ProGrade Digital 160GB Cobalt CFExpress Type A Card and Dual Slot CFExpressA...
Type B CFExpress cards have gained massive popularity as of late but what about CFExpress Type A. Has it been forgotten? The unfortunate reality of CFExpress Type A cards is that they are a very...
View ArticleSamsung Pro Plus microSDXC Card and Card Reader Review
Samsung has recently introduced a new card in their flash lineup which should be a very comfortable entry into the media world. It is the Samsung Pro Plus microSDXC and it is available in 128, 256 and...
View ArticleSecure Data SecureDrive KP 1TB Encrypted Portable SSD Review – FIPS 140-2...
We have reviewed several security-positioned portable SSDs over the years and one of the most common things we get is that companies are awaiting their FIPS certification. This doesn’t speak negative...
View ArticleWise Type B 2TB & PRO 160/640GB CFExpress Memory Card Review – Understanding...
The popularity of CFExpress Type B cards has been overwhelming over the past year and we are certain that it will continue to grow as newer digital equipment is released with this type of storage in...
View ArticleAcer Predator GM7000 Gen4 NVMe SSD Review
The Innogrit Ranier Gen4 NVMe SSD controller has met with much success since the company officially came out of stealth mode. The success of this controller is testament to the experience within the...
View ArticleWD Blue SN570 Gen3 NVMe SSD Review – Performance and Value in a DRAM-less SSD
Only once before had we ever reviewed an SSD that only contained a single controller and a single NAND chip; this was the Samsung 980 DRAM-less SSD. Much like the 980, our SSD today is a 1TB SSD that...
View ArticleSilicon Power XD80 Gen 3 NVMe SSD Review – Is this the Ultimate Gen3 Gaming...
On our test Bench today is the Silicon Power XD80 PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 SSD. It is a 2TB capacity and claims to bring us top Gen 3 speeds with a lower price point and at lower temperatures, 20% lower...
View ArticleKingston KC3000 PCIe 4.0 NVME SSD Review – Did Kingston Just Release a ‘Game’...
One of the oldest names in SSDs is Kingston. One might not expect such as Kingston, by all sense of the term, is a third party manufacturer…or distributor. Unlike Samsung, WD/SanDisk, Intel, Kioxia,...
View ArticleKIOXIA Introduces First PCIe 5.0 EDSFF SSD to Market – Gen 4×4 Speeds Using...
We might think that development in the SSD world has slowed a bit by now but that isn’t the case whatsoever. As much as we have seen a mass change from the 2.5″ SATA SSD capable of 540MB/s to todays...
View ArticleKIOXIA Announces Production of EM6 NVMe-oF SSDs and BG5 Gen 4 for Client...
KIOXIA has introduces two key products in the flash world in the past few weeks, the EM6 NVMe-oF SSD for enterprise and the BG5 update for PCIe 4.0 which will be available to typical PC users as a...
View ArticleXPG Atom 50 Gen 4 NVMe SSD Review – A DRAM-less SSD Competes with the Best
An unexpected surprise arrived at our offices this Christmas break in the guise of a PCIe 4.0 DRAM-less SSD. It was only a matter of time but there has been some clever thought put into this drive....
View ArticleKIOXIA Displays BG5 & CD7 PCIe 5 SSD Within Amazing Virtual Experience Center...
CES 2022 has come and gone once again and estimates are that this year may have experienced an attendance drop of at least 75% not including companies that cancelled last minute as a result of the...
View ArticleTeamGroup T-Force Cardea A440 Pro Gen4 SSD Review – Top Speeds Great Value
Gen 4 SSDs have become common place as of late and manufacturers have elected to rely on the Phison E18 PCIe 4.0 NVMe controller, and for good reason. It is a top tier controller with performance that...
View ArticleWD_Black SN770 Gen 4 SSD Review – Don’t Let Its Good Looks Fool You.
There is a long standing belief that buying a DRAM-less SSD is just wrong. As much as this might hold water prior to and for those users not using Windows 10, it doesn’t for those looking for value...
View ArticleUnderstand the Importance of NAND Flash as KIOXIA Celebrates 35 Years as Its...
At least to me, it’s rather amazing how one of the most progressive inventions historically has been overlooked. It is not electricity. It is not the light bulb and it isn’t the telephone but you can...
View ArticleSabrent Rocket 4 Plus SSD With PS5 Heatsink Review – They Switched to B47R...
Without a doubt, the loudest a reader can be in the SSD world is when a company dares to switch hardware in their SSDs without telling anyone. This goes back years and, well, few have escaped the...
View ArticleKIOXIA Announces Their PM7 Enterprise 24G SAS SSD with Up To 30.72TB...
It is hard to believe but the SSD industry has reached an incredible 30.72TB in a single 2.5″ 24G SAS SSD and this could have only been accomplished with KIOXIA’s 5th generation 3D TLC flash memory....
View ArticleSamsung 990 EVO Plus SSD Review – Value and Performance Go Mainstream
There has always been a rather distinct division in the SSD world. As much as there had to be a value driven SSD to move the typical SSD users over, there also became that demand for the top...
View ArticleBlack Friday SSD Deals – Some Incredible Sales at Amazon
Up rather early to check out and post some of the best of the best Black Friday Deals at Amazon. Be lucky you don’t live where I live as the great white North got dumped on last night with one of the...
View ArticleCorsair MP700 Elite Gen 5 2TB NVMe SSD Review – Totally Unexpected SSD That...
Corsair recently sent us their latest release of the MP700 Elite Gen 5 SSD and, as I pretty much always do, I threw it in for some tests knowing nothing about it. Within minutes I was regarding this...
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