Samsung are one of the lesser known names in storage technology but just like Seagate and WD they’ve been in the game for a while. They also make memory so it’s only logical that they’d get into solid state drives (SSDs) sooner or later.

SSDs are of particular interest to laptop users because they have no moving parts, making them faster, quieter and less power hungry than traditional hard drives

You can pick up the new Samsung 32GB drives from Novatech, where they’re pitched directly against the OCZ Solid series at a shade over £80 for 32GB. If you believe manufacturers rated specifications the OCZ drives are faster but as the two drives use different technologies (SLC in the Samsung, MLC in the OCZ) it’s hard to make an apples-to-apples comparison.