A few years ago I spent close to $600 on an Asus UL20A notebook. In 2009 it represented a good mix of features I was looking for: It had a larger screen and keyboard than a netbook, offered similar battery life, and much better performance. The Asus UL20A has been out of production for a […]
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Budget SSDs rounded up, tested
Solid State disks offer a lot of benefits over traditional hard drives. They have no moving parts, so they tend to be quieter and harder to break. Many are also significantly faster than hard disks, since platters don’t need to spin for your computer to find the data it’s looking for. Solid State disks also […]
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Runcore launches SSD upgrade for Eee PC T91, Dell Mini 9
Solid State Disk maker RunCore has released a new line of 50mm mini-SATA PCIe SSDs for the Asus Eee PC T91 and Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbooks. Both versions are part of the RunCore Pro IV Light line and are designed for netbooks with mini PCIe slots rather than hard drives. In a nutshell, these […]
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Active Media introduces 1.8″ 128GB solid state disk
Looking for a high capacity SSD that you can cram in a netbook, UMPC, MP3 player, or pretty much any other little device that might not have room for a 2.5 inch disk? Active Media has introduced the new SaberTooth ZX, which is a 1.8 inch solid state disk that holds up to 128GB of […]
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Kingston introduces 30GB SSDNow V+ for $80
Looking for a relatively inexpensive solid state disk to throw in your netbook? Kingston plans to launch a new low cost model in its SSDNow V+ line that will sell for $79.99 starting in February. The 30GB disk certainly isn’t quite as roomy as some other SSDs, but it’s hard to argue with that price […]
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Active Media launches SaberTooth S4 solid state disks for netbooks
Active Media has introduced yet another new SSD designed for netbooks. The SaberTooth S4 series of solid state disks are Mini PCIe cards that use MLC NAND flash storage and 3Gbps SATA-II connections. What does that mean in terms of performance? The modules can support sequential read speeds of up to 130MB/sec and sequential write […]
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Netbooks driving a push for cheaper 2.5 inch hard drives
There’ve been a number of reports over the last few days about how the percentage of netbooks using solid state disks instead of hard drives is expected to fall in 2009. SSDs may be more durable and, in some cases, faster than hard drives. But they’re also much more expensive, which means most netbooks with […]
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32GB and 64GB SSDs for the Eee PC coming soon
Buffalo Inc is set to release new solid state disks designed for the Asus Eee PC in September. The PCI Express SSDs will come in 32GB and 64GB varieties and are designed to work with the Eee PC 900 and Eee PC 901. Computer importer Conics is already accepting preorders. You can pick up a […]