Samsung 860 EVO and PRO SATA SSD Review – 512GB, 1TB, and 4TB Tested
Introduction: Samsung launched their 850 line of SSDs in mid-2014 (over three years ago now). The line evolved significantly over time, with the additions of PRO and...
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Western Digital BiCS3 Flash Goes QLC – 96GB per die!
A month ago, WD and Toshiba each put out releases related to their BiCS 3D Flash memory. WD announced 96 layers (BiCS4) as their next capacity node, while Toshiba announced them reliably storing…
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The ultimate in SSDs? Adata’s new SU900
Adata have added a new series of SSDs to their Ultimate lineup, the SU900, which ranges from the 256GB model sent to The Tech Report to review straight through to a…
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Business on the front and back end, Kingston’s SSDNow KC400 series
Kitguru has another Phison PS3110-S10 based SSD up for review, the Kingston SSDNow KC400 512GB SATA SSD. This drive is heavily packaged compared to others, with sixteen 32GB 15nm MLC NAND packages…
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OCZ’s VX500, next generation MLC for those who want price and performance in the same drive
We've seen a lot of high end SSDs lately so it is nice to be able to link to the new VX500 series from OCZ, or Toshiba to be more technically correct. …
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Intel SSD DC P3520 2TB Review – 3D NAND = $0.50/GB!
Introduction: Intel launched their Datacenter 'P' Series parts a little over two years ago. Since then, the P3500, P3600, and P3700 lines have seen various expansions and spinoffs....
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Leaked Intel Roadmap Details Upcoming Optane XPoint SSDs and Storage Accelerators
A recent post over at benchlife.info included a slide of some significant interest to those who have been drooling over XPoint technology: For those unaware, XPoint (spoken 'cross-point') is a...
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One serving of Micron 3D TLC NAND, hold the NVMe
Micron have unveiled their new line of 3D NAND, the SATA 6Gbps TLC 1100 and the NVMe MLC 2100, although they only shared details of the former. The 1100 will introduce DEVSLP…
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Mushkin’s Reactor 1TB SSD, great performance and price
While not quite within Ryan's Law, the Mushkin Reactor 1TB model usually sells for around $240. As the price implies this drive uses MLC flash but the three year warranty should…
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Yes it’s Apple but OWC does good work, meet the Aura 1TB PCIe SSD
It has been a while since we heard from OWC, over a year since Al saw their offerings at Storage Vision, so it is interesting to see a new PCIe...
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Adata’s XPG SX930, JMicron on the outside, Micron on the inside
Now that Adata's XPG SX930 240GB SSD has been out for a while it is worth revisiting for enthusiasts on a budget. It is currently $80 on Amazon, short of Ryan's…
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PNY updates its XLR8 lineup with the CS2211 SSD
Over at the SSD Review you can check out PNY's newest SSDs, the TLC based CS1311 and the faster MLC based CS2211 which offers ECC RAM and extra data security features as…
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CES 2016: Patriot Launches Hellfire Series of PCI-E Solid State Drives
Patriot is launching into PCI-E based storage with its new Hellfire line of solid state drives. While Patriot is more commonly known for its flash memory (USB drives and SD cards) and…
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CES 2016: Silicon Motion Updates SM2246EN for 3D NAND, Teases TLC and PCIe
Silicon Motion has updated their popular SM2246EN controller to support MLC 3D NAND from IMFT and SK Hynix: The SM2246EN acts as a gateway for third parties to make their own SSDs. Adding…
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Transcend to run MLC Flash in SLC Mode for ‘SuperMLC’ Speed Boost
Last year we saw Micron toy with the idea of dynamically flipping flash memory dies between SLC and MLC modes. Ok paper, it sounded like a great idea - get the...
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Samsung 850 Pro Full Capacity Roundup – Capacity Independent Speed
Given that we are anticipating a launch of the Samsung 850 EVO very shortly, it is a good time to back fill on the complete performance picture of the 850 Pro...
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Another look at Micron’s M600 series; the SSD that swings both ways
The Tech Report took a different look at Micron's M600 SSD than Al did in his review. Their benchmarks were focused more on a performance comparison versus the rest of...
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Micron M600 SSD Review – Digging into Dynamic Write Acceleration
Today Micron lifted the review embargo on their new M600 SSD lineup. We covered their press launch a couple of weeks ago, but as a recap, the headline...
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