Podcast #197 - Z77 Motherboards, GTX690 Rumors, and the truth behind the new...
PC Perspective Podcast #197 - 04/12/2012Join us this week as we talk about Z77 Motherboards, GTX690 Rumors, and the truth behind the new Indilinx controller.You can subscribe to us through iTunes and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Plextor Announces New M5 Pro SSD, Impressive Marvell Performance
Plextor, a company known best for its line of optical drives has announced a new SSD that offers up some impressive performance numbers. The M5 Pro is powered by a Marvell 88SS9187 Monet controller and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Plextor's M5 Pro features new flash and a new controller
The Plextor M5 Pro introduces both Toshiba's new 19nm toggle NAND and Marvell's new 8-channel dual core Monet controller. [H]ard|OCP tried out the 256GB model, availble for $250, and were impressed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SanDisk's affordable Ultra Plus SSD family
Using the Marvell 88SS9175 controller, the SanDisk Ultra Plus family of SSDs comes in 128GB, 256GB and 512GB models all of which come with a 3 year warranty. As you can see below, the 256GB model that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Apple introduces PCI-Express based SSD in new MacBook Air
As Scott covered earlier this week, Apple quietly announced an update to the MacBook Air line along side the headline-grabbing Mac Pro redesign preview. Being a MacBook Air user for the past 2 years, I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Marvell ARMADA 1500 Mini SoC Powers Google's Chromecast Streaming Dongle
Last month Google launched its $35 Chromecast streaming stick. Marvell Technology Group Ltd. recently revealed that the Chromecast dongle is powered by a Marvell Armada 1500-Mini 88DE3005 SoC.The...
View ArticleCES 2014 Podcast Day 4 - EVGA, Origin, Native PCI-E SSDs and more!
CES 2014 Podcast Day 4 - 01/08/14It's time for podcast fun at CES! Join us as we talk about the fourth day of the show including exciting announcements from EVGA, Origin, PCI-E SSDs from Kingston,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ADATA Premier Pro SP920 2.5" SSD Full Capacity Roundup - Low Cost High...
Introduction:ADATA has been in the storage market for a good while now. I like to think of them as the patient underdog. They don't necessarily come out with the shiny new controller or flash...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A tale of two SSDs; Crucial and ADATA's twins
Sticking with ADATA today, The Tech Report has also put together a review of the Premiere Pro SP920 which was eerily familiar to them. The Marvell controller, Micron MLC NAND and DRAM cache all...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Plextor M6M 256GB mSATA SSD Full Review - Mini Marvell
Introduction:You might not expect it from who was originally an optical drive company, but Plextor has been cranking out SSDs for a while now. We will be taking a look at the recent wave of releases...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FMS 2014: Marvell announces new 88SS1093 PCIe SSD controller
Marvell is notorious for being the first to bring a 6Gb/sec SATA controller to market, and they continue to do very well in that area. Their very capable 88SS9189 controller powers the Crucial MX100...
View ArticlePodcast #312 - Thecus N2560 NAS, ASUS STRIX GTX 780, Flash Media Summit News...
PC Perspective Podcast #312 - 08/07/2014Join us this week as we discuss the Thecus N2560 NAS, ASUS STRIX GTX 780, Flash Media Summit News and more!You can subscribe to us through iTunes and you can...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lite-On Introduces World's First TLC SSD With LDPC Technology
Al first introduced us to Low Density Parity Check, the successor to BCH code error correction when he visited Marvell at FMS 2014 and was shown the 88SS1093 controller. Lite-On has used a slightly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
It's not easy rounding up wireless devices
As Sebastian discovered when he delved into the world of MU-MIMO routers, benchmarking the performance of wireless devices is not as easy as it sounds. TweakTown recently put together a basic overview...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Marvell Updates NVMe SSD Controllers - 8-Channel 88SS1100 and 4-Channel 88SS1084
We've seen faster and faster SSDs over the past decade, and while the current common interface is PCIe 3.0 x4, SSD controllers still have a hard time saturating the available bandwidth. This is due to...
View Article
