EZ-DOCK MB981U3S-1S review - posted by tweaktown.com

ICYDOCK EZ-Dock MB981U3S Storage Docking Station Review

For those of you that have stacks of hard drive laying in archive, the single greatest invention to come in the last ten years is the docking station. There is also no shortage of these solutions, as each manufacturer has put their own personal spin on it. The MB981U3S is the latest in ICYDOCK's EZ-DOCK line-up of, you guessed it: docking stations. The ICYDOCK MB981U3S is single bay docking station that offers dual connectivity through eSATA at 3Gbps and USB 3.0 at 5Gbps. With support for both 2.5" and 3.5" SSDs and HDDs, the EZ-Dock employs a unique two part dust cover to keep the internals clean. ICYDOCK warranties the EZ-Dock for a period of three years..........Read More EZConvert Pro MB981U3S-1S: http://www.icydock.com.tw/eng/goods.php?id=123

ICY News: Introducing SSD Endurance Test

"Despite the perks, SSDs have a dirty little secret. Their flash memory may be inherently robust, but it's also fundamentally weak. Writing data erodes the nano-scale structure of the individual memory cells, imposing a ceiling on drive life that can be measured in terabytes. SSDs are living on borrowed time. The question is: how much?"

To read this article from The Tech Report, click on:
Introducing the SSD Endurance Experiment

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.