pureSilicon, innovator of high-performance storage technology, has launched a refreshed line-up of SSDs: the Nitro N2, for high-end enterprise and datacenter applications; and the Renegade R4, which leverages components of the Nitro design and continues the evolution of the ruggedized. The latest Nitro N2 SSDs delivers benchmark-setting speeds of 6 GB/s over a SATA interface

LaCie has announced its latest enterprise storage device, the 12big Rack Storage Server. Powered by the Windows Storage Server 2008 R2, the 12big Rack is a comprehensive network storage solution that includes everything needed for backup or file sharing, out of the box. LaCie’s new device includes the performance of Quad LANs and comes with

LaCie has announced the latest addition to its portable hard drive lineup, the Rugged Mini. Rain-resistant and 40 percent smaller than the standard Rugged drive, it features a scratch-resistant aluminum case and a USB 3.0 connection.

HighPoint Technologies has announced the availability of its new RocketRAID 2720SGL, which it claims is the lowest-priced SAS 6Gb/s HBA available today. Priced at $137, it has 8 ports and a PCI-e 2.0 interface. It supports many storage configurations including RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50. The ports are fully compatible with the latest

In part one of this review, we looked at the feasibility of buying this RAID card to get 6.0Gbps, which showed measurable performance gains when using SSDs. In part two, we investigate whether 6.0Gbps SATA improves hard drive performance. Read on for more.  

LSI has expanded their 6Gb/s SAS card family with new high port count storage adapters. They support both internal storage and external JBOD expansion and range from 4 to 28 ports in a variety of configurations.