At CES 2012 today, we had a chance to stop by the Other World Computing booth at CES Unveiled who showed us a battle pitting a MacBook Pro using a Mercury Solid State Drive (SSD) versus one using a Hard Disk Drive (HDD.) Keep this in mind. The MacBook Pro outfitted with the SSD has [...]
iFixit already tore apart a new MacBook Air and found that the SSD can in fact be replaced. I tested an SSD upgrade on my 2010 MacBook Air and it is not that hard. It was rumored that the new models would have storage hardwired to the mainboard just like the RAM, making the flash [...]
Other World Computing (OWC) announced that its Mercury Aura Pro Express SSD is now available in sizes up to 480GB. That’s a hair under 500GB, the standard offering on Apple’s MacBook Pros. The MacBook Air is the best notebook I’ve ever owned, but I don’t consider it my primary computer. It’s quick enough for most of [...]
Despite all of the April Fools jokes running wild on the Internet today, there is a lot of real notebook, tablet and smart phone news worth checking out. Notebook News For the Week of April 1st: We kicked off World Backup Day with a collection of deals on services and storage that will help you [...]
Today in Notebooks we have a collection of new notebooks that have been announced, new SSDs from Intel, reviews of MacBook Air cases and a reason why your MacBook Pro fan might be loud. New Notebooks for March 2011: Acer Iconica 6120 Dual Screen Notebook Available for Pre-Order at $1,199 Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E420s Offers [...]
In a press release yesterday, Intel announced their new 310 Series of Solid-State Drives (SSD), which they claim offer all the performance of their X-25 drives but in 1/8th the size. They’re promoting them as performance boosters for dual-drive notebooks, ideal storage drives for tablets, and unshakable data bunkers in rugged computers.
Interesting. Red Ferret Journal is linking to an intriguing combo concept featured on Yanko Design. The Lacie Float It is a both and external SSD drive and also a trackpad. While it makes sense on some levels, I’m not exactly sure of the benefits of an external trackpad for the mobile set, but I have [...]
NewEgg has a 64GB Samsung SSD on sale for just $99, a $50 discount off the normal price. If you’re looking to speed up your mobile system, an SSD is your best bet. The trade off is of course a relatively low capacity, but 64GB is sufficient for a lot of users who don’t need to haul around multimedia [...]
Intel added a 120GB SSD to its X25-M drive lineup today. The new drive looks like the sweet spot of the lineup as it comes at just a $50 premium over the 80GB version. Swapping out your spinning hard drive for an SSD can significantly improve your everyday computing experience. Applications launch faster, the system [...]
Tell me you saw this coming because you should have. Solid State Storage or Drives have been coming on for quite some time. There are numbers of Windows based notebooks with SSD options available, and even SSD drives that you can install yourself. Those who have gone the SSD route usually love the performance increase [...]
As I mentioned a couple of times during my evaluation of the ARMOR X10gx, its Intel solid state drive is blazingly fast. How fast? Check out the detailed review of the Intel X25-M SSD at Notebooks.com and maybe win one to see for yourself.
Here’s a piece of software that could prove handy for some mobile folks (perhaps including me). SSD Tweaker is a one-stop shop for optimizing Windows for your solid state drive.
SanDisk has announced what they claim is the smallest 64GB SSD on the market, and they’re targeting it at mobile PCs, including Tablet PCs and ultra-thin notebooks.
A lot of questions surround Solid State Drives (SSDs) and their longterm reliability. Microsoft’s Michael Fortin has penned an excellent Q & A on Windows 7 and its enhanced support for SSDs and the value they offer the mobile user. A must read for any of those interested in SSD technology. Head over to Enginneering [...]
The Dell Mini 9 comes with either an 8GB or 16GB solid state drive, which are just too tiny for many mobile users. JKK, a Netbook modding guru, managed to jam a 128GB SSD into his Mini 9 and posted a video of the procedure. He calls the hack ‘quite easy,’ but his definition of [...]
Solid State Drives (SSD) continue to command attention and it looks like Toshiba will be looking for come at CES 2009 where they plan to show off a 512GB version to add to its lineup. Supposedly these will hit mass production in April or so. No word on price yet, but I would expect it [...]
