Western Digital has released the latest product in their WD TV line, the Live Hub media center. Live Hub is highlighted by a 1TB internal hard drive for storage and full HD 1080p HDMI output. In addition to playing local or networked content, the Live Hub also offers access to online services like Blockbuster On
Patriot Torqx TRB SSD Family Launched
Patriot has announced a new family of SSDs, the Torqx TRB series. The Torqx SSDs come in 32GB and 64GB capacities and leverage the JMicron JMF616 processors.
Iomega External SSD Flash Drive USB 3.0 Announced
Iomega has announced the External SSD Flash Drive, featuring USB 3.0 and a 1.8" SSD available in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB capacities. The SSD features max read speeds up to 265MB/s and writes of 215MB/s.
New Mushkin SandForce SSDs; Kingston 32GB micro SDHC card; Buffalo WebAccess NAS App
Today’s news roundup covers a number of new products: Mushkin has announced its EP Series SSDs based on the SandForce SF-2000 processors; Kingston has introduced a 32GB micro SDHC card; lastly, Buffalo announced a free WebAccess app for the iPhone/iPad.
Hitachi Ultrastar C10K600 Announced
Hitachi has announced an update to their Ultrastar line, the 2.5" C10K600 which is highlighted by 10K RPM speeds and 6Gb/s SAS interface. Hitachi claims the drive delivers up to 15 percent better random and 18 percent faster sequential performance than competitive products on the market today – a bold shot across the WD VelociRaptor’s bow. The
OCZ Announces Proprietary SSD Interface; Icy Dock Intros New Storage Bay; QNAP Unveils Linux NVR
This news roundup covers OCZ’s new High Speed Data Link (HSDL) providing up to 20Gbps bandwidth per channel; Icy Dock announced its MB973SP-B Backplane which fits 3x 3.5″ desktop hard drives in two 5.25″ bays; lastly, QNAP has announced new Linux-based Network Video Recorders (NVR) with PC-less configuration.
Samsung 100-200GB Enterprise SLC SSDs Now in Production
Samsung Electronics announced it is now mass producing 100GB and 200GB SSDs for enterprise use. The 3.5-inch drives use 40nm single-level cell (SLC) NAND flash chips and a 3Gbps SATA interface.
OWC Developing Enterprise SSDs with SandForce SF-2000 Processor
Other World Computing (OWC) has announced it has begun developing its Mercury Extreme Pro Enterprise PCI-e SSDs with the new SandForce SF-2000 processor, which was just announced today.
SandForce SF-2000 SSD Processor Family Announced
SandForce Inc. has announced the availability of its new SF-2000 SSD processor family, designed for use in Enterprise and Industrial-use SSDs. Key features of the processor include a 6Gbps SATA interface, 60,000 sustained random read/write IOPS, and sustained sequential read/write performance of 500MB/s.
Intel Bundles Acronis Imaging Software with SSDs
Intel and Acronis have announced a deal where Intel SSD owners can have access to drive cloning tools for free. The Intel Data Migration Software, as it is called, guides users through the generally simple process of cloning an old drive to a new Intel SSD.




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