Hardware Roundup: Monday Edition

Category: Affiliate News
Posted: July 27, 2009 03:40AM
Author: Nemo

By now we're all familiar with the benefits offered by solid state drives and a lot of enthusiasts may just be waiting for prices to become more competitive compared to traditional hard drives. Intel's second generation X25-M SSDs are out and are based on 32nm process flash memory and priced less than the original 50nm based first generation. Today's roundup includes looks at the second generation X25-M from Intel as well as Corsair's performance series SSDs. Also included is a look at a 1.8" SSD from Runcore.

Motherboards
Asus Rampage 2 Extreme Motherboard @ RBMods

Operating Systems
Introduction to Consumer Virtualization @ Techgage

Power Supplies
Thermaltake Toughpower XT Series 850W Power Supply @ PC Perspective

Speakers/Headphones
Eagle Tech Arion 2.1 Speakers @ Bjorn3D

Storage/Hard Drives
Intel's second-generation X25-M solid-state drive @ Tech Report
Corsair Performance Series Solid State RAID Report @ TweakTown
Vantec NexStar Dual Bay Hard Drive Dock @ ThinkComputers
Exclusive hands-on with Runcore Pro IV 1.8" SSD @ TweakTown