TeamGroup MP33 PRO; Inexpensive TLC Storage
There is a lot to like about Teamgroup's MP33 Pro drive, not least that the 1TB model is selling for $99 on Amazon. It is still PCIe 3.0, but as...
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Samsung Begins Production of 100+ Layer Sixth-Generation V-NAND Flash
While Samsung continues to push its current fifth-generation 3D V-NAND flash to its limits with products like the PM1733, the company is not resting on its laurels with production of...
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Samsung Readies PM1733 PCI-E 4.0 SSD and High-Capacity Memory for AMD EPYC Servers
Following AMD’s launch of EPYC “Rome” server platform earlier this week, Samsung announced that its upcoming PM1733 PCI-E 4.0 solid state drive and new high capacity memory modules are fully...
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Western Digital Preparing 4TB Consumer SATA SSD
Following leaked Austrian retail listings, it appears that Western Digital’s Blue 3D NAND 4TB SATA SSD has an official release date with TechPowerUp reporting that the drive will launch...
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Biostar Announces Budget M500 NVMe SSDs
Motherboard manufacturer Biostar is expanding its solid state drive lineup with the launch of the M500 M.2 2280 SSD which appears to be the company’s first PCI-E NVMe SSD (it…
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The EX920, an HP NVMe SSD for thee
HP have released a new NVMe M.2 SSD, the EX920 which uses Silcon Motion's SM2622 controller and a DDR3-1600 cache which scales directly with the size of the drive, the 256GB drive…
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Kingston Launches Budget PCI-E x2 A1000 NVMe SSDs
Kingston is continuing its push into NVMe SSDs with its new A1000 series. The budget parts are positioned as mechanical drive alternatives. These drives use a lower cost PCI-E x2 interface…
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SK Hynix Sampling Enterprise SSDs With 72-Layer 512Gb 3D TLC Flash
SK Hynix has revealed its new enterprise solid state drives based on 72-layer 512 Gb 3D TLC NAND flash dies paired with the company's own in-house controller and firmware. The SK Hynix…
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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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CES 2018: Crucial Expands MX500 Lineup – 2.5″ SATA up to 2TB, M.2 2280 SATA up to 1TB
Crucial showed off the upcoming M.2 variant of its MX500 product, available in capacities up to 1TB. They also announced (press release after the break) that the MX500 will...
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CES 2018: Mushkin Launches New M.2 NVMe SSDs
Mushkin is on site at CES where it is launching a slew of new products. On the storage front, Mushkin is showing off three new M.2 2280 form factor NVMe solid state…
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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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Intel SSD 545S Series 512GB Review – IMFT 64-Layer TLC
Introduction Today Intel is launching a new line of client SSDs - the SSD 545S Series. These are simple, 2.5" SATA parts that aim to offer good performance at an...
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SK Hynix has huge stacks of NAND
SK Hynix have created an impressive die which has 72 layers of TLC 3D NAND. The storage density of their chips are somewhat lower than the competition, this particular chip...
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Crucial expands their MX300 line of SSDs all the way up to 2TB
Last June Al took a look at the Crucial MX300 750GB and its ability to switch its cache dynamically from TLC to SLC, helping Crucial improve how they implemented this...
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Speedy storage at stocking stuffer prices, the Samsung 750 EVO
With current prices of $61 for 120GB, $89 for the 250GB and $140 for the 500GB model, anyone still stuck using spinning rust for their main drive can...
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Micron Launches 5100 Series Enterprise SSDs – 3D TLC up to 8TB!
Today Micron initiated the first of a multi-tier launch of a new SATA Enterprise SSD lineup built around their IMFT 32-layer 3D NAND Flash. It may seem odd for a...
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Toshiba Announces OCZ TL100 2.5″ SATA SSDs – 240GB at $0.28/GB!
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…
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