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- Lexar debuts 64GB, 128GB, 256GB Crucial M225 SSDs
- Lexar debuts 64GB, 128GB, 256GB Crucial M225 SSDsMLC NAND? No thanks.I was stoked about the capacity until I read that it's MLC NAND. Presumably they're using that for price considerations, but MLC NAND, by design, has a higher BER Bit Error Ratio with a higher probability of data error and...
- Tags: Flash memory, MLC NAND, Lexar Media Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-21
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- Intel, Micron announce chip technology for USB drives
- Intel and Micron Technology today announced the development of a new chip technology for use in flash cards and USB drives. Built on the companies' 34-nanometer nm NAND process, the new 3-bit-per-cell multi-level cell NAND technology produces "the industry’s smallest and most cost-effective 32-gigabit Gb chip that is currently available...
- Tags: Micron Technology Inc., USB Flash Drive, NAND, Intel Corp., Chip, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-08-11
- SSDs are getting better, still not there yet
- To date, the solid-state disk has been a tech mirage. The vision is great, but it always seems to be just over the horizon. SSDs have struggled to live up the performance promises, and they remain too expensive to provide any real competition to hard drives. But...
- Tags: Performance, NAND, Intel Corp., SSD, Corsair, X128, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-07-23
- Lexar debuts 64GB, 128GB, 256GB Crucial M225 SSDs
- Lexar on Monday announced its line of Crucial solid-state drives, the "fastest, highest capacity Crucial SSDs to date." The calling card of the new drives are their fast read and write speeds: The flagship 256GB Crucial M225 SSD offers 250MB/sec read speed...
- Tags: Lexar Media Inc., Speed, Crucial SSD, Flash Memory, Serial ATA, Storage, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-07-21
- Corsair debuts Extreme Series X32, X64, X128 SSDs
- Corsair has revealed its latest line of 2.5-inch solid-state drives, the "Extreme" series, which have been tested to reach read rates of up to 240MBps and write rates of 170MBps HotHardware reports that the new Extreme lineup consists of three drives: the X32,...
- Tags: Rate, Corsair, Flash Memory, Memory, Pricing, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Marketing, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-07-17
- Micron begins mass production of 34nm NAND flash memory
- Micron Technology on Tuesday announced mass production of new 16- and 32-gigabit NAND flash memory chips using 34-nanometer process technology, another step toward more robustly-featured mobile devices, including phones, MIDs, digital cameras, camcorders and netbooks. Micron's new 32Gb multi-level...
- Tags: NAND Flash, Micron Technology Inc., Memory Card, Memory, Lexar Media Inc., NAND, Chip, Flash Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- A-DATA, Intel launch X25-M SSD series in 80GB, 160GB flavors
- Leading storage manufacturer A-DATA announced today its new SATA 2.5-in. A-DATA X25-M series solid-state drive, intended for "power users who demand ultimate performance for notebook PC." The A-DATA SSD X25-M series of SSDs is co-logo with Intel, and feature Intel Multi-Level Cell NAND Flash Memory. ...
- Tags: Intel Corp., A-Data Technology Co., Serial ATA, Performance Management, Storage, Hardware, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-04-07
- SanDisk boosts speed, lowers price of SSDs
- SanDisk announced today a new line of SSDs that not only offer larger capacities but, according the company, are twice as fast as competing SSDs that have hit the market in the past year which are themselves already significantly faster than standard hard drives on many tasks. ...
- Tags: SanDisk Corp., SSD, Flash Memory, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-01-08
- Toshiba launches first 512GB solid state drive
- Toshiba announced today the industry's first 2.5-inch 512 GB SSD, based on 43-nanometer Multi-Level Cell NAND, according to a press release. The drive is part of a new family of 43nm NAND SSDs, which also includes capacities of 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB, offered in 1.8-inch or 2.5-inch...
- Tags: Notebook Market, Solid State Disk, Toshiba Corp., Home Entertainment, Notebooks, Personal Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-12-18
- Toshiba to unveil 512 GB solid state drive at CES
- Toshiba said Thursday that it will show off a new lineup of solid state drives at the Consumer Electronics Show including a 512 GB solid state drive. Toshiba notes (statement, Techmeme) that the 2.50-inch 512 GB drive is an industry first and is based on 43 nanometer...
- Tags: Solid State Disk, Toshiba Corp., Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-18
- Toshiba launches 256GB SSD with MLC
- Toshiba announced today an addition to its line-up of NAND-flash-based solid state drives, a new 256GB SSD, and the launch of a series of small-sized Flash Modules for Netbooks, UMPCs and other mobile applications. The new drives will be showcased at the CEATEC in Makuhari, Japan, from...
- Tags: Ultramobile PC, Speed, Toshiba Corp., Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Serial ATA, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Storage, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-09-26
- What memory technology is Samsung after?
- Samsung Electronics recently made public its $5.8 billion offer for SanDisk, a major manufacturer of memory cards. There are plenty of possible business motives behind this bid including the hefty royalties that Samsung pays to SanDisk to use its flash technology, and SanDisk's strong retail brands and distribution. But I'll...
- Tags: 3D, NAND Flash, SanDisk Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., NAND, Technology, Toshiba Corp., Cell, Chip, Flash Memory, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-09-22
- Samsung ships 128GB SSDs with cheaper flash memory
- Samsung announced today that it has begun manufacturing 64GB and 128GB SSDs based on a less-expensive type of NAND flash known as MLC. The company also said it was still on track to deliver a 256GB version by the end of this year. Samsung has been shipping...
- Tags: NAND Flash, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., NAND, Laptop Computer, SSD, Memory, Flash Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-07-09
- How Toshiba's 128GB SSD-equipped Portégé R500 stacks up
- Toshiba has released what it says is the first laptop with a 128GB SSD. Technically, the 17-inch Alienware Area-51 m9750 can be configured with two 64GB SSDs, but Toshiba gets credit for shipping the first laptop equipped with a 128GB SSD that you'd actually want to carry anywhere. ...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Toshiba Portege, Toshiba Corp., Laptop Computer, Portégé R500, SSD, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-06-17
- Intel & Micron intro 34nm flash chip
- Driving fast on the cost curve. Flash prices need to drop about 50% a year to keep volumes growing. Putting more flash on a wafer helps do that. The new process produces 1.6 TB of NAND flash on a 300 mm (12 inch) wafer. ...
- Tags: Micron Technology Inc., Storage, USB Flash Drive, Intel Corp., Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-05-28
- Samsung bets on SSDs and mobile hard drives
- Samsung plans to double the capacity of solid state disks SSDs every 12 months. The company said it will deliver samples of 128GB SSDs by mid-year and a 256GB drive sometime in 2009, according to several reports from a Samsung press conference yesterday. At the same time, Samsung is boosting...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Disk, Mobile, Drawback, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Solid State Disk, Spinpoint M6, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-03-05
- Intel's flash drive strategy
- "Sure the margins are low - but well make it up on volume!" At first glance it didnt make much sense to me why Intel announced flash drives last week. Going up against Samsung in flash, a company that has been reducing flash cost per bit at about 70% per...
- Tags: strategy, GB Max, Intels, USB flash drive, SLC, USB, Intel Corp.
- Blog posts 2007-03-23
- Intel's flash drive strategy
- "Sure the margins are low - but well make it up on volume!" At first glance it didnt make much sense to me why Intel announced flash drives last week. Going up against Samsung in flash, a company that has been reducing flash cost per bit at about 70% per...
- Tags: strategy, GB Max, Intels, USB flash drive, SLC, USB, Intel Corp.
- Blog posts 2007-03-23
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