The RocketRAID 362x series HBA’s utilize a dedicated RAID-on-Chip processor and 512MB of DDR3 cache, which offload RAID-related processing from the host system. A comprehensive management suite delivers storage monitoring, maintenance and recovery features to help secure mission-critical data from the risks of hardware failure. The dual Mini-SAS ports deliver 6Gb per second transfer bandwidth for each of the eight device channels.

RocketRAID 362x Series RAID-on-Chip HBAs were designed to work in conjunction with HighPoint’s Rocket EJ340 SATA Expander Modules. Rocket EJ340 Expander Modules quadruple the storage capability of each Mini-SAS port, and enable RocketRAID 362x HBAs to expand from 8 up to 32 hard drives, and support large-scale hardware RAID 5 and 6 storage configurations.

RocketRAID 3600 HBAs and accessories are available immediately from HighPoint’s network of distribution and Retail channels. The RocketRaid 3620 retail for $429, with the 3622 coming it at $579. The RocketEJ3440 SATA expander retails for $119.

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“We are excited to introduce the MX3. Not only does it offer a considerable upgrade in speed from its predecessor, the MX2, it is also an extremely reliable device that we believe fits the needs of our OEM and consumer customers,” said Abraham Ma, CEO Super Talent Technology.

The Super Talent UltraDrive MX3 will be available with either MLC or SLC flash memory and in capacities ranging from 64 GB to 512 GB.

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Affected by the rebranding are the desktop double-drive px2-300d network storage, the desktop quad-drive px4-300d network storage, the six-drive px6-300d Network Storage, the px4-300r network storage array, the px12-400r network storage array, and the top-of-the-line px12-450r network storage device.

LenovoEMC also announced an agreement with backup solution provider Acronis to provide True Image 2013 Lite PC software with all Lenovo EMC network storage products. Acronis True Image 2013 provides automatic and continuous file backup protection and restore for Windows PCs.

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The drives spin at 5400RPM, and a 5.6ms average latency, boast 16MB of cache, and will transfer data at speeds of up to 100MB per second. Peak power consumed by the drive is 1.4W.

The Seagate Laptop Ultrathin is expected at retail at the end of the summer. The 500GB capacity will sell for $89.

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The new WD Blue drive motor shaft is secured at both ends to compensate for system-induced vibration and stabilize platters for accurate tracking during read and write operations. Dual Stage Actuators improve positional accuracy over the data track. The primary actuator provides coarse displacement using conventional electromagnetic actuator principles. The secondary actuator uses piezoelectric motion to fine tune the head positioning. WD’s SecurePark parks the recording heads off the disk surface during spin up, spin down, and when the drive is off, enhancing long-term reliability.

A two-year limited warranty covers the new drive. The 1TB WD Blue 7 mm 2.5-inch mobile hard drive model WD10SPCXX retails for $139.

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The new unit is similar to the 5 bay DS1513+ model it launched earlier this month, features the same screwless drive bays supporting 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch drives, but also includes four GbE ports and speeds up to 350 MBps reads and 200 MBps writes. On top of some nice iOS, web, and Android apps for managing all of your content, Synology also offers apps for printer sharing, VPN server, ERP software, mail server, web server, anti-virus, and network video surveillance built-in.

The new 8-bay DS1813+ Diskstation will sell for $1099, $99 more than the 5-bay model announced earlier this month.

Spec Highlights

• 211.88 MB/sec Writing, 352.39 MB/sec Reading
• Four LAN Ports with Link Aggregation Support
• Scale up to 72TB with Synology DX513
• Expandable RAM Module (Up to 4GB)
• CPU Passive Cooling Technology & System Fan Redundancy
• VMware, Citrix, Microsoft Hyper-V Ready
• High Availability and Automatic Failover by SHA
• Powered by Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM)

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The Video 3.5 HDD has a claimed 0.55 percent annual failure rate enabling hardware to be kept in the field longer while reducing the cost of field deployment. The drive has been specifically engineered for low power consumption and heat emissions. The drive operates below the range of audible sound for the human ear at 2.3 decibels.