Low price points make Netbooks awfully attractive. Performance enhancements like SSD’s do as well, and it looks like the costs might be starting to come in line, at least at Dell. Check out this upgrade option where you can add a 32GB SSD for only a $100. Via Engadget
On Wednesday, Samsung announced that they have begun producing 256GB solid-state drives, increasing their capacity from their currently available 64GB and 128GB drives. In addition, performance on the new drive has more than doubled. From CNET: The drives combine sequential read rates of 220 megabytes per second, with sequential write rates of 200MBps. "This sharply [...]
JKKMobile has kicked off a week of looking at nothing but Solid State Drives (SSD), and in this SSD primer video, he covers everything you ever wanted to know about SSDs in 18 minutes. Head over and check it out.
Notebook computers have changed a lot in just a few years. There are a few improvements on most consumer models that you shouldn’t live without. Here are a few things to look for in your next laptop: LED Screen An LED backlit screen uses, you guessed it, LEDs rather than something like CCFL [...]
Let’s just say that Lenovo continues to get it right with Tablet PCs, and that the Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Tablet PC is a real winner and call it a day. The reason? It is a winner. Oh, all right, I’ll go ahead and do the review because while I am enthusiastic about the X200 there [...]
It’s a well-advertised claim that SSDs stand up to abuse much better than their spinning platter counterparts. I’ve always been a sucker for destruction tests, and this three story drop of Samsung’s SSD really rocks my socks. There’s just something about abusing technology that gets me every time. Anyway, Steve Weinger, the senior marketing manager [...]
In a welcomed move, Toshiba announced plans for a Q4 2008 release of its new 2.5″ 256GB SSD drive utilizing SATA II interface. To keep costs relatively low, Toshiba will employ next-generation MLC architecture with maximum read and write speeds of 120MB/s and 70MB/s respectively. For the exploding netbook market, Toshiba has also announced 8GB, [...]
It was only a matter of time before someone started making external storage solutions using solid state drives. Buffalo just announced their SSD MicroStation line with capacities of 32GB, 64GB, and 100GB. They’re not the speediest backup solutions with transfer speeds of up to 35MB/s, but the promised lower power consumption and durability of a [...]
Samsung announced that it has developed a high-performance, low capacity, and super compact SSD dedicated to the growing netbook market. The drives will boast 8, 16, and 32GB capacities in a form factor that is roughly 30% smaller than traditional 2.5″ drives. These new drives will start production next month. According to the press release, [...]
There’s been some debate going on about the power savings available from the new Intel SSDs. I was in a session specifically on SSDs titled "Extending Battery Life of Mobile PCs Using Intel® High Performance SATA Solid-State Drives". The class was quite impressive, showing an average 15% power savings using Intel SSDs versus using a [...]
The world of SSDs is changing almost as fast as the world of netbooks. OCZ, the makers of the exciting Core Series released just a little over a month ago, has just announced the specs for its latest SSDs carrying a Core Series V2 moniker. According to OCZ CEO Ryan Peterson: “As SSD technology progresses, [...]
Imation announced today the release of two new SSDs with improved data transfer rates. The PRO 7000 series works with older PATA devices and tops out at 64GB for the 2.5″ standard. The PRO 7500 uses SATA II interface with capacities ranging from 16GB to 128GB. Both drives come in 2.5″ and 3.5″ sizes and [...]
Tom’s Hardware issued an apologetic update to their story regarding the battery life of current-generation SSD’s. The authors admitted their testing protocol did not take into account the workload placed on an SSD versus their HDD counterparts. Retesting various drives in an expanded 12 page review, Tom’s Hardware concluded that there are variations between solid [...]
Dell is full of upgrades today. Alongside the Multi-Touch functionality added to their Latitude XT, Dell is announcing that the Latitude, XPS, Precision, and Alienware lines will all have a 128GB SSD as a $600 option. Starting tomorrow, Dell customers can add 128GB’s of Solid State goodness to their orders. For reference, the same $600 [...]
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