Toshiba has released two new SSD drives, offering smaller but efficient storage in small form factors that aim to provide broader storage solutions for various needs. These Toshiba SG2 modules are offered in two types, mini-SATA interface standard and a Half Slim-type making use of SATA connection. Both are available in 30GB and 62GB modules and will start mass production in October.

Both are smaller than the average credit card which should give you an idea of how compact and easier they are to carry around. And with the growing number of people owning laptops but require additional storage, these new SSD modules should be something worth having for varied use.

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Dell International has officially released its premium Studio 14 notebooks to the Korean market, boasting of smart design and vivid color options. The Dell Studio 14 notebooks features a 14” LCD screen with a 1600×900 resolution and a 16:0 aspect ratio. The notebook is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo processor which can accommodate up to 6GB of RAM. For hard disk storage, it can accommodate either a 500GB HDD or a 256GB SSD.

The Dell Studio 14 is available in six different colors: Black Chain-link, Ruby Red, Midnight Blue, Flamingo Pink, Spring Green and Plum Purple. For pricing, they retail somewhere in the vicinity of 768,900(KRW) and 869,000(KRW).

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Samsung Electronics now tried to invade the gaming industry by revealing its 256GB SSD drives, the latest device that has been creating a buzz in the gaming industry. And if you are wondering why these new Samsung SSD drives are creating such a commotion, you can trace it all to speed.

That is perhaps how to sum it all up. Sure, there is the large storage and compact nature of these SSD drives but if you want to know which is the marketing standpoint, this is speed. The Samsung SSD boasts of quick loading and response time and in just a couple of seconds, gamers can access their games and play away.

The gaming industry is indeed growing and the needs are becoming higher. Well just check out this video to get a better idea of what makes the Samsung SSDs such a click these days.

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Intel has recently issued a press release detailing their recently launched 34nm SSDs. Despite featuring so called “advanced” technology buzz circulating suggests that the average user won’t notice any notable performance gains, but then what’s so special about them?

Well, Intel is hoping that the price tag will set them apart from the rest with the 80GB version being priced at $225 and the 160GB version at $440. Intel also lets us know that 1 year ago these two drives were priced at $595 and $945 respectively.

Will you be picking up one of Intel’s new 34nm SSDs or do they need to release them in higher capacities to win you over?

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Lexar has introduced a few newcomers to their Crucial line of SSDs which all fall into the M225 family.

This family will encompass the storage capacities of 64GB, 128GB and 256GB all packed into a 2.5-inch SATA compatible enclosure. The real gem with these storage devices, however, is that they have the ability of 250MBps read and 200MBps. That’s pretty darn fast, if you haven’t been paying attention.

For the 64GB, 128GB and 256GB capacities expect to pay $169.99, $329.99 and $599.99, respectively.

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It looks like Sony has finally gone ahead and updated their netbook mini laptop offering, the Vaio P, to put it almost on par with, you know, those little computers that cost less than half as much.

It seems that sony has added a 1.6GHz Atom processor (as found in most sub-$500 netbooks) along with an optional 128GB SSD, GPS reciever and/or Verizon WWAN support. As Engadget points out this updated version still lacks factory XP support along with the newer 1.86GHz Atom processor.

In conclusion, Sony’s Vaio P looks cool (because it’s small) but still doesn’t live up to its $1,499.99 price tag.

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Don’t you just hate it when you have to occasionally change memory rams or upgrade your SSDs. Well hopefully this new bundle released by Kingston should answer all these problems. Kingston has officially unveiled a SSDNow bundle pack that makes upgrading a snap.

The SSDNow M Series are the Intel X-25M SATA SSDs. The bundle combines the solid-state drives (SSD) with the software tools necessary to clone the contents of one’s hard-disk drive to the SSD, as well as installation hardware.

The Bundle is composed of the following:

• SSDNow M Series 80GB or 160GB (Intel X-25M SATA SSDs)
• Acronis True Image hard drive cloning software and CD installation guide
• USB 2.5″ enclosure with accompanying USB cable (for notebook PCs)
• 2.5″ to 3.5″ drive bay mounting brackets and screws (for desktop PCs)
• SATA data and power cable extenders (for desktop PCs)

The SSDNow Bundle comes with a 3-year warranty. Prices vary depending on the capacity and features that buyers prefer.

