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Submitted by Mike Chin on Sat, 2014-10-04 02:10.
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Our reference article about HDD noise, along with complete acoustics-ranked listings of all SPCR-reviewed HDDs since late 2008. Latest update 4 October 2014.
Submitted by Mike Chin on Wed, 2005-05-11 22:04.
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The HDD testing system underwent a major series of upgrades that reflects the growing sophistication of SPCR readers -- and our own increasing awareness of hard drive acoustics issues. The acoustic testing tools of careful listening and SPL measurements remain; they are enhanced with a new vibration testing methodology, as well as measurements of power draw in an effort to predict thermals.
Submitted by Lawrence Lee on Wed, 2016-03-09 14:51.
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Samsung's latest flagship 950 Pro M.2 SSD utilizes four PCI-E 3.0 lanes and features the Samsung UBX controller, 3D V-NAND, and support for the new NVMe standard.
Submitted by Lawrence Lee on Thu, 2016-02-11 12:39.
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The SilverStone TS431U is a basic 4-bay USB 3.0/eSATA external enclosure that's built like a SilverStone case.
Submitted by Lawrence Lee on Mon, 2015-11-23 12:17.
Storage
The latest hard drive from WD offers both high performance and capacity in a single package. The WD Black 6TB is equipped with a 7200 RPM motor, 128MB of cache, and is backed by a five year warranty.
Submitted by Lawrence Lee on Mon, 2015-11-09 13:19.
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The premise behind the WD Blue SSHD is a solid one, combining 8GB of snappy NAND Flash with a 5400 hard drive to produce a single responsive yet affordable high capacity all-in-one storage solution.
Submitted by Lawrence Lee on Mon, 2015-09-07 15:13.
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Kingston's high-end consumer M.2 SSD is powered by the latest Marvell controller, 1GB of DDR3 cache, and 19nm Toggle-mode flash memory, and uses a PCI-E 2.0 x4 interface to overcome the limitations of SATA.
Submitted by Lawrence Lee on Thu, 2015-08-20 12:59.
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The line between NAS and server is blurred with the Thecus W4000+, a 4-bay unit running Storage Server 2012. 4GB of RAM and a 60GB SSD are included to help bear the load of Windows but an older Atom processor holds it back.
Submitted by Lawrence Lee on Mon, 2015-08-10 21:00.
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Powered by a Phison S10 controller, 256MB of DDR3 cache, and 19nm Toggle-mode NAND Flash, the HyperX Savage is positioned as Kingston's new high-end consumer SATA SSD.
Submitted by Lawrence Lee on Wed, 2015-01-07 06:06.
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The Samsung Wireless Mobile Media Streaming Device offers truly portable storage accessible by a variety of WiFi devices, while the Seagate Backup Plus drives delivers a more traditional wired experience.
Submitted by Lawrence Lee on Mon, 2014-11-24 23:37.
Storage
Two mechanical drives from Seagate: The Samsung SpinPoint M9T 2TB is the only standard 9.5mm thick 2.5" notebook drive of this capacity; others are thicker. The Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB is a hybrid desktop model with 8GB of NAND Flash augmenting a 7200 RPM motor and 2x1TB platters.
Submitted by Lawrence Lee on Mon, 2014-10-20 21:36.
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The Crucial MX100 512GB is the ultimate value SSD with the best capacity:price ratio on the market, while the Samsung 850 Pro 256GB is positioned as the latest ultra-fast premium flagship emphasizing performance and reliability.
Submitted by Lawrence Lee on Tue, 2014-10-14 20:35.
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The Thecus N7710-G is a no-nonsense 7-bay NAS tower server that focuses on function over form. The user interface is humdrum but the hardware is the true star, including a 2.9 GHz Sandy Bridge processor, 4GB of RAM, and a 10 GbE card.
Submitted by Lawrence Lee on Tue, 2014-09-02 22:18.
Storage
While both are members of the WD Red family, the 6TB model is a massive flagship desktop drive, while the 1TB model is a tiny 2.5-inch drive for the budding slim NAS market.
Submitted by Lawrence Lee on Mon, 2014-08-18 19:46.
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With six 1TB platters, 128MB of cache, and a 7200 RPM motor, Seagate boasts that the Enterprise Class 3.5 HDD v4 6TB is the world's fastest hard drive. The validity of their claim and the environmental ramifications lie within.
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