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AnandTech Reviews OCZ’s Vertex 2

AnandTech has reviewed the OCZ Vertex 2.  As expected, it performs better at small writes with the uncapped firmware it runs when compared to the Agility 2, but if you don’t need the best possible small file random write performance the Agility 2 is probably the better deal.  In either case, SandForce based drives appear to be the SSDs of choice for now assuming you aren’t planning on using some kind of whole disk encryption software or planning on using it to store compressed video.

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Corsair’s Force SSD Reviewed

On the higher capacity and performance front, AnandTech has reviewed the Corsair Force SSD.  It is another SandForce based SSD and its performance is pretty much the same as the other SandForce SSDs (very good).

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OCZ’s $99 Onyx SSD Now Available

The low end SSD drive market continues to heat up as OCZ’s Onyx can be found at many online retailers now.  32 GB is still a bit small for a Windows OS drive, but hopefully by the end of the year we’ll see some good 64 GB SSDs hit the mark.

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AnandTech Post Value SSD Head-to-Head Review

AnandTech has posted a review of the two main value SSDs on the market right now.  The Intel X25-V (40 GB) and Kingston 30 GB SSDNOW V.  Both are priced  at under $130.

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4K Sectors – Another Reason to Get Rid of XP

This article on Daily Tech discusses that even though hard drives based on 4k sectors will work with XP,  there will be about a 10% performance hit.

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SilverStone Announces Hybrid SSD / Hard Drive Device

SilverStone has announced a device that caches frequently used files on a hard drive to an SSD.  Depending on how good the software is on the device this could be a good way to get near SSD performance from your 1+ TB hard drive.

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CES News

AnandTech has a preview of Micron’s RealSSD C300.  Even when not used with one of the new SATA 6G controllers the performance of this SSD is quite impressive.

Sony seems to be fully embracing 3D TV.  In addition to announcing the PS3 will be upgradable to be compatible.  They showed off their new TV lineup (I4U) and announced a dedicated 3DTV Network (PCMag)

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AnandTech previews OCZ Vertex 2 Pro

AnandTech has previewed OCZ’s new Vertex 2 Pro SSD drive that promises to be significantly better than almost any other consumer drive on the market.

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Western Digital Begins Migration to 4k Sectors

The Tech Report is reporting that Western Digital is migrating away from 512 byte to 4k sectors.  Read more here.

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PC Perspective Reviews OCZ Colossus

PC Perspective takes a look at the OCZ Colossus.  The first 3.5″ 1 TB capable SSD that will be sold to “normal” consumers that I’m aware of.  Of course at over $3300 each for the 1 TB model, I don’t think they’ll be selling too many of these anytime soon.

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