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A-Data First with JMicron JMF616 Controller

by: admin August 1, 2010

A-Data S596 Turbo is a new SSD based on the JMicron JMF616 controller. The device connects via SATA 3Gbps or Mini USB, and comes in the usual 2.5-inch form factor.
The new 500 series will be available in of 32GB, 64GB, 128GB and 256GB capacities with 128 MB of cache (DDR2). The manufacturer promises up to [...]

A Tour of the SSD Factory

by: admin June 10, 2010

A-DATA is one of several memory manufacturers who have ventured into the solid-state market. A-DATA has several units in their lineup already and one of the most interesting so far is their S599 model with the SandForce SF-1200 controller. The company has also decided to let us in on their manufacturing process.
The good folks at [...]

Indilinx and Sand Force to get SATA 6Gbps in Q4

by: admin May 3, 2010

Both Indilinx and Sand Force are extremely powerful SSD controllers, and the only thing holding them back right now is the need for more bandwidth. The SATA 3.0 Gbps interface, which effectively caps the bandwidth at around 280MB/s, this is currently the barrier for performance improvements.
Unfortunately this is not scheduled to appear until the end [...]