Typically when most individuals think of Intel, their thoughts drift to that of Intel’s superiority in the CPU market, even though their product diversity is far more vast then some can imagine. Intel’s products range from CPU’s to chipsets, integrated graphics processing units, server components, and solid-state drives. Today, Technology X has the opportunity to take an in-depth look at the …

Kingston, the storage giant, met up with us at the Consumer Electronic Show earlier this year. We were introduced to their entire product lineup, as well as their new products that will be launched later this year. It was at this convention where we received a Kingston DataTraveler Mini 3.0 16GB USB 3.0 Drive to test out. Let’s see how …

January was quite eventful for OCZ; first finalizing their acquisition by Toshiba, going through a name change to OCZ Storage Solutions and even better yet, releasing their new Vertex 460 SSD. It is quite commendable to persevere through their acquisition, and still be able to produce a drive that is of high quality. Yes, that may be due to new partnerships …

It’s the end of a long week filled with crazy weather across the continent. Here in Ontario we have experienced below normal temperatures and gloomy skies.  Hoping tomorrow brings sunshine and a little warmth.  Don’t forget if you haven’t entered already we have a great contest for a Sennheiser Presence Headset going on Technology X. HIGHLIGHT REVIEW OCZ Vertex 460 …

If you were ever thinking of trying to build your own desktop system, now may be the time.  With CES behind us, we will begin to see the up and coming products released.  Continue to check back as we follow and review these products at Technology X and The SSD Review. HIGHLIGHT REVIEW OWC Adds Mercury Helios 2 ThunderBolt Expansion …

Yesterday had us visiting Thermaltake’s display in a private suite in one of Vegas’s finer hotels.  Some companies prefer to conduct their CES business away from the hubbub, hoopla, and mobs of the Convention Center halls, and this is the route that Thermaltake prefers to take.  Those of us in the tech press appreciate companies that make it easier for us …

Founded in 2002, Strontium is a relatively new company which specializes in flash memory products. It has been noted that Strontium produces 7,000,000 flash products every month, and here at Technology X we got the opportunity to check out the Strontium Nitro 566X SDXC UHS-1 64GB Card and the Strontium Nitro 466X Micro SDHC UHS-1 32GB Card. Let’s take a …

HIGHLIGHT REVIEW SanDisk Displays @ Storage Visions 2014 If anybody had any doubt  with respect to this being the year of the M.2 SSD, it was put to rest at Storage Visions 2014 this morning.  Several manufacturers’ M.2 SSDs were on display for the first time (wait for it) and SanDisk led the way with three variations, two of which …

VisionTek is an American-based company  that traditionally has been known for graphic cards, and started to get their feet wet in memory and flash storage back in 2011.  This summer VisionTek released the Go Drive consumer SSD lineup, and here at Technology X we get the opportunity to test out the 240GB VisionTek Go Drive. Before we get started, it …

Samsung is a manufacturer that needs no introduction and they are about to release a mSATA SSD that will definitely be making waves across the SSD market, never mind the technology world. The Samsung 840 EVO mSATA SSD will soon be gracing our presence, and the performance unprecedented thanks to Samsung’s software engineering sorcery. Samsung has clearly dedicated themselves to …