The Video 3.5 HDD is available in capacities from 1TB to 4TB, starting at $76 for the 1TB capacity, and up to $339 for a 4TB version.

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Seagate 600 SSD

The Seagate 600 SSD delivers faster boot up speeds, shorter application load times, and improved system responsiveness for the ultimate performance. Laptop users can boot up nearly four times faster and load applications more than two times faster than with a standard hard drive.

Fast and as easy to install as a hard disk drive upgrade, the Seagate 600 SSD is available in multiple z-heights including an industry-first, diminutive 5mm-high drive making it ideal for most ultra-thin devices as well as standard laptop systems. The drive features up to 480GB of capacity and comes in a 2.5 form factor. It also incorporates a 6Gb/s SATA interface for fast data transfer rates and easy connection.

Seagate 600 Pro SSD

A low power server and storage solution, the Seagate 600 Pro SSD is for cloud system builders, hyperscale datacenters, cloud service providers, content delivery networks, and virtualized environments. An entry-level enterprise SATA SSD, the 600 Pro SSD combines fast performance and lower power delivering best-in-class performance efficiency and IOPS/watt value.

Engineered with efficiency in mind, the 600 Pro SSD features the industry’s highest IOPS/watt to improve system performance while reducing power and cooling costs for transaction-hungry datacenters and cloud enterprise applications. The Seagate 600 Pro SSD is available with up to 480GB capacity and comes in 2.5-inch form factor. It is equipped with a 6Gb/s SATA interface for fast data transfer rates and easy connection to existing SATA infrastructure.

Seagate 1200 SSD

Designed for demanding enterprise storage and server applications with complex, write-intensive mixed workloads, such as high-performance computing and data analytics, the Seagate 1200 SSD delivers the ultimate in speed, consistent performance and the highest levels of data integrity. The 1200 SSD leverages Seagate’s existing enterprise expertise and manufacturing excellence to deliver high levels of data integrity, manageability, testing and support. It also safeguards data against unexpected power loss and protects data from undetected, unintentional corruption.

The Seagate 1200 SSD is available with up to 800GB capacity and comes in either a 1.8-inch or 2.5 inch form factor.

Seagate X8 Accelerator

The Seagate X8 Accelerator, powered by Virident, delivers memory-class performance and storage-class capacity with enterprise reliability and data integrity in a single, low profile PCIe card. Boasting high storage capacity (up to 2.2TB) in a small footprint (HHHL half height half length) the X8 Accelerator fits in any server. The card’s x8 PCI Express Gen-2 interface enables it to deliver maximum application performance in database and virtualization applications such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Enterprise Server, MySQL, and VMware.

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The rest of the MiniStack Max remains the same as before. Taking up the same physical space as a Mac Mini and designed to stack with it, the MiniStack Max can hold up to 4TB of data on its 7200rpm internal hard disk, can read SD cards, and can also act as a USB powered hub. Connection to the PC or Mac is done over USB 3.0, USB 2.0, Firewire 800, Firewire 400, and eSATA, though there is still not an option to connect over Thunderbolt.

Available as a bare unit without storage for $150, the MiniStack Max starts from $230 including a DVD writer and 500GB of storage, going up to $500 for the 4TB version. Versions able to read Blu-ray discs range from $360 to $530, and with a Blu-ray writer ranges from $300 to $570.

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Using the SanDisk iSSD flash storage device, which is said to be suitable for the drive thanks to being compact, low-powered, and claimed high performance and reliability, the 2.5-inch drive is able to use the iSSD as a caching drive for the main 500GB WD storage, allowing for potentially faster data transfer speeds due to reduced need to seek on the spinning platters.

It has previously been revealed that the new drive design reduces weight compared to conventional drives by up to 36 percent, and is said to be quieter and shockproof to 1000G. Due to its thin form, the drive uses a new edge connector that combines the data connection and power feed.

