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OWC Mercury Elite Pro Mini Updated with eSATA/USB 3.0

 OWC has announced that it has expanded its OWC Mercury Elite Pro Mini line of portable drives to include eSATA 6G and bus-powered USB 3.0. The new Elite Pro mini is available in 13 different hard drive or OWC Mercury SSD-equipped capacity configurations up to 1.5TB, and features a compact build (5.5" x 3.8" x 1.1"),

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Patriot Gauntlet WiFi Storage Solution Announced

Patriot has announced the Gauntlet, an entry into the wireless storage solutions category which is currently populated with a device from both Seagate and Kingston. Patriot’s take is a little different however, while it supports up to five wireless users, and has apps for Apple and Android devices, and can offer passthrough Internet access, Patriot

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Crucial m4 SSD Available in 7mm Form Factor

Micron has announced a new slim version of the Crucial m4 SSD designed for use in the latest generation of ultraportable notebooks. The 7mm drive height is simply a new body for the 9.5mm m4 and delivers the same level of reliability and performance. The 7mm Crucial m4 is available in 64GB, 128GB, 256GB, and

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Marvell Releases Worlds First Direct To PCIe NAND Controller In Mass Production with 88NV9145

Alongside the announcement that Marvell was working with OCZ on their new Z-Drive R5, Marvell announced their new scalable 88NV9145 controller which interacts directly PCIe-interface without an additional RAID controller. The 88NV9145 is aimed at PCIe SSD solutions, spanning from two-controller entry-level models to sixteen-controller high-end enterprise models scalaing directly with other 88NV9145 controllers around

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NVELO Releases SSD Caching Software for Ultrabooks

NVELO announced today that they are bringing their SSD Storage Caching software named Dataplex to the ultraportable computing (read – Ultrabook) space. Given the nature of their software, we guessed it would only be a matter of time before this caching software hit notebooks in a more progressive way after reviewing the software with a Lenovo

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OCZ Patents Improved SATA Connector for SSDs and HDDs

OCZ Technology has added to their intellectual property portfolio with a recently issued patent in the US for an improved connector for SSDs and other SATA-based storage devices. Patent #8,083,536 covers a new mechanical fitting, joining both SATA power and data connections, and attaches them directly to the drive body itself. This allows for a

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Highly Reliable Systems Announces 12TB Removable Backup Cartridges

Highly Reliable Systems has announced a new high-performance, high-capacity Direct Attached Storage system using hard drive based removable cartridges. The RAIDFrame makes an entire 3-drive RAID array, along with its controller, a removable backup cartridge – a unique feature when compared to conventional RAID storage systems. Highly Reliable Systems’ removable RAIDPac was recently certified with

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OCZ Z-Drive R5 and TLC SSDs to be Featured at CES 2012

At the Barclay’s Capital Global Technology Conference today OCZ Technology has announced plans to showcase both the enterprise Z-Drive R5 and consumer-based TLC SSDs at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in January. The Z-Drive R5 follows hot on the heels of the Z-Drive R4 and promises to more than double IOPS performance, going from 1.5

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IT-Lifeline Releases New BLACKCLOUD Edge Disaster Recovery Service

Business recovery service provider IT-Lifeline has announced a new service, BLACKCLOUD Edge, which uses CommVault Simpana 9 software to synch up with Amazon Web Services, making for an affordable disaster recovery solution. According to CommVault, the new service could offer up to a 50% price reduction compared to current DR services.

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STEC Introduces ZeusIOPS Extreme Endurance (XE) MLC-Based SSD

STEC, Inc, announced that its flagship ZeusIOPS SSD product line has been expanded to include a new ultra-high endurance model. STEC’s new SSD is a Multi-Level Cell (MLC) flash-based drive that uses CellCare technology allowing the drive to complete at least 30 full capacity writes per day for five years, which will reduce the total