OCZ Attempts To Vector Back It was this time last year that we wrote about our affinity for the then brand new Vector series drive from OCZ which flaunted their homegrown Indilinx Barefoot 3 M00 Continue reading “OCZ Vector 150 240GB SSD Review”.…more
Kingston SSDNow mS200 120GB SMS200S3/120G Now that mSATA drives are really starting to grow in popularity, we are seeing more models pop up from various SSD manufacturers. Kingston has the latest one we’ve received powered Continue reading “Kingston mS200 120GB mSATA SSD Review”.…more
The Force Is With You – Again There have been a number of incarnations of the Force Series drives from Corsair with the first having the SandForce 1200 series controller. Hence the name. Most have Continue reading “Corsair Force LS Series 240GB SSD Review”.…more
Hassle Free Drive Duplication. We’ve seen our share of hard drive docks and even a few from Vantec, but this time they have something a little different. The NexStar HDD Duplicator also does as its Continue reading “Vantec NexStar HDD Duplicator Review”.…more
Samsung Continues To Exert Pressure Samsung has boldly inserted themselves into the forefront of the consumer SSD market with apparent ease thanks to some innovation and a few outstanding drives. Just a few years ago, Continue reading “Samsung 840 EVO 500GB SSD Review”.…more
Not too long ago, Plextor stepped out of their comfort zone and added SSD storage to their list of products. Now they’re one of the few manufacturers to delve into the mSATA SSD space which should help them get a good foothold into this market space. Of course, performance and price will have a significant influence on sales so have a look at our review of their M5M series of drives to see if they have what it takes.
Most find the speed of a single SSD to be plenty for their needs but there are some whose expectations go a little higher. For those, a pair of Corsair Neutron GTX drives in a RAID 0 array is probably more what they have in mind. We throw a couple on our test bench to see just how fast we can push them. Have a look at the article to see the results!
Turn your 2.5″ SATA and SSD hard drive into a standard 3.5″ SATA drive in minutes with the ICY DOCK MB882SP-1S-1B. With universal mounting holes, the ICY DOCK MB882SP-1S-1B will fit into most common PC cases, 3.5″ HDD duplicator, 3.5″ SATA HDD enclosure, mobile rack, and backplane modules, without the need for any attachments for the 2.5″ drives. Read on to find out if a converter like this is right for you.
Most everyone has has owned a computer in the past few decades stands a good chance of having used a Seagate drive in their system. They’ve been a giant in the hard drive storage arena and are now turning their sights on the SSD side of things. Their 600 series is rolling out with the Link_A_Media Devices LM87800 under the hood which we’ve already seen put out some solid numbers. See how it fares on our test bench.
SanDisk follows up on it’s high performance SSD Extreme series with its launch of the Extreme II drives that take advantage of the newest Marvell 88SS9187 controller. They kick performance up overall to compete with some of the hottest drives on the market. Have a look at the article to see if it flies or flops on our test bench.
There’s a lot of hard drive docks available but few have wireless capabilities like the Ventec NexStar dock. This means expansive storage for virtually any device capable of wi-fi access. Even better, Vantec has apps for both the iOS and Android platforms making expanding storage for smart phones and tablets a snap. Have a look to see what our overall impressions were.