Corsair Force MP500 – 3 Gb/s of NVMe Fun with Phison PS5007-E7 Controller Corsair hasn’t been that aggressive in the SSD market recently, but all that changed earlier this month when their announced the Force MP500. This drive marks a number of firsts for Corsair as it is their first drive to ever use the M.2 …more
WD 4TB My Passport Portable External Hard Drive The holiday season is officially here and chances are most of us will be travelling and taking more pictures than we normally would. Having a portable storage drive to ensure those memories are safely backed up is something you might want to think about. Portable storage solutions have …more
Intel SSD 600p Series – NVMe At Entry-Level M.2 PCIe Price Points If you are looking for a low cost M.2 NVMe drive for your desktop PC or laptop you are looking at the right review. Intel recently released the SSD 600P Series drives that use the M.2 2280 PCIe 3 x4 (single-sided) interface and is one …more
Patriot Hellfire M.2 NVMe SSD – First Look At Phison E7 The Patriot Hellfire is the first M.2 PCIe SSD released by Patriot and it just happens to be an aptly name for the PCIe Gen 3 x4 SSD that has sequential read/write speeds of 3,000 MB/s and 2,400 MB/s, respectively. Things are also great on …more
Samsung 960 EVO: Fast Speeds and Affordable Prices If the Samsung SSD 960 PRO series that we looked at last month was too expensive for you, sit back and take a look at the Samsung SSD 960 EVO series. The Samsung SSD 960 PRO was aimed at enthusiasts that want the best storage drive possible, while the …more
Samsung 960 Pro: Epic Speeds and High Endurance The performance embargo has just been lifted on Samsung’s new 960 PRO and EVO NVMe M.2 SSDs! The Samsung 960 PRO is for prosumer, enthusiasts and high-end users that want the best performance and endurance, while the 960 EVO offers slightly lower performance for the broader consumer market. …more
Offline Clone Function Comes To Dual-Drive Docking Stations If you have ever needed to clone or copy a hard drive you know that can be a daunting task if you don’t have the correct software. The folks over at Inateck have developed a USB 3.0 to SATA Dual-Bay storage drive docking station that also features …more
WD Enters The SSD Market Again WD is taking another stab at the Solid-State Drive market after purchasing SanDisk earlier this year by releasing the WD Green and WD Blue SSD series. The WD Green SATA consumer SSD is aimed at the entry-level market whereas the the WD Blue SATA Consumer SSD is aimed at …more
ADATA Ultimate SU800 SSDs Feature 3D TLC NAND The ADATA Ultimate SU800 is the first SSD series from ADATA that features 3D TLC NAND Flash memory components. Despite having ‘Ultimate’ in in its product name, the Ultimate SU800 is a SATA III 6Gb/s SSD that is aimed at the price-conscious consumer in the SSD value …more
Crucial MX300 SSDs Now Available in Five Capacities Three months ago Crucial announced the MX300 750GB ‘Limited Edition’ SSD to celebrate their brand new Micron 3D TLC NAND Flash memory technology. We reviewed the MX300 750GB drive and found that the Micron 3D TLC NAND along with the Marvell 88SS1074 controller and Crucial custom firmware proved to be a winning combination. Crucial …more
Toshiba OCZ VX500 Drives Arrive To Replace The VT180 The Toshiba OCZ VX500 was released this morning and it will be replacing the current OCZ Vector 180 or the VT180 as it is called by Toshiba. The OCZ Vector 180 with the OCZ Barefoot 3 controller debuted back in March 2015 and over the past …more
Transcend JetDrive Go 300 For iOS There are a few long standing complaints about iOS devices and they are somewhat related. First is the high price of flash storage when buying larger capacity models and the second is the lack of expandable storage via secure digital cards or other digital media cards. The Android platform …more
Seagate BarraCuda Pro 10TB Arrives Helium Filled Earlier this month Seagate announced their new ‘Guardian Series’ of Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) and that the BarraCuda name was being revived! Seagate brought back the BarraCuda name in grand fashion as there is a BarraCuda Pro 10TB drive and that makes it the world’s highest capacity consumer HDD. What …more
Inateck 2.5 Inch USB 3.0 HDD External Hard Drive Disk Enclosure One wouldn’t think that USB 3.0 external drives are refreshed that often, but Inateck has been cranking out new and updated external storage drive every year. Legit Reviews has looked at new 2.5-inch USB 3.0 external drive enclosures from Inateck every year since 2014! Back in 2014, I …more