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TRIM functionality supported again by Intel SSD firmware

Published on: 5th December, 2009

Intel has released a new firmware version and a firmware update tool that relates to an earlier issue supposed to corrupt users’ data. The original firmware update included a flaw for the TRIM feature that informs the controller of the SSD when data blocks are no longer available and could corrupt the data on the [...]

Intel 34nm SSD Gets Upgraded Firmware

Published on: 29th October, 2009

Intel’s current-generation 34 nanometer solid-state drives will benefit from a firmware update that could significantly increase their performance. The X25-M supports now the Trim command (ATA Data Set Management Command) which avoids unnecessarily rewriting to the disk by recognizing and shuffling unused data blocks, such as those left by deleted files. This will speed up [...]

Active Media Introduces Aviator 312

Published on: 8th October, 2009

Active Media Products recently introduced its Aviator 312 line of USB 3.0 external solid state SSDs. Amazon has already decided to offer the drives before the year’s end with prices set at $89, $119 and $209 for the 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models, respectively. The A312 SSD is one of the first USB device to [...]

Pliant Tech. Promises SSDs which Read at Speeds of 500MB/s

Published on: 17th September, 2009

Pliant Technology, the almost newly founded company, states that the 3.5-inch enterprise solid-state drive developed by the organization is able to run at speeds of almost 500 megabytes per second and can write the data at a speed of 320 megabytes per second. In day to day terms these feature symbolize the fact that Pliant`s [...]

OWC`s Portable SSD in Mercury On-The-Go Pro Lineup

Published on: 15th September, 2009

OWC, manufacturer and retailer for Mac products, presented its first solid state drives which are part of Mercury On-The-Go Pro line. The company introduced the SSDs as being the cost-effective variant comprising FireWire 800/400 or USB 2.0 operated gadgets among its competitors. The solid state devices come in a 64 gigabyte version, a 128 gigabyte [...]

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