Ultrabooks are starting
to show up and their ultra-thin design means in many cases your standard
size SSD will not fit. For several years now traditional notebooks
shipped with a 9.5mm z-height drive, what we all consider a standard
notebook form factor. Many ultrabooks use a base that is around 9
millimeters high, so your 9.5mm drive isn't going to fit, no matter how
big your hammer is.
As many of you know, notebook turned ultrabook
manufactures must achieve price points to stay competitive with other
OEM makers. During this process some corners get cut. One example can be
found in the screen resolution. There are several ultra-high resolution
screens on the market today, but very few ultrabooks ship with them.
Another premium item that in many cases gets the compromise treatment is
the storage system. Several ultrabooks are shipping with 7mm mechanical
drives with a single platter. These drives are slow and in most cases
very slow. What good is a sleek new ultrabook if the damn drive is
slower than the drive in your current notebook? The HDD/SSD is what
makes your computer feel fast when reading and writing data.
Luckily you don't have to
deal with a slow ultrabook! MemoRight, maker of some of the best SSDs on
the planet already has a 7mm alternative to slow; it's called the FTM
Plus Slim. The new Slim is based heavily on the original FTM Plus, one
of the best SSDs we tested in 2011. The drive has been updated with a
new, thinner case and firmware advancements from SandForce. The new
programming and firmware make the Slim even faster than the full size
model we tested last year and the drive is even more stable now that
SandForce has perfected their underlying software.
This isn't just a reduced run of the mill Team SandForce SSD. Let's take a look at the specs and we'll see why.
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