Intel Optane technology is something that we’ve been talking about and waiting on for years to reach the client market and it appears that we are finally just weeks away from that important milestone! Intel Optane technology is a unique combination of 3D XPoint memory media, Intel Memory and Storage Controllers, Intel Interconnect IP and …more
Intel 3D Xpoint memory is a non-volatile memory (NVM) technology announced by Intel and Micron in July 2015 and today we are finally getting to see that technology come to market in a data center SSD, the Intel Optane SSD DC P4800X! The Intel Optane SSD DC P4800X will be offered in both PCIe add-in-board and U.2 form …more
ADATA XPG SX8000 – 3D MLC NAND NVMe SSD Aimed At Gamers If you are looking for a new M.2 PCIe NVMe you are in for a treat today as we will be looking at the ADATA XPG SX8000 512GB M.2 form factor Solid-State Drive (SSD) that utilizes the super fast PCIe Gen3x4 interface with …more
WD Black PCIe NVMe SSD – WD Goes NVMe w/ TLC NAND Last month we told you that WD was announcing the WD Black PCIe Solid State Drive (SSD) series that just happens to be the very first WD-branded client PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe-based SSDs. WD recognizes that enthusiasts and the high-end computing market have …more
MyDigitalSSD BPX NVMe SSD – The Best Low Price NVMe Drive? Are you looking for a cost effective entry-level PVIe NVMe SSD for your system? The MyDigitalSSD Bullet Proof eXpress (BPX) 80mm (2280) M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe SSDs are shaking the market up right now due to some amazing price points. MyDigitalSSD currently offers the …more
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