OCZ says its Vector 150 series offers better sustained and mixed workload results than its first Vector and while we’ll test those claims shortly, for now it’s worth noting that the company’s pricing certainly seems to reflect a speed boost at no less than $1.00 per gigabyte. The 120GB model is set at $130 ($1.08/GB), the 240GB version is fetching $240 ($1.00/GB) and the 480GB Vector 150 is going for $500 ($1....
The difference in available memory comes not only from the ~7% spare area you get from the GB to GiB conversion for moving data around, but also because SandForce specifies an additional 20% flash be set aside for its DuraWrite technology, which is designed to reduce write amplification and extend endurance. Once formatted, the drive only has 93.1GB of usable space. SandForce claims the loss is unavoidable and that this method will eventually have to be adopted by all future solid state drives....
The Vertex Limited Edition answers one of those questions flat-out, but for now we’re still in the dark when it comes to reliability. OCZ is backing the drives up with a 3 year warranty, so consumers can be reasonably confident when shelling out their hard-earned cash. That said, at this stage we strongly recommend backing up any important data on a regular basis – although really this should be done regardless of the storage media....
Taking a look at the benchmarks below reveals a similar story: pretty decent battery life from the Oppo F1 that stacks up well against the Moto G 2015 and other budget devices I’ve reviewed recently. It doesn’t manage to take on the big flagships like the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, but it’s still a good showing from a $200 handset.
The R5’s display is a fairly typical AMOLED. It doesn’t have the same level of quality as the most recent Super AMOLEDs from Samsung, as seen in the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy Note 4, but it’s similar in quality to AMOLEDs seen on other devices from the past year. That’s not to say the display is bad, because it’s definitely not; you’re just not getting a pack-leading panel as good as current generation flagships....
It should be no surprise that the EON15-X is a very capable gaming machine. At 1080p, games like Tomb Raider and Bioshock Infinite ran beautifully with essentially all settings maxed. However, even the 980M has limits and those limits really start to show at ultra-high 4K UHD resolution (3840 x 2160). For example, Crysis 3 was a slideshow at 2160p. To make it playable, it had to be turned down to “Low”....
Making the game even more affordable are the surprisingly relaxed PC hardware requirements. Those playing at 1080p and wanting to enjoy the game on ultra-quality settings should be able to run it on just about anything within reason – even the Radeon R7 260X cracked 60fps. High-end hardware has its place too, of course. Keep in mind that this is a competitive online multiplayer game and there’s a real difference between 60fps and 90fps, even on a 60Hz monitor (with vsync disabled)....
Sequential writes were even worse with the Pyro delivering 146MB/s, roughly half the HyperX’s speed. Adding a second drive for RAID0 only boosted performance by 47%, which was still behind the m4 and 510 Series. Random 512K reads again put the Pyro head to head with the Kingston SSDNow V+ 100. However, this meant that it provided less than half the performance of the HyperX and Vertex 3. Even with a 70% improvement, the pair of Pyros remained a little over 20% behind Kingston and OCZ’s premium offerings....
In addition to our featured flash devices, the Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM hard drive has been included for comparison’s sake. Other SSDs tested for comparison feature controllers such as the SandForce SF-1200, JMicron JMF616, Intel PC29AS218A, Marvell 88SS9174, Toshiba TC58NCF618GBT and Samsung S3C29MAX01. Our testing suite consists of four synthetic benchmark programs and our own file copying and load time tests. As you likely know, while manufacturers claim impressive peak I/O performance out of the box, this performance can diminish over time....
The 120GB and 240GB units get 555MB/s reads and 515MB/s writes while the 60GB model is reduced to 520MB/s and 490MB/s. Like most SSDs, the Pyro adheres to the 2.5" form factor, measuring 10.1 x 6.9 x 9.3mm and weighing 118.3g. It consumes 2.0 watts of power in use and only 0.45 watts in standby, which is the same as the Wildfire series. Naturally, using the SATA 6Gb/s interface is essential to achieving those speeds....
