Storage
Sabrent's lineup of internal and external SSDs is popular among enthusiasts. The primary reason is the company's tendency to be among the first to market with products based on the latest controllers, while also delivering an excellent value proposition. The company has a long-standing relationship with Phison and adopts its controllers for many of their products. The company's 2 GBps-class portable SSD - the Rocket nano V2 - is based on Phison's U18 native controller. Read on for a detailed look at the Rocket nano V2 External SSD, including an analysis of its performance consistency, power consumption, and thermal profile.
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We take Seagate's latest drive technology for a quick spin and wonder if SATA 6Gb/s technology will ever benefit desktop based hard drives.
56 by Gary Key on 10/29/2009The SSD Relapse: Understanding and Choosing the Best SSD
The third major SSD article on AnandTech is here. We go back and try to better understand how these SSDs work, how their performance is evolving and how...
296 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/30/2009Lab Update: The Next SSD Article, Matte vs. Glossy and Touch Screens
Early TRIM results, matte vs. glossy displays and more. Anand updates from the lab.
88 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/21/2009Intel Forces OCZ's Hand: Indilinx Drives To Drop in Price
SSD prices come crashing down. Intel set $225 as the marker for its 80GB and the market has responded. OCZ shared its pricing strategy with us. ...
41 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/23/2009Intel X25-M G2: Dissected and Performance Preview
The first internal pics and a full performance preview of Intel's brand new 34nm X25-M G2 SSD. This thing rocks.
93 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/22/2009Intel's 34nm SSD Preview: Cheaper and Faster?
Today Intel announced its new 34nm SSD lineup with lower prices and better performance. While we await the arrival of our drive, we spend some time discussing the...
77 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/21/2009The SSD Update: Vertex Gets Faster, New Indilinx Drives and Intel/MacBook Problems Resolved
Another week, another SSD update. OCZ's Vertex drive got even faster, the first non-OCZ Indilinx drives show up and some Intel issues get resolved.
77 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/30/2009The SSD Anthology: Understanding SSDs and New Drives from OCZ
The SSD market appears to have changed a lot. Drives are cheaper, newer controllers are everywhere and there are more questions than answers as to how these SSDs perform...
251 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/18/2009Intel X25-M SSD: Intel Delivers One of the World's Fastest Drives
Intel finally lifted the NDA on the performance of its first MLC SSD. Let's just say that after today, a Core 2 isn't the only Intel component you...
97 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/8/2008Vigor iSURF II Hard Drive Cooling System - Keeping it Cool...
We take a quick look at Vigor Gaming's hard disk cooling system that provides a unique design which actually works.
17 by Gary Key on 7/31/200864GB SSD on the Desktop: Samsung and OCZ go mainstream
We provide a desktop oriented review of the new mainstream 64GB Solid State Drive from Samsung and its fraternal twin from OCZ Technology.
41 by Gary Key on 5/15/2008Western Digital VelociRaptor- No longer just a Raptor
We provide a quick update on the WD VR150 series after receiving a new drive from Western Digital that proves this dinosaur is serious about ruling the storage world.
31 by Gary Key on 5/2/2008Western Digital VelociRaptor: A Drive with a Bite
We provide a preview of the new VelociRaptor and a drive hampered by early firmware that still manages to set new performance standards.
31 by Gary Key on 4/22/2008Western Digital 640GB - Twice the Platters, Twice the Fun
We take a first look at the new WD6400AAKS and find Western Digital has turned performance up a notch in the mid-range market.
42 by Gary Key on 3/21/2008Western Digital serves up 320GB on a Platter
We take a first look at Western Digital's latest drive that will have you scrambling for part number WD3200AAKS-00B3A0.
29 by Gary Key on 2/22/2008A Lesson in User Failure: Investigating the Serial ATA Connector
We learn about failure prevention when we break a SATA wafer connector
64 by Ryan Smith on 1/18/2008Thermaltake Muse R-Duo: External RAID
Thermaltake sent us their Muse R-Duo for testing, and external enclosure supporting RAID 0/1, USB, and eSATA. We put the device through the performance wringer to see what it...
12 by Dave Robinet on 12/14/2007MTRON MSP 7000 SSD - Raptors Beware
We take a quick first look at the new MTRON 7000 series and come away impressed, again.
48 by Gary Key on 12/3/2007Seagate and Western Digital 1TB Drives: Improved and Green
Hitachi beat everyone to the 1TB drive level, but can these more recent offerings offer a compelling alternative? We'll find out, as Western Digital and Seagate target your green.
32 by Dave Robinet on 11/26/2007Ultra ULT40010: Keeping it Cool
We put Ultra's new HD cooler through the ringer and it barely breaks a sweat.
32 by Dave Robinet on 11/2/2007