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Samsung 256GB SSD
11.20.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

It was only a little over a year and a half ago that Samsung wowed us with their new SSD technology. Back then the 30GB SDD’s were big news and offered unparalleled performance. The technology today remains the same but the Samsung SSD have grown much larger. Soon Samsung will release their 256GB Flash SSD [...]
Laptop, Storage
Dell offers SSD Option for XPS M1330 and M1530
08.12.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Last year Dell launched its uber thin/light weight XPS M1330 and M1530 laptop computers which moved a large number of units. Now Dell has added an SSD option for two of their XPS notebooks.
A128GB Samsung SSD will run you $450 extra, the average consumer will likely not be interested. For the more adventourous out there [...]
Laptop, UMPC
Everun Note: A powerful new mini notebook by Raon Digitale
08.08.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Raon Digital a local up and coming UMPC manufacturer has introduced the ‘Everun Note’ that claims to be the first dual-core Netbook. This little beauty, weighing 748g, with a 7″ 1,024 x 600 display, is packed with a 1.2GHz AMD Turion CPU, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, Bluetooth connectivity, and a 12GB SSD. Other features include [...]
Handhelds, Portable Audio, Portable Video, UMPC
Mobile Intelligent Ubiquitous (MIU) All In One HDPC
03.24.08 | Permalink | Comment?

South Korean company Mobile Intelligent Ubiquitous (MIU) was not satisfied with current methods of classifying computers. Although their new device looks suspiciously like UMPC, the company has opted to create a new category of computer and call their new device a HDPC. Much like MIU’s name the company believes that more is better.
True to [...]
UMPC, Wireless
Raon’s New Everun UMPC
06.01.07 | Permalink | Comment?

The Evern is the second attempt at UMPC’s by Seongnam City based company Raon. The companies first UMPC the Vega did not meet much success due to its inability to connect to any useful wireless source. To make up for the Vega’s lack on connectivity the company has spoiled their Everun UMPC with Wi-Fi, [...]
Storage
Worlds First: Samsung 32GB NAND Flash Memory
11.16.06 | Permalink | Comment?

Samsung showcased their brand new 32GB NAND flash-based solid state disk (SSD) in a thick pained glass showcase at this years KES.
So what is flash memory and why should you care? For starters the flash memory has no moving parts unlike a traditional hard drive saving on space and power consumption while boosting the read [...]