Ok, I have to admit that I am quite disappointed in Samsung on this one, Granted their previous Series 3 Chromebox had enough power for what is was supposed to do but like most of you I would have been thrilled to be serve with a small performance update alongside this facelift. So Here it this 2013 Series 3 Chromebox is basically a 2012 Series 3 Chromebox with a new look and still comes with a 1.9GHz Celeron CPU, 4Gb of RAM and a 16GB SSD
Super Talent has unveiled a new SSD for data storage called the UltraDrive MX2. The company says that it has combined a state-of-the-art controller with high-speed cache of off-the-shelf SLC and MLC NAND flash storage. The combination of the flash storage and the controller promises read and write speeds in excess of 200 MB/s.
The drive uses a 2.5-inch form factor and is available in capacities of 60 GB to 480 GB. All versions of the SSD have a 64 MB DRAM cache. Access time for this SSD 0.1ms. Like most SSDs, this new offering is very robust and is able to withstand significant vibration and shock without damage because there are no moving parts.
The drive can withstand 16 Gs of vibration and 1500 Gs of shock. The drive can also operate in a temperature range of 0-70°C and is rated for meantime between failure of 1 million hours. The SSD is quiet with 0 dB of noise production when active.
The drive has a three-year warranty on the SLC chips and the MLC chips have a two-year warranty. Other features of the drive include advanced error correction, wear leveling, and bad block management technologies to increase reliability. The drive has both mini USB and SATA II connectivity options. Pricing is unknown at this time.
Super Talent unveils new UltraDrive MX2 SSD is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Mushkin has unveiled what it claims to be the world’s first 480GB mSATA SSD. The device is part of the Atlas line, and joins Mushkin’s large catalog of SSD offerings, which includes the Callisto, Catalyst, and Chronos lines. The 480GB SSD is slated for release in January for $499.99, which prices it at a little over $1 per gigabyte.
The Atlas 480GB mSATA SSD is the latest in the series aimed at “unleashing the hidden performance” of laptops, with Mushkin currently offering 60GB, 120GB, and 240GB models. The device’s price includes a three-year-warranty. While the 480GB model isn’t listed on Mushkin’s website yet, we did get a nice look at its specs via the company’s press release.
The Atlas mSATA 480GB features high-speed MLC NAND and support for ATA APM, TRIM, NCQ, and Security Set. It offers a mini PCIe interface, and its firmware can be user-upgraded. The 6/GBs SATA III drive features a SandForce SF-2281 processor with unthrottled IOPS and integrated BCH ECC up to 55-bits. It measures in at approximately 50.8mm x 29.9mm x 5mm.
Mushkin’s Director of Product Development Brian Flood offered this statement. “We’re excited to present our latest Atlas 480GB mSATA solid state drive, demonstrating once again Mushkin’s consistent ability to combine top performance, functionality, capacity, and low-power innovation. Keeping z-height as low as possible and managing to fit eight NAND flash chips and a controller on a mSATA PCB was no easy feat, but now capacity-hungry Ultrabook and notebook users can go beyond the 256GB mSATA barrier.”
Mushkin unveils world’s first 480GB mSATA solid state drive is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Today, component maker Mushkin announced plans to ship the “world’s first” 480GB mSATA solid-state drive. Priced at a respectable $500, the made-in-the-USA Atlas SSD is expected to ship beginning in early January, and features a SandForce SF-2281 controller with an unthrottled IOPS, a SATA III (6Gb/s) interface and a three-year warranty. At a little over $1 per gigabyte, ultrabook power users looking to push their storage capacity beyond its current 256GB boundary may want to keep an eye out for this burly option in the coming weeks. For more details, check out the press release after the break.
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Flash memory maker Mushkin today announced an industry first: a 480GB solid state drive on a single module that uses an mSATA connector for space conservation. This allows for nearly 500GB of high-speed SATA III storage on a drive that’s only about as big as a business card, which is ideal for ultrabook notebooks that want to save space inside the machine without sacrificing storage space.
Mushkin’s new SSD also isn’t all that expensive: it retails for $499.99 U.S., but that actually works out to a very reasonable rate of just over $1 per GB. The drive will be available beginning in mid-January 2013, and options like it could become an attractive option for OEMs looking to bump up space pre-installed on factory-configured notebook models, while still giving users access to the instant-on and power savings benefits of flash storage. But it’ll also be sold directly to consumers, so folks who have hit a wall in terms of their notebook’s capacity will be able to pick up a nice aftermarket boost via this Mushkin drive.
