ExtremeFFS: SanDisk promises much faster solid state drives!

SanDisk promises much faster solid state drives!
SanDisk has announced that they would soon launch solid state drives which would be much faster than the products currently available in the market.
The company talked about their new advanced flash file system which SanDisk claims can accelerate random write speeds by up to 100 times over existing systems.
This [...]

Dell Optiplex 960 series business desktops launched

Dell Optiplex 960 series business desktops launched
Dell has announced the launch of their Optiplex 960 series of business machines.
The company also announced Optiplex FX160 series of thin clients with flexible configurations for the corporate entities.
Dell Optiplex 960 is a range above their existing Optiplex 755 line of business PCs. It comes loaded with Intel’s [...]

Apple MacBook Air now has a 128GB SSD Option

Apple MacBook Air now has a 128GB SSD Option
Apple has updated their MacBook Air notebook and it now offers a solid state drive option.
Customers can now order this ultra light notebook with a 128GB SSD.
Apple MacBook Air also now comes loaded with the NVDIA 9400M along with the mini displays port and 2GB RAM.
The [...]

Lenovo ThinkPad X301 notebook launched

Lenovo ThinkPad X301 notebook launched
Chinese personal computer maker Lenovo has now launched an updated model of Thinkpad X300 notebook line.
The latest product is the Lenovo ThinkPad X301.
The company said that this new model comes with improved storage capacities in addition to enhanced performance.
ThinkPad X301 weighs less than three pounds and is around one-inch thin. [...]

Micron 256GB Solid-State Drive Coming Out Soon

Micron 256GB Solid-State Drive Coming Out Soon
Micron has announced that they are soon going to start shipping their 256GB Solid-State Drive.
This drive would be available for both notebooks and servers.
The company said that this drive could soon be available through major PC manufacturers in the coming months.
Mass production of this drive would begin sometime later [...]

Toshiba Protégé R500-S5007V comes with a 128GB solid state drive

Toshiba Protégé R500-S5007V comes with a 128GB solid state drive
Toshiba has announced their latest entry into the world of ultraportable laptops with the launch of Toshiba Protégé R500-S5007V.
Toshiba Protégé R500-S5007V comes loaded with a 128GB solid state drive along with a 12.1-inch display.
It weighs just around 2.4 pounds which makes it one of the lightest [...]

SanDisk to target flash memory at low cost computers for growth

SanDisk to target flash memory at low cost computers for growth
SanDisk has said that they are planning to target the market for low cost computers to boost the demand for their solid-state drives.
Solid-state drives are increasingly being seen as potential replacements for traditional hard disks.
However, they are smaller in capacities and higher capacity drives are [...]

Samsung launches a 256 GB solid state drive

Samsung launches a 256 GB solid state drive
South Korean tech giant Samsung has launched their new solid state drive. This new drive has a storage capacity of 256 GB.
The company claims that this new drive is 2.4 times faster than traditional hard drives.
Samsung is now planning to begin mass production of this drive later this [...]

Seagate targets maker of solid state drives with patent infringement lawsuit

Seagate targets maker of solid state drives with patent infringement lawsuit
Seagate Technology is the dominating player in the hard disk market. The company had mentioned in the past that they were not scared of the emerging competition from the solid state drive market as they owned a lot of patents in this field.
They are now [...]

Super Talent set to launch 256GB solid state drives

Super Talent set to launch 256GB solid state drives
San Jose-based Super Talent has claimed that they would start offering 256GB storage capable solid state drives from next month.
The company said that this new drive would have the same size as a 12.5-millimeter-thick 2.5-inch laptop drive.
The drive would feature the SATA-I interface which would make it [...]

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