Review 2008

OCZ a anuntat seria CORE V2 de SSD-uri care stabilesc noi recorduri de viteza.

OCZ CORE V2 2.5-inch SATA II SSD drive
Comparativ cu precedenta serie CORE (120-143MB/s citire si 80-93MB/s scriere), SSD-urile CORE V2 sunt disponibile in capacitati pana la 250GB si ofera viteze de 170 MB/s la citire si 98 MB/s la scriere. De asemenea, timpii de acces au fost imbunatatiti, avand valori intre 0.2-0.3ms. O noutate este includerea unui port mini USB ce permite update-ul de firmware al drive-urilor (pentru compatibilitate cu anumite platforme, sau pentru o mai buna performanta).

Drive-urile OCZ Core Series V2 SATA II SSD au o durata medie de viata specificata de 1,5 milioane de ore de functionare si vin cu o garantie de 2 ani de zile.

"OCZ continues the trend of enabling consumers with the latest in cutting edge solid state disc technology with the introduction of the new Core V2 SSD," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of the OCZ Technology Group. "As SSD technology progresses, OCZ will continue to release updated and enhanced solutions to ensure our customers stay on the leading edge. The new Core V2 drives offer consumers and system integrators increased capacities up to 250GB, improved read and write performance and faster seek time, all coupled with a new mini USB port empowering customers with the ability to further improve performance and compatibility by updating firmware in the future."

Sursa: OCZ Technology

OCZ Technology Group a lansat astazi seria Core de drive-uri SSD SATA II 2.5-inch.


Seria CORE ofera performanta si fiabilitatea drive-urilor SSD la un pret pe gigabyte cu 50% mai mic decat al competiei. Astfel OCZ ofera solutii accesibile si mai performante decat traditionalele hard-disk-uri (cu parti mecanice).

"SSDs offer higher performance, reliability, and energy efficiency than conventional HDDs but the cost variance has limited adoption of vastly superior SSD technology, until now," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. "It is our mission to deliver the highest performance products to consumers at reasonable prices, and with the release of the Core Series SSDs we have done exactly that."

OCZ Core Series Solid State Drives enable enhanced productivity in everyday computing and intensive multi-tasking applications. Perfect for notebooks, the Core Series is ideal for energy-efficient mobile computing to extend battery life, increase access time, and provide a durable alternative to conventional hard disc drives with superior shock resistance. High capacities and low power consuming NAND flash technology provide the necessary performance and battery life boosts generated by the proliferation of mobile gaming and new ultra-thin laptops. With fast access and seek times combined with excellent reliability, the OCZ Core Series SSDs are the answer for consumers demanding this latest storage technology.

Noile drive-uri SSD din seria CORE au o durata medie de viata de 1.5 milioane de ore si vin cu o garantie de 2 ani.

Din aceasta serie sunt disponibile "discuri" cu capacitati de 32GB, 64GB, si 128GB ce pot atinge uimitoarele rate de transfer de 120-143Mbs, respectiv 80-93Mbs pentru citire/scriere si timpi de acces mai mici de 0.35ms.

Preturile recomandate de producator sunt de 169$, 259$ si 479$ pentru versiunile cu 32GB, 64GB si 128GB.

Western Digital a lansat noua serie de hard-disk-uri RE3 SATA destinata segmentului Enterprise, unde fiabilitatea este pe primul loc.


A treia generatie de hard-disk-uri SATA de mare capacitate destinata segmentului enterprise imbunatateste toleranta la socuri si vine cu o noua configuratie electronica care imbunatateste performantele cu 20%, iar mediile cu vibratii puternice performanta poate creste cu pana la 60% fata de generatiile precedente.

Ca o "mostenire" a seriei RE de hard-disk-uri, noile WD RE3 au o durata medie de viata de 1.2 milioane ore, suporta tehnologia native command queuing (NCQ), time limited error recovery (TLER).

WD RE3 Features

Dual processor - Twice the processing power that results in a 20 percent performance improvement over the previous generation.
RAFF technology - Resulting in up to 60 percent performance improvement over previous generation drives, WD's fourth-generation RAFF technology includes sophisticated electronics to monitor the drive and correct both linear and rotational vibration simultaneously, in real time for maximum performance in high vibration environments.
IntelliSeek technology - Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise and vibration in active seek modes without degrading performance.
Multi-axis shock sensor - An additional third sensor has been added to RE3 models to automatically detect the subtlest shock events and compensates to protect the data.
RAID-specific, Time-Limited Error Recovery (TLER) - Prevents drive fallout caused by the extended hard drive error-recovery processes common to desktop drives.
Third-generation dynamic fly height - With this next generation dynamic fly height technology, each read-write head's fly height is adjusted in real time for optimum reliability.
Thermal extended burn-in test - Extended burn-in testing with thermal cycling added to ensure only the most robust drives are produced as RAID Edition.
NoTouch ramp load technology - The recording head never touches the disk media ensuring significantly less wear to the recording head and media as well as better drive protection in transit.

Noile hard-disk-uri WD RE3 sunt disponibile la distribuitori in capacitatile: 500 GB (model WD5002ABYS), 320 GB (model WD3202ABYS) si 250 GB (model WD2502ABYS).

Preturile recomandate de producator sunt: 119$ pentru WD RE3 500 GB , 89$ pentru modelul de 320 GB si 79$ pentru modelul de 250 GB. Drive-urile WD RE3 dispun de o garantie de 5 ani. Mai multe detalii deaspre noile hard-disk-uri pot fi gasite pe pagina producatorului la adresa: http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=489.

Noile hard-disk-uri cu 5400rpm sunt disponibile in versiunea cu un singur platan de 80GB (MK8017GAS) sau cu doua platane 160GB (MK1617GSG) si ofera cea mai mare capacitate de pe piata din segmentul lor. Aceasta noua gama de HDD-uri se adreseaza in special platformelor mobile si vor fi disponibile spre vanzare incepand cu luna august.

Western Digital a anuntat lansarea seriei de hard-disk-uri VelociRaptor, care este urmatoarea generatie de hard-disk-uri de 10,000 RPM SATA "Raptor".

Acest hard-disk a fost special conceput pentru entuziastii Mac si PC, dar si pentru workstation-uri profesionale. Destinat spre a fi hard-disk-ul high-performance favorit al acestor grupuri, WD VelociRaptor vine cu o capacitate dubla si o performanta cu 35% mai mare decat generatia precedenta.

Tehnologii incorporate

Killer Speed - Built on the performance of the WD Raptor, these 10,000 RPM drives, with SATA 3 Gb/s interface, and 16 MB cache deliver mind-bending performance.
Rock-solid Reliability - WD VelociRaptor drives are designed and manufactured to business-critical, enterprise-class standards to provide enterprise reliability in high duty cycle environments. The design results in the highest available reliability rating of any SATA drive at 1.4 million hours MTBF.
IcePack Mounting Frame - The 2.5-inch WD VelociRaptor drives are enclosed in a 3.5-inch enterprise-class mounting frame with a built-in heat sink that keeps this powerful little drive extra cool when installed in high-performance desktop chassis.
Rotary Acceleration Feed Forward (RAFF) - Optimizes performance when the drives are used in vibration-prone, multi-drive chassis.
SecurePark - Parks the recording heads off the disk surface during spin up, spin down and when the drive is off. This ensures the recording head never touches the disk surface, resulting in improved long-term reliability and increased drive protection when the chassis is moved.