the-iBlog » SSD http://www.the-iblog.com Home of Oliver Haslam Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:13:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 24 Samsung SSDs = stupendously fast computer http://www.the-iblog.com/2009/03/11/24-samsung-ssds-stupendously-fast-computer/ http://www.the-iblog.com/2009/03/11/24-samsung-ssds-stupendously-fast-computer/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:25:24 +0000 Oliver Haslam http://www.the-iblog.com/2009/03/11/24-samsung-ssds-stupendously-fast-computer/ I’ve raved about the world of Solid State Drives before, and love the one in my MacBook. They’re fast, silent and durable. But just how fast can they be ?


The guys at Samsung have made a video to promote their own SSD, and it’s certainly impressive. [...]]]> http://www.the-iblog.com/2009/03/11/24-samsung-ssds-stupendously-fast-computer/feed/ 0 Video 2: More app launching http://www.the-iblog.com/2008/12/02/video-2-more-app-launching/ http://www.the-iblog.com/2008/12/02/video-2-more-app-launching/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:28:01 +0000 Oliver Haslam http://www.the-iblog.com/?p=899 I’ve done another video of me launching yet more applications using the SSD,mainly because I wanted to try out some screencasting software for a future post !

On a related note, are there any particular file operations, or application launches people want to see? Let me know in the comments and I’ll do [...]]]> http://www.the-iblog.com/2008/12/02/video-2-more-app-launching/feed/ 3 Video: Applications launching with the SSD http://www.the-iblog.com/2008/11/30/video-applications-launching-with-the-ssd/ http://www.the-iblog.com/2008/11/30/video-applications-launching-with-the-ssd/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:22:10 +0000 Oliver Haslam http://www.the-iblog.com/?p=898 I’ve had a few requests for a video showing off how quickly my MacBook launches a few apps with the OCZ SSD so thought (original post here) I’d throw up a quick and dirty effort for your viewing pleasure.

The applications are Safari, Mail, Evernote and iCal, all launched after a reboot.

Vid after [...]]]> http://www.the-iblog.com/2008/11/30/video-applications-launching-with-the-ssd/feed/ 2 Who needs to spend £500 on an SSD ? http://www.the-iblog.com/2008/11/11/who-needs-to-spend-500-on-an-ssd/ http://www.the-iblog.com/2008/11/11/who-needs-to-spend-500-on-an-ssd/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:26:14 +0000 Oliver Haslam http://www.the-iblog.com/?p=871 Anyone who follows me on Twitter will know how I’ve been a little obsessed with my MacBook’s hard drive over the last week or so. For everyone else, allow me to recap….

A few days after getting my shiny new 2008 MacBook home, I noticed a sound coming from the area where the HDD [...]]]> http://www.the-iblog.com/2008/11/11/who-needs-to-spend-500-on-an-ssd/feed/ 6