Icy Dock SATA 2.5" Rack For 3.5" Drive Bay Review
The Icy Dock MB991IK-B is a tray load rack that supports 2.5" drives and fits in a standard 3.5" drive bay. The principle is pretty simple, to give users an easy way to swap out 2.5" drives in a convenient tray system, rather than having to open up the PC case to trade them out.
Toshiba Announces 24nm NAND Flash Memory
Toshiba has announced it has started mass production of 24nm NAND flash memory, hot on the heels of Intel's recent 25nm announcement.
Transcend Updates SSDs with More Performance, Larger Capacity
Transcend has announced updates to its 2.5-inch line of Solid State Drives (SSDs). They are now available with peak transfer rates up to 260MB/s and capacities up to 512GB.
Iomega Releases eGo USB 3.0 External Hard Drive
Iomega has updated its eGo portable external hard drives with USB 3.0 technology. The drives also feature hardware encryption and a rugged exterior designed to withstand abuse.
Buffalo Updates DriveStation NAS Line
Buffalo has refreshed their line of DriveStation Duo and DriveStation Quad NAS units and added a single-drive unit, DriveStation Axis.
OWC 40GB Mercury Extreme Pro SSD Launched
OWC has followed the path of other SandForce licensees and added a 40GB boot drive capacity to their Mercury Extreme Pro SSD line. The drive features 285MB/s peak read speeds and 270MB/s writes.
G.Skill Adds SSD Capacities, IcyDock Tool-Less Enclosure, Samsung Adds USB 3.0 to Externals, Sans Digital 8-Bay TowerRAID
In this news roundup G.Skill has added three capacities to their SandForce powered Phoenix Pro SSD line, IcyDock has a new USB 3.0 2.5" drive enclosure that's tool-less, Samsung has added USB 3.0 to their external drives and Sans Digital has a great-looking 8-bay RAID unit.
SanDisk Announces 64GB Integrated SSD
SanDisk has introduced what they're calling the world's smallest 64GB SSD, an embedded SSD solution called the integrated SSD, or iSSD. Designed as an on-board storage solution for the burgeoning ultra-thin computing market, the iSSD is smaller than a stamp and weighs less than a gram.
As computer systems slowly make their way to USB 3.0, accessories are being released to take advantage of the new speed gains. Of course external enclosures are included in the push, Brando recently sent us the ultra-slim Connectland USB 3.0 2.5" SATA enclosure. If you need a simple enclosure that looks great and is barely larger than the drive it holds, this one might be for you.
Although more than two years have elapsed since its public unveiling, the 320GB Western Digital Scorpio Black continues to hold the distinction of the fastest platter-only notebook drive we’ve tested at StorageReview.com. Sure, some SSDs have turned in better numbers, and the hybrid SSD/HDD Seagate Momentus XT even succeeded in besting WD’s long-running benchmark champion. But among pure HDDs in 2.5-inch format, the Scorpio Black has, against all odds, continued to rule the roost for what can fairly be described as an eternity in the world of technology.
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The Force series SSD line from Corsair represents their fastest and highest performing SSD models, and Force F40 SSD represents one of the capacity extensions (40GB, 80GB and 160GB)