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Micron may think it’s simply “bolstering user security” but, if you ask us, it seems like the company is providing the machines with a tool to protect their plans for insurrection. The RealSSD C400 SED has a special, security-focused firmware and hardware-based AES-256-bit encryption that keeps all of its precious data safe from prying eyes. The hardware self-encryption solution also frees up a computer’s processor to focus on more important tasks (like planing the enslavement of mankind), rather than waste precious resources on protecting sensitive information. The C400 SED will ship sometime during Q4 in 128GB, 256GB and 512GB varieties. Price has yet to be announced, but we’re not sure that Skynet really cares what the cost is. After all, it can just tell Micron’s order-processing system to send a bunch out free of charge.

Continue reading Micron adds self-encryption to RealSSD C400, protects plans for world domination from prying eyes

Micron adds self-encryption to RealSSD C400, protects plans for world domination from prying eyes originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Good news for secure data fans who aren’t fond of moving parts: Kingston‘s shipping a new line of security-focused solid state drives for all your info-hiding needs. Despite being touted as an enterprise product, the new line will happily sit in any SATA-capable machine you wish, smoothly chugging along thanks to its beloved SandForce DuraClass technology. It’s not often you find a veritable plethora of features tucked between slabs of NAND, but these guys do have some smarts. Literally. S.M.A.R.T (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology — don’tcha know) is firmly onboard, as well as self-encrypting tech to keep any schadenfreude at bay. Beyond that, you can look forward to 6Gb/s throughput, backwards-compatibility with current SATA 2 systems, plus a pretty darn generous five years of warranty. For your cut of the action you’ll be shelling out $337 (120GB), $650 (240GB) or $1,270 (480GB), depending on how much data you just can’t walk away from. A not-at-all pushy infomercial is embedded after the break — for laughs, or learning.

Continue reading Kingston’s high-performance KC100 SSD is S.M.A.R.Ter than yours

Kingston’s high-performance KC100 SSD is S.M.A.R.Ter than yours originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 17 Sep 2011 07:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LG’s P220 ultraportable has been making the rounds since Computex in June, but OCZ has only just now confirmed that it’s using a fairly special new 2.5-inch SSD from the company. Unlike traditional 2.5-inch laptop drives that measure 9.5mm thick, this new “custom designed” drive measures just 7.5mm in height, which makes it about 25 percent slimmer. So far only the 128GB variety included in the P220 has been confirmed, but OCZ indicates that it’s just the first of more LG laptops to use the new drives. Press release is after the break.

Continue reading OCZ announces slimmer 7.5mm SSD, confirms one resides in LG’s P220 ultraportable

OCZ announces slimmer 7.5mm SSD, confirms one resides in LG’s P220 ultraportable originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Remember that 1GB/s PCIe SSD system from Angelbird we covered a year ago? Well, the company just let us know it’s finally available. The performance claims are more modest than we saw in the beta phase, but we’re not distraught: the new benchmark is 800MB/s reads and 750MB/s writes, achieved with a $3000 setup including four 240GB SSD modules mounted on a Wings PCI-e card with a 32GB SSD built-in. Need to hold something back for groceries? You can’t reduce the number of SSDs without slowing everything down, but four 60GB drives on the cheapest Wings Lite PCIe card ought to satisfy most thrill seekers for just under a grand. We hope Smart Modular is paying attention.

Continue reading Angelbird’s PCIe-based SSD: it’s real, it’s shipping, it’s 800MB/s

Angelbird’s PCIe-based SSD: it’s real, it’s shipping, it’s 800MB/s originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading Maingear intros redesigned Vybe gaming desktops, stuffs ’em with updated internals

Maingear intros redesigned Vybe gaming desktops, stuffs ’em with updated internals originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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