Cram six SandForce SF-1500 controllers in a RAID 0 array with 384GB of SLC NAND and one high-end RAID controller on one device and what do you have? A $11,500 MSRP solid state drive that blazes up to 240k IOPs and calls your SSD a sissy. Yeah, its like that. Read on to see how the LSI WarpDrive SLP-300 performs in our test system!
Samsung has released their 470 Series line of SSDs which feature Samsung components exclusively. This is a refreshing change from the legions of SandForce clones out there but can they compete with the best drives we’ve tested and how will they stand up over time? We’ll answer one and unveil our plan for the other in our review.
Mad Catz is well known for their gaming hardware and they had some really great things to show us at their private suite during CES 2011. The two products that we focused on were the MIDI PRO-Adapter and their gaming lights using AmBx technology which Alex gave us an overview and we recorded some video so you can have a virtual tour as well.
One of the perks of CES, or any trade show for that matter, is the presence of multitudes of enthralling women stationed at booths to be the shiny gem that catches our eye and draws us over. It’s a proven ploy that rarely fails to work as intended and we did our part to digitally capture as many as we could for your viewing pleasure.
OCZ has been on the forefront of both consumer and enterprise SSD market for some time now and there aren’t any signs that they are slowing up anytime soon. We had the pleasure of getting some one on one time with OCZ and getting a preview of their Vertex 3 line along with new ZX modular power supplies that should satisfy even the most power hungry user.
Wicked Audio has some, well, wicked looking headphones on display at CES and Legit Reviews was there to give them a look as part of our continuing coverage of CES 2011. These are brand spankin’ new and will be available very soon. Get the info as we get a product tour from lovely Kristen on the CES show floor.
There were a lot of technology companies at the Digital Experience event and while there, we were able to check in with IOGEAR to see some of their new HTPC keyboards and HD/3D media streamer device. Check out the video for the overview as shown by IOGEAR and a small preview of some of the “booth babes” we saw.
ASUS held a press conference before the official start of CES to unveil their new tablet PC’s. Legit Reviews was there to get the first look and learn if Apple should be worried about their tablet market share.
Kingston’s HyperX MAX 3.0 is an external SSD with a USB 3.0 interface that promises reads up to 195MB/s and writes up to 160MB/s. Akin to an over-sized and supercharged thumb drive, it could just be your salvation for a speedy and portable backup solution. Read the full article to see if it performs and wins our hearts.