SSD Goodbye, comes the super-fast Magnetic RAM

The use of NAND flash memory SSDs has definitely revolutionized the world of hard drives and storage devices for personal computers; better transfer rate, latency almost canceled IOPS values ​​previously unthinkable, are characteristics which we can not now give up. But there is a faster memory of the Nand Flash and certainly cheaper, we speak of the "old" RAM.

The Random Access Memory is fast but has the drawback of not permanently save the data when you switch off the system. The company EverSpin however, seems to have the problem by developing the new Magnetic RAM (MRAM), a type of memory that can precisely to maintain the data when we remove current.

The company is preparing to send the first module called ST-MRAM, with a capacity of 64GB and frequency of 1600 MHz, in short, a sort of DDR3 module to be inserted in the classic slot present on motherboards. There is no info on prices, but we hope that, given the low cost of the company DDR3 does weigh too much novelty factor. source via - extremetech.com

Intel plans a price cut on SSDs in August

The Colossus of Santa Clara intends to operate a significant price cut of its SSD series 320, 330 and 520. This price drop expected in the month of August, is expected to reach as many as 37% even if the models do not affect low-capacity series 320.

 

The SSD 320 series it will undergo a price cut on the 300 and 600 GB models, the first rise from 519 to 464 dollars, while the 600 GB model from 1059 to $ 879 (retail price).

 

Following are the affected models to this price cut:

520 series

520 SSD 60 GB: OEM price down from $ 99 to $ 89; Reseller pack down from $ 109 to $ 99 (9% cut)

520 120 GB SSD: OEM price down from $ 179 to $ 129; Reseller pack down from $ 189 to $ 139 (26.4% cut)

520 180 GB SSD: OEM price down from $ 269 to $ 189; Reseller pack down from $ 279 to $ 199 (28.6% cut)

520 240 GB SSD: OEM price down from $ 339 to $ 249; Reseller pack down from $ 349 to $ 259 (25.8% cut)

520 480 GB SSD: OEM price down from $ 799 to $ 494; Reseller pack down from $ 809 to $ 594 (37.7% cut)

330 Series

330 60 GB SSD: Reseller pack price down from $ 94 to $ 69 (26.5% cut)

330 120 GB SSD: Reseller pack price down from $ 149 to $ 104 (30.2% cut)

330 180 GB SSD: Reseller pack price down from $ 234 to $ 154 (34.1% cut)  by

Hard Disk Storage solution on the 4 TB Buffalo

Buffalo Technology has announced the use of Hard Disk with a capacity of 4 TB of storage solutions, some of its most prevalent is the TeraStation from 5000 (actually made ​​a few weeks ago) to go to the LinkStation Pro, arriving at the Axis DriveStation USB 3.0.

 

The 5000 TeraStation , configured with two or four drives (for a maximum capacity of 16 TB), is the ideal solution for business environments thanks to the many features supported. The unit may in fact be used in video surveillance and supports Active Directory, Disk Quotas, failover capabilities, dual Gigabit Ethernet , hot-swappable hard drives, iSCSI, Dual Gigabit Ethernet and USB 3.0.

LinkStation Pro LS-VL is rather suitable for those who need a 'growing storage and access files on your home or office with the option of 4 TB is currently the largest single-disk NAS units on the market. Axis DriveStation HD-LBU3 finally an external storage drive that uses USB 3.0 interface, suitable for any use and the device (Mac or PC) equipped with this interface.

Regarding prices, the 5400 from 16 TB TeraStation has a cost of $1999.99, LikStation Pro 4TB stood at $299.99, the DriveStation HD-LBU3 4TB will be available at $279.

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Hard Disk Market: SSD prices in freefall

From the site techreport emerges an interesting analysis on the price of SSD. While those of the hard disk rotary refuse to move after the floods, which last year hit production facilities in Thailand, the market for solid-state hard drive (SSD) instead has a much brighter future thanks to technology, Nand Flash becomes more accessible.

From the graphs shown on the site we can see that the trend is a continuous drop in prices to a minimum of $ 1 a gigabyte. Now for example some graphs:

 

Speaking of OCZ for example, we can see how the prices compared to March of 2011 have fallen by almost half (3 Vertex 240GB model), a trend that is so much hope for a further reduction.

 

Corsair has seen lower prices instead of their Force Series GT by more than half, especially for models with 240 GB.

 

Let us finally to Intel with 520 units, models that have recently seen the light, but which amounted to around 350, 200 and $ 100 respectively for models 240, 120 and 60 GB. Here the drop is less obvious but completely normal view of the "age" of these units compared to other models. We thus hope that this trend is confirmed and the SSD can reach all types of users.  By

Dane-Elec The Avengers: The USB flash drive dedicated to the Marvel characters

Dane-Elec has announced The Avengers, a new line of USB flash drive inspired by the four characters in the series: Captain America, Hulk, Thor and Iron Man The products will be available in May and will come in capacities of 8 GB, covered for 5 years warranty.

 

"We are excited to offer fans the Marvel line of USB, which is based on the upcoming movie The Avengers," said Sherry Chapman, director of marketing for Dane-Elec. "The Marvel Classics line is extremely popular and we are excited to give fans of the Marvel Avengers flash drive".

[Seagate] Hard drive next-generation up to 60 terabytes

Seagate has announced it has reached the storage density of 1 terabit per square inch, a major achievement that promises to double the storage capacity of current hard disk . The company states that fail to produce a 3.5-inch hard disk with a capacity of 60 terabytes, all within the next 10 years. To achieve this record, the company has used the technology of recording next-gen heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR), which plans to replace the current Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR), introduced in 2006.

The current units are 3.5 inch can handle 620 gigabits per square inch while discs from 2.5 it can handle 500. The first generation of HAMR drives should already doubled this capability, we hope that everything will be able to improve the market situation is not that hard disk is still the best.