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Crucial MX500 M.2 SATA SSD Review (500GB)
In December of 2017, we got to take a look at Crucial’s latest SATA SSD, the MX500. With a superb mix of performance, features, accessories, price, and warranty the MX500 earned our Top Value award...
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Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory Announced: Now Sampling, Up to 512GB DIMMS
Today Intel held a memory and storage event to announce their latest product and we were there to get the inside scoop on what that is, Optane DC Persistent Memory. Optane DC Persistent Memory is a new...
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MyDigitalSSD Pocket Vault eXpress (PVX) Thunderbolt 3 USB-C External SSD Now...
Last December, MyDigitalSSD teased their Pocket Vault eXpress (PVX) and now that it is June, it has finally made its way to retailers. The PVX is an ultra-portable Thunderbolt 3 External SSD that...
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ADATA XPG SX8200 M.2 NVMe SSD Review (480GB): A Killer Value
Today, we are going to take a look at ADATA’s newest top dog, the XPG SX8200. The XPG SX8200 was built for high demand applications including multimedia editing, gaming, rendering, and ADATA even...
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Patriot Displays Newest Viper Line of SSDs – Computex 2018 Taipei Update
It has always been said that what goes around comes around. Looking back historically at the SSD industry, everyone knew that, at some point, the NAND manufacturers would force smaller third party SSD...
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Maxiotek Displays 4TB M.2 SSD on Proprietary Controller – Computex 2018 Update
This morning at Computex 2018 Taipei, Maxiotek had a 4TB M.2 SSD on display, displaying their newest MAP0901 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 controller. Aside from learning that this SSD was a two sided SSD and...
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Lexar Displays 512GB MicroSD & Worlds Fastest SD/CF Cards – Computex 2018...
This year at Computex 2018, Lexar decided to show the world some muscle and prove in no short order that they are alive and well. As a media professional, I will be the first to admit that it was an...
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Marvell Announces New NVMe™ Series of SSD Controllers
Marvell is announcing their newest series of NVMe solid-state drive (SSD) controllers for high-performance PC client and edge computing applications, as well as for mainstream use. These latest Gen...
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JMicron Displays Worlds First USB to PCIe/NVMe Bridge Chip Capable of 1GB/s –...
JMicron has recently introduced their newest product in the form of the JMS583, a USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10G) to PCIe/NVME bridge chip which is the first of its kind worldwide and opens up all sorts of storage...
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SMI Demonstrates SM2262EN NVMe SSD Controller at 3.5GB/s – Computex 2018...
If you are a fan of performance, you might have noticed that there is battle brewing between rival competitors with PCIe Gen 3.1 NVMe performance above 3GB/s becoming the standard. Samsung may have...
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ADATA Displays Newest M.3 SSD With 16TB Capacity On The Horizon – Computex...
A bit amusing this Computex was our completing a briefing with ADATA only to return once again to receive further confirmation on a bit of information that truly shows the capacity value of next gen 96...
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Toshiba OCZ RC100 M.2 NVMe SSD Review (240GB/480GB) – Is This The Start Of A...
Today, we are going to be taking a look at something a little more unique, and possibly the start of a new trend for later SSDs. Today, we are reviewing the Toshiba OCZ RC100 which, unlike other...
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Transcend Announces JetDrive 850/855 PCIe Gen3 x 4 NVMe SSD Upgrade Kit for...
Transcend in announcing the release of their latest SSD upgrade kit for Mac computers. The JetDrive™ 850/855 provides sequential read speeds of up to 1600MB/s, and sequential write speeds of up to...
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Samsung Announces NF1 8TB SSD for Data Centers
Samsung is announcing the launch of the industry’s highest-capacity NVMe solid-state drive (SSD) based on the extremely small Next-generation Small Form Factor (NGSFF), an 8TB drive designated as the...
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Seagate Releases New Barracuda Series of SSDs — Up to 2TB Capacity and...
Seagate has announced (via a blog post) the release of their newest line of SATA consumer SSDs. Given the Barracuda name, reminiscent of some of their top-performing HDDs, this latest offering from...
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Samsung Announces Mass Production of Fifth-generation V-NAND – Next Wave of...
Samsung is announcing that they have begun mass-production of their fifth-generation V-NAND memory chips, supporting the fastest data transfer speeds currently available. This also represents the...
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Toshiba Announces XG6 NVMe SSD – Industry’s First SSD Utilizing 96-Layer 3D NAND
Toshiba Memory is announcing a new series of solid-state drives (SSDs) that utilize Toshiba’s new 96-layer, BiCS FLASH™ 3D NAND. The new XG6 series are the first to use this breakthrough technology,...
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Microsemi Announces New Adaptec SmartRAID Storage Adapter Solutions — Now...
Microsemi, recently acquired by Microchip Technology Inc., is announcing two new additions to its line of Adaptec Smart Storage 12Gbps SAS/SATA adapters. The SmartRAID 3162-8i now includes integrated...
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Radian Memory Announces Industry’s First Open-Channel 2-Compliant SSD
Radian Memory Systems is announcing the industry’s first Open-Channel 2-compliant solid-state drive (SSD). The U.2 form factor RMS-350 offers up to 12TB of Flash, and is unique in including up to 12GB...
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Phison E12 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 Controller Preview: Phison Turns Things Up a Notch
As many of you know, Phison is a well accomplished SSD controller manufacturer. Over the years they have designed some very competitive turnkey solutions for those who don’t have the means to do it...
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