QLC vs TLC NAND Flash – Sponsored By Western Digital If you are looking for a Solid-State Drive (SSD) youve likely seen that some of the newest models on the market feature QLC NAND Flash Continue reading “QLC Versus TLC NAND Flash Technology in SATA SSDs”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 11, 2019 at 8:34pm
XPG SX6000 Pro 512GB NVMe SSD Review Today we’ll be taking a closer look at the ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe SSD series that is aimed at entry-level to mainstream gaming PCs Continue reading “ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro 512GB SSD Review”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 6, 2019 at 4:39pm
Gigabyte has a new SSD that is very fast that people wanting the ultimate performance might want to consider. The drive is the Aorus NVMe Gen4 SSD, and it is able to hit up to Continue reading “Gigabyte Aorus NVMe Gen4 SSD is Crazy Fast”. …more
By Shane McGlaun •
May 31, 2019 at 2:34pm
PC enthusiasts have been been in love with the amazing performance SSDs bring to the table for over a decade, but mainstream users are just getting a taste of them. 2019 looks like it is Continue reading “SSD Pricing Headed To All Time Low – Time to Buy?”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 10, 2019 at 10:47pm
Seagate has a new SSD that is aimed directly at use in network attached storage boxes. What’s as important as storage capacity for NAS drives is how much data can be written to them over Continue reading “Seagate’s IronWolf 110 SSD is for NAS Use”. …more
By Shane McGlaun •
May 2, 2019 at 3:07pm
Mac fans on the market for a new laptop or desktop might want to check out some price cuts that Apple has made to its MacBook Air and Mac mini SSD upgrades. Prices for upgrades Continue reading “Apple Cuts Prices on MacBook Air and Mac Mini SSD Upgrades”. …more
By Shane McGlaun •
Mar. 20, 2019 at 1:01pm
The Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus was released this morning and features the latest fifth generation Samsung V-NAND with optimized firmware for even more performance. The Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus is available in 250GB, Continue reading “Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB SSD Review”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jan. 22, 2019 at 3:25pm
Samsung launched a new consumer Solid State Drive (SSD) series today called the Samsung 860 QVO SSD. This SATA III 2.5-inch drive series is available in 1TB, 2TB and 4TB capacities and feature Samsung’s brand Continue reading “Samsung 860 QVO SSD Review – 1TB/2TB Drives Tested”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 27, 2018 at 5:10pm
First 96-Layer SSD – Toshiba XG6 Series Today we are going to take a quick look at the Toshiba XG6, which is a mainstream PCIe NVMe series of SSDs that is aimed at the OEM Continue reading “Toshiba XG6 1TB NVMe SSD Review Featuring 96-layer 3D TLC NAND”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 6, 2018 at 5:54pm
Samsung Portable SSD X5 – Thunderbolt 3 and NVMe SSD For Max Performance Samsung is entering the Thunderbolt 3 market today by unveiling their first-ever NVMe-based portable solid state drive (SSD) the Samsung Portable SSD Continue reading “Samsung Portable SSD X5 Review”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 28, 2018 at 2:25pm
HP SSD S600 – A Good DRAM-less SATA Budget Drive? Upgrading from a hard drive to an Solid-State Drive (SSD) is one of the best ways to boost performance in an aging notebook or desktop Continue reading “HP S600 2.5″ 240GB SATA SSD Review”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 16, 2018 at 3:59pm
Intel SSD 660p – 1st PCIe QLC SSDs for Mainstream PCs Today we will be looking at the world’s first consumer SSD to feature QLC (Quad Level Cell) NAND Flash. QLC NAND Flash once seemed Continue reading “Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSD Review With QLC NAND Flash”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 7, 2018 at 3:08pm
During Amazon Prime Day last week, Samsung’s 960 EVO PCIe NVMe SSDs were heavily discounted. The Samsung SSD 960 EVO 500GB was available at $159.99 or $0.32 per GB. If you missed out on that Continue reading “Samsung 960 EVO 500GB SSD Price Drops Down To Under $170”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 24, 2018 at 2:17pm
Kingston UV500 Self-Encrypting Drive Protecting data has always been important, but over the past year the general public and most any business have become security-conscious. SelfEncrypting Drives (SEDs) have been on the market for years, Continue reading “Kingston UV500 SATA SSD Review – Self-Encrypting Drive”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 5, 2018 at 3:31pm
Phison PS5012-E12 Arrives to Power PCIe NVMe SSDs Chances are you’ve never heard about Phison’s PS5012-E12 SSD controller, but the Gen3 x4 NVMe 1.3 high-performance controller is sampling to customers and it is supposed to Continue reading “Sneak Peek – Phison E12 High-Performance SSD Controller”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 27, 2018 at 1:12pm