Silicon Power, a well-known developer of flash-memory drives, as well as HHD and DRAM, has replenished its inventory with two new SSD series, codenamed Velox V55 and Slim S55. All the models included into the lineups are traditionally designed in 2.5-inch form-factor. Both series will be represented in the market by three models of 60 GB, 120 GB and 240 GB capacity. Their major advantage over rival products lies in acceleration of all operations connected with upload, speed boosting and general performance. Therefore, these SSDs are just perfect for ‘highly-demanding’ users.



Velox V55 solid-state drives are housed in resistant cases made of polished aluminum. All three models feature identical dimensions: 100x70x9 mm and weigh 79 g. The drives are based on SandForce controller and employ SATA III (6 Gb/sec) interface. The maximal sequential speed index claimed by the developer approximates 550 Mb/sec on reading operations and 470 Mb/sec on writing operations. Velox V55 …

Zotac, a well-known designer of graphics solutions, has developed a unique in design graphics card. Entitled Zotac GeForce GTX 660 Thunderbolt, this card is heading a new Thunderbolt Edition series that is considered to be a more affordable product than Extreme series. The novice is equipped with an original PCB and an effective cooling system.



Zotac GeForce GTX 660 Thunderbolt is primarily characterized by a unique cooling system that consists of a large aluminum heatsink, three cooper heat pipes which get in contact with GPU from one side, and a couple of 100 mm fans. It should be mentioned that Zotac developers have realized a dedicated Eclean technology in their card that enables a hassle-free demounting of fans and top cover with the purpose of cleaning the cooler from dust.


GK106 chip, designed on Kepler architecture under 28 nm technological process, functions as the basic element in GeForce GTX 660 Thunderbolt card. It involves 960 CUDA cores and operates at 980 MHz …

The Silicon Power Company has introduced an innovative external HDD drive, namely Silicon Power Armor A62. The product will be manufactured in six variants – 1 and 2 TB for the Silicon Power Armor A62S modification and 2, 3, 4 and 5 TB for the Silicon Power Armor A62L version. Framework dimensions differ, too. They are 131.7 х 86.5 х 14.9 mm in the first and 131.7 х 86.5 х 22.8 mm in the second case. This novelty weighs from 180 to 282 g.



In spite of its stylish design, the A62 provides high level of protection for secure data storing. The rugged black and red Silicon Power Armor A62 housing is made out of plastic material and ribbed components, supplying strong protection against smudges and scratch marks. Breakthrough diagonal fixing elements perform a useful carry function for the I/F cable supplied (Micro-B to Type-A for the S model and Type-A to Type-A for the L sample).


The construction is water-proof and 3 m falling resistant, as far as inside it is …