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Kingston SSDNow E100 Enterprise SSD Review

May 16, 2013 | Kingston provides the SSDNow E100 as its enterprise offering with 32nm Toshiba eMLC Toggle NAND powered by the LSI SandForce SF-2582 controller. With an impressive set of enterprise features geared for the datacenter, we test the SSDNow E100 against the current top enterprise SSD's.

KingFast F3 Plus Series KF2510SCF Enterprise SSD Review

May 15, 2013 | KingFast recently merged with the SSD manufacturing juggernaut RunCore. The two companies blend the high-end products of RunCore with the value-oriented client and enterprise SSD's from KingFast. Today we test KingFast's latest SLC SSD, the F3 Plus.

Seagate 600 Pro Enterprise SSD Review

May 7, 2013 | Seagate unveils a comprehensive line of SSD solutions to solidify their position in the enterprise SSD market. Today we test the 600 Pro, its newest enterprise SATA SSD.

Comay Pluto SC3 Enterprise SSD Review

April 25, 2013 | Comay's Pluto SC3 features an LSI SandForce 2481 controller in tandem with Intel 25nm MLC NAND. With enterprise class features, such as host power-loss protection and enhanced data security, and a low price point, this will make for a good option for the value-conscious.

SuperSSpeed S301 Hyper Gold SLC Enterprise SSD Review

April 19, 2013 | The SuperSSpeed Hyper Gold SLC SSD typically competes in the consumer market. With a great price point and impressive endurance from its SLC NAND, the S301 has great crossover appeal. Today we test the S301 against the current heavyweights in the enterprise SSD market.

Consumer (Samsung and OCZ) vs. Enterprise (SMART Optimus) SSD Performance Analysis

April 17, 2013 | We analyze consumer SSD performance in comparison to an enterprise SSD. Ever wondered what the difference is, besides the price? Read on!

SMART Storage Systems CloudSpeed 500 Enterprise SSD Review

April 16, 2013 | The CloudSpeed 500 leverages SMART Storage Technology's Guardian Technology suite to provide a low-cost SSD that features enhanced endurance and performance, along with host power-fail protection.

Toshiba MK01GRRB/R 2.5-inch 6Gb/s SAS 15K RPM Enterprise RAID Report

March 15, 2013 | The Toshiba MK01GRRB/R 2.5-inch 6Gb/s SAS 15K hard drives provide excellent performance in tandem with a small footprint, reduced power consumption and reliability. Today we test RAID performance and scaling of these small HDDs that pack a big punch.

Samsung SM843 Pro Data Center Series 240GB SSD Review

March 4, 2013 | Samsung leverages the full power of its tremendous manufacturing capability with an SSD constructed entirely with Samsung building blocks. With the MDX controller, NAND and DRAM production in-house, Samsung aims to deliver the total package for their datacenter customers.

Adaptec by PMC ASR-72405 Enterprise RAID Controller Review

March 1, 2013 | Adaptec by PMC's Series 7 controllers look to redefine the capabilities of the modern RAID controller. With a focus on a high native port count and new SAS HD cabling, the Series 7 controllers deliver an amazing 6.44 GB/s of sequential speed in tandem with 450,000 random IOPS.

Adaptec by PMC re-enters HBA Market with Series 7H, 7He and 6H Adaptors

February 20, 2013 | Adaptec by PMC enters the HBA market with new HBAs with the industry's only PCIe Gen3 low profile/MD2 form factor with 16 native ports.

Micron P400m 200GB Enterprise SSD Review

February 13, 2013 | Micron's new P400m enterprise SSD provides excellent endurance characteristics in conjunction with superior data protection, consistent performance and a low power threshold.

Intel DC S3700 800GB Enterprise SSD Review

February 11, 2013 | Intel releases the DC S3700 SSD for datacenter applications, featuring a new proprietary controller, optimized firmware and HET-MLC providing ten drive writes per day of endurance and class-leading performance consistency.

Micron P320h PCIe Enterprise SSD Review

January 8, 2013 | With its superb performance and unbelievable endurance, Micron continues its assault on the enterprise SSD space with the Micron P320h. This SLC-driven beast features 50PB of endurance and the highest speeds available on a single PCIe slot today.

SMART Optimus 400GB Enterprise SSD Review

December 13, 2012 | The SMART Optimus heralds the beginning of a new era for the datacenter, the inclusion of MLC NAND SSDs into roles typically only served via SLC high-endurance SSDs. Providing SLC-like endurance from MLC NAND sounds like a magic trick or marketing hype at its finest.

LSI Nytro WarpDrive 800GB BLP4-800 PCIe Enterprise SSD Review

November 12, 2012 | LSI's second-generation WarpDrive BLP4-800 SSD offering includes four SandForce processors and eMLC flash for superb enterprise performance and endurance.

Toshiba MK01GRRB/R 2.5-inch 6Gb/s SAS 15,000 RPM Enterprise HDD Review

October 4, 2012 | Toshiba's MK1401GRRB comes in a compact 2.5-inch form factor, yet provides tremendous power and capacity at 15,000 RPM. We take a closer look at Toshiba's flagship 2.5-inch enterprise HDD.

TeleCommunication Systems Proteus Plus Military SSD Preview

September 28, 2012 | TCS provides SSDs designed specifically for Military, Ruggedized and Industrial environments. We look at what it takes to qualify as a Ruggedized SSD.

Adaptec Series 7 Enterprise RAID Controllers with PCIe 3.0 Preview

September 5, 2012 | Adaptec releases their new Series 7 family of RAID controllers. We take a look at them in this preview.

Micron RealSSD P400E Five Drive JBOD Enterprise Report

August 15, 2012 | We take five Micron P400E SSDs for a spin. With the value conscious read-centric enterprise storage segment rapidly expanding, Micron brings the P400E forward as the solution for entry-level enterprise-class SSD storage.

LSI 9207-8i Mustang RAID Controller Host Bus Adapter Review

August 8, 2012 | The rush is on for companies such as LSI to deliver a host of storage components that allow customers to reap the generational benefits that PCIe 3.0 brings.

Intel 910 800GB PCI Express Solid State Drive Enterprise RAID Report

July 25, 2012 | We were lucky enough to have two Intel 910 800GB PCI Express SSDs in our lab. We could not resist the temptation to throw them together to explore the performance possible from a dual Intel 910 solution.

Intel 910 800GB and 400GB PCI Express Solid State Drive Review

June 26, 2012 | Intel jumps into the server PCIe flash acceleration market and in a big way. With an amazingly low price point compared to competitors, Intel aims to dominate this market segment.

AVADirect Custom Small Business Server System

October 11, 2010 | AVADirect is a custom builder best known for their gaming systems, but their server and high performance PCs make up the majority of their builds. Today we take custom to a whole new level.

ASUS Z8NA-D6C (Intel 5500) Motherboard

August 3, 2010 | With so many single socket motherboards floating around, we thought we would try a little dual CPU fun this time around.

ASUS P7F7-E WS SuperComputer (3450 Express) Motherboard

June 23, 2010 | We take a look at ASUS' new Workstation series board that can support an amazing FOUR NVIDIA Tesla GPUs.

ASUS P7P55 WS SuperComputer (P55 Express) Motherboard

April 29, 2010 | We take a dive into an ASUS Workstation board complete with an 1156 Xeon to see how it holds up under pressure.

Seagate light up the Enterprise SSD sky with Pulsar

December 7, 2009 | So far the enterprise has been left in the dark with SSDs. But now, Seagate's new Pulsar Enterprise SSDs should change all this. Let there be light!