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We've seen the large 960GB M500 and the smaller 120GB drives. Today we look at the sweet spot for enthusiasts and power users, the 256GB class model. Sold with 240GB of user capacity, does the mid size model suffer from the same performance issues that plague the 120GB model or does this one take after big brother?
Our SSD analysis today is perhaps the most detailed typical SSD report we have published to date, and so it should be. Actually, the word ‘typical’ doesn’t quite fit as the Samsung 840 EVO SSD, that I am now using as my mainstream system drive, is pushing over 1GB/s sequential speeds and an unbelievable 685MB/s low 4K random write performance. If you think this might be magic, you would be right and this magic is within the reach of every Samsung 840 EVO purchase, performance not even closely matched prior to this release.
When you copy the contents of a hard disk from a PC or laptop to an SSD you have to make sure that the placement of the partitions corresponds to the underlying hardware structure. The same is true for the latest generation of hard disks. Today we'll discuss what this so-called '4k alignment' really means and what you can do in order to prevent a decrease in performance.
The storage markets are growing rapidly at the moment and this is certainly clear from the large number of home and small office users that are jumping onto the NAS bandwagon to increase their storage capacity to satisfy their needs. For some people though the prospect of setting up network devices is still either a daunting process or even more simply, too much hassle. Having a solution that is virtually plug and play is still the main choice of many users and as a result there is a market flooded by USB enclosures for both 2.5″ and 3.5″ drives.
Teratrend is a name that some may look at and turn away as its not recognised, but the sooner its realised that their a sub-brand of SilverStone – the same people of manufacture many great looking chassis and power supplies as well as coolers, the attention is soon brought back with the prospect of a high quality, well build unit.
As storage is not the main focus of SilverStone, the Teratrend brand was brought in to distinguish the new line of products a few years ago and since then we have seen a number of two and four bay options that take the effort out of storage expansion with say to use and simple devices that look good at the same time on any desk.
Buffalo joins the Thunderbolt movement with the MiniStation storage enclosure. It also includes USB 3.0 if that's what you prefer.
Eine Überraschung stellt es sicherlich nicht dar, dass Logitech den derzeitigen Hype um die mechanischen Tastaturen ausnutzt, um ein eigenes Produkt zu lancieren. Überraschend ist nur, das Logitech so viel Zeit dafür benötigte, möglicherweise wollten die Schweizer aber auch abwarten, welche Stolpersteine die Konkurrenz zu umschiffen hatte, um so ähnliche Fehler zu vermeiden. Sei es wie es ist, die Logitech G710+ steht seit Anfang des Jahres bei den Händlern im Regal und wir haben das "Sommerloch" und den Stapellauf unseres neuen Haswell Systems genutzt, um so eine Tastatur bei einem Händler unserer Wahl zu kaufen und durch den gefürchteten Redaktionsalltag zu hetzen.
Logitech setzt bei der G710+ auf die bewährten Cherry MX-Brown Taster, womit eines schon im Vorwege klar skizziert ist, nicht nur der Gaming Sektor soll mit dieser Tastatur abgedeckt werden, auch die Office Vielschreiber sollen ein adäquates Gerät erhalten, wofür auch die Dämpfung der jeweiligen Taster mit Hilfe von speziellen O-Ringen spricht, die eine Reduzierung des lauten mechanischen Klackerns bewirken soll. Darüber hinaus wirbt die Tastatur mit einer ausgereiften Software, vielen zusätzlichen Funktionstasten und einstellbaren Makros, so dass zumindest theoretisch eine enorme Einsatz Bandbreite zur Verfügung steht.
Schauen wir uns jetzt gemeinsam an, ob auch diese Tastatur der Rubber Dome Konkurrenz in unserem 4-wöchigen Praxistest abermals die Grenzen aufzeigen konnte, dazu wünschen wir euch wieder viel Vergnügen....
Toshiba stirs up the market with its latest SSHD. The MQ01ABFH offers tremendous performance at a price point that's hard to ignore.
It is no secret that the popularity of mSATA SSDs is being pushed around just a bit by M.2 PCIe design. M.2 SSDs may even tempt us with a great deal more power for the punch and capacity down the road. What M.2 doesn’t have, as of yet, is just about every popular ultra book in the world in their pocket and that is where mSATA SSDs feel secure. It is kind of like the SATA 2 to SATA 3 move made in SSDs where, as much as SATA 3 is faster and makes sense, 99.8% of the population uses SATA 2. You can imagine that we were more than a bit surprised when our expected receipt of a 512GB Toshiba Client notebook SSD not only included a 256GB mSATA form factor as well, but also, we think this is the first official shot of their new Client M.2 PCIe SSD in the wild; it being 512GB as well. Although we are not to sure about placement of the notebook SSD variation article, we can guarantee that the M.2 SSD will be fully reviewed soon enough on our sister site, The SSD Review We are off on a flight half way around the world early tomorrow am and returning Friday so expect the M.2 posting on TSSDR early next week.
The F2 NAS 2 offers the NAS experience to the budget conscience crowd with decent file system performance and excellent build quality.
The market for power supplies is crowded out with a variety of different wattages, certifications and cable designs but sometimes the consumer just wants a simple product that does the job. That is exactly what the Antec Neo Eco 520W PSU that we have here today is designed for. The Antec Neo Eco 520W PSU uses 80 Plus certification, provides 520W and has a semi-modular design. Antec's "Eco" moniker sees this product packaged in a brown card box without a power chord or any modular cables - though the hard wired cables should have everything you need anyway.
The whole idea behind the "Eco" moniker is that it's a no frills attached power supply that uses a little as possible in the way of excess materials and packaging. That said the unit is hardly archaeic and still has a 120mm fan, active PFC, SCP, OVP, OPP and can provide 40 amps on the 12 volt rail which is more than enough for most single GPU systems.
This certainly isn't a PSU that is going to inspire any system builders or enthusiasts but for someone who just wants a basic 500~W PSU that does the job then this might be worth considering. Let's take a look and find out if it is up to the job!
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