Currently, WD is shipping 5mm WD Black SSHD storage to OEMs, along with 7mm and 9.5mm models. Availability of the 5mm drives to end users and prices have yet to be revealed.

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Corsair has launched two interesting SSD related products: the SSD & Hard Drive Cloning Kit and the Corsair SSD Toolbox. The former item is intended for users upgrading from mechanical hard drives to SSDs and includes Corsair’s data migration software and a USB-to-SATA cable that offers transfer rates of up to 180 MB/s over USB 3.0.

The SSD Toolbox is advertised as helping “Corsair SSD owners to install, configure, optimize, and monitor the health of their drives.” Specifically, the software offers the following features:

• Drive Information: Displays the model, size, firmware, serial number, and updates the SSD’s firmware
• Over-Provisioning: Allows allocation of SSD space to enhance endurance and performance
• SMART Status: Displays Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology status of drives
• Secure Wipe: Securely erases data with drives Optimizer; allows scheduling of TRIM command to optimize SSD performance
• Clone: Copies entire contents of one drive to another (coming in a future update)

The Corsair SSD Toolbox is available as a free downlaod for Windows systems. The SSD & Hard Drive Cloning Kit is currently available from Corsair’s Webstore for $24.99 with a three-year manufacturer’s warranty.

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A SandForce OWC Auro Pro 6G SSD is mounted in the case, providing reads up to 436MB per second, with writes up to 429MB per second. The USB 3.0 interface provides power to the Envoy Pro EX, eliminating the need for an AC adapter.

Two configurations are available. The 240GB model is sold for $320, with a 480GB model retailing for $600.

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The Overdrive 3.0 units, which will work with many machines out there, seemed aimed at MacBook Air and Ultrabook users who want a small professional package which makes  it is fast and easy to add storage to their computer.

The small, lightweight laser etched stainless steel enclosure is about the size of iPhone 4.  Wrapped around each drive is an integrated USB 3.0 “Super-Speed” cable – So you never need to go looking for a cable when you need to use the drive. The drive works with USB 2.0 too.

The Overdrive 3.0 does not require an external power supply.  The USB drive is rated at 250/150MB/s read/write speeds - 4x as fast as a traditional external hard drive. Plus the Overdrive 3.0′s includes a built in blue LED data transfer indicator and soft travel pouch.

“These products are already in-use with photographers, recording engineers and musicians and are Monster Digital’s answer to the need for reliability, speed, and convenience for the professional,”" says Monster Digital CEO Jay Tandon.

Configured to work with either PC or Mac, the drives are ready to go to work straight out of the box. All Overdrive 3.0′s include a 3-year warranty

The Overdrive 3.0 line of  high-speed, solid state drive are  available in four storage capacities of 128GB, 256GB, 512GB and 1TB for the suggested retail prices of $179.99, $299.99, $599.99, $1399.99 respectively.

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Compared to standard 9.5mm-thick drives, the new slimmer design is said to reduce weight by up to 36-percent, along with reduced noise, and non-operation shock protection rated at 400G and 1000G for the Blue and Black respectively. In order to accomplish the thin design, WD had to use a new edge connector that combines the data connection with the power feed. Despite its small size, WD still had enough room to use dual stage actuators, which are used to improve the accuracy of writing and reading data tracks.

The WD Blue 5mm is on sale at $89 for a 500 GB drive, but only to OEMs and industrial distributors at present. Versions of the WD Black 5mm SSHD are shipping to PC manufacturers, though capacities and costs were not revealed.

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The Evolution Series design allows for various storage system configurations, including JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, or used as standalone external drives modules. As needs grow, simply expand the scale by using more external hard drive modules with the same docking station.

The device ships with a pair of 1TB removable drive modules, with more purchasable. The G-Drive ev is a 9.5mm USB 3.0, 2.5-inch, 7200RPM drive with data transfer rates of up to 136MB per second in either 500GB or 1TB capacities. The 15mm-thick 1TB G-Drive ev Plus module is rated for up to 250MB per second data transfer.

