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...
View ArticleSamsung 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...
View ArticleToshiba 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,...
View ArticleMicrosemi 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...
View ArticleRadian 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...
View ArticlePhison 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...
View ArticleIntel Announces SSD 660p – World’s First PCIe QLC SSD for Consumers
Intel is announcing release of the PCIe SSD 660p for consumers, representing the world’s first PCIe QLC (quad-level cell, or 4-bit) SSD for consumer use. Intel is positioning this drive to be an...
View ArticlePhison to Display Industry-Leading NAND Controller Solutions – Flash Memory...
Flash Memory Summit 2018 is taking place from August 7th through 9th in Santa Clara, California, and Phison will be there displaying their latest industry-leading NAND controller technology and...
View ArticleSilicon Motion Announces SM2270 Dual-Mode Enterprise SSD Controller – Flash...
Silicon Motion is present at Flash Memory Summit 2018 in Santa Clara, California, and they are announcing their new SM2270 dual-mode enterprise-class SSD NAND controller. The dual-mode SM2270 is a...
View ArticleSeagate Announces New Nytro Family of Enterprise SSDs – Flash Memory Summit...
Seagate’s presence at Flash Memory Summit 2018 is highlighted by their showcasing of their newest line of Nytro Enterprise SSDs. Available in both SATA and NVMe versions, The Nytro SSDs are designed...
View ArticleMicrosemi Announces SXP 24G SAS (SAS-4) Expanders for Data Centers – Flash...
Microsemi is announcing its new SXP 24G series of devices. This represents the industry’s first 24G SAS (SAS-4) expanders for networked storage and servers. 24G SAS effectively doubles the storage...
View ArticleMarvell Announces 88SN2400 NVMe-oF™ (NVMe over Fabric™) SSD Converter...
Marvell’s presence at Flash Memory Summit 2018 is highlighted by their new 88SN2400 SSD converter controller for cloud and enterprise data centers. The 88SN2400 is engineered to convert an NVMe...
View ArticleRealtek Shows off Newest NVME Controllers at 3.5GB/s – FMS 2018 Update
Although it hasn’t hit reviewer hands just yet, Realtek was once again showing off both their newest NVMe RTS5762 and RTS5763DL Dramless controllers this week at FMS. Their flagship RTS5762 is a PCIe...
View ArticleNGD Introduces Newport for Computational Storage – FMS 2018 Update
While we might typically recognize a M.2 2280 form factor SSD to be the latest and greatest in portable storage, NGD brought something new to the game at FMS this week; the NGD Newport. The NGD Newport...
View ArticleSMI Demonstrates Newest SM2270 NVMe SSD Controller – FMS 2018 Update
SMI has seen a great deal of popularity in their SSD controller solutions in the last few years … but this latest controller is just out there. Introducing the SM2270 NVMe PCIe Gern 3 x8 16 channel...
View ArticleCorsair Force MP300 M.2 NVMe SSD Review (240GB)
Corsair has SSD options for almost any need in the market. Want an entry-level SATA based SSD? The Force LE has you covered. Need high performance? You can choose from the Neutron NX500 or Force MP500...
View ArticleMushkin Source SATA SSD Review (500GB): A Cheap Upgrade
Mushkin has been updating infusing its product line with 3D NAND, but that’s not all they have been up to. While doing that, they have been pushing to make SSDs cheap again. Their latest offering, the...
View ArticleNetstor NA611TB3 Dual NVMe SSD TB3 Enclosure Review
Its not that often that we are late to the game with many of our reviews, and I must apologize profusely for this one, but better to get it up late than never. We have moved into a new office after a...
View ArticleSmart IOPS Displays Data Engine™ Enterprise NVMe SSDs — Flash Memory Summit...
Smart IOPS utilized Flash Memory Summit 2018 to display their latest enterprise NVMe SSDs, under the Data Engine™ product series name. Smart IOPS offers three Data Engine models that focus on three...
View ArticleLITE-ON Partners With CNEX Labs to Showcase Next Generation EDSFF SSD...
CNEX Labs and LITE-ON partnered at Flash Memory Summit 2018 to showcase the next generation LITE-ON SSD EDSFF (Enterprise and Data Center SSD Form Factor) platform. The LITE-ON SSD EDSFF is engineered...
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