Samsung 840 Pro SSD review
From Guru3D:
Now before you go, huh what ? TLC (tender love 'n care) I do have to explain the introduction title. Samsung very recently released the new 840 series SSDs. The new 840 uses TLC NAND flash (TLC is short for triple level cell) cells whereas the PRO models (as tested today) still use the popular MLC NAND. TLC is short for triple level cell, but it’s simpler to state that each TLC NAND cell is able to hold three bits of data while MLC was only able to record two bits. A TLC NAND flash chip will hold 50% more data than an MLC NAND flash chip with the same number of cells. The increase in density however makes that NAND type a bit slower. In fact as such the 840 Pro series uses MLC NAND, and the more affordable basic 840 SSDs use TLC. With TLC NAND reportedly beings a good chunk slower and having less write cycles, really you might want to be on the lookout for the PRO models, as we'll test today.
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GRAW Mint 13 Tutorial
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AMD Trinity Buyer's Guide From Anandtech:
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Ghostbusters Mint 13 Tutorial I grew up watching the Ghostbusters Franchise and have been waiting many years for a video game based off the movie. If you haven't played it yet... you have to! Its amazing and extremely fun! Not only is the game written and voice acted by the same characters in the movie, it is full of amazing New York environments with all the ghosts you can imagine! But this is not a review, instead I'm going to walk you through installing and configuring Ghostbusters to play in your Linux Mint 13 Operating System. Note: This tutorial is for the retail version. Steam and downloaded versions may have additional steps. Read More ...
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GRAW Mint 13 Tutorial
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
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