Tag: ssd
Samsung 980 1TB Gen3 NVMe SSD Review
Remember when Samsung had the EVO and PRO designations for their consumer NVMe SSD lineups? Those seeking the highest overall performance could opt for the PRO model, and those looking for a…
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Samsung 980 PRO 2TB PCI Express 4.0 NVMe SSD Review
Consider this quick review a supplement to the Samsung 980 PRO PCI Express 4.0 NVMe SSD review published back in September. Our original review focused on the 500 GB variant...
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Samsung Introduces 870 EVO SATA SSD
Samsung has introduced the 870 EVO, the successor to the 860 EVO which Allyn reviewed back in 2018. The 870 EVO's proprietary controller and NAND are both Samsung's...
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CES 2021: Western Digital Announces New 4TB Portable SSD Portfolio
Western Digital has announced their new 4TB portable SSD portfolio today, with a focus on performance as well as capacity. And just what might a fast portable SSD with 4TB capacity cost?…
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ASRock Rack Delivers PCI Express 4.0 Card with Quad x4 M.2 Support
It should come as no surprise that the ASRock Rack has provided another unusual and delightful addition to the world of PC hardware, and though intended for enterprise one wonders just what…
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WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD Review
Western Digital's WD Blue SSDs are mainstream drives in the middle of the company's consumer product stack, offered at lower price points than the company's high-performance WD_BLACK products, and positioned above the…
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SK hynix to Acquire Intel NAND Memory Business
This...is big. Intel is getting out of the SSD business, selling its NAND SSD and NAND component and wafer businesses, as well as the company's Dalian NAND memory manufacturing facility in China…
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Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850 NVMe PCIe Gen4 SSD On the Way
We looked at Western Digital's previous WD_BLACK SSD (the SN750) way back in January of 2019, and it was one of the fastest drives we'd ever tested. What's next? PCI...
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Crucial X6 and X8 Portable SSD Review: A Pair of 2TB Pocket Options
What we have for you today is a pair of portable 2TB SSDs in compact form-factors. These are the X6 and X8 from Crucial, portable SSDs that offer a slick, dare I…
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Samsung 980 PRO PCI Express 4.0 NVMe SSD Review
Samsung is releasing their first PCI Express 4.0 SSD with the 980 PRO, the latest iteration of the venerable high-end storage line last updated with 2018's 970 PRO NVMe SSD,...
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TEAMGROUP Launches QX Extra Large 15.3TB 2.5” SATA SSD
If you need 15.3 TB in the standard 2.5-inch SATA SSD form-factor, and you have $3990 to make it happen, TEAMGROUP has the solution for you: the QX SSD. "TEAMGROUP today launches QX,…
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Crucial Launches New X6 Portable SSD
Micron’s Crucial brand might be better known for memory than storage, but the company offers a number of internal SSD options. Today's announcement is actually an external solution, as the new Crucial…
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Lexar SL200 Portable SSD Review: Mainstream USB-C Option
Lexar's SL200 Portable SSD is a small USB-C device that targets mainstream performance levels, offering transfer speeds typical of desktop SATA drives at up to 550 MB/s. It is available in…
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Lexar Announces the Professional NM700 PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe SSD
This week Lexar announced a new, faster NVMe SSD in their lineup with the Professional NM700, a PCIe Gen3 x4 drive with read speeds of up to 3500 MB/s, and writes…
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Samsung T7 Portable SSD – Speed Without the Fingerprint Reader
Earlier this year, Samsung launched the latest version of its high performance T-series portable SSDs, the Samsung T7 Touch. The new drive offered significantly improved transfer speeds of up...
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Looks Like Those DRAM Prices Are Headed Up Again
Memory prices have been on quite a roller coaster ride over the past few years, more so than is usual even for this volatile product and it sounds like now is the…
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CES 2020: Samsung Announces Fingerprint-Secured T7 Touch SSD
Samsung this week announced the latest update to its well-reviewed T-series of portable external SSDs. The Samsung T7 Touch is a USB 3.2-based portable SSD offering capacities up to 2TB...
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Team Group Cardea II, A Chip Off The Old Block
Flash does like to be hot but the controller does not, a situation that might be familiar to those who do not sleep alone. Team Group decided that a fair sized chunk…
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