Kingston’s SSDNow series of solid state drives has done very well in the marketplace due to their range of value to performance oriented drives which cover the needs of just about any user. Available since the end of 2010, the V100 products land in the middle of the SSDNow lineup with excellent performance without needing a second mortgage to finance the purchase. Read on to see how it stacks up against the competition.
The initial developer build of Mac OS X Lion appears to have a golden nugget. If it makes it through to be present in the final release, it appears that OS X will finally support Continue reading “Mac OS X Lion to support TRIM”.
What may look like Hollywood special-effects makeup or a good Photoshop fake is nothing but the actual physical decline of people whom drugs have taken a terrible toll. By advertising images reminiscent of a Dr. Continue reading “Photoshopped? Nope, It’s Drugs!”.
With the announcement of the newly revamped MacBook Pro laptops on the Sandy Bridge platform, we discovered that Apple has also made a change in the discrete graphics cards by moving to AMD Radeon HD Continue reading “AMD Powers the Graphics On New MacBook Pros”.
Now that Apple has officially announced the revised MacBook line, you know accessories and upgrades are soon to follow. Other World Computing (OWC) is jumping out of the gate with memory upgrades for said laptops Continue reading “OWC Announces Memory Upgrades For New Apple MacBook Pro Models”.
I’m sure this wasn’t an end result envisioned by the app developer when they were designing the app but it appears the data collected by the app was able to oust a lucky motorist from Continue reading “Android App ‘Google My Tracks’ Saves Driver From Speeding Ticket”.
Patriot announced today that they will be soon shipping their new SSD Wildfire Series featuring the SandForce SF-2200/SF-2100 controllers and will be available in Q2. Capacities are announced as 64GB, 128GB and 256GB. The Wildfire Continue reading “Patriot Announces New SandForce Powered Wildfire Series SSDs”.
Hot on the heels of OCZ and likely to be followed up by a number of other manufacturers, Corsair has announced their upcoming Force Series GT line of SSD’s featuring the new SandForce SF-2xxx controllers Continue reading “Corsair to Preview Force Series GT SSDs at CeBIT”.
As you may have read in today’s preview, OCZ has released the goods on their Vertex 3 line of solid state drives featuring the new SandForce SF-2xxx controllers and 6Gbps interface. This is the first Continue reading “OCZ Technology Unveils the Vertex 3 SSD Line”.
Fans of the Elder Scrolls game series rejoice as the time nears when the newest release of Elder Scrolls Skyrim will hit the store shelves. Until then, they have released another trailer for your viewing Continue reading “Bethesda Releases New Elder Scrolls Skyrim Trailer”.
Ever since CES of this year, everyone has been eagerly awaiting the launch of the next generation of SSD controllers with SandForce being one of the most prominent in mind. We saw a preview of Continue reading “SandForce 2nd Gen SSD Controllers Announced”.
Since the inception of the line, the Vertex name has been synonymous with performance and helped propel OCZ to a prominent position in the SSD market. Not resting on their laurels, OCZ has jumped out in front again with the Vertex 3 to be the first to launch a line featuring the latest SandForce controllers paired with a SATA III 6Gbps interface and 25nm NAND, while others ostensibly seem a little more conservative in their speed to market. Just how high has the bar been set? Read on to see.
While the pre-release versions have been available for a while, Microsoft has announced that the final RTM version of SP1 for Windows 7 and Server 2008 is now available. Make sure if you installed the Continue reading “Windows 7 SP1 RTM is now publicly available”.
Now that we’ve had some time with the Vertex 3 Pro SSD carrying the new SandForce SF-2000 series controller, we can say that we’re impressed with the performance. That comes with a bit of a caveat for those not on the Sandy Bridge P67 platform. Curious? Those interested in buying any next-gen SandForce drive might want to read what we found so you don’t buy something you may regret.
RunCore may not be a household name but they sure know how to make a quality SSD. We put their SandForce SF-1200 based 120GB Pro V drive through our battery of tests to see just how it fared against others we have tested. Have they managed to eke out more performance than others using the same controller? Take a look and see.
