Storage
Lexar has a long history of serving the flash-based consumer storage market in the form of SSDs, memory cards, and USB flash drives. After having started out as a Micron brand, the company was acquired by Longsys which has diversified its product lineup with regular introduction of new products. Recently, the company announced a number of portable SSDs targeting different market segments. The Lexar SL500 Portable SSD is one of the moderately priced 20 Gbps PSSDs in that set. The SL500 is able to achieve its price point thanks to the use of a native USB flash controller - the Silicon Motion SM2320. The unique aspect is the use of YMTC 3D TLC NAND (compared to the usual Micron or BiCS NAND that we have...
Seagate Enters the Enterprise SSD Market with Pulsar
Seagate is now throwing its hat into the ring with its first SSD: Pulsar. Unlike all of the SSDs we’ve reviewed here, Pulsar is OEM-only at the start...
53 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 12/7/2009
The SSD Improv: Intel & Indilinx get TRIM, Kingston Brings Intel Down to $115
New Update on TRIM fw.Intel and Indilinx SSDs now have TRIM support - we put it to the test. At the same time Kingston helps Intel bring SSDs...
166 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/17/2009
Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB: SATA 6Gb/s Performance Preview
We take Seagate's latest drive technology for a quick spin and wonder if SATA 6Gb/s technology will ever benefit desktop based hard drives.
56 by Gary Key on 10/29/2009
The SSD Relapse: Understanding and Choosing the Best SSD
The third major SSD article on AnandTech is here. We go back and try to better understand how these SSDs work, how their performance is evolving and how...
296 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/30/2009
Lab Update: The Next SSD Article, Matte vs. Glossy and Touch Screens
Early TRIM results, matte vs. glossy displays and more. Anand updates from the lab.
88 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/21/2009
Intel Forces OCZ's Hand: Indilinx Drives To Drop in Price
SSD prices come crashing down. Intel set $225 as the marker for its 80GB and the market has responded. OCZ shared its pricing strategy with us. ...
41 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/23/2009
Intel X25-M G2: Dissected and Performance Preview
The first internal pics and a full performance preview of Intel's brand new 34nm X25-M G2 SSD. This thing rocks.
93 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/22/2009
Intel's 34nm SSD Preview: Cheaper and Faster?
Today Intel announced its new 34nm SSD lineup with lower prices and better performance. While we await the arrival of our drive, we spend some time discussing the...
77 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/21/2009
The SSD Update: Vertex Gets Faster, New Indilinx Drives and Intel/MacBook Problems Resolved
Another week, another SSD update. OCZ's Vertex drive got even faster, the first non-OCZ Indilinx drives show up and some Intel issues get resolved.
77 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/30/2009
The SSD Anthology: Understanding SSDs and New Drives from OCZ
The SSD market appears to have changed a lot. Drives are cheaper, newer controllers are everywhere and there are more questions than answers as to how these SSDs perform...
251 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/18/2009
Intel X25-M SSD: Intel Delivers One of the World's Fastest Drives
Intel finally lifted the NDA on the performance of its first MLC SSD. Let's just say that after today, a Core 2 isn't the only Intel component you...
97 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/8/2008
Vigor iSURF II Hard Drive Cooling System - Keeping it Cool...
We take a quick look at Vigor Gaming's hard disk cooling system that provides a unique design which actually works.
17 by Gary Key on 7/31/2008
64GB SSD on the Desktop: Samsung and OCZ go mainstream
We provide a desktop oriented review of the new mainstream 64GB Solid State Drive from Samsung and its fraternal twin from OCZ Technology.
41 by Gary Key on 5/15/2008
Western Digital VelociRaptor- No longer just a Raptor
We provide a quick update on the WD VR150 series after receiving a new drive from Western Digital that proves this dinosaur is serious about ruling the storage world.
31 by Gary Key on 5/2/2008
Western Digital VelociRaptor: A Drive with a Bite
We provide a preview of the new VelociRaptor and a drive hampered by early firmware that still manages to set new performance standards.
31 by Gary Key on 4/22/2008
Western Digital 640GB - Twice the Platters, Twice the Fun
We take a first look at the new WD6400AAKS and find Western Digital has turned performance up a notch in the mid-range market.
42 by Gary Key on 3/21/2008
Western Digital serves up 320GB on a Platter
We take a first look at Western Digital's latest drive that will have you scrambling for part number WD3200AAKS-00B3A0.
29 by Gary Key on 2/22/2008
A Lesson in User Failure: Investigating the Serial ATA Connector
We learn about failure prevention when we break a SATA wafer connector
64 by Ryan Smith on 1/18/2008
Thermaltake Muse R-Duo: External RAID
Thermaltake sent us their Muse R-Duo for testing, and external enclosure supporting RAID 0/1, USB, and eSATA. We put the device through the performance wringer to see what it...
12 by Dave Robinet on 12/14/2007
MTRON MSP 7000 SSD - Raptors Beware
We take a quick first look at the new MTRON 7000 series and come away impressed, again.
48 by Gary Key on 12/3/2007
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