PCIe SSD
Western Digital's latest generation of WD Blue SSDs jumps from SATA to NVMe, making some sacrifices in the process but still meeting the everyday needs of the typical consumer.
OWC Launches Aura Pro X2 NVMe SSD Upgrade For Macs
Other World Computing (OWC) has launched a new line of NVMe SSD upgrades for several Mac models that used Apple's custom not-quite-M.2 form factor. The new Aura Pro X2...
17 by Billy Tallis on 4/16/2019The Toshiba XG6 1TB SSD Review: Our First 96-Layer 3D NAND SSD
For the second year in a row, Toshiba is the first to ship a new generation of 3D NAND. The new XG6 NVMe SSD for OEMs otherwise changes little...
32 by Billy Tallis on 9/6/2018The Silicon Motion SM2262EN SSD Controller Preview: Good And Bad Amplified
Silicon Motion's high-end NVMe controller is being updated as the SM2262EN. It sets new records by improving on the strengths of the original SM2262, but it also exacerbates the...
28 by Billy Tallis on 8/1/2018The ADATA XPG SX8200 & GAMMIX S11 NVMe SSD Review: High Performance At All Sizes
With the ADATA XPG SX8200 and the related XPG GAMMIX S11, ADATA has moved past the performance limitations of their earlier NVMe SSDs and finally delivered high-end drives at...
19 by Billy Tallis on 7/25/2018Intel Teases Upcoming QLC SSD For Datacenters
Intel has started production of their first datacenter PCIe SSD using QLC 3D NAND flash memory, which stores four bits per memory cell. This isn't a full product announcement...
6 by Billy Tallis on 7/19/2018ADATA Enters High-End Enterprise SSD Market With SR2000
Until now, ADATA's SSD portfolio has consisted of client-focused SSDs and industrial-grade models based on similar hardware but optionally rated for extreme temperatures, with only the occasional purely server-oriented...
4 by Billy Tallis on 7/3/2018SD Association Announces SD 7.0 Spec & SD Express Interface: PCIe + NVMe, Up to 985 MB/s
The SD Association - the body responsible for defining the standards for Secure Digital cards - has made it no secret that the organization has been working on a...
24 by Anton Shilov on 6/28/2018The Toshiba RC100 SSD Review: Tiny Drive In A Big Market
The Toshiba RC100 is an NVMe SSD in the smaller-than-usual M.2 2242 form factor and making use of the NVMe Host Memory Buffer to improve the performance of this...
62 by Billy Tallis on 6/14/2018Marvell Announces New Client NVMe SSD Controllers
Following up from their recent announcement of a new generation of NVMe SSD controllers for enterprise drives, Marvell is announcing a pair of new client/consumer oriented controllers. The new...
1 by Billy Tallis on 6/5/2018The Plextor M9Pe NVMe SSD Review: Teaching An Old Chip New Tricks
The M9Pe is Plextor's first NVMe SSD to use 3D NAND, replacing the previous flagship's planar MLC with Toshiba 3D TLC NAND but keeping the same aging Marvell controller...
15 by Billy Tallis on 5/24/2018The Intel Optane Memory M10 (64GB) Review: Optane Caching Refreshed
Intel's Optane Memory M.2 caching drives are being updated. The new drives gain a new model number (M10), the same power management improvements introduced by the Optane SSD 800P...
98 by Billy Tallis on 5/15/2018Samsung Posts Lowered MSRPs For 970 PRO And 970 EVO SSDs
Sales of the Samsung 970 PRO and 970 EVO M.2 NVMe SSDs are due to begin tomorrow (May 7), and it appears that Samsung may be making a last-minute...
32 by Billy Tallis on 5/6/2018Intel Optane SSD 905P Coming Soon
Intel hasn't officially announced it yet, but a refresh of their flagship consumer SSD is on the way. The Intel Optane SSD 905P will feature slightly improved performance and...
23 by Billy Tallis on 5/1/2018The MyDigitalSSD SBX SSD Review: NVMe On The Cheap
The MyDigitalSSD SBX is one of the first SSDs to use a controller designed for low-end NVMe SSDs. The combination of the Phison E8 controller and Toshiba's 64-layer 3D...
46 by Billy Tallis on 5/1/2018The Mainstream Phoenix Rises: Samsung's 970 EVO (500GB & 1TB) SSDs Reviewed
The new Samsung 970 EVO isn't their top of the line consumer SSD, but it might as well be. With their latest 3D TLC NAND flash memory and SSD...
68 by Billy Tallis on 4/24/2018Samsung Announces 970 PRO And 970 EVO NVMe SSDs
Samsung has announced the third generation of their high-end consumer NVMe SSDs. The new 970 PRO and 970 EVO M.2 NVMe SSDs use a newer controller and Samsung's latest...
17 by Billy Tallis on 4/24/2018Marvell Launches New SSD Controllers And RAID-Capable NVMe Switch
At OCP Summit last week, Marvell unveiled a new generation of NVMe SSD controllers and a unique NVMe switch that blurs the lines between a standard PCIe switch and...
9 by Billy Tallis on 3/27/2018Toshiba Introduces Datacenter SSDs With 64L 3D NAND
Toshiba is announcing a trio of new enterprise SSD models intended for large-scale datacenter deployments. The new CD5, XD5 and HK6-DC respectively use 2.5" U.2, M.2 22110 and 2.5"...
0 by Billy Tallis on 3/19/2018The Intel Optane SSD 800p (58GB & 118GB) Review: Almost The Right Size
Intel's first Optane products hit the market almost a year ago, putting the much-awaited 3D XPoint memory in the hands of consumers. Today, Intel broadens that family with the...
116 by Billy Tallis on 3/8/2018