Storage

by Rafael Hernandez on January 10, 2009 · 0 comments

The early reservations many people have had with solid state disk drives are the extremely high prices usually attached to them, well that’s all about to change. SanDisk has announced their new G3 lineup of 1.8″ and 2.5″ SSD products…

Read more SanDisk Launches New SSD Lineup, Your Wallet Will Seem Much Lighter

by Rafael Hernandez on December 10, 2008 · 0 comments

VIA’s low-power lineup of CPUs have been a great choice for portable and tight fit applications. While not the speediest of chips they can handle a great number of tasks with ease which is why the company is stepping out…

Read more VIA ARTiGO A2000, For Your Storage Serving Needs

by Rafael Hernandez on November 24, 2008 · 0 comments

Tacking on the “Extreme” label is a common practice with hardware manufacturers trying to differentiate their gear. In most cases it’s a bunch of hooey but in some instances, like with Intel’s new X25-E Extreme 32GB solid state drive, the…

Read more Intel X25-E Extreme, Setting All Sorts Of Speed Records

by Rafael Hernandez on November 10, 2008 · 0 comments

Solid State Drives have been gaining press because of their durability (which tends to skyrocket when you get rid of moving parts) and lower power usage. Performance has been a hit or miss affair on the other hand as there’s…

Read more MySQL and Solid State Drives, A Match Made In Heaven?

by Rafael Hernandez on October 28, 2008 · 0 comments

The eco-friendly/save the planet theme continues to creep its way into computers around the world. First was the lead-free solder mandates, now Western Digital wants you to consider their Caviar Green 1TB hard drive for all of your storage needs….

Read more Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB Hard Drive Reviewed, Decidedly Greener

by Rafael Hernandez on October 21, 2008 · 0 comments

The storage race continues! Seagate, being somewhat knowledgeable in the making of hard drives, has managed to squeeze in quite a bit of storage capacity into a 3.5″ SATA drive with its Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB HD. If you’re in need…

Read more Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB Reviewed, Storage…Lots Of It

by Rafael Hernandez on October 19, 2008 · 0 comments

Here’s a look at some of the news pieces and reviews making their way around the web this weekend.Cases, Cooling, and Power SuppliesNoctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler Review – TechReviewsThermaltake Toughpower QFan 650W Review – Overclockers ClubThermalright T-Rad² Video Card Cooler…

Read more Weekend Wrap Up – October 19th 2008

by Rafael Hernandez on October 17, 2008 · 0 comments

Intel’s new solid state drives are capturing quite a bit of attention for their good performance, reliability compared to platter based hard drives, and a trusted brand name pushing some new technology is bound to garner it some good press….

Read more Intel SSDs in RAID 0, Yes It's Fast

by Rafael Hernandez on October 11, 2008 · 0 comments

Here’s a look at some of the news and reviews that hit the web this week: Cases, Cooling, and Power Supplies Best CPU Cooler Performance – Q3 2008 – Benchmark Reviews Cooler Master V8 CPU Cooler – CPU3D Cooler Master…

Read more Saturday Wrapup

by Rafael Hernandez on October 5, 2008 · 0 comments

There’s no doubt that solid state disk drives are the future of storage devices for our computers, promising improved speeds and increased durability. It’s also the perfect technology for companies to attempt tweaking the heck out of. Fusion-io is prepping…

Read more Fusion-io SSD, Ultimate WoW Drive (also fast at other things)

by Rafael Hernandez on December 29, 2003 · 0 comments

The New York Times has a story on the leading contenders in the next generation DVD formats and their respective company backers. The new formats promise to hold up to 5 times more information than current DVDs….

Read more Next Gen DVD Format Battle Brewing