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  • more about #solidstatedrives more comments →
    DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star.: There's a LOT of kvetching in the comments below about how LaptopMag didn't include the Intel SSD in their roundup. The rationale is actually very si... more »
    CarlisleBarlow: We couldn't get every drive in in time for the round-up, but the G.Skill Falcon uses the same exact controller as the Vertex, Patriot Torqx, Super Tal... more »
    .357: USB? I can't be the only one still using these. more »
    ripfire: Wouldn't it be just another USB drive in a credit card sized package? more »
    Skunky: Not only is it overpriced for four gigs, it's hella huge for four gigs, I don't see where this thing has much use. Most of the SSD's i've seen are at ... more »
    metal face eagle premium is not from So Cal: Is this not just RAID on a card? more »
    Monty: Imagine how fast my 386SX will run with this bad boy in it! Well, ignoring the slot problem, the bus speed problem, the slow memory, the processor in... more »
    alexmetal: Good God. Dell needs to have these available on their PowerEdge servers. Can you imagine 5 of the 1.28TB in RAID 5? Ohhhhh my god. Alright. Now that I... more »
    frigg: This doesn't sound like too hard a problem to fix. Just embed a simple algorithm to periodically defrag distributed writes. What's the biggie? more »
    Pai-Yao Eric Wang: Someone please educate me on this, but I thought one of the advantages of having a SSD is that it doesn't suffer from fragmentation like a conventiona... more »
    baconbot: Isn't this just trying to solve a problem that didn't exist in the first place? more »
    nutbastard: My aging dell inspiron has a paltry 30gb hard drive. I doubt if it's R/W speeds are any better than this thing. I could throw one of these in there, a... more »
    spazztastic: Will this work for the Dell Mini 9? more »
    qbrad: Will it fit in the 901? Smaller than S series. Don;t make me do legwork people!! more »
    admoseremic: I predict in 10 years we'll have the equivalent of that thing in the size of a pencil eraser. more »
  • #storage

    A Guide To Finding The Best SSD For Your Money

    If you want to boost your computer's performance, solid state drives can deliver. However, if you find the choices out there to be daunting, LaptopMag's comprehensive SSD roundup can help you get the most performance for your money. More »
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    Clickfree Traveler External SSD is Credit-Card Sized For Convenience

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  • #memory

    DDRdrive's X1 SSD is Superfast and Superexpensive

    It may not compare to the io-Drive, but DDrdrive's X1 still packs a punch in terms of speed and price. More »
  • #storage

    Fusion-io ioDrive Duo is the Worlds Fastest SSD

    Fusion-io's original ioDrive was stupid fast, but the next generation makes even that look pathetic. Try 1.5GB sustained read speeds and 1.4GB sustained write speeds. Yeah, let that sink in for a minute. More »
  • #ssd

    Intel SSDs May Suffer From Irreparable Fragmentation Slowdowns

    PC Perspective's review of Intel's X25-M SSD, a custom-designed solid state drive, showed that the manufacturer's sector remapping actually lowered overall performance dramatically over time as the drive became irreparably fragmented. More »
  • #ssds

    Super Talent SSDs Boost Netbook Flash Storage To 64GB For $169

    Not a bad price at all on a mini-PCIe solid-state drive. These are intended for the Eee PC S101, but will work with any machine that can take mini-PCIe add-ons. More »
  • #storage

    Fusion-io ioDrive Is The Fastest Storage Device in the World

    The ioDrive is a PCI Express storage card that can write at up to 368 MB/s and read at 473 MB/s to its NAND flash memory—or, for the layman: really, really damn fast. More »
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    Samsung Manufacturing 256GB SSDs, Just Like They Promised

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    Seagate Won't Do Flash SSDs, Waiting For Next-Gen Tech

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    Intel's Superfast SSDs Make For Even Speedier RAID 0 Rig

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    Micron Starts Production of Super-Fast RealSSD Solid-State Drives

  • #ssd

    SanDisk Blames Vista For Slow Deployment in SSDs

  • #tests

    Tom's Hardware Corrects Study, Says Solid State Drives Do Improve Battery Life

  • #ssd

    New Study Says Solid State Drives Are Better for Battery Life, Not Worse

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