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RamSan-440 highlights

The World's Fastest Storage®
Over 600,000 random I/Os per second
4.5 GB/s random sustained external throughput
IBM Chipkill technology
RAIDed RAM boards
Exclusive Active Backup® software
Patented IO² (Instant-On Input Output) software
Full array of hardware redundancy to ensure availability.

The RamSan-440 is a new solid state disk with record high performance, record high capacity for a RAM-based system, and a combination of features that help ensure the highest availability of data to its users. The RamSan-440 is the world’s first non-volatile RAM-based SSD to sustain up to 600,000 IOPS (input/outputs per second) and deliver up to 512GB of storage capacity in a 4U rack-mount chassis. It’s also the first SSD to use RAIDed NAND Flash storage modules for data backup, and the first system to incorporate Texas Memory Systems’ patented IO² (Instant-On Input-Output) technology.

Solid state disks, like Texas Memory Systems’ RamSan-440, allow organizations to manage very high transaction volumes and larger numbers of concurrent users with fewer servers, less power, and without excessive application tuning, thus increasing performance while lowering cost and administration efforts. RamSan solid state disks are used in the financial, telecom, e-commerce, and online-gaming industries, as well as government, military, and research organizations for online transaction processing, data warehousing, and batch processing.

Typically, solid state disks are deployed alongside traditional storage. For example, frequently accessed database tables and indexes may be stored on the RamSan, while less performance-sensitive database components remain on existing hard disk based storage. However, the growing size of mission-critical databases and the falling cost of solid state disks have increased demand for high-performance, high-capacity SSDs. The RamSan-440 meets this demand without sacrificing reliability or value.

The RamSan-440 uses DDR2 (double-data-rate) RAM to deliver 600,000 sustained random IOPS and over 4GB/second of sustained random read or write bandwidth, with latency of less than 15 microseconds. It is available in 256GB and 512GB configurations in a 4U chassis. The system can be SAN-attached or direct attached through up to eight 4Gb/second Fibre Channel ports. Multiple RamSan-440s can be combined to scale performance and capacity.

The RamSan-440 uses RAID protected Flash memory modules to rapidly back up the RAM-based data and ensure non-volatility for the system. In Active Backup mode, the RamSan-440 continuously backs up data to the internal redundant Flash modules without impacting system performance. The RamSan-440 can back up or restore the entire 512GB of data in just six minutes. Texas Memory Systems’ patented IO² technology further improves system availability by making user or application-requested data instantly accessible after the system is powered on.

RamSan PCIe Family Highlights

225GB-450GB SLC Flash storage
120,000 sustained IOPS
700 MB/s random sustained external throughput
ECC and RAID
Embedded CPU controller

The RamSan-10 and the RamSan-20 are both high performance Flash SSDs on a PCI card. This family of SSD products establishes the reference standard in PCI Flash architectures with industry leading sustained performance, reliability, and density. Their simplicity and affordability bring high performance storage solutions within reach of mainstream businesses and applications. The RamSan-10 and the RamSan-20 display TMS' unique ability to architect and engineer the future of solid state storage, leveraging over 30 years of SSD innovation and 10 years of PCI architectural expertise.

Both product designs leverage the power of Texas Memory Systems’ Fault Tolerant Flash (FTF) architecture. Because of their comprehensive on-board management suite, the RamSan-10 and the RamSan-20 have little to no impact on host resources and data is not lost during server crashes or power loss. The RamSan-20 is the highest capacity enterprise grade PCIe SLC Flash product on the market and provides far better sustained performance and reliability characteristics than competing products. The RamSan-10 is the ideally optimized product for applications requiring extraordinarily low latencies at smaller capacity points such as those run on scientific workstations or stand alone servers.

Both cards are easily installed in a server to transfer data much faster than other Flash drives and hundreds of times faster than traditional mechanical hard disks. They allow users to simply snap in an extraordinarily fast SSD for caching, application acceleration, and ruggedness without the space, power, and management overhead associated with traditional storage expansion.

The RamSan-10 and the RamSan-20 offer a simple, economical choice for accelerating single-server applications that require large, fast buffer areas and those that are random access intensive. Databases, video editing, financial modeling, data acquisition, simulations, and Web content are a select few examples of applications that will benefit from the use of both of the cards' remarkable capabilities.

