ICY News: Faster than Flash Memory Cells?

"The device is based on the principles of resistive memory, which can be used to create memory cells that are smaller, operate at a higher speed and offer more storage capacity than flash memory cells, the current industry standard. Terabytes, not gigabytes, will be the norm with resistive memory." 


Link to entire Article: Advancing Resistive Memory Faster & More Capacity Than flash Memory Cells

FatCage MB153SP-B video review - posted by CazuaLLUK

Published on Aug 19, 2013 Icy Dock MB153SP-B Hot-Swap 3.5" SATA HDD Backplane Module [Review] Youtub link: http://youtu.be/6NwxpDoYdCY

ICY News: Special Reports on Annual Flash Memory Summit

"The annual Flash Memory Summit convened at the Santa Clara Convention Center on August 13-15 in Santa Clara, CA. There were more exhibitors and attendees this year with the unofficial attendee count at around 5,000. All of the major players were present in one form or another, and took the opportunity to showcase their latest products and technology."

Samsung has introduced that their upcoming Samsung 3D NAND SSD which will provide "2x the density in the same lithography, 20% faster write speed, 40% improvement in power consumption, and 10x in endurance cycle". Samsung has not release any real performance data until the production in 2014.

EZConvert Pro MB982IP-1S-1 review (Tested with Toshiba 12Gb/s SSD) - posted by tweaktown.com

Icy Dock MB982IP-1S-1 Review - Tested with Toshiba 12Gb/s SSD

Introduction The migration to smaller 2.5" HDD's and SSD's has created a need for quality converters for enterprise applications. In many cases, extensive existing infrastructure would require a large investment to replace, and that is not always an option. Utilizing SSDs in the server has become far more commonplace as complex caching and tiering systems are becoming more widespread. Placing SSDs on the other end of a networking connection in NAS and SAN environments is not always the best option. The key to getting the most performance out of flash solutions is to keep the SSD's as close to the processor as possible, maximizing performance, and keeping latency as low as possible. The same approach with more energy efficient 2.5" HDD's also necessitates the use of drive bay converters to continue the use of existing servers. In order to deliver a solution that allows the easy placement of the SSDs into the server requires a product that does not hamper the performance of the underlying storage. Many of the available drive-bay converters on the market can hamper the performance of the HDD or SSD, defeating the purpose of keeping the flash in the server in the first place. The Icy Dock MB982IP-1S-1 is designed to provide that easy conversion from a 2.5" to a 3.5" drive with absolutely no impact to the performance of the underlying storage solution..........Read More EZConvert Pro MB982IP-1S-1: http://www.icydock.com/goods.php?id=144

ICY News: New USB 3.1 & SATA 3.2 Specification Announced

Both USB and SATA have become the most common connectors on almost every computer. Finally both USB and SATA have stepped up to meet consumers' demand for faster transfer speed. Ever since 2008, the USB 3.0 was able to obtain up to 5Gb/s transfer rate, now USB has gladly announced the new USB 3.1 specification that is able to reach 10 Gb/s transfer rate. On the other hand, the SATA 3.2 introduces SATA Express, boosting the transferring speed for storage devices from 6Gb/s to a blazing speed 16Gb/s. The product release date has not been announced yet; however, based on their previous release dates, rumors have been spreading around that it will probably take around 2 years to make an appearance in the market.  Let us know what you think about the new USB 3.1 & SATA 3.2.

Link to USB 3.1 Announcement - USB 3.1 Press Announcement

Link to SATA 3.2 Announcement - SATA 3.2 Press Announcement