Barely two weeks after releasing their high-performance two-bay DS712+ NAS, Synology has announced a set of new units designed to hit a broad spectrum of price points – the DiskStations DS212+, DS212, and DS212j. They start at $200, making an affordable entry point for home and small business use.
Quantum has announced two new products including the NDX-8 NAS appliance and the RDX 8000 removable disk library, both with 8TB of storage.
A-DATA Technology has announced new external USB 3.0 hard drives as well as three new USB 3.0 flash drives with up to 64GB of capacity.
OWC has announced a way for those that have upgraded their MacBook Air’s SSD to use the original drive as an external storage solution. Two new enclosures are available for the SSD from any 2010/2011 Apple MacBook Air.
At StorageReview we realize many users may not be comfortable opening up their own computer to install a new SSD or more RAM. In this upgrade guide we cover how to upgrade a conventional Lenovo ThinkPad W520 notebook computer. We take you step-by-step, from unscrewing the access panels to installing the new components.
Intel released the latest version of their Solid-State Drive Toolbox, which now offers a cleaner interface and most importantly the ability to update Intel SSD firmware through Windows. The toolbox also offers a slew of other new features in the help category to walk users through the best way to optimize their drives for longevity
Half a day after LSI announced plans to acquire SandForce for roughly $400 million, we’ve been able to make the rounds with industry contacts to more fully understand the implications of the deal. In the immediate term, there will be no changes, the deal should close in the first quarter of next year, and even
LSI Corporation (NYSE:LSI) has announced an agreement to purchase SandForce. Under the agreement LSI will pay roughly $322 million in cash and assume $48 million of unvested stock options and restricted shares held by SandForce employees. The acquisition obviously gives LSI an immediate competitive boost, especially with their WarpDrive PCIe SSDs (WarpDrive 2 Preview), which
SMART Modular Technologies released their SLC-equipped Xcel-200 SSD, boasting read and write speeds of 500MB/s and on-board capacitors to prevent data loss in the event of a power interruption. Offered in capacities ranging from 60 to 240GB, the Xcel-200 leverages enterprise features like AES-256 encryption and MIL-STD-810 certifications for its defense and aerospace markets.
ADATA Technology has released what they’re calling the "industry’s fastest" mSATA SSD, the XM13. The ADATA XM13 uses a SandForce processor and 25nm NAND to deliver read speeds of 280MB/s and writes of 260 MB/s over the SATA 3Gb/s interface. The SSDs will be available in 30GB and 60GB capacities and weighs in at just
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