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Toshiba adds another dimension towards its line of mobile device solutions as it unveils the world’s first laptop configured with a eSATA second generation 512GB Solid State Drive (SSD) with the Portégé R600-ST4203. Toshiba’s newest development shows its dedication to pushing innovation as the company has increased SSD capacities on laptops from 32GB to 512GB in just two years.

At just 2.4 pounds and 0.77 inches thin, the Portégé R600 with SSD provides customers with an enhanced level of protection, portability, reliability and fast data access. The adoption of this solid state technology in Toshiba’s ultraportable laptops enables the user to enjoy faster boot, application loading and up to 3.0 faster access times compared to a 128GB solid state drive (SSD). Additionally, the lack of moving parts reduces noise and the risk of mechanical failure which makes it a reliable solution. Moreover, the SSD is lightweight, tough and impact resistant, designed to withstand higher impacts than a conventional HDD.

The Portégé R600-ST4203 will be available in early June exclusively on www.toshibadirect.com at $3,499.99 MSRP.

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Future netbooks might pack one of the two new SSD versions announced by OCZ Technology. These SSD come in 16GB and 32GB capacities and they should be “affordable flash-based storage options to significantly increase the capacity for netbooks.

The two SSDs will be available in both SATA and PATA interfaces and as for speeds you can expect up to 110MB/sec read speeds and write speeds as high as 512MB/sec for SATA. PATA interface will offer you a lower 45MB/sec read and 35MB/sec write speeds. The SSDs are going to be available soon but we have no idea for what price.

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Tags: Laptops, Mobile News, netbooks, OCZ Technology, PATA, Portable Devices, sata, SSD

Have you gotten your first SSD already or is it still to expensive to get one? It might be a good idea to wait since SSDs will get only better and hopefully cheaper in the near future. Samsung has a new SSD, one that’s able to do some self-encrypting as information gets saved on it. It’s supposed to be the first SSD capable of doing that. It will be come with Wave’s EMBASSY management software and it will come in three versions, 64GB, 128GB and 256GB at first. Will Dell bring the first self-encrypting SSDs or will anyone else hurry to get them too?

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We haven’t tested Windows 7 on an SSD yet but from what we’ve seen so far, the OS is far more dependable than its predecessor. Sure it’s still a beta and things might improve and sure you will still get that blue screen of death from time to time, but over all, Windows 7 beta is doing better than Vista.

And speaking about that SSD performance it looks like Windows 7 runs better on SSD than Vista. You can expect better speed, better access times and lower CPU usage. And since Windows 7 and SSD are going to be surely part of your immediate future, it’s good to know that Microsoft is finally doing its job.\\

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Future buyers of Dell laptops will have the possibility to add a 256GB SSD to their chosen configuration. Dell will offer the new SSDs to those buying a new XPS M1330 or M1730. The upgrade will cost you $400. If you want a smaller SSD, say the 128GB then that upgrade is also available for just $200. In case you’d rather get a regular HDD, that’s available too and you can choose a 500GB version. Other Dell laptops are going to receive these two storage solutions in the future so keep an eye out.

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I am surprised to find myself more interested in what Asus had announced instead of Apple’s latest Macworld keynote. So let’s forget DRM-free tracks and MacBook Pros for a change and focus on those new Eee products we might see rolling from Asus this year.

The Eee Keyboard has just been announced and it sounds really appealing. It’s a full-sized keyboard with built-in PC including WiFi and Ethernet, speaker, microphone and a 5-inch display and touchscreen. It will connect to any display and I am actually interested in playing with one whenever it gets out.

Moving on then to touchscreen netbooks then! That’s right, you heard me! The Eee PC T91 is a convertible tablet netbook. It will probably be ready for Windows 7 and it features an 8.9 inch LED backlit touchscreen, a TV-tuner and built GPS all powered by an Intel Z520 Atom processor.

Just when you thought we’d be done with all the Eee news we have one more fun idea for you. There’s an Asus 12.2 inch netbook that will get you 8-hours of battery juice (funny number considering Apple’s new battery) and a whooping 512 SSD which is certainly the first SSD that big to be planted into a laptop.

