Storage

The latest Barefoot. The acquisition of Indilinx was an important step for OCZ, as it gave the SSD manufacturer its own, distinct products instead of having to rely on SandForce or Marvell for the most vital circuitry. We have seen what the Barefoot 3 controller is capable of in the Vector. Can the Vertex 450 deliver equivalent performance with the latest revision?
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Fast, small mass storage devices. We compare two SSDs with mSATA interfaces. Both of them feature a SandForce controller and synchronous MLC-NAND from Intel. Our test reveals why the Adata XPG SX300 (128 GB) and the Runcore Pro V (120 GB) are nevertheless not identical.

Solid basis. Toshiba's HG5d series is especially designed for the OEM market and could be used as mass storage devices in notebooks in the future. Transfer rates of about 500 MB/s, 256 GB capacity and a low weight are a sound basis. We checked whether the solid state drive is totally convincing.

Barefoot 3. The OCZ Vector is the latest product to challenge the Samsung 840 Pro for the title of the best performing SSD on the market. This review will throw some light on the giant strides OCZ has made in the development of the Indilinx Barefoot 3 controller, the firmware that it pins its hopes on.
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