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Micron and Crucial M500 SSDs Announced with up to 960GB Capacity

Micron Technology has announced the M500 SSD, which utilizes 20nm Micron MLC NAND flash to maximize storage density for ultrathin applications. Built by Micron, the M500 will be available to consumers under the Crucial brand and OEM customers with a Micron badge. The 960GB Crucial M500 SSD will initially be priced under $600.

Enterprise  ◇  Workstation

Cintas Hard Drive Destruction Program In Office Visit

Perhaps in-office visit is a bit confusing, near-office visit may be more accurate. Either way, Cintas has recently launched a hard drive destruction program, an offering within their document management services arm, which until recently was mostly focused on paper document destruction and document imaging and storage. The new hard drive destruction program is an

Enterprise  ◇  Workstation

Fusion-io Accelerates Adobe CS6 Post-Production Software With New ioFX

Fusion-io and Adobe have announced that the upcoming Creative Suite 6 Production Premium software will benefit from tighter integration with ioMemory products like the new Fusion ioFX. This tighter integration is all about application acceleration, with software packages such as Adobe After Effects seeing significant performance enhancements, bringing video manipulation into the realm of real-time

Enterprise  ◇  Workstation

IBM PureSystems Will Set the Stage for the Next Era of Computing

IBM has announced a new category of "expert integrated systems,” taking a major step forward in a new, simpler era of computing by being the first family with built-in expertise based on IBM’s decades of experience running IT operations for tens of thousands of clients in 170 countries. PureSystems is the result of $2 billion

Enterprise  ◇  Workstation

Western Digital Adds Offsite Backup to Sentinel Storage Systems

Western Digital has partnered with KeepVault to bring offsite backup services to their WD Sentinel NAS units. While many SMBs are turning to local NAS systems for file serving, computer backup and the like, not all have built more robust backup plans. The addition of the KeepVault offsite backup service gives SMBs both peace of

Consumer  ◇  Workstation

Dell XPS 17 SSD Upgrade Review

The Dell XPS 17 L702X is a desktop replacement style notebook that is powered by an Intel Core i5 or i7 processor and Nvidia dedicated graphics.  The XPS 17 L702X can be purchased and configured on Dell.com where it has a starting price of $899 for the entry level configuration.  You are able to configure

Consumer  ◇  Workstation

Newer Technology miniStack Max Announced, the Market’s Only Four-in-One Storage Solution

Newer Technology, developer of PC, Macintosh, iPod, iPhone, and iPad performance upgrades and accessories, has announced the miniStack Max, the latest version of its quad-interface powered hub storage solution. The miniStack Max is the market’s only four-in-one storage, data access, connectivity solution. Some of its new features include the addition of an optical drive, an

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Corsair Updates Flash Drives to USB 3.0

Corsair has released USB 3.0 versions of their Flash Voyager GT, Flash Voyager, and Flash Survivor USB flash drives. The updates are highlighted by the flagship Voyager GT which has a rugged all-rubber housing, comes in 32GB and 64GB capacities and offers read speeds of 135 MB/sec and writes of 83 MB/sec.

Consumer  ◇  Workstation

Testbed4

One of StorageReview’s hallmarks has been our consistent testbeds that enable direct comparison of a wide variety of drives, not just those found within a given review. Our third-generation Testbed has carried us for more than 3.5 years. Testbed4’s era now dawns. The hardware has been updated. Software has been revised. Temperature assessment has been