Western Digital launches SiliconDrive III Solid State Disk drives
Western Digital has finally launched their own range of solid state drives.
The company is now offering SiliconDrive III Solid State Disk (SSD) drives.
WD had acquired SiliconSystems earlier this year to gain the SSD expertise.
The company has not revealed the pricing as they are aiming to offer [...]
Data Encryption now available on laptops with solid state drives
Both Dell and Samsung have announced that they are now going to offer data encryption solutions on laptops shipping with solid state drives.
Samsung would be bundling software from Wave Systems’ Embassy management software with their laptops.
Dell would be offering similar solutions on their Latitude line [...]
Western Digital acquires SiliconSystems for solid state drive technology
Western Digital has announced that they are acquiring solid-state drive maker SiliconSystems for $65 million.
This deal would help Western Digital expand their product offerings.
SiliconSystems was established in 2002 and they specialize in manufacturing SSD products for communications, industrial, embedded systems, medical, military, and aerospace applications.
Western Digital [...]
Steve Wozniak joins SSD company Fusion-io
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has back in business.
He has now joined a startup company Fusion-io which specializes in high-speed solid-state drives.
Woz would work as the company’s chief scientist and would advice them on technical strategy for product development.
Steve spoke about this new development in his life: “With the [...]
Dell offers 256GB SSD on some laptops
US based personal computer maker Dell is now offering a 256GB solid state drive as an option on some of their laptop models.
Customers opting for Dell’s XPS M1330 and M1730 laptop lines can now opt for this drive for around USD 400.
The company has stated that they plan [...]
SanDisk launches world’s fastest multi-level cell, solid-state hard drives
SanDisk has showcased their latest range of solid state drives at the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
The company displayed their latest G3 series SSDs. These drives are designed as fully enabled replacements for laptop hard disks.
SanDisk claims that these new disks are world’s fastest multi-level [...]
Asus S121 netbook with Windows 7 and 512GB SSD!
Asus has showcased their latest netbook model S121 which was displayed running a version of Windows 7. It also includes a 512GB solid state drive.
Asus S121 is just under an inch in thickness which makes it very portable.
The device features a touchscreen interface and the [...]
Samsung SS805 SSD: High-performance 2.5-in 100GB solid state drive
South Korean tech giant Samsung has announced the launch of their latest solid state drive product.
This latest SSD is a high-performance 2.5-in 100GB unit.
The company claims that this product has been designed for users who run applications like video-on-demand, Internet data centers and online transaction processing.
Samsung [...]
Toshiba set to showcase 512GB solid-state drive
Japanese consumer electronics major Toshiba has announced that they would be displaying a 512GB solid-state drive at the Consumer Electronics Show next month.
The company aims to begin mass shipment of this drive in the second quarter of next year.
This would be one of the largest capacity solid state [...]
Samsung now mass producing 256GB SSDs
South Korean tech giant Samsung has announced that they are now mass producing 256GB solid state drives.
These drives could soon be available in laptops from major PC manufacturers around the world.
Samsung claims that this is the highest capacity available on SSDs in the market yet.
It is already available on [...]
