Intel has launched a new version of the X25-M SSD. Less expensive thanks to 34 nm Flash chips, it is also supposed to give better performance. How does it do in practice against ten other SSDs?
2 TB for less than €250? Now possible thanks to Seagate and Western Digital! Who will come out on top in this duel of drives that run at 5400 and 5900 rpm respectively?
8 months after coming out, the X25-M has finally been provided by Intel with a firmware designed to resolve its main default. What does this do for the X25-M in practice against the competition?
With an Indilinx controller, OCZ is now offering a new range of SSDs, the Vertex range that combines MLC and cache. Are the results up to expectations?
Following on from Intel last year, Samsung and OCZ are now also offering MLC SSDs with sequential speeds above 200 MB/s! What can we say about the performance of this new generation of SSD?
Western Digital and Samsung now both have 1 TB 5400 rpm hard drives in the Caviar Green and EcoGreen ranges. How do performances compare to the 7200 rpms? Which to go for?
Is it possible to make a relatively affordable and efficient MLC SSD? This is what Samsung are proposing with the MMCRE64G5MPP, a 64 GB at around €300. Let’s see what it gives us in practice!
A heavyweight on the SSD market, Mitron provides both pro and general public solutions and claims to achieve top drawer performances. Does the MOBI 3500 stand up against the Samsung SLC SSD?
Less expensive, faster and longer lasting: SSD manufacturers are promising us the earth with their most recent models. Is it really time to put our old hard disks out to pasture?
