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Intel finds X25-M firmware bug

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:14:00 +0000

According to a post on its support forum, Intel has managed to reproduce the nasty bug that's been bricking SSDs. Intel replicated the issue on Windows 7 X64 with version 1.3 of the firmware upgrade tool and a 34nm X25-M SSD. The company has placed the bug as a high priority and will deliver a ...

juliofranco posted 18 hours ago from techspot.com

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Dell's ultra-thin Adamo XPS to ship soon for $1,799

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 10:30:00 +0000

Dell has finally fully disclosed the specifications of its newly crafted ultra-thin notebook, the Adamo XPS. The laptop is only .4" (just over a centimeter) thick and weighs just over 3lbs.

juliofranco posted 29 hours ago from techspot.com

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Patriot Torqx 128GB SSD Review

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:46:00 +0000

Patriot Torqx 128GB SSD Review :: Video Author: Elric Phares · 11-03-2009 · Category: Hardware - Video Cards Motherboards.org Editor's Choice Winner

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Motherboards Supporting USB 3.0 & SATA 6Gbps Now Available

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:16:00 +0000

Forget Intel, mobo makers will go on their own

The Tech Report: News found this 2 days ago on dailytech.com

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Seagate Cheetah NS.2 and Cheetah 15K.7

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 06:30:00 +0000

This spring I took a look at the 15k RPM Savvio drives from Seagate, a 2.5 inch high speed hard drives designed for server use. I also found that they were perfect for enthusiast use as long as you are willing to pay the premium. Today I have the chance to test out Seagate's Cheetah hard ...

The Tech Report: News found this 6 days ago on lanoc.org

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Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB Review

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 04:15:51 +0000

With the advent of solid state drives, even the fastest mechanical hard disk drives don't seem so quick anymore. Solid state drives offer lightning fast response times as well as generally superior read and write speeds compared to traditional drives. However, the good old hard drive still has ...

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Hardware Reviews ,Crazy Projects, Modding Tutorials and Overclocking

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:06:17 +0000

Full Disk Encryption + SSD Got a chance to test Intel X25-M G2 160Gb SSD; Dropped it in a laptop , Dell Latitude E6400/2Gb as well as Dell Precision/X5560/4Gb system. The desktop was run unencrypted, the laptop tests were run with full disk encryption (Utimaco Safeguard Enterprise). The outcome ...

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Hardware Reviews ,Crazy Projects, Modding Tutorials and Overclocking

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:11:51 +0000

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Little, big, and green: a biography of the solid

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:32:00 +0000

Little, big, and green: a biography of the solid-state disk With flash prices dropping and power efficiency becoming ever more prized in segments as far apart as mobiles and the datacenter, solid-state disk is a technology whose time has come. And what a long time coming, it was. In this ...

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Kingston SSDNow V Series 40GB Boot Drive Desktop Upgrade Bundle

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:11:48 +0000

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Weekend tech reading: DirectX 11 comes to Windows Vista

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 20:49:00 +0000

DirectX 11 comes to Vista Microsoft launched Windows 7 with full DirectX 11 support, but until now, Vista users running ATI's newest 5000 series cards were left out in the cold. It's not like you've been waiting months to play the newest DX11 titles, but at least you now have the comfort of ...

juliofranco posted 5 days ago from techspot.com

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Intel Releases TRIM-Enabling Firmware for Its Second-Gen SSDs

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:20:00 +0000

As promised, Intel has released firmware for its second-generation 34nm solid-state drives (SSDs). TRIM is a feature of Windows 7 (and of course, that OS just launched) that will (hopefully) prevent SSDs from seeing performance degradation over time. At the same time, the new firmware ( 02HA ) ...

Iria posted 12 days ago from technologyexpert.blogspot.com

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Intel X25-M 'G2' TRIM Enabled Firmware and SSD Toolbox Review

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:51:45 +0000

Today Intel released a new firmware for their X25-M G2 line of SSD's. The firmware adds long awaited support for native TRIM, which should boost performance when used under Windows 7. Also released was an "SSD Toolbox" utility to view drive stats and bring TRIM-level performance to Windows XP ...

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Little, big, and green: a biography of the solid-state disk

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 13:18:18 +0000

Faster and dramatically more power-efficient than rotating magnetic media, solid-state disks (SSDs) are one of the longest-awaited and most eagerly anticipated technologies in the past two decades of computing. The theoretical underpinnings of mass storage ...

Madshrimps News RSS Feed found this 5 days ago on arstechnica.com

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Kingston SSDNow V Series 40GB: Intel X25-X

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:48:45 +0000

Kingston has expanded its V-Series of SSDs with the launch of a new 40GB budget concious drive. Built around the same drive controller and NAND memory as Intel's new X25-X line of SSDs, could this drive convince you to take the SSD plunge?

jamie posted 11 days ago from bit-tech.net

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Braidwood's SSD cache is cited for 2011

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:09:02 +0000

Sources tell bit-tech that Intel's Braidwood cache technology is pushed back as far as 2011 now.

jamie posted 11 days ago from bit-tech.net

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A-DATA Introduces Industrys Fastest SSD - S596

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 20:49:00 +0000

A-DATA Technology announced today its industry-leading SSD S596, a 2.5 SATAII SSD designed specifically for PC enthusiastic, multi-task and heavy-graphic users to perform assorted applications five times faster! Capacities are available at 64, 128, and 256GB, the S596 is completely in ...

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Verbatim Rolls Out USB/eSATA Combo SSD

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:37:00 +0000

Verbatim introduced a new USB/eSATA combo portable SSD. What looks like just another USB stick, which pops its USB connector out with a push of a slider, pops an eSATA connector out from the other side, with the push of the same slider, the other way. Measuring 80 (L) x 23 (W) x 9 (H) mm, and ...

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Icy Dock Announces 2.5" to 3.5" SATA & SSD HDD Converter

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:15:00 +0000

MB882SP-1S-2B Icy Dock has unveiled the MB882SP-1S-2B , a user friendly 2.5" to 3.5" SATA & SSD HDD converter which allows users to install 2.5 SATA or SSD HDD onto their PC easily. Measuring 145 x 101 x 25mm and weighing 163g, the lightweight plastic converter is able to support ...

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Kingston SSDNow V Series 40GB Boot Drive Review

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:05:06 +0000

Despite the rapid price drops of decent sized solid state drives, pricing limits them from reaching the average consumer. The marketing has also convinced us that it takes the largest and flashiest hard drives to get the best performance which means we might not buy today. Granted, today’s ...

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