its sticker price refle...
13 February 2013 - 05:58
Plextor recently came out with the M5M SSDs, which are mSATA versions of the popular M5 Pro SSDs. It's Plextor's first entry into a small but growing niche segment. It's a bit surprising actually that so few manufacturers have released mSATA-SSDs, si...
8 February 2013 - 14:58
The SSD market has seen a lot of change in recent months, both with price drops and the introduction of new and faster high-end SSDs. We put 52 current SSDs side-by-side so you can find out what's the best and what's the cheapest.
7 February 2013 - 14:58
Last November Kingston announced a new series of budget SSDs called SSDNow V300. Hardware.Info tested the 120GB model which is one of the most affordable SSDs currently on the market.
21 January 2013 - 05:58
Recently Plextor released new firmware for the SSD, and updated the name to M5 Pro Xtreme. Reason enough to put this SSD through our benchmarks one more time.
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