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MSI to Integrate Killer NIC on Big Bang Motherboards
Back at Computex, Bigfoot Networks, makers of the Killer NIC, sounded pretty eager to get its gaming network card integrated directly on motherboards. Well, now that time has come as MSI has announced that the Killer NIC will appear on some of its motherboards next year. The motherboards with the Killer NIC, which helps to prioritize network traffic to give low ping times in games, will be shown off at CES next week. MSI will show off the motherboards with the Killer 2100 NIC built right in at CES Unveiled on January 4th, two days before the actual convention kicks off. MSI did not say which motherboards exactly will have the Killer NIC integration, but Bigfoot Networks let on that the Killer 2100 would make its way on to the Big Bang series of motherboards. It makes perfect sense to have the Killer 2100 appear on that series, though I would like to see it find its way on to the other series of motherboards MSI makes. Hopefully our crew at CES will be able to get more information on the product and exactly what Big Bang board or boards will get the Killer 2100 NIC.
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Intel Debuts Ultra-Compact SSD
Looks like Toshiba has some competition in the ultra-compact solid state drive area as Intel has just launched its own version of super small SSDs. The SSD 310 line packs all the performance of Intel's X-25 line but in 1/8th the size. That's right, a 2.5" SSD is eight times larger than the new 310 line by Intel. The drives measure in at 51mm by 30mm by 5mm, so it makes them pretty similar to a credit card. The 310 line will get read speeds up to 200MB/second and write speeds up to 80MB/s, so performance won't suffer at all due to the small size. Intel envisions these SSDs as being ideal for tablets, netbooks, and a variety of other ultrathin devices. The capacities are 40 and 80GB, so it would work fine for a dual-drive notebook even, with the SSD 310 holding the OS and then a larger HDD for storage. Lenovo is already planning on putting these into its next ThinkPad line, while companies can buy the 40 or 80GB models in 1,000 unit batches for $99 or $179, respectively. Sales to regular consumers are off the table for now, so it looks like the only way to get one is to buy it in a laptop or tablet.
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