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Notebook SSD Market - New
Overview
Editor:- June 17, 2009 - StorageSearch.com published a
new article this week called -
Overview of
the Notebook SSD Market.
This is a troubled and complex segment of
the SSD market - which has earned a justifiably bad reputation. Nevertheless SSD
vendors continue to throw products at the notebook market in many shapes and
sizes - hoping that something will stick before their cash runs out.
...read the
article
PLX Unveils Single Chip PCIe-to-USB 2.0 Host Controller Bridge
Editor:-
May 4, 2009 -
PLX Technology
announced volume production of the OXPCIe200 ($7.65) - a high-performance
PCIe-to-USB 2.0
single-chip host controller bridge.
The new device delivers up to
62.5Mb/s data throughput, has a low power requirement of 300mW, and a small
footprint (9x9mm) Thin Array Plastic Package.
storage chips
RunCore Offers 256GB SSD Upgrade for $890
Editor:-
May 1, 2009 - RunCore
announced pricing
for its new Pro IV 2.5"
SSD user installable PC / Mac upgrades which will ship in 2 weeks.
These
SSDs clone externally via USB
and then run internally via
SATA. Street price
for the 256GB model is expected to be approx $890.
WD Ships New 2TB Enterprise Hard Drive
Editor:- April
20, 2009 - Western
Digital - announced details of a new 2TB 3.5"
SATA
hard drive - the
WD RE4-GP.
Features include time-limited error recovery for use in
RAID systems, and lower
power consumption than older hard drives. MSRP is $329.
Editor's
comments:- this kind of drive is optimized to provide high capacity at low
cost, rather than high performance. Typical applications include
disk to disk backup and
video or other massive
content storage.
Aleratec Launches High Volume USB Flash Duplicators
Chatsworth, CA
- March 10, 2009 - Aleratec Inc. announces 2 new USB flash
duplicators.
Both the 27 way model (ESP $3,799) and 118 way model
(ESP $15,749) can copy up to 33MB/s. Aleratec's President and CEO, Perry
Solomon says - "The performance of the duplicators is not degraded when
simultaneously copying large numbers flash drives, a common shortcoming in most
USB flash drive
duplicators." ...Aleratec
profile, Disk
Duplicators
Olixir Announces DataVault Support for FIPS 140-2
Washington, D.C. - March 9, 2009 -
Olixir Technologies announced it will add new security features to
its family of DataVault hard drives in Q2 2009.
This will make them
fully-compliant with the requirements outlined in the Federal Information
Processing Standards
FIPS 140-2.
Incorporating an advanced set of security features including anti-virus,
anti-malware and encryption agents, which have already been approved by the DOD
DARTT Team, Olixir's external drives will meet all criteria to be connected via
USB cables to U.S.
Department of Defense networked computers. This comprehensive security
capability will be resident on the Mobile DataVault products and run
independently of the host computer to proactively protect the drive and the
network from malware and virus infections.
...Olixir Technologies
profile, Military &
Rugged Storage
A-DATA Launches 512GB USB / SATA 2.5" SSD
Editor:-
March 3, 2009 -
A-DATA launched
a 512GB 2.5"
flash SSD today at CeBIT.
The dual interface (USB
and SATA) compatible
SSD has R/W speeds upto
230MB/s and 160MB/s respectively, and is aimed at notebooks.
A-DATA's
press release
mistakenly claims this is the highest capacity
2.5" SSD.
Dress Down Jeans are Less Risky than Smart Suits - Implies
Survey
Editor:- January 19, 2009 - Dry Cleaners are becoming an
unintended potential recycling point for
USB storage - according to
a report today from CREDANT
Technologies.
In a phone survey of 500 laundries in the UK -
CREDANT found that on average 2 USB sticks were found each year by each site.
Dry cleaners in the suburbs, on the commuter belt or based in city centres find
the most USB or memory sticks. One dry cleaner in the heart of the City of
London said he is getting an average of 1 USB stick every 2 weeks, another said
he had found at least 80 in the past year.
Extrapolating from this sample, the company estimates the UK annual
figure for USB storage left at dry cleaners to be over 9,000.
Are
Brits more forgetful than others? Or does this show that wearing casual clothes
(which can be processed in your own washing machine) presents a lower
security risk than
formal suits. See also:-
Disk Sanitizers
G-Tech Launches Desktop USB SSD RAID
Macworld, San
Francisco - January 5, 2009 - G-Technology today announced a new
family of external drives based on 2.5" SSD technology.
The
G-DRIVE mini SSD has a FireWire and USB interface and costs $599 for 120GB and
$1,299 for 250GB.
The G-RAID mini SSD has
eSATA,
FireWire and
USB interfaces and upto
195MB/sec data transfer rates. Price is $2,199 for 500GB. ...G-Tech profile
Brother Can You Spare $55? - USB Adapter Brings NAS to the
Masses
San
Jose, CA - December 11, 2008 - Addonics Technologies today launched a
low-cost ($55 list) USB-NAS storage adapter.
Once on the network,
USB storage can be shared
by any network user just like any
NAS device.
The
NAS adapter supports both SMB (Server Message Block) and the open source Samba
network protocols. This allows for cross-platform access of all shared data for
most versions of Windows, Mac OS X, and various Linux distributions. The adapter
comes with a USB 2.0/1.1 connection and a fast Ethernet 10/100Mbps connection.