RamSan-620 highlights:

1-5 TB SLC Flash storage
250,000 IOPS random sustained throughput
3 GB/s random sustained throughput
230 watts power consumption
Lower cost

The RamSan-620 is a rack-mounted SLC NAND Flash SSD that provides plenty of shareable, high performance storage for IT organizations that need to respond to the growing storage and performance needs of their users and applications. It is a greener, more efficient alternative to hard disk drive-based systems. The RamSan-620 has extremely low latency and delivers 250,000 IOPS of sustained performance, compared to the 300 IOPS that a high end mechanical disk drive can achieve. SLC Flash and innovative controller designs give the RamSan-620 enterprise reliability and data protection. With capacity options of 1 – 5TB in a 2U enclosure that uses only 230 Watts, the RamSan-620 can handle data growth very efficiently. It installs quickly and easily and is managed in the same way as our other RamSan systems, integrating seamlessly into almost any SAN environment using Fibre Channel or InfiniBand connectivity. The RamSan-620 is extremely versatile and especially well suited for performance-demanding applications such as data warehouses, online transaction processing, batch processing, and video editing.

Flash has enabled TMS to deliver high performance storage solutions to a much broader customer base. For over 30 years we have been at the forefront of storage performance and application acceleration for enterprises. With this 15th generation RamSan-620 we are combining expertise and technology to solve challenging problems of performance and efficiency in enterprises of all types and sizes. The RamSan-620 is a breakthrough of giant green storage that is affordable for mainstream IT shops across industries.

I/Os Per Second

250,000 read and write

Capacity

1-5 TB of SLC Flash

Bandwidth

3 GB per second

Latency

Writes: 80 microseconds

Reads: 250 microseconds

Fibre Channel Connection

4-Gigabit Fibre Channel
2 ports standard; up to 8 ports available
Supports point-to-point and switched fabric topologies
Interoperable with Fibre Channel Host Bus Adaptors, switches, and operating systems

InfiniBand Connection (Available Soon)

4x InfiniBand (10-Gigabit)
1 port standard; up to 4 ports available
Supports SRP upper level protocol
Interoperable with InfiniBand Host Channel Adaptors, switches, and operating systems

Management

Browser-enabled system monitoring, management, and configuration
SNMP supported
Telnet management capability
SSH management capability
Front panel displays system status and provides basic management functionality

LUN Support

1 to 1024 LUNs with variable capacity per LUN
Flexible assignment of LUNs to ports
Separate LUNs assignable per internal RS-620 Flash card
512 byte block support, as well as the standard 4K block

Data Retention

Completely nonvolatile solid state disk

Reliability and Availability

Layer 1: ECC (chip)
Layer 2: board-level RAID
Layer 3 (optional): Active Spare (system)
Internal redundancies
- Power supplies and fans
Hot-swappable components
- Power supplies

Size

3.5" (2U) X 18"

Power Consumption (typical)

230 Watts

Weight (maximum)

35 lbs

ASUS P6T Computer Motherboard

ASUS P6T Computer Motherboard, ATX, nVIDIA 3-Way SLI Support, ATI Quad-GPU CrossFireX Technology, Core i7 Compatibility P6T Computer Motherboard Computer Motherboards P6T Computer Motherboard

The P6T Computer Motherboard from ASUS is a computer motherboard that is compatible with Intel Core i7 CPUs. It supports up to 24GB of DDR3 RAM and features a 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet controller. The motherboard features 3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots, 1 PCI Express x1 slot, 2 PCI slots, and supports up to 8 SATA and 2 PATA drives.

• Compatible with Intel Core i7 processors that use the LGA1366 package
• PCI Express 2.0 slots
• Supports nVIDIA SLI and ATI CrossFireX
• Uses Triple-Channel DD3 memory
• ASUS TurboV allows you to overclock your computer
• True 8+2 phase power design optimizes power efficiency to reduce heat and increase performance
• Express Gate SSD boots your computer in as little as 5 seconds
• ASUS DriveXpert system allows you to more easily create hard drive backups and optimize disks for optimum transfer rates
• Power saving technologies help to reduce the utility costs associated with powering a computer • Quiet thermal solution system eliminates the need for a chipset cooling fan
• ASUS Crystal Sound system delivers on-board 5.1 surround sound with noise filtering technology
• EZ DIY features are designed to make the lives of hobbyists and systems builder easier, and include the ASUS Q-Shield, Q-Connector, and EZ Flash 2 systems
• Supports eSATA and FireWire devices
• RoHS compliant

Tiny Bluetooth

INTRODUCTION
When you buy a laptop today, it's likely to come with Bluetooth. But if you've got an older model or just want to add Bluetooth to your desktop, usually it requires that you buy a 3" long dongle that connects to a vacant USB port. Well, with the miniaturization of just about everything, we now have Bluetooth dongles that portrude just 1/4" from the USB socket. The latest from Brando allows you to add Bluetooth to your laptop or desktop in a very inconspicuous way. Read on to learn more about the smallest way to add Bluetooth to your computer!

WHAT'S HOT
This thing is very, very small. It's got a 33 feet range, is Bluetooth 2.0+EDR compatible (and of course backwards compatible with 1.0 and 1.1), and can support speeds up to 728kbps. It weighs just 2 grams (.07 ounces), can connect to seven devices at once, and supports A2DP.