The G-Dock ev with a pair of 1TB G-Drive ev modules will be available in May through through various retailers for $750. Additional 500GB or 1TB G-Drive ev modules can be purchased separately for $150 and $200, respectively. The G-Drive ev Plus modules will be available this summer for $350.

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Both the Echo Express III-D desktop and Echo Express III-R rackmount chassis feature dual Thunderbolt ports to support daisy-chaining of devices, and are designed for users connecting up to three PCIe cards to their computer. Each new chassis supports three full-length, full-height, single-width PCIe 2.0 cards with one x16 and two x8 PCIe slots. The III-D is small enough to fit in many travel bags. The III-R mounts in a 2U tall (3.5-inch) rack space, and its enclosure is just 15.75 inches deep, suitable for use in a wide range of mobile racks, carts, and rack bags as well as conventional racks.

Utilizing the optional Echo Express III-R Mobile Rack Kit, users can install two 5.25-inch form factor mobile rack devices in the III-R’s enclosure. The Mobile Rack Kit easily installs into the Echo chassis’ enclosure and houses one full-height (3.2-inch) or two half-height (1.6-inch) mobile rack devices up to eight inches deep. A separate 80W power supply inside the Mobile Rack Kit powers the installed devices. Each new Echo chassis integrates a universal 300W power supply and includes a 75W PCI-E power connector for cards that require supplementary power. Larger, slower-spinning fans enable the Echo Express III-D and III-R to conserve energy by powering on and off with the computer to which they are attached.

The ECHO-EXP3F-D Echo Express III-D has a suggested retail price of $979. The ECHO-EXP3F-R Echo Express III-R retails for $1,199. The ECHO-EXP3F-R-MR Echo Express III-R Mobile Rack Kit has a suggested retail price of $150. All are expected to be available in August 2013.

Echo Express III-D

Echo Express III-R with Mobile Rack Kit

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The current Thunderbolt hardware supports 10 Gbps transfer rates in both directions, however some uncompressed 4K formats would not leave enough room to handle the display signal.

The company also introduced Redwood Ridge Thunderbolt controllers for its fourth-generation Core-series processors, adding DisplayPort 1.2 capabilities, improved power management, smaller component size and reduced costs. Existing equipment will also be able to benefit from thinner electrical cables.

The Falcon Ridge technology is expected to ship before the end of the year, with full implementation in 2014. The next-generation tech will be backwards compatible, using the same cables as the current tech, while the thinner cables are “coming soon.”

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The new line of 1.8-inch Chronos SSDs feature a smaller footprint than the previous generation, and offer performance and reliability improvements for users over other models. Originally designed as an enterprise-class drive, the new drive has been re-engineered to deliver maximum capacity to the consumer market. The drive peaks at 560MBps with sequential write operations and 525MBps sequential read speeds.

Mushkin reports the drives as shipping now, but no price is immediately available.

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The standard thickness for 2.5-inch form factor hard-disk drives is 9.5mm. The market trend towards thinner and lighter notebook computers has influenced the design requirements for all components, especially hard drives. ADATA’s 7mm SSDs have reduced thickness with no loss of speed, capacity, or durability. The new SSDs will come with 2.5mm plastic trays so that they can still be used with existing 9.5mm high drive slots.

No pricing difference between the 9.5mm and 7mm drives has been announced. The slimmer drives are expected to hit the retail channel before the summer.

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The new SATA 3 2.5-inch form factor miniSwap/U3 theoretically offers more than double the speed of traditional USB 3.0 enclosures at an affordable price. Customers can utilize different drives for different purposes, providing virtually unlimited data capacity. Installing bare drives is as simple as opening the bay door and inserting the drive — no tools are required.

The FirmTek miniSwap/U3 is now available from authorized resellers with an empty case available for $100. Specially-priced, build-to-order miniSwap/U3 bundles with custom pre-installed SATA hard disks or SSD configurations are also available.

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Mobile hard disk drives with 7200rpm spindle speed offer a bit higher performance compared to hard drives with 5400rpm, but are still dramatically slower than various solid-state hybrid drives or solid-state drives (SSDs).

