23 January 2018Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Samsung 860 PRO & 860 EVO SATA SSDs Debut

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. today introduced the 860 PRO and 860 EVO solid state drives (SSDs), the most up-to-date additions to the company’s SATA interface lineup. The products are aimed at consumers who require fast, reliable performance across various applications, from everyday computing to heavy workloads and graphic-intensive operations. Building on the successful launch of the 850 PRO and 850 EVO – the industry’s first consumer SSDs with V-NAND technology – the 860 PRO and 860 EVO achieve industry-leading performance for SATA SSDs, offering enhancements in speed, reliability, compatibility and capacity. “The new 860 PRO and 860 EVO SSDs combine the latest 512Gb and 256Gb 64-layer V-NAND, up to 4GB LPDDR4 mobile DRAM and a new MJX controller to elevate […]

27 September 2016Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Toshiba OCZ TL100 SATA SSD Released

New Value-oriented SSD Solution Delivers Affordable Hard Drive Upgrades that Won’t Break the Bank Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC), a committed technology leader, today announces the launch of the OCZ TL100 SATA solid state drive (SSD) series. Designed for entry-level users with traditional hard disk drive (HDD) storage seeking an affordable upgrade solution, the Toshiba OCZ TL100 series provides the performance of SSD technology at an attractive price point. Offering an easy and affordable way for value-oriented users to enhance their mobile or desktop systems, Toshiba OCZ TL100 SSDs improve home/office computing experiences, enabling increased system responsiveness and productivity over hard drives. With Toshiba TLC NAND flash memory under the hood, the TL100 series prioritizes both quality and affordability […]

12 August 2015Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

SanDisk CloudSpeed Ultra Gen. II SATA SSD Introduced

CloudSpeed Ultra Gen. II SSD Powers Elastic Cloud Agility for Cloud Service Provider (CSP) and Software-Defined Storage (SDS) Environments SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a global leader in flash storage solutions, today announced its new CloudSpeed Ultra™ Gen. II SATA SSD for cloud service provider (CSP) and software-defined storage (SDS) vendor environments. Offering up to 1.6TB* of usable capacity, CloudSpeed Ultra™ Gen. II SATA SSD provides the storage performance and density needed for mixed-use, latency-sensitive transactional workloads—such as e-commerce and collaborative online services. Expanding on SanDisk’s existing portfolio of cloud-focused flash solutions, CloudSpeed Ultra™ Gen. II delivers unmatched price/performance leadership at a little over $0.04 per IOPS versus $3.50 per IOPS typically inherent with conventional SATA HDDs. Additionally, CloudSpeed Ultra Gen. […]

20 November 2014Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

OCZ Storage Solutions Saber 1000 Series SATA SSD Introduced

Features an Aggressive Cost Structure for Easier Deployment within High-Volume OCZ Storage Solutions — a Toshiba Group Company and leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced its new enterprise-class Saber 1000 SSD Series designed for read-intensive applications targeting high-volume deployment hyperscale, web-hosting and distributed computing environments. The SATA-based Saber 1000 Series solves demanding key customer business challenges and supported by an enterprise-optimized feature-set, large storage capacities, and low total cost of ownership (TCO). The new series leverages the latest A19nm NAND flash from Toshiba and is available in 240GB, 480GB and 960GB usable capacities. It utilizes OCZ’s internally developed Barefoot 3 controller and firmware which delivers consistent sustained I/O performance across all capacities […]

6 June 2014Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Kingston Digital M.2 2280 SATA SSD Announced

M.2 2280 SATA SSD for New Notebook Platforms, Small-Form Factor Devices and Z97 Motherboards, Advanced Garbage Collection, Power Management for Optimal Performance Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced a new M.2 2280 SATA SSD. Shipping next week, the new 22mm x 80mm dimension provides a thin, caseless and compact form factor ideal for new notebook platforms such as Ultrabooks, smaller design embedded systems, ultra-thin computing devices and motherboards that support the recently released Intel® Z97 chipset. M.2 2280 SATA SSD features advanced garbage collection, wear leveling and TRIM support to keep drive performance consistent over the life of the drive. SATA DevSleep allows efficient power […]