SETUP
As with any plug and play device, the drivers installed automatically, and, in Windows Vista, I was able to access the Bluetooth console.

Asus UL30A-A1

Processor: 1.3GHz Intel Core 2 Duo ULV SU7300
Memory: 4GB RAM
Storage: 500GB hard drive
Optical Drive: None
Screen: 13.3 inches (1,366x768 native resolution)
Graphics: Integrated Intel GMA 4500MHD
Weight: 3.7 pounds
Dimensions (HWD): 1x12.7x8.8 inches
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)

Not since the HP Pavilion dv2-1030us have we seen an under-$800 fully functional ultraportable, so the $799 Asus UL30A-A1 is a welcome addition to the category. The 13-inch 3.7-pound Asus UL30A-A1 is a low-cost, highly portable notebook with good looks and decent performance. We define an “ultraportable” as a notebook weighing less than four pounds, and typically, they have 12.1-inch screens, but since this one makes that weight requirement, it falls into ultraportable territory, with the extra inch of screen real estate as a bonus. While the UL30A is on the heavy side of the category, it's compact and sturdy enough to travel with. With integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, this notebook is a good companion for someone with a fast-paced lifestyle and a tight budget.
the screen supports a 16-to-9 aspect ratio. With no optical drive, the UL30A-A1 won’t play DVDs, but it does offer crystal-clear playback on its 720p (1,366x768) display from Hulu, YouTube, and the like. The screen doesn’t pick up too much glare from surrounding light sources, despite its high-gloss design, and it offers surprisingly wide horizontal viewing angles. (You can view it off-axis from as far as 70 degrees to the right or left.) Vertical viewing is much more limited, and tipping the screen slightly forward makes the picture look washed out much more readily than tipping it slightly back.

The sound quality, on the other hand, is excellent. Volume levels were much meatier than we expected from such a compact unit. Rarely are laptop speakers too loud, but at full volume, the UL30A-A1 can fill a small room with music and drown out a conversation. The 0.3-megapixel Webcam is a disappointment, though, offering up grainy and washed-out images. The standard for notebooks is 1.3 megapixels, and that would have been a better choice.

Better, though, is the port selection, which is downright generous. On the left side, you’ll find two ports for video output (VGA and HDMI), plus a USB port. The right side is fully stocked with an SD-memory-card slot, headphone and microphone jacks, two more USB ports, a LAN port, and a power port. Instead of a Kensington lock slot, you'll find a triangular slot for attaching the notebook with a lanyard.As you'd expect from a laptop this thin, there's no optical drive, which is a sore spot for those who like to grab DVDs and go but a boon for those who like their laptops light.

APPile Tiny i bod

Apple has quietly introduced a new 4GB iPod shuffle. Not only is it bigger on the inside — it’s smaller on the outside. So small, in fact, that it has no buttons other than the shuffle mode switch. All the controls are now on the earbud cord, which means that you’ll be stuck using Apple’s own earbuds until third party versions make it to stores.

The new Shuffle also talks to you. Press the center button on the remote (a long press) and the "VoiceOver" function will tell you the name of the song and artist you are listening to, and it will also read your playlists. This is a rather helpful new feature, especially since, at 4GB, the Shuffle is approaching the capacity of the original full-sized white iPod.

VoiceOver speaks 14 languages, from Spanish to Mandarin. The actual speech is generated by iTunes and then schlepped across to the Shuffle when you sync. This means that if you are syncing with a Mac running OS X Leopard (the latest version) you get to hear the rather good robotic voice of Alex. If you are running an older version of the OS, or using a PC you get a rather crappy voice. You can check them out here at the Apple site.

And because the Shuffle now reads out your playlists, you can skip through them until you find the right one. Suggestion: Keep the names short and distinctive to avoid frustration.

The new iPod also loses a couple of hours in battery life — 10 instead of 12, and costs a little more at $80. The old Shuffle is still available in 1GB form for $50.

Intel Desktop Board DP45SG - motherboard - ATX - iP45

The Desktop Board DP45SG Motherboard from Intel is a computer motherboard that is compatible with Intel Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, Pentium Dual-Core, Celeron Dual-Core, and Celeron 400 CPUs. It supports up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM and features a Gigabit Ethernet controller. The motherboard supports up to six SATA drives with RAID.

Pros:

Great Features, Stable

Best Uses: Gaming, Home, Multimedia, Upgrade

Comments about Intel Desktop Board DP45SG Motherboard:

This motherboard is pretty awesome - it supports crossfire, DDR3 memory, the fastest intel processors, has an IR port and lots of USB ports, all around a pretty nice board