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... the SSD Bookmarks
Debunking Tier 0 Storage
What's a Solid State Disk?
After SSDs... What Next?
flash SSD Jargon Explained
the Top 10 SSD Companies
3 Easy Ways to Enter the SSD Market
Overview of the Notebook SSD Market
the Most Popular Products on StorageSearch.com
How Bad is the Fallout from Choosing the Wrong SSD Supplier?
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Faster 2.5" SSDs from OCZ
Editor:- July 7, 2009 - OCZ today announced faster versions of its 2.5" SATA flash SSDs.

By increasing the internal cache speed by 8% the Vertex Turbo now delivers read and write speeds clocking in at up to 270MB/s read and 210MB/s write.

These are fast for consumer SSDs - but see the fastest SSDs list for much faster devices.


Top 10 SSD OEMs

Editor:- July 7, 2009 - StorageSearch.com today published the 9th quarterly edition of the Top 10 SSD OEMs - based on search volume in Q 2009.

Who are the top 10 most important SSD manufacturers - the companies which you absolutely have to look at if you've got got any new projects involving SSDs? With over 155 oems now in the SSD market - this article with its commentary and analysis is a must read. ...read the article


Cheetah Joins Fastest SSD List

Editor:- July 2, 2009 - Foremay has recently announced one of the fastest 2.5" SLC flash SSDs in the market.

The SATA compatible SC199 Cheetah V-Series has sustained R/W speeds of 260MB/s and /250MB/s respectively and 42,000 random IOPS. Capacity options range from 32GB to 256GB.

Editor's comments:- that makes the 3rd Cheetah in my Animal Brands in the Storage Market Directory. Click on the link to see the full storage zoo.


SSD Market's Biggest Shifting Trends

Editor:- July 1, 2009 - In a fast growing market like SSDs - how do you spot the most significant trends?

I discuss the 2 most significant changes in the past year and how I think they will affect the future market in my new preface to the SSD buyers guide published today.

earlier storage news

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Top 20 Storage Articles - June 2009
  1. the Solid State Disks Buyers Guide
  2. the SSD Bookmarks
  3. War of the Disks: Hard Disk Drives vs. Flash SSDs
  4. the Fastest SSDs
  5. SSD Myths and Legends - "write endurance"
  6. the Top 10 SSD OEMs
  7. A Storage Architecture Guide
  8. NAS, DAS or SAN? - Choosing the Technology
  9. Flash Memory vs. Hard Disks - Which Will Win?
  10. the Benefits of SAS for External Subsystems
  11. RAM SSDs versus Flash SSDs - which is Best?
  12. Are MLC SSDs Ever Safe in Enterprise Apps?
  13. Can you trust flash SSD specs & SSD benchmarks?
  14. 2009 - Year of SSD Market Confusion
  15. After SSDs... What Next?
  16. What's a Solid State Disk?
  17. Z's Laws - Predicting Flash SSD Performance
  18. LVD, SE, HVD, SCSI compatibility - or lack of it
  19. the 10 biggest storage companies in 2012?
  20. Overview of the Notebook SSD Market
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Faster 2.5" SSDs from OCZ

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Cheetah Joins Fastest SSD List

SSD Market's 2 Biggest Shifts

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June 2009

week 1 - Fusion-io promises $895 520MB/s SSD
week 2 - PhotoFast Launches Fastest ExpressCard SSD
week 3 - Crocus Ports MRAM to Tower Fab
week 4 - Phase Change Memory gets 2nd Source
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