Crucial MX500 SSD Review (1TB) – The Best Value In SATA
It has been a year and a half since the release of the Crucial MX300 and that means it is time for an update. Unlike what we were expecting, we didn’t receive an MX400, but rather a Crucial MX500. The...
View ArticleEDGE Memory Debuts CLX600 SSD in Various Form Factors and NextGen M.2 2280...
EDGE Memory is debuting a new series of SSDs at CES 2018. The CLX600 line is being offered in M.2 2280, mSATA and 1.8″ SATA 6Gb/s versions. The combination of performance, low power consumption and...
View ArticlePhison Comes Alive with Newest E12 SSD Controller | CSE2018 Update
It is great to see a company mature in the tech space and Phison is a prime example of this as they proudly displayed their newest E12 NVMe SSD controller at CES this week. This just may give Samsung...
View ArticleKingston Displays Newest A1000 and DCU1000 NVMe SSDs | CES 2018 Update
Kingston reached for both ends of the spectrum in the SSD arena this year at CES, displaying a value-minded NVMe SSD to lure many away from SATA, as well as a media powerhouse enterprise SSD, aimed...
View ArticleMushkin Announces Significantly Expanded Product Lineup – CES 2018 Update
Mushkin took advantage of CES 2018 to announce a major expansion of their product offerings in several categories: HELIX-L M.2 2280 PCIe SSD The Helix-L M.2 2280 PCIe SSD is a dram-less build that...
View ArticleOWC ThunderBlade V4 Review (4TB) – Worlds Fastest External Storage
I thought I had seen all at CES. It was a long week making meetings and events in rain rarely seen, followed by a flight cancellation as our local airport was closed because of extreme snow...
View ArticleIcy Dock Tough Armor U2 SSD Mobile Rack and Peripheral Review
If asked, there really is no way to put a total on the number of systems we have built throughout the years. It has to be above 100. In all instances, we gain a great deal of support through...
View ArticleMicron Launches 5200 Series SATA SSDs With Latest 64-layer 3D NAND Technology
Today Micron Technology, Inc. announces the launch of the Micron 5200 series of SATA SSDs, the first series of enterprise SSDs that are available for purchase today with 3D 64-layer NAND. Built heavily...
View ArticleSamsung 860 Pro SSD Review (4TB) – So Much Storage
To give you an idea how far we have come in solid-state storage, the very first notebook sold with an SSD was the Dell XPS M1330. It shipped with the Sandisk u5000 (my first and very embarrassing...
View ArticleIntel SSD 760P M.2 NVMe SSD Review (512GB)
Intel has just expanded their 3D NAND infused product portfolio with the release of three new SSDs, the Intel SSD 760P, Intel SSD Pro 7600P, and the Intel SSD E 6100P. The Intel SSD Pro 7600P and Intel...
View ArticleTranscend Announces New Series of 3D TLC SSDs for Embedded Applications
Transcend is announcing release of a new series of 2.5” and M.2 form factor industrial SSDs featuring 3D TLC NAND flash memory. The performance of 3D TLC NAND is comparable to that of Planar (2D) MLC...
View ArticleASRock Ultra Quad M.2 Card Review – 4 x M.2 SSD RAID at 10GB/s and 932K IOPS
It was only a few weeks ago that ASRock announced their newest Ultra Quad M.2 Card, yet today we have it in hand and tested. The ASRock Ultra Quad M.2 Card bears a striking resemblance to the...
View ArticleATP Announces NVMe M.2 Industrial SSDs with iTemp Support
ATP Electronics is announcing the implementation of industrial temperature (iTemp) support for its latest NVMe M.2 SSD modules. These latest SSD modules support a wide temperature range (-40°C to...
View ArticleTekq Rapide TB3 Portable SSD Review (512GB) – Worlds Fastest Portable Storage
It’s not often that something comes across our Test Bench that we really want to brag about, but when it does, watch out. Every now and then reviewers get their hands on something that even they think...
View ArticleSamsung Announces 800GB Z-SSD™ for HPC, Supercomputing, Artificial...
Samsung is announcing an 800GB SSD, designated as the SZ985 Z-SSD™, geared toward the most advanced enterprise applications. This includes the rapidly growing fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI),...
View ArticleOWC Mercury Helios 3 TB3 Expansion Chassis Review – Kingston DCP1000 NVMe SSD...
For a media professional, data transfer is everything. The faster one can move and manipulate media, the more efficient the machine becomes. We take it for granted really but the massive work to...
View ArticleWestern Digital My Passport Wireless SSD Review (2TB)
As a ‘somewhat’ professional photographer, I am pretty sure that my fear of loss of my work is front and center when it comes to those important camera shoots. For most, relying on trust of a single...
View ArticleADATA XPG Gammix S10 M.2 NVMe SSD Review (512GB)
Last year, ADATA’s gaming branch, XPG, released their newest product line, the Gammix series, and within that, they released the XPG Gammix S10 M.2 NVMe SSD. This SSD is quite sleek and high-end...
View ArticleSamsung Announces Mass Production of 256GB Embedded UFS (eUFS) for Automotive...
Samsung is announcing that it has begun mass production of a 256GB embedded Universal Flash Storage (eUFS) device that contains the advanced features for automotive specifications that meet the JEDEC...
View ArticleMyDigitalSSD SBX M.2 NVMe SSD Review (128GB/256GB/512GB)
Things have changed a lot since we have started reviewing SSDs. They have gone from the highest priced parts, only few could afford, to something that almost everyone can buy for a reasonable...
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