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Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB Review

Crucial currently wears the fastest consumer SSD crown, as seen in our recent review of the 256GB C300. Thanks to the SATA 6Gb/s interface and Marvell controller, Crucial’s SSDs manage spectacular speeds. 256GB SSDs aren’t for everyone though, Crucial has wisely expanded their capacity offerings to include 128GB and 64GB versions of the C300. In this

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Intel X25-M and X25-V RAID 0 Review

With the price of SSDs being driven lower and lower, one question keeps coming up; how well will two SSDs perform in RAID 0? After reviewing both the 160GB Intel X25-M and 40GB X25-V a few months ago, we decided to see how well they performed in RAID 0. On one side we try to

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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.

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Western Digital Scorpio Black 500GB Review (WD5000BEKT)

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.

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Connectland USB 3.0 2.5″ SATA Enclosure Review

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

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Samsung SE-S084D External DVD Drive Review

In mid-June Samsung released a rainbow array of ultra-thin external DVD drives. The drives come in seven colors and due to their minimalist take and sleek lines, the family picked up an iF Product Design Award. Designed for notebook and netbook users without an embedded optical drive, the Samsung SE-S084D promises to solve a lot of problems by being

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Corsair Force F40 Review (40GB)

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) announced in July. Equipped with the latest controllers from SandForce, these models are the crème de la crème of the consumer flash storage world. In this mini

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OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD Review (120GB)

The OWC Mercury Extreme Pro series of SSDs leverage the SandForce SF-1200 controller and are firmly entrenched in the performance SSD category. Aside from blazing 285MB/s read speeds in capacities up to 480GB, the Mercury Extreme Pro features a nifty all-metal blue-painted case and a claim of reduced power consumption (compared to other leading SSDs)

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Crucial RealSSD C300 Review (256GB)

Crucial recently launched the RealSSD C300; their highest performing SSD. Available in capacities up to 256GB, this SSD is highlighted by the latest SATA 6.0Gbps interface yielding advertised read speeds of up to 355MB/s and writes of 215MB/s, which Crucial calls the, “fastest SSD read and write speeds available to end consumers.” With so many high

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Samsung SpinPoint EcoGreen F3 Review (HD203WI)

Samsung’s 2TB SpinPoint F3 EcoGreen (officially, the Samsung HD203WI) first made its way to retailers’ inventories earlier this year, and has quietly been gaining ground in the eco-aware desktop drive market since that time. Breaking with manufacturers’ standard operating procedures for launching a high-capacity/low-power drive, you won’t find much marketing hoopla about the F3EG–even a