As February rolls into March, the PC enthusiast sector is primed and ready for a slew of new hardware, with the most exciting being a slew of next gen SSDs from leading manufacturers. While OCZ’s Vertex 3 Pro may be the speed demon according to early previews, Intel in particular has something very interesting lurking within their new 510 series as well. If you know anything about Intel’s current line of SSDs, you know that compared to other higher end SSDs,...
Today, Corsair took the wraps off of their latest range of high performance SSDs. Dubbed the “F90″ and “F180″, the two drives feature capacities of 90GB and 180GB. Read/write speeds are rated at 285MB/s and 275MB/s respectively, while random 4K writes are claimed to top 50,000 IOPs. PC enthusiasts will be pleased to know that these new drives make use of the latest Corsair SF-1200 controller which has already proven to be very quick. Combined...
It’s no secret that if speed and performance are priority #1 in your computer, an SSD is one of the first things to consider. While traditional HDD’s can compete with lower end SSD’s in regards to raw transfer speeds, when it comes to random I/O and access times, HDD’s don’t stand a chance. With 2.5″ SSD prices finally settling into a comfortable range for more mainstream users, the next hotbed of activity looks to be on the 1.8″...
Another nail is being pound into the traditional platter-based, spinning hard drive’s dominance. OCZ, popular computer hardware manufacturer, is planning to open a new plant dedicated solely to pumping out high quality solid state hard drives. In doing this, OCZ will effectively triple their SSD output from the current ~50,000 units per month to more than 140,000. That’s good for a two main reasons. (1) We the consumer will have more options when it comes to...
As we sit here watching traditional HDD’s climb to 3TB and beyond, the homefront for SSD’s is a bit more…homely. While a few manufacturers have outed some pretty massive (by SSD standards) 512GB drives, they’re not exactly lightening quick nor cheap. But the technology is improving with each passing day and dropping in price. PNY is looking to add some more fuel to the fire with some new offerings in their Optima SSD line. The new drives feature...