For remote users who are not connected over the LAN, the NAS Adapter
provides FTP access for up to 8 simultaneous users anywhere in the world with an
internet connection. In addition, the NAS adapter can also be used as a print
server or as a bit-torrent file downloading appliance. Other features include
support for fast Ethernet 10/100 Mbps; the ability to power most 2.5" USB
hard drives or any low powered USB storage device; simple installation; small
and light weight (about the size of a C battery); support for Samba and FTP
servers; and user management that allows read only or read/write access to
folders. The Addonics NAS adapter is compatible with all Windows OS, Mac OS,
Linux 2.6.x and above, Solaris 9 and above. ...Addonics Technologies
profile
A-DATA Launches Dual Interface USB + SATA 2.5" SSD
Taipei, Taiwan -
November 21, 2008 - A-DATA launched the XPG - a dual interface USB and
SATA 2.5" flash SSD.
Available with capacities from 32GB to
192GB - it has a read speed upto 170MB/s and write speed upto 100MB/s. Operating
temperature is -10°C to 70°C. It weighs 85 grams and has a shock
resistance upto 1500G/0.5ms.
...A-DATA profile
Editor's
comments:-STEC
launched the world's first dual interface
3.5" SSD in
September 2005.
At launch time the Zeus Dual Interface SSD which had both a
USB and
SATA interface,
offered capacities up to 192GB and sustained read/write rates of 60MB/s. |
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WD Launches HD TV Router
LAKE
FOREST, Calif. - November 3, 2008 - WD today introduced its TV Media
Player.
The WD TV HD Media Player (MSRP $129.99 ) enables
consumers to easily access content on up to 2 USB drives on their HDTV .
...Western Digital
profile
SiliconSystems Doubles Capacity of Embedded USB SiliconDrives
ALISO VIEJO, Calif. -
August 7, 2008 - SiliconSystems, Inc. today announced higher capacity
offerings across its entire SiliconDrive II product family supporting the USB
interface.
In response to accelerating customer demand for its
high performance small form factor advanced storage technology, SiliconSystems'
SiliconDrive II USB CF, SiliconDrive II 10-pin module and SiliconDrive II USB
Blade products are now available in capacities of up to 16GB, 8GB and 4GB,
respectively.
...SiliconSystems
profile, SSDs &
HDDs - 1.0" and under
Imation Launches Half Terabyte USB Drive
OAKDALE,
Minn. -July 30, 2008 - Imation Corp. now offers a 500GB 9.5 mm thick
2.5" HDD inside its line of Apollo external hard disk drive.
The USB-powered 500GB
Apollo portable hard drive has a midnight-black brushed surface with chrome
details. At just over a half an inch wide and weighing less than half a pound,
the drive easily fits in the palm of your hand. MSRP is $319.99.
...Imation profile,
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Nibble:-
USB
The USB (for Universal Serial Bus) is a low cost serial bus
which when originally launched in 1996 (USB 1.0) provided upto 12 Mb/S. That's
about 100 times faster than the RS-232 style serial interfaces used in earlier
generations of computers which it replaced.
The USB is now widely used
in Macs, PC's and even Linux systems. USB is typically used to connect devices
such as printers, scanners, keyboards, digital cameras, MP3 players and external
storage devices.
In June 2002, Intel and others started to demonstrate
USB 2.0, which increases the speed of the peripheral to PC connection
from 12 megabits per second (Mbps) on USB 1.1 to up to 480 Mbps on USB 2.0, or
40 times faster than with the older technology.
USB 3.0 - which will be
10x faster than USB 2.0 - is expected to be available in the summer of 2008.
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Flash
Memory vs. Hard Disk Drives - Which Will Win? - article by Semico Research
There's
a confusing picture in many consumer products like phones, cameras and music
players in which one day it seems that the storage function is done by flash
and next day another company announces they're doing the same thing with
miniature hard disks.
Is there any sense to this seemingly random
choice?
This article uses pricing trends, technology trends and
unique market analysis insights to show that users and oems may be able to
reliably predict which storage devices will be most cost effective depending
where you are on the future history curve. ...read the article,
...Semico Research profile,
Hard disk drives,
Flash Memory,
Market research,
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Squeak! -
Animal Brands and Metaphors in the Storage Market
Animal
marketing metaphors are popular in service industries, but you'd be surprised
how many companies have used animals in their marketing of data storage
products and services.
The storage market was worth over $150 billion
in 2005, and as it gets bigger - more companies will turn to animal brands to
help differentiate their otherwise bland products and lend them artificial
(or deserving) characters and virtues.
The idea behind this type of
marketing is to suggest positive connotations so it's unlikely that anyone will
choose to associate their products with gremlins. But you may be surprised by
the population of the storage ark.
This reference articles lists all
known companies who have furry marketing brands, and also includes some which
are slimy, scaly and scary too. ...read the article,
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| Squeak!
- the Fastest Growing Storage Companies |
This
is the 6th annual edition of this popular article, and is compiled from
analyzing the reported results from the top 1,000 storage companies.
The
top 3 companies had over 300% year on year revenue growth.
If
you're looking to team with successful storage companies or want to emulate
their success, this article will tell you who they are and the market segments
they are in. ...read
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