Seagate doesn’t have a SSD product line at this time, so Seagate will positions solid-state hybrid for performance and capacity demanding end-users. To further stimulate customers to utilize SSHDs, the company will cease building hard drives with 7200rpm spindle-speed in 2.5” form-factor.

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The collection showcases Rarity, Twilight Sparkle, and Rainbow Dash,in MIMOBOT stylistically illustrated flash drive form. Each My Little Pony MIMOBOT drive also comes preloaded with extra digital goodies called Mimory. The bonus My Little Pony-themed content includes the MimoDesk personalization suite of super cute wallpapers, icons, and avatars, exclusive MimoByte sound software, as well as an entire digital issue of the My Little Pony comic-book, videos, and a preview of the gorgeous new watercolor Pony adventure book “My Little Pony: Under the Sparkling Sea” by award-winning illustrator Mary Jane Begin.

Rarity MIMOBOT is the super glam unicorn of the crew, sporting diamond-esque cutie marks, fluttery eyelashes, and a refined vocabulary. Rarity includes an indicator light that will give off a bright glow to expose buried treasures, like your most recent report or assignment. A precious jewel for any MIMOBOT collector’s trophy case, Rarity is a special-edition product available exclusively at www.mimoco.com.

Twilight Sparkle MIMOBOT is hungry for knowledge and data. From her ‘moondancer’ cutie-mark to her starry eyes, this little pony has seemingly no end to what universal truths she can store – besides her capacity – which, fortunately, can go up to a large 128GB.

Rainbow Dash MIMOBOT is so fast she gives our super-speed USB 3.0 drives a run for their memory! Full of speed, spunk, and now your digital memories, Rainbow Dash’s MIMOBOT radiates her prism-spectrum mane, lightning-cloud cutie mark, and undeniable charisma.

The “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic animated series has captured Mimoco’s hearts,” says Mimoco spokesperson Jessica Smiley. “Working with Hasbro to make My Little Pony characters in MIMOBOT form was a no-brainer and we are so lucky to be a part of the magic.”  This release marks Mimoco’s third collaboration with Hasbro alongside the TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE brands. Mimoco is excited to intrigue everypony while adding to their line of drives featuring Hasbro franchises.Rarity, Twilight Sparkle, and Rainbow Dash MIMOBOT flash drives are now available at www.mimoco.com and in select stores.

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With a “Quad Interface” of FireWire 800/400, USB 3.0, & eSATA connections and set either in a hardware RAID-1 redundancy or RAID-0 speed mode, the Guardian MAXimus mini offers Mac and PC users data transfer speeds up to 300MB/s.

The new 2TB model with a pair of 1TB drives Guardian MAXimus mini is now available at OWC for $298. All connection cables and a drive utility software bundle are included with the device.

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Both Cipher RAID storage solutions come integrated with simple to use AES 256-bit full disk hardware encryption. The encryption and description are activated by a insertion of a physical cipher key, similar to unlocking a door with a key. Data is encrypted and decrypted on all drives simultaneously on the fly, totally transparent to the user.

The hard drives enclosed inside both units can be configured to form a single RAID volume or to appear as individual drives to the system. Configuration is set via DIP switches accessible from the back of the device. Drives are added or removed from the storage chassis with no special drive tray or tools. By attaching the optional Addonics NAS 4.0 adapter, either storage solutions instantly becomes secured NAS storage.

The 1U Cipher Rack retails for $389, and the Cipher RAID tower is $399. Both are available at the Addonics website or at retail establishments now.

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Both drives measure 9.5mm (0.4 inches) thick and have flash management technologies such as SMART, advanced power management, and error checking algorithms. Optional features such as fast erasing, hardware-based encryption, conformal coating, and military secure erase methods. Though read and write speeds were not made available, others in the company’s high-capacity 2.5-inch SSD range seem to have a maximum speed of 270MB per second, which could carry over to these newer drives.

