Solid-state disk (SSD) drives are all the rage among techies. The drives use non-volatile NAND flash memory, meaning there are no moving parts. Because there is no actuator arm and read/write head ...

Solid-state disk, once considered a niche technology for ruggedized, industrial and military applications, is on its way to the mainstream. This is partly because of SSD benefits, which include ...

Seagate bided its time before offering its first SSD product, which is aimed at the general server and blade server market Seagate Technology today announced its first solid-state disk drive and said ...

Instead of singling out one of Corsair's latest SandForce-equipped SSDs, the folks at StorageReview sussed out performance differences by putting each drive through the wringer. Though read / write ...

Seagate announced its entry into the solid-state disk drive market with a 2.5-in. product aimed at the booming general server and blade server marketplace. Seagate Technology LLC today announced its ...

SanDisk has been pumping out press releases all day thanks to Computex-mania, so we shuffled past its stall to see what all the fuss is about. The biggest news is the U100 range of tiny SSDs for ...

When Kmart relaunched its Blue Light Special this year, the company needed a high-speed storage technology to handle the load of its outbound e-mail and targeted mailing to customers. Kmart chose ...

Lenovo has announced the launch of a new solid-state USB drive. The device dubbed Xiaoxin Solid State U Disk Skateboard Limited Edition is a small and portable drive that offers a storage capacity of ...

More PC makers are offering SSDs as options in laptop, but consumers should pay close attention to the specs, Mtron says Solid-state disks (SSDs) are fast becoming popular as drop-in replacements for ...

Mutlilevel cell (MLC) solid-state disk (SSD) drives are less expensive than their single-level cell (SLC) counterparts, but their write cycle count is lower. This can lead to bad sectors if the ...

What Are Disk Speed Test Apps? Disk speed test apps help measure the overall speed and performance of a hard drive or solid-state drive (SSD) (internal or external) connected to a computer system.

If I were to configure a Dell E6420 with the "128GB Solid State Drive Mini card" then (presumably) the 2.5" HD bay will be unoccupied. Will it allow me to add a 2.5" hard disc for some slower but ...