OCZ Vertex Plus Preview: Introducing the Indilinx Martini
Last year was dominated by two SSD controller manufacturers: Intel and Indilinx. Intel delivered the performance while Indilinx offered a value alternative. Once SandForce hit early this year however, it was game over for Indilinx. We have reviewed a couple of Indilinx drives since SandForce hit but for the most part we've been enamored with SF and Crucial's offerings.
Over the summer Indilinx was supposed to have its next-generation controller ready for debut, codenamed Jet Stream. Unfortunately the 6Gbps controller has been delayed until 2011, leaving Indilinx with two options: quietly bow out of the SSD market, or update Barefoot.
And here we have the updated Barefoot:
The Indilinx Martini based OCZ Vertex Plus
Read on for our preview of the first new Indilinx controller since 2009.
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The Brazos Performance Preview: AMD E-350 Benchmarked
Last week I mentioned that I had recently spent some time with AMD down in Austin, TX, benchmarking its upcoming Brazos platform. The Brazos platform is composed of an AMD Zacate or Ontario APU and the Fusion Controller Hub (a South Bridge based on the SB800 series). Brazos systems will run the gamut of mainstream notebook, netbook and nettop segments ranging from $299 to around $500. While AMD let us reveal the fact that we tested Brazos, we weren't allowed to publish numbers last week. Today, we can.
Read on for our full Brazos performance preview.Updated: Now with Core i3-330UM performance data!
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Holiday Buyer's Guide: Notebooks
Yes folks, it's that time again: time to open your wallets and let a ravenous technology industry take its cut so you can have the shiniest, latest gadgets on store shelves. We're kicking off our Holiday 2010 Buyers' Guides with the mobile sector. While it wasn't perfect, overall this year has been a great one for notebooks, and there has been a healthy share of upheaval in the process. The dust shows no sign of clearing, but hopefully we'll be able to guide you through it to the very cream of the crop this industry has to offer.
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Study: GPS Units Cause Memory and Spatial Problems
Excessive use of GPS units could lead to Alzheimer's disease
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Samsung Prepares Its Google TV Entry
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Renault-Nissan to Build 500K EVs Annually by 2013
Both brands will have four EVs in their lines
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AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless Swowcase Isis Mobile Payment System
Isis will create a mobile payment systme using mobile phones
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AMD's New Fusion APUs Crush Atom in Early Benchmarks
If it can beat Atom+Ion netbooks in cost AMD will have this round in the bag
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Google's Gingerbread Aims to Replace Credit Cards
Rolls out new shopping tools to help consumers
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New Virtual Reality Systems Assess Effects of Brain Injury/Disease on Body Function
New systems could lead to the development of better therapies for those with brain injury or disease
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Report: Honda Civic Getting Kicked Out of Japan
Honda's compact sedan isn't so popular in Japan
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Facebook Lures Users in With Shiny New Email/IM/Texting Superclient
Company eagerly awaits the opportunity to expand its data set and further monetize your online behavior
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China Set to Show Full Scale C919 Airliner Mock Up
Aircraft is being built with help form major aviation firms
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