OWC is teasing a new PCIe SSD solution that leverages up to four of their Mercury Aura Pro Express 6G SSDs (or possibly a variation of the Express) tied together on a PCIe board by a Marvell 88SE9445 SATA RAID controller. The SSDs themselves use SandForce SF-2200 series processors and can be added to the board one at

 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"),

This week at CES we had to opportunity to see the new Indilinx-based Everest 2 reference board in action at the OCZ suite. While it is easy to look at performance numbers on paper, it’s entirely different seeing these results in front of you using our same accepted benchmarks. With a quick IOMeter preview, we

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

Newer Technology, developer of PC, Macintosh, iPod, iPhone, and iPad performance upgrades and accessories, has announced the miniStack Max, the latest version of its quad-interface powered hub storage solution. The miniStack Max is the market’s only four-in-one storage, data access, connectivity solution. Some of its new features include the addition of an optical drive, an

Samsung Electronics has announced the Optical Smart Hub SE-208BW optical disc drive (ODD) for backing up and accessing all types of media and data files. The Optical Smart Hub is accessible through tablets, smartphones (download the app via iTunes Store and Android Market), and Smart TVs and up to four devices can access simultaneously via

Plextor launched the professional version of the PX-M3S SSD at CES 2012. The new version called the PX-M3P or M3 Pro will offer the same NAND and controller configuration as the M3S, with firmware customized for higher performance. Available in 128 and 256GB versions initially, this SSD will offer speeds topping at 540MB/s read and

Rocstor has announced the launch of Amphibious; a secure, ruggedized portable hard drive with real time hardware encryption offering advanced two-factor authentication, FIPS 140-2 certified crypto module, USB 2.0, and Firewire 800.

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