Twitch streamer Vuzby had been engaged in an Apex Legends match that was getting pretty intense, leading to him loudly calling out for help from his teammates. Game Rant reports that someone heard the streamer’s pleas and alerted two local Canadian police officers, who had also heard Vuzby shouting. After knocking on his window, police tried the front door. Vuzby’s girlfriend let them in, and they proceeded into the room where he was streaming the game....
Starting July 12 and running through July 13, Prime Gaming members will be able to claim free copies of GRID Legends, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Need for Speed: Heat, Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast and Star Wars Republic Commando. These offerings are in addition to the usual helping of monthly free games through Prime. July’s standard freebies include Fishing: North Atlantic, Suzerain, Maniac Mansion and Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark....
While the game scales down well to play on slower hardware and consoles, diehard race simulator fans will want the life-like visuals to become fully immersed. Though we have yet to see what AMD Radeons can do in Project CARS, we have a clear picture of Nvidia’s line up and can therefore predict best case scenarios for AMD. Those wanting to tackle any weather conditions at 1080p while still maintaining a 30fps minimum will be shocked to learn a GeForce GTX 780 Ti is required....
CrystalDiskMark’s sequential read/write results confirm what we saw in the real-world file transfer tests. The HS-210 is slightly faster than the TS-220 and much slower than the DS214play. It’s also considerably faster when using Seagate’s NAS hard drives instead of the WD Red drives – again, consistent with what we’ve seen everywhere else. When measuring random 512K performance we see that the QNAP HS-210 delivered similar read results when using the WD Red and Seagate NAS drives, however, its write performance on the other hand was 41% better with the Seagate setup....
Compared to version v3.x, the new v4.0 allows multiple windows to be run at the same time, making it possible to jump from say folder privileges to installed applications in just a click or, alternatively, you can view them at the same time. When paired with QTS 4.0, the QNAP Qsync utility for Windows provides seamless file synchronization. This lets users keep files updated on each linked computer and mobile device....
Like most devices, the TS-412 was significantly slower in our game transfer test, and its throughput of 34.1MB/s placed it a notch above the LG NAS N2A2 and a hair below the Thecus N3200XXX. We were surprised to find that the TS-412 performed slower than the competition in our program test, but even with a throughput of 11.6MB/s, it was only 0.9MB/s to 1.5MB/s behind LG and Synology.
You’ll notice that our desktop slows down dramatically when transferring multiple files, shrinking the gap between the TS-412 to 31% – though Synology’s NAS still led QNAP’s by 18%. We found the TS-412 to be just 11% slower than our desktop when measuring upload performance using our program test, and it again landed between the DS211 and N2A2.
As with previous QNAP products, the TS-412 Turbo NAS was extremely easy to outfit with hardware and configure. The QNAP Finder software is efficient, the Quick Configuration Wizard makes setup a breeze, and the all-important QNAP v3 User Interface is now highly refined and very powerful. In fact, we feel it rivals the Synology DiskStation Manager as the best consumer-level NAS software. For those seeking an affordable 4-bay NAS device, the TS-412 Turbo NAS is hard to fault....
The Guardian reported on Wednesday that it suffered a “significant IT incident,” which is suspected to be a ransomware attack. The publication hasn’t revealed the details of the breach, but it appears to have mainly affected internal systems not visible to readers. The attack started late on Tuesday and was significant enough that most Guardian staff switched to working from home for the rest of the week. However, the newspaper’s website and app have continued publishing stories, and editors say this week’s print editions are still on track....
Instead, the team – comprised of four members – is taking advantage of electromagnetic pulses to detect harmful software; even when the target is obfuscated. Their approach is unorthodox, to say the least, but also fairly accurate based on their initial tests. The technology the team developed uses a Raspberry Pi to connect with an infected or potentially-infected device. The Pi interfaces with an H-field probe and an oscilloscope: the former is what detects the magnetic waves emitting from a device and the latter visualizes them for a malware analyst to view....
