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Buffalo brings internal SSD with USB Port

Buffalo brings internal SSD with USB Port

Before one can exchange the existing drive to be mirrored on the new medium. The fujitsu lifebook e8110 battery capacity reaches 32-256 GB. The smallest model costs 130 €.

Buffalo MicroStation has expanded its range with internal 2.5-inch SSDs. The new models have in addition to SATA-II interface a USB 2.0 port. This allows to copy the data from notes and netbooks with only one before installing the Festplattenslot SSD. Buffalo’s SSDs are now available from € 129.99.

The price is for the smallest model with 32 gigabytes. The SSDs, however, are also available with 64, 128 and 256 GByte. The transfer speed depends on the capacity: the 32-gigabyte model provides 240 MB / s read and 80 MB / s when writing. The most expensive version with 256 gigabytes also reads 240 Mbytes / s, but requires up to 190 MByte / s.

The SSDs is the software Acronis True Image HD, which can copy the contents of a hard disk to the temporary externally connected SSD, which only made the exchange. Buffalo promises five times the performance by such a change.

The manufacturer lenovo thinkpad x41 battery gives as operating systems supported 32 – and 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and starting with Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2 and Mac OS 10.5. The guarantee lasts for three years.

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The new internal Mini Station SSDs use USB as a motherboard connection (Image: Buffalo).

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Intel makes Windows 7 Tools to optimize SSDs

Intel makes Windows 7 Tools to optimize SSDs

This includes a firmware update for 34-nanometer Intel SSDs compaq presario 2500 battery. The software Solid State Drive Toolbox monitors the condition of flash components. It is also to users of Windows XP and Vista.

Intel has released several tools to improve the performance of Solid State Drives in Windows 7. This includes one in July announced firmware update for 34-nanometer-type SSD X25-M, which supports the information contained in Windows 7 TRIM command compaq evo n610c battery.

The TRIM command removes files that were deleted from the operating system, but are still available on a flash medium. TRIM shares with Intel, according to an SSD, the data blocks are actually no longer used, so that their contents can be permanently deleted. Thus the reliability and performance of an SSD over a long period to be guaranteed.

In addition, Intel introduced a solid-state lenovo batteries drive called Toolbox software. Users can monitor and manage the state and its SSDs. "A fast and reliable access to data for our customers SSD of the utmost importance," said Pete Hazen, director of marketing at Intel. The tool also displays the SMART status of hard disk.

According to the manufacturer, the toolbox is also to users of Windows XP and Vista. They can also use the TRIM command to be executed according to Intel, preferably daily.

Update 28 October: Intel has withdrawn the firmware update for serious problems panasonic dmw-bm7 battery.

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Intel’s Solid State Drive Performance Toolbox, the SSDs from Intel improves on Windows 7, Vista and Windows XP (Picture: Intel).

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