Crucial’s m4 SSD is now shipping, complete with SATA 6Gb/s interface, Marvell 9174-BLD2 processor and homegrown Micron 25nm NAND. While the top speeds are posted at 415MB/s reads and 260MB/s writes, the most interesting factor may be price. The m4 comes into a crowded market with the most aggressive SATA 6Gb/s pricing yet, starting at

Today Crucial quietly released the latest firmware for the popular RealSSD C300. Aptly named 0007 (replacing version 0006) this firmware is intended to fix an outstanding issue that caused some performance issues for some users. The most common reason for upgrading to the latest firmware is if your C300 suffers from a stuttering issue that

OCZ has released and is now shipping a Max IOPS version of their popular Vertex 3 SSD. The drives increase random write performance of the original Vertex 3, ideal for applications where increased IO throughput is critical. The OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS SSDs leverage the SandForce SF-2200 series processors to deliver 4K random write performance

Following hot on the heels of Intel and Micron with their new 20nm NAND, SanDisk has announced they will start production of 19nm MLC NAND in the 2nd half of this year in a partnership with Toshiba. The new chip is a 64Gb, 2-bits-per-cell (X2) design targeted at smaller embedded designs and removable storage.

Hitachi GST is expanding its line of external storage devices with its Touro Pro series desktop and mobile external hard drives. 3GB of cloud storage is included for free. Other highlights include 7200RPM drives and USB 3.0 connections.

Seagate and Samsung are calling it a "Broad Strategic Alignment" but it more common terms, Samsung has more or less sold off their hard drive storage division to Seagate. The deal was rumored over the weekend by the Wall Street Journal, now it’s official. As part of the deal Samsung will combine its hard drive

San Digital has introduced its latest storage solution in the form of an 8-bay hardware RAID-embedded tower utilizing the latest 6Gbps SAS/SATA interface. The MR8X6 is a direct attached storage solution. It has a built-in expansion port and online RAID extension for further storage needs. Up to an additional 7 MR8X6s can be connected. The

Just when you thought things were starting to calm down with the news surrounding 25nm NAND, Intel and Micron have now just announced new, and even smaller, 20nm NAND. Claiming 30 to 40 percent reduction in size over 25nm flash, the new 20nm process will allow for far greater capacities, lowered costs, as well as

G-Technology by Hitachi has introduced several new audio/video storage products for 2011, including a portable rugged drive and a high-capacity 3TB drive.