Low-priced SSD options rolling out from Active Media
Solid state drives are an attractive option to people who want a laptop that have no moving parts and/or want better battery life. Picking a SSD option is usually quite expensive, but Active Media announced its new line of SaberTooth S3 Mini PICe SSDs for Asus Eee PCs with pretty… Continue Reading »
OWC brings out portable SSDs
There are times when you need to bring large files from your desktop or laptop to someone else’s and no flash drive you have is quite large enough to hold those massive files or can only handle a portion of them. Moving files through several transfers from one flash drive,… Continue Reading »
Intel launches new 34nm SSD the X25-M
Intel recently launched the new successor to the 50nm SSD, the X25-M 34nm. The main differences between the two small SSDs is the fact that the 34nm is more efficient and affordable, which makes it a more attractive option for laptop and computer manufacturers. The X25-M is set to be… Continue Reading »
Solid state drives in servers? It’s coming.
Fusion-io, who has an awesome front page image (as seen above), is working with Samsung to put in solid state drives into servers. The first thought I had was, “Why?” After all, solid state drives make a lot more sense for portable electronics like laptops since they can increase battery… Continue Reading »
OCZ announces 1TB SSD and… sigh, a netbook
I’m starting to think maybe Gadgetell should get into the netbook business. Why not? It seems everyone else is doing it. Granted, all those companies have experience in manufacturing computers or components prior to getting into the netbook arena, but it can’t be that hard. Just get some Intel Atom… Continue Reading »
How SanDisk built the fastest solid state drive ever
I got a chance to speak to Doreet Oren, Director of Product Marketing, SSD for SanDisk. She told me about the SSDs that SanDisk introduced at CES and we spoke about SanDisk’s plans. SanDisk is focusing on two markets with their SSDs: netbooks and traditional laptops. For the netbooks, SanDisk… Continue Reading »
SanDisk packs 60, 120, 240 gigabytes into solid state flash drives
This morning, Sandisk unveiled its latest and greatest in flash memory: 60GB, 120GB, and even 240GB solid state drives (SSD) to fuel new-age laptops. The drives are crammed into 2.5-inch and 1.8-inch bodies, and seem to have some great performance—200MB/sec read and 140MB/sec write. Due out in the middle of… Continue Reading »
MSI U115 hybrid storage netbook now official
MSI has officially unveiled the “world’s first hybrid storage netbook” effectively dubbed the MSI U115 Hybrid. Of course, at first glance, the U115 may seem like many of the other netbooks on the market. It features a 10-inch display with a 1024 x 600 resolution, 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, 1GB… Continue Reading »
Dell adds 32GB SSD option on the Inspiron Mini 9
Dell has continued to improve upon the Inspiron Mini 9 with new colors along with new features. We saw those new colors hit the US market just a few days back, and now Dell has followed up with an even more welcomed addition—an optional 32GB SSD. Continue Reading »
More storage for the Eee PC
The Eee PC has been the most popular net book since it started selling, namely because it was the first, but also because it is damn good at what it does. However a few people have some qualms with it, mainly about the fairly low storage that it offers: 12GB. … Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
Palm Pre Information & Updates
Palm just introduced their next-gen smartphone, the Palm Pre, and next-gen operating system, Palm webOS. Gadgetell's got the latest Pre and webOS information and news for you right here.


