@ TweakTown"When it comes to solid state drives the controller is the heart of the drive. There are SSDs on the market that are using bottom of the barrel, slow as molasses NAND flash, but their controller is able to make it all come together. Most of the time we are able to find out what controller is in a product and have a very good idea about the drives performance.
As it sits right now I have no idea what controller is in the Western Digital SiliconEdge Blue. To further aid to the confusion the cache is larger than anything we have tested before. The good thing is that when we buy SSDs we are rarely buying a name or the laser etches found on the controller. Pricing, performance, overall value between the two, length of warranty and a company’s reputation on standing behind their products is what we are breaking our wallets out for."
Wednesday Web Reviews:
HARDWARE
Gateway EC14D07u Ultraportable Laptop
CyberPower AVRLCD UPS Battery Backup for PCs @ Benchmark Reviews
Indilinx Barefoot Firmware Testing with the RunCore Pro IV SSD
Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H USB and SATA 3.0 Motherboard Review @ Hi Tech Legion
Top 5 Best Heatsink on Frostytech - UPDATED! @ Frostytech.com
Verbatim InSight Portable HDD 500GB @ Rbmods
iXBT Labs Review: Gigabyte 790XTA-UD4 Motherboard
XFX RADEON HD 5830 Video Card Review
WD SiliconEdge Blue 256GB SSD Review @ HotHardware.com
Events
Aquatuning as sponsor on the Cebit
Gigabyte Media Event At Castle Oudaen @ Madshrimps
Electronics
WildCharge Wireless Charging Pad and iPhone 3G Adapter Case