Tag: ssd
Podcast #853 – RIP Cheap SSDs, RTX 5070 Ti EOL Denied, Micron Fab, Bluetooth security flaw, Kent Builds a PC, and MORE
What happens when Kent decides to use the podcast as an SFF build livestream? What about a build using DDR4 memory?? It probably doesn't get more exciting than this. Unless you…
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CES 2026: Sandisk Transforms SSD Lineup with New Optimus Branding
Sandisk announced during CES 2026 that it is retiring the Western Digital branding for its solid state drives moving forward in favor of revamped Optimus branding for all of its SSDs. Set…
Read MorePodcast #848 – Weekly DDR5 Discussion, AMD Redstone, Steam on Windows 7, Noctua 3D Filament, Cyberpunk Police +more!
There are FOUR lights!But besides that, we have AMD news on Redstone, their B650 chipset and so much DDR pricing and related news that you'll platz. Oh, Kohler has got a…
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Unpowered SSDs Do Indeed Slowly Lose Data
If you have important data stored on an SSD sitting in a closet somewhere you might want to seriously consider plugging them in at least once a year. As you should expect,…
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Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB NVMe SSD Review
When Samsung announced their new 9100 PRO lineup back in February we were eager to get our hands on the company's first PCIe 5.0 SSD, and we were not...
Read MorePodcast #834 – Win 11 Breaking SSDs, SoftBank Buys Into Intel, 720Hz OLED, Thrustmaster Hypercar, Cracking Abandonware, Asus 800w RTX 5090 + MORE!
This podcast is what happens when worlds collide. Such as Windows and SSDs. Or Microsoft and listening to users. Or Softbank and Intel. Oh, you want more? How about 720p and 720Hz…
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Be Gentle With Phison Powered SSDs Until The Latest Windows 11 24H2 Patch Stops Executing Them
This Patch Tuesday has been a rough one for Windows users, with numerous issues affecting users that were responsible and updated their OS. Among other things the updates has broken...
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Crucial T710 PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD Review – Swinging for the Fences
Crucial has enjoyed an enviable position in the Gen5 SSD world for almost two years, holding the top spot after their initial T700 launch in 2023, and the T705...
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Samsung Announces 9100 PRO Series PCIe 5.0 SSDs
Samsung has announced their latest lineup of consumer NVMe drives, with the new 9100 Series SSDs offering sequential speeds of up to 14,800 MB/s reads and up to 13,400 MB/s writes. Naturally,…
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Enterprise SSD Prices Skyrocket, Expect The Same For Consumer Grade
When it was announced that at least one major cryptocurrency was moving from proof of work to proof of stake there was concern that this could drive up the price of SSDs. …
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Crucial T705 PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD Review
When we looked at Crucial's initial PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD product, the T700, last July, it was truly in a class by itself. Since then other manufacturers have brought their...
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The Seagate Lightsaber Collection Special Edition SSDs Have The Best Heatsinks
The Seagate Lightsaber Collection Special Edition SSDs have a lot going for them. They feature some of the most iconic lightsabers displayed on a heatsink, which happens to have been designed by…
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Quick Look: The Blazing Fast Crucial T700 PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD
The PCIe 5.0 SSD era has begun, and it feels like PCIe 4.0 hasn't even reached mainstream adoption status. Is it safe to assume that most PC gamers are still on a…
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Silicon Power PCIe Gen 4×4 UD90 1TB NVMe SSD Review – Excellent Value
SSDs, even of the Gen4 NVMe variety, have been getting very affordable in recent months. Who knows if that will change anytime soon, but it is a refreshing trend in the era…
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Samsung 990 PRO 2TB NVMe SSD Review
Samsung has unveiled their latest NVMe SSD with the 990 PRO Series, a lineup of PCIe 4.0 drives which promise "lightning-fast speeds and superior power efficiency". Samsung has the advantage...
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Patriot Viper VP4300 PCIe 4.0 SSD Quick Look: Easy PS5 Upgrade
If you happen to be among the tens of people who bought one of Sony’s PlayStation 5 consoles at a regular retail store, for MSRP, and actually kept it rather than selling…
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SK hynix Platinum P41 PCIe 4.0 SSDs Now Available
Things have been taking a bit longer than usual to make it to market lately, including the new Platinum P41 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs from SK hynix, which were announced...
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PNY Announces XLR8 SSD Cover with Integrated Heatsink for PS5
PNY is announcing availability of a new XLR8 SSD product for the Sony PS5, but this isn't an SSD (as you may have noticed from the PR image above), it's an SSD…
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