Many people have shied away from SSDs due to their somewhat limited storage capacity and high price for the drives.  Spindle-based hard drives on the other hand have massive amounts of storage space but lack the performance of SSDs.  SilverStone’s $50 HDDBoost looks to marry the best of both worlds by allowing us to seamlessly [...]

In a computing world that is seeing its storage needs rapidly expand, we have seen a quick surge in the capacities of today’s hard drives. While we all know that the recent SSD revolution has produced some of the fastest consumer-available storage mediums around, these drives lack the capacity to store large amounts of data [...]

As the SSD marketplace expands at a near-breakneck pace, OEMs and manufacturers alike are moving quickly to cover as many price points as possible.  One of the most popular portions of this market doesn’t lie with the high-performance, stratospherically-priced drives but rather with drives that offer the perfect mix of value and performance.  Enter G.Skill’s [...]

It seems like everywhere we look, SSDs are increasing in capacity while very little downwards movement has been made when it comes to pricing.  Kingston on the other hand is now offering their new Intel-based SSDNow V-Series 40GB units at a bargain price for people who are looking to add some performance to their systems. [...]

SSDs are gaining popularity at a staggering pace and OCZ has been leading the charge into this lucrative field.  With their new EX series, they are pushing the performance envelope once again.  While the price may be high, this drive is capable of beating the best that the competition has to offer even though it [...]

These days we have been reviewing SSD after SSD for the simple reason that those high-end drives are literally saturating the market.  Meanwhile, standard hard drives have taken a back seat but it seems Western Digital isn’t willing to let their drives go unnoticed.  Their new Black Series 2TB drive promises high performance, massive amounts [...]

It seems that every time we look at the SSD market new companies have thrown their hats into the ring and are releasing their products.  Lately, Indilinx-based drives are the talk of the town with everyone from OCZ to Corsair to G.Skill releasing drives with Indilinx controllers.  A-Data is the latest to enter the fray [...]

When it comes to SSDs, the competition is fierce and relentless and companies have to stay ahead of the curve or they risk falling far behind the leaders.  OCZ has drives in every price category but with their new Samsung-based Summit series, they are looking to strike the perfect balance between price and performance.  In [...]

While there are many companies in the SSD marketplace, few carry with them the same brand recognition as Corsair.  In this review we take a look at one of their newer solid state drives which promises  great performance at a price point that has up until now been reserved for much lower-end products.  Let’s hope [...]

Patriot has been at the forefront of the SSD battle and are quickly advancing their lineup.  Today we take a look at one of their newest products:  the Torqx 128GB which is based off a design we have seen a few times before.  What sets this SSD apart from the competition?  Let’s start with the [...]