Intel aims to be the worldwide leader in the solid state drive (SSD) market. The company plans to unseat Samsung as the top market player while bringing SSDs to the forefront. In the SSD retail market, Intel currently claims the lead in the U.S. and sits second worldwide. Intel’s joint venture with Micron Technologies Inc. …
Tag Archive: SSD
Feb 16 2010
Crucial RealSSD C300: It’s Fast
After months of screen shots, pre-release videos and an appearance at CES, the Crucial RealSSD C300, announced in December, is nearing its public debut. Sold and distributed by Micron’s retail branch, Crucial, the C300 uses Micron’s firmware and Marvell’s new SATA6Gb/s solid-state drive (SSD) controller to reach new levels of speed and performance. It is …
Feb 02 2010
SSD Poised to Become Drive of Choice in 2010
LSI Corp. and Seagate Technology Inc. recently announced their collaboration to create a PCI-based Solid State Drive (SSD). The companies are combining LSI’s board-level product integrating SAS and PCIe technology with Seagate’s SSD technology to address consumer demands for increased speed and power by achieving new levels of performance, reliability and ease of use. For …
Dec 08 2009
First SSD to Use SATA 6Gb/s Link Announced
Micron Technology released the new RealSSD C300 – the fastest SSD for notebook and desktop PCs to date and the first solid-state drive (SSD) to comply with the SATA Revision 3.0 (SATA 6Gb/s) specification. A 6Gb/s SATA link will help address the throughput bottleneck that today’s solid state drives face, making SSDs one of the …
