Super Talent intros first USB 3.0 flash drive

Posted in USB 3.0 by Conner Flynn on November 4th, 2009

Super Talent intros first USB 3.0 flash driveUSB 3.0 devices are just now showing up for mass consumption and Super Talent is leading the charge, having just introduced the first USB 3.0 flash drive, which promises transfer rates of up to 320MB/sec.

If you have a USB 3.0 socket, you’ll get speeds up to 200MB/sec. If you use it in a USB 2.0 connector it will slow to USB 2.0 speeds of course. No word on a price or release date, but expect it to ship soon in 32GB, 64GB and 128GB capacities.

Super Talent UltraDrive DX SSD launches

Posted in SSD by Shane McGlaun on October 6th, 2009

supertalendultradrivedx-sgSSDs are slowly coming down in price to the point where the average computer fan can afford to buy one to use in their system. That said, they are still much more expensive than hard drives with tons more storage space. Super Talent added a new SSD to its line today called the UltraDrive DX that is a branded Toshiba product.

The SSD uses MLC NAND inside and has read speed of up to 230MB/sec and write speeds of up to 180MB/sec. The drives also have dual protection layers with encrypted password protection and data randomization technology to prevent blocks of data from being stolen.

Super Talent unveils RAIDDrive SSD with 2TB capacity

Posted in Storage by Shane McGlaun on September 17th, 2009

supertalentraiddrive-sgSuper Talent announced a crazy fast SSD that doesn’t use the SATA interface that most SSDs use. That old and tired SATA interface is just too slow for Super Talent’s needs, the RAIDDrive slips into a vacant PCIe slot on the mainboard.

The PCIe slot allows the RAIDDrive to support sequential read speeds of up to 1.4GB/sec and sequential write speeds of up to 1.2GB/sec. Inside the RAIDDRive are four separate SSDs that use the SATA interface and higher capacity RAIDDrives cram eight SSDs into the RAIDDrive SSD.

Super Talent offers new speedy SSD upgrades for Eee netbooks

Posted in Storage by Shane McGlaun on May 29th, 2009

supertalenteeessd-sbAsus created the very successful netbook category in 2007 when it first loosed its Eee netbook onto the market. It took a while for the small screened machines to catch on, but once they did nearly every PC maker now offers netbooks.

Super Talent has announced a new line of SSDs aimed at users looking to upgrade their Asus Eee 900, 901, 901A, 901 GO, and S101 netbooks with faster storage. The new SSDs are available in both MLC and SLC versions.

Super Talent announces licensed Godfather USB drives

Posted in Super Talent by Shane McGlaun on December 3rd, 2008

Super Talent Godfather USB DriveFlash Drives are commodity items today that you can pick up everywhere from the junk isle at your local gas station, to the checkout lane at the grocery store. To try to set their products apart from the competition makers of flash drives are always trying to give their products a little something else to grab the eye and dollars of shoppers.

PNY offered a flash drive with a full digital version of the 80’s flick Ghostbusters not so long ago. Super Talent announced today that it would be offering flash drives that feature licensed material from The Godfather.

Super Talent Luxio USB flash drive

Posted in USB Flash Drives by Conner Flynn on October 22nd, 2008

Super Talent Luxio USB flash driveSuper Talent is back with a new range of USB flash drives that feature 64GB of storage space, the highest capacity in the industry. So far. The Luxio USB flash drive will be available in black, silver or wood grain finish. The UV-coated plastic cases feature chrome-plated zinc trim. All Luxio USB flash drives feature dual-channel flash memory architecture, password protection, AES-256 hardware encryption, and maximum transfer speeds of approximately 30MB/s with an LED indicator. The 64GB Luxio will retail for about $150.

Super Talent unearths Terra Cotta Warrior USB drives

Posted in USB by Conner Flynn on October 12th, 2008

Super Talent unearths Terra Cotta Warrior USB drivesSuper Talent is offering some terra cotta warrior USB drives that are life-like replicas of the ancient Xi’an warriors. They are just, you know, about 7cm tall. They’re fully compatibility with USB 1.1 and 2.0 and can be had in 1GB-8GB capacity. The drive also supports password protection.

In case you weren’t aware, in 1974 in Xi’an, China farmers were digging a well and discovered a huge underground cavern containing thousands of life sized terra cotta warriors. It was all very Indiana Jones. Funny thing is, in two thousand years, they’ll dig up a stash of these drives that some dude laid out all in a row and attribute some deep meaning to how we shaped our drives into the likeness of warriors. But really, some dude in a warehouse was just playing army guys.

Super Talent PICO-C golden geek bling flash drive

Posted in Storage by Shane McGlaun on July 16th, 2008

Super Talent PICO-C GoldI guess to some users a flash drive is a fashion accessory since they come in all sorts of colors and a few different styles. You can look at the Mimobot’s to see that some people like to collect flash drives for more than merely storing their music or porn.

Super Talent has announced its latest flash drive that is tiny and covered in 24k gold plate. The little drive is called the Super Talent PICO-C gold and packs 8GB of storage into a 31.3mm x 12.4mm x 3.4mm package.

Super Talent has a whole lot of shakin’ going on

Posted in SSD by Shane McGlaun on May 20th, 2008

SuperTalent SSD ShakeSSDs promise to give computer users faster data access, faster boot times, better power consumption and more. The catch is that to get all the benefits of a SSD you have to be willing to spend lots more money compared to a traditional HDD and give up significantly on storage space.

Super Talent has a new video of a demonstration it did to show exactly how well its SSD is able to stand up to vibration. One of the MasterDrive 120GB SSDs that retails for about $670 was strapped to a paint shaker and shook around like crazy.

Super Talent unveils new line of SSDs

Posted in SSD by Shane McGlaun on May 6th, 2008

Super Talent MasterDriveI am still patiently waiting for the day when NAND flash gets cheap enough that we can stop using normal hard drives and go for SSD drives in our notebooks. I could certainly use all of the battery life I can get and faster boot speeds are great too.

Super Talent announced a new line of SSD drives today that are direct replacements for normal 2.5-inch hard drives and use the SATA-II interface. The drives are called MasterDrive SSD and use a proprietary algorithm to extend the life of the drives.

Super Talent unveils world’s thinnest 256GB SSD

Posted in SSD by Shane McGlaun on March 26th, 2008

Super Talent 256GB SSDSure SSD drives sound cool in theory with the promise of faster boot times and faster data access while being more shock resistant and dead silent. However, the high price of the typical SSD drive and the small storage space compared to typical normal hard drives makes the SSD pill hard to swallow for most.

Super Talent has announced a new SSD that it claims to be the world’s thinnest SSD drive. Sorry, but I hardly think making the drive thinner will get mortal geeks to pony up the extra loot. Since Super Talent is mostly looking at OEM suppliers for the drive, perhaps it will pop up in the next generation of super thin notebooks similar to the MacBook Air.





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