Hardware Roundup: Tuesday Edition

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Posted: June 16, 2009 03:53AM
Author: Nemo

Most of the solid state drives we see for consumer-grade applications such as notebooks are based on multi-level cell (MLC) technology mainly because they are cheaper to manufacture. Single-level cell, or SLC, drives are not as dense resulting in a higher manufacturing cost, but have many advantages over MLC drives including faster transfer speeds, lower power consumption and greater endurance in terms of cell wear. Those factors have relegated SLC-based drives to enterprise applications where speed and endurance requirements can justify the added cost. The OCZ Vertex EX series of SSDs is based on SLC technology and turned in some pretty impressive numbers using an Indilinx controller.

Cases
NZXT Beta Mid Tower Chassis @ TweakTown

Gaming
Demigod Gameplay Performance and IQ @ [H]ardOCP

Input Devices
Razer Sphex @ Bjorn3D

Notebooks
Lenovo G530 Notebook @ HotHardware

Storage/Hard Drives
OCZ Vertex EX Series 120GB SLC SSD @ Legit Reviews

Video
NVIDIA Mobility GeForce 200M Updates - GDDR5, 40nm and DX10.1 @ PC Perspective

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