The two drives appear to be only available to OEMs and companies requiring the drives for industrial equipment at present, though a consumer-grade version could still ship in the future. Pricing details have also not been released, though it is confirmed they are already in mass production.

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The price for the 1TB model has not been announced, but judging by the tag on its half-capacity sibling, it won?t be too affordable either. A comparable 512GB Kingston model costs a whopping $1750, which is $3.41 per GB, compared to $1.17 per GB for an average 128GB drive.

Kingston also announced two DataTraveler Ultimate USB 3.0 G3 drives in 32GB and 64GB capacities, with read speeds of 150MB/s and 70MB/s for writing data. The drives are also backward compatible with USB 2.0 with speed limitation, and pricing and availability hasn’t been announced.

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Like all Drobo storage arrays, the Drobo 5N networked storage is designed for easy set up. The Drobo 5N supports both Mac and Windows operating systems and can be used in a wide variety of use cases, such as centralized backup for multiple systems on the network, including native support for Apple Time Machine on Mac OS computers, and data sharing for both Windows and Mac OS systems across the network.

The new Drobo device holds five storage bays, each of which can hold one standard 3.5 inch SATA hard disk drive or solid state drive, plus one mSATA solid state drive in the Drobo Accelerator Bay for increased performance. Maximum capacity of the unit is 20TB when configured with 4 TB drives, resulting in 16TB of protected storage in a RAID-5 configuration. One Gigabit Ethernet port provides connectivity to a local area network.

Pricing for a no-drive enclosure starts at $599, and runs up to $1600 for a 15TB configuration. The new Drobo 5N is now available from the Drobo store and resellers worldwide.

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The SeriTek/Q6G is built to support several types of eSATA enclosures. With direct connect enclosures, each drive connects to its own individual eSATA port. The SeriTek/Q6G also supports port multiplication enclosures. The Q6G allows up to five SATA drives to be connected to a single port, or up to 80TB and 20 hard drives with four multi-bay enclosures.

The PCIe x4 card also functions in an x2 slot, at lower speeds. The card has support in Mac OS X 10.6 through 10.7 (and possibly 10.8), and functions in Windows 7 and 8. Many Thunderbolt PCIe expansion chassis are compatible with the new eSATA card. Additionally, multiple SeriTek/Q6G controllers can be configured to support a single large RAID set.

FirmTek SeriTek/Q6G 4-port eSATA controllers for the Apple Mac Pro and Windows 7 PC are available now, with a retail price of $200.

FirmTek SeriTek/Q6G 4-port eSATA controllers for the Apple Mac Pro and Windows 7 PC are available now, with a retail price of $200.

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The 480GB version joins others in the existing Atlas line, including the already on-sale 60GB, 120GB, and 240GB capacity versions. With support for ATA APM, TRIM, NCQ, Security Set, and SMART, the SATA III 6Gbps device also has user-upgradable firmware, unthrottled IOPS, and built-in BCH ECC that is up to 55 bits correctable per 512 byte sector.

The Atlast 480GB will reach the US in early January at a cost of $500, though users elsewhere in the world will have to wait until mid-January to receive theirs.

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OCZ Technology Group, today announced the availability of the new SATA III-based Vector SSD Series featuring the company’s next-generation Indilinx Barefoot 3 controller. OCZ’s worldwide technology hardware and firmware teams developed the new controller silicon and firmware completely in-house to enable full design control over the Vector SSD Series roadmap.

The Vector SSD Series is available in  128GB, 256GB and 512GB capacities, and delivers read bandwidth of up to 550 MB per second, write bandwidth of up to 530 MB per second, and random read performance of up to 100,000 IOPS. The Vector’s 7mm housing supports a wide spectrum of computers including the latest thin form factor notebooks, and each Vector SSDis also bundled with a 3.5-inch desktop adapter bracket and Acronis True Image drive cloning software to enable data transfer from legacy hard disk drive storage.

The drives are available at retail now, with prices from $570 for the 512GB drive, down to $160 for the 128GB version. All three sizes boast a five-year warranty.

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