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Still waiting to get yourself a netbook? Maybe the U115 from MSI might interest you. This new WIND comes with the world’s first hybrid-storage system. You get an 8GB solid state drive which you can use it to improve performance while the 160GB HDD will be your mass storage drive. Besides the storing options you have the usual 1.6GHz Atom CPU, a 10 inch display, a built-in card reader and WiFi support.

Are you ready to go hybrid? Come to think of it, you probably were storing your bulk data on an external HDD with the previous MSI Wind notebooks, weren’t you?

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Pretty soon every one of us will switch to SSD storage devices. It’s only a matter of time until HDDs will become obsolete. To prove that Toshiba has decided to announce its next SSD solution. It’s the 512GB, 2.5 Inch SSD which has just become the number 1 SSD when it comes to available memory space.

The new drive will get you a maximum sequential read speed of 240Mbps and a maximum sequential write speed of 200Mbps with AEW encryption. CES 2009 will be, of course, the place to spot them first and mass production will start sometime in April and by June you might get one.

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Super Talent Technology is a leading manufacturer of Flash storage and DRAM memory modules and it has just announced a new line of UltraDrive solid state drives that are twice as fast as the world’s speediest SATA hard drives.

The LE has been designed exclusively for enterprise servers and data centers where out of the ordinary performances and reliability must be at their utmost superlative. The UltraDrive supports very high speeds and reads/writes at a speed of 230/170 MB per second. You can get it at different capacities: 32 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB. The ME version which will work with your SATA-II notebooks, has a read/write speed of 200/160MBps and it will be available in sizes ranging from 16GB to 256GB.

Super Talent Chief Operating Officer, Mr. C.H. Lee said:

The UltraDrive LE represents a quantum leap forward in storage performance that is simply staggering. It excels in every metric that’s relevant to data centers: sequential and random read and write speeds, transaction rates and access and seek times. It also has a considerable advantage over 10,000 RPM hard drives in power consumption and MTBF. This product sets a new standard in enterprise storage

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In addition to the Master Drive LX presented by Super Talent on October, they’ve added 2 new SSD drives to their catalog. According to SuperTalent, these new drives have the double of the speed when comparing to the fastest SATA drives on the world.

First, we’ve got the UltraDrive LE that is better than the usual 10,000 RPM hard-drives, it can reach reading speeds of 230MBps, while the writing speed is se at 170MBps. This Solid State Drive is available in 3 different capacities: 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB.

Second, there is the UltraDrive ME, which is considered the fastest 2.5-inch storage device for SATA-II notebooks. It has reading/writing speeds of 200/160MBps.

So far there is no information about the price or release date of these fast drives.

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256GB SSD aren’t available just anywhere. Micron and Toshiba have their own models and Samsung has launched its own. The SSD follows the 128GB SSD release and at this rate who knows where Samsung is going to stop. The drive will get you 220MB/s read speed and 200MB/s write speed. Not as fast as Microns’ drive but faster than Toshiba’s. We’ll let you know more about prices and availability when we have those details too!

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Tags: Mobile Software, Portable Devices, Samsung, solid state device, SSD

UMID is presenting new products at the Global Mobile Vision 2008 that is taking place in Korea, and one of them is this tiny mobile internet device named MID.

The computer has a small touchscreen that measures 4.8-inches, which is enough for a resolution of 1024×600 pixels. In the inside you can find an Intel Atom processor at 1.1GHz or 1.33GHz depending on what you need, and the memory RAM can go from 512MB up to 1GB of DDR2. On the other hand, the hard-drive is on the SSD category and offers 32GB.

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Tags: 4.8-inches, Crazy Mobile, Laptops, MID, SSD, touchscreen, umid

The new entry-level MacBook Air is not available for shipping just yet. The thin Apple laptop is going to arrive in your home some time after Thanksgiving, and that’s official:

Due to an unexpected delay, we are unable to ship your MacBook Air by the date originally quoted to you. We now anticipate shipping the item by 11/24/08 and delivering by 11/29/08.

In case you ordered one already, you may change the order or cancel it, if you don’t want to wait it out. It looks like the problem is the HDD. All 1.6GHz models equipped with a SATA hard drive are pushed back 2-3 weeks. A 1.6GHz or 1.86GHz Air with a SSD drive will ship as expected within 3-5 days.

via AppleInsider

Tags: air, Apple, HDD, Laptops, Laptops, MacBook, Portable Devices, SSD