The 2.5-inch drive format is slowly but surely on the way out, and advancements like this one from Mushkin should help hurry its demise. In the past, cost was a big limiting factor against making SSDs a practical alternative for general use, but seeing this kind of cutting edge tech hit the market at this price is a good sign that economics are less of a barrier than they once were. To be clear it’s still quite pricey when a stock 500GB hard disk drive is about $100 for similar specs – albeit running at a slower speed and incompatible with most ultrathin computers. A more adequate comparison is with 480GB 2.5-inch SSDs, which generally still run around $350 to $400.
There are a few different types of SSDs on the market today for storing data in computer systems. Typically, when we think SSD what comes to mind are the 2.5-inch form factor drives that are used in larger notebooks and desktop computers. However, when it comes to putting SSDs and some of the incredibly thin ultrabooks and other small notebooks on the market those 2.5-inch form factor SSDs are simply too big.
In thin and small devices, mSATA SSDs such as the one in the picture above are typically used that do away with the housing and plug directly into the mainboard of the computer. Mushkin has announced a new extremely high-capacity mSATA SSD that is certain to find its way into high-end ultrabooks and other compact computing devices in the future.
The new storage device is the world’s first 480 GB mSATA SSD cramming an incredible amount of storage space into the tiny MO-300 mSATA form factor measuring 50.80 x 29.85 x 4.85 mm. The storage device uses the mini PCIe interface and has user upgradable firmware.
The SSD uses a SandForce SF-2281 SSD processor and supports ATA APM, Security Set, and NCQ features. The little storage device also has integrated BCH ECC providing up to 55 bits correctable per 512 byte sector. The little SSD will be available in early January via resellers and distributors for $499.99. With this little SSD being available via distributors, you should be able to find one to upgrade your existing computer.
Mushkin unveils world’s first 480 GB mSATA SSD is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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When OCZ gave us a peek at its Vector SSD, we were curious as to how the drive would fare with a Barefoot 3 controller built through the team from its Indilinx buyout. Would it be the validation of a new strategy, or produce classic rookie mistakes? As long as you’re fine with the OCZ badge, it’s mostly the former. Reviews don’t have the Vector winning outright in every benchmark, but it’s one of the more reliably quick drives on the market; multiple sites point out that Barefoot 3’s balanced approach to techniques like garbage collection (freeing up data blocks for future use) keeps the overall speed high. Write performance is the strong suit, staying closer to the ideal where others sometimes trail off quickly. Drawbacks most center around the less predictable factors — Barefoot 3 doesn’t have an established track record for reliability, and the pricing isn’t always favorable against high-end peers like Samsung’s SSD 840 Pro. That OCZ managed to do so well with its first in-house controller is still a positive sign, and those willing to give the Vector a shot may find it worth the initial uncertainty.
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Ask-Corp, a Japanese company specialized in importing good from overseas, announced yesterday the availability of the AVT-C281 a new 1080/30p capture Box from the Taiwanese company AverMedia.
Announced at 12,980 yen and available Vvia Ask-Corp directly or on Amazon Japan, the AVT-C281 is a simple “Box” that once connected between your PC or Gaming Console and TV will record anything you throw at it in MPEP-4 AVCH.264 with “almost” zero delay in image input.
The AVT-C281 is compatible with any …
If you’re in the market for an SSD to upgrade your gaming computer with, Samsung has a new offering that you may find interesting. Samsung is offering its 840 Pro solid-state drives in a special bundle that comes with a full digital copy of the new game Assassin’s Creed III. The SSD is available in three capacities.
The 840 Pro comes in 128 GB, 256 GB, or 512 GB versions. The SSD uses SATA 6.0 connectivity and promises performance of 400 Mbps using Toggle DDR2 flash memory. The SSD also supports AES 256-bit encryption and has a triple-core MDX controller.
Like most SSDs on the market, the 840 Pro also promises low power consumption making it a viable option for upgrading a laptop. Samsung promises that the 840 Pro has random read speeds of up to 100,000 IOPS. Sequential read speed is rated at 540 MB per second.
The 840 Pro also ships with Samsung SmartMigration software to make it easy to transfer existing data over to the new SSD. Pricing on the drive bundle is unknown at this time.
Samsung 840 Pro SSDs offer free copy of Assassin’s Creed III with purchase is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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