Are consumer solid state drives ready to be used in production environments? The newest generations possibly are. During the last years, however, in my opinion they clearly were not. Let me share my SSD horror story, beginning in 2009. Continue reading →

These days I tried to drive a Samsung S27A850D with WQHD resolution (2560×1440) on a Clevo M860TU with a built-in NVIDIA Geforce 9600M GT. Continue reading →

This blog post is about a crucial performance drop in recent Super Talent UltraDrive GX 128 GB drives with an “XXXX” in the serial number. Up to now, all official tests and benchmarks show a much better performance than the drive you would order now, so read this before buying! Continue reading →