New Supercomputer Replaces DRAM With SSDs For Faster Data Transfer Speed
A new supercomputer, called Catalyst, is being deployed at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, Calif. The supercomputer makes use of SSDs in place of DRAM and hard drives, in an attempt to achieve faster data transfer speeds.
OCZ New Synapse Cache Series 2.5″ SSDs
OCZ launched Synapse Cache Series 2.5″ SSDs to compensate for your HDD’s shortcomings. These 2.5-inch, 6 GB/s SATA drives come in 64 and 128GB flavors and do the dual drive dance with your HDD of choice using the firms’ Dataplex caching software. New Synapse SSDs leverage Dataplex software to deliver superior performance and Increase system responsiveness. It dynamically managing your data, placing frequently used info on the speedy SSD, and shoving the rest on your capacious, cheap-as-chips HDD. Checkout the full performance specifications in the press release bellow.
OCZ RevoDrive Hybrid SSD With HDD
OCZ has launched the RevoDrive Hybrid, a PCI Express-based storage solution combining SDD and HDD drives on one PCIe card and by ypassing the SATA bottleneck, OCZ’s RevoDrive Hybrid promises transfer speeds up to 910 MB/s and up to 120,000 IOPS (4K random write). The SSD aspect reportedly uses a SandForce SF-2281 controller and the hard drive platters spin at 5,400rpm, which makes good use of the company’s proprietary Virtualized Controller Architecture. It will take some real-world benchmarking to determine whether the promised speed gain is worth our wages and comes with a fairly hefty price tag of $499…………….
2012 Macbook Pro To Get New Case Design
According to MacRumors the next MacBook Pro will have a new case design. Take that with a grain of salt, since Apple never officially confirms or denies anything until they have a product to release, and the normal spring revisions that the MacBook Pro normally sees are 10 months away.
Intel And Micron Announce New 20nm NAND Flash
Intel and Micron extend NAND Flash technology leadership, introduce industry’s smallest and most advanced 20-Nanometer process and this new 20nm, 8-gigabyte device delivers highest capacity in smallest form factor for tablets, smartphones, SSDs and Other consumer and compute devices.IM Flash Technologies leads the industry with 20nm process and quick transitions of the entire fab network and this device measuring just 118mm2, the 8GB MLC NAND device provides high capacity for smartphones, tablets, SSDs and more……..
OCZ Buys Indilinx
Addition high performance controller technology and firmware is expected to accelerate storage technology innovation and expand product portfolio.Indilinx, the company responsible for designing the Barefoot SSD controller has agreed to hand its future over to the capable lads and ladies of OCZ Technology in exchange for $32 million in common OCZ stock……..
