We are SSDs … I got all my QVO with me
Samsung have jumped up the alphabet, going from EVO to QVO with their new lower cost QLC based SSD family. The 4TB model Allyn reviewed sells for $600, not bad...
Read Moreby Jeremy Hellstrom | Nov 27, 2018 | Storage | 0
Samsung have jumped up the alphabet, going from EVO to QVO with their new lower cost QLC based SSD family. The 4TB model Allyn reviewed sells for $600, not bad...
Read Moreby Allyn Malventano | Nov 27, 2018 | Storage | 22
With recent QLC SSD launches like the Intel 660P and Crucial P1, folks may have been wondering when Samsung would jump on the QLC bandwagon. I'm happy to report...
Read Moreby Allyn Malventano | Apr 11, 2018 | Storage | 15
Introduction A while back, we reviewed the ICY DOCK ToughArmor MB998SP-B and MB993SK-B...
Read Moreby Allyn Malventano | Sep 27, 2016 | Storage | 5
Toshiba launched the OCZ TL100 series today: These are TLC SSDs aimed at the budget sector. They are using the ever more common SLC cached TLC hybrid configuration, and come in at bargain…
Read Moreby Allyn Malventano | Aug 10, 2016 | Storage | 24
At a huge press event like Flash Memory Summit, being in the right place at the right time (and with the right camera), matters greatly. I'll just let a...
Read Moreby Allyn Malventano | Jul 12, 2016 | Storage | 16
Introduction: Everyone expects SSD makers to keep pushing out higher and higher capacity SSDs, but the thing holding them back is sufficient market demand for that capacity. With that,...
Read Moreby Allyn Malventano | May 4, 2016 | Storage | 14
Introduction ICY DOCK has made themselves into a sort of Swiss Army knife of dockable and hot-swappable storage solutions. From multi-bay desktop external...
Read Moreby Allyn Malventano | Feb 16, 2016 | Storage | 24
Introduction The steady increase in flash memory capacity per die is necessary for bringing SSD costs down, but SSDs need a minimum number of dies present to maintain good performance. Back...
Read Moreby Allyn Malventano | Jul 6, 2015 | Storage | 38
Introduction: Where are all the 2TB SSDs? It's a question we've been hearing since they started to go mainstream seven years ago. While we have seen a few come...
Read Moreby Allyn Malventano | Apr 15, 2015 | Storage | 2
Introduction The other day we took a look at the ICY DOCK ToughArmor MB996SP-6SB and ICYBento MB559U3S-1S. Today we'll move onto a couple of larger products in their lineup: To...
Read Moreby Allyn Malventano | Apr 6, 2015 | Storage | 7
Introduction Today we're taking a quick look at a pair of drive enclosures sent to us by ICY DOCK. To the left is the ToughArmor MB996SP-6SB, which is a 5.25"...
Read Moreby Allyn Malventano | Apr 2, 2015 | Storage | 113
Editor's note: We are hosting a live stream event with our friends at Intel's SSD group today to discuss the new SSD 750 Series launch...
Read Moreby Allyn Malventano | Dec 17, 2014 | Storage | 6
We've seen USB 3.0 in devices for a few years now, but it has only more recently started taking off since controllers, drivers, and Operating Systems have incorporated support for…
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