This week, Intel officially launched its very first SSD to make use of its new 3D XPoint technology. This tech was first demonstrated back in 2015 and is faster/denser than any other type of memory right now. In all, it is said to be several hundred times faster than the …
Read More »ADATA SD700 External 256GB SSD Review
The ADATA SD700 is an external SSD which uses 3D NAND - is it any good?
Read More »Samsung 4TB SSD pushed back as NAND shortage takes effect
Samsung expanded its consumer SSD line-up last year with the addition of a 4TB 850 Evo. However, since then there have been plenty of people waiting for the inevitable 850 Pro version and while the drive was expected to make an appearance at CES earlier this month, it never arrived. …
Read More »Samsung SSD750 EVO 500GB Review
The one thing that was missing from Samsung’s range of SSD’s was a low price value oriented drive. This has been rectified by the arrival of the SSD750 EVO product line. To keep production costs and therefore the cost of the drive down, Samsung has forsaken the 3D V-NAND of …
Read More »SSD prices may be on the rise as industry moves away from 2D NAND
If you've been thinking about upgrading to an SSD at some point, you may want to do it sooner rather than later as analysts this week are claiming that prices are about to spike due to increased demand and lower supply. It looks like the pricing of NAND Flash has …
Read More »Crucial MX300 2TB SSD Review
When we first looked at Crucial's MX300 drive it was only available as a limited edition 750GB model. Since then, the production of the 3D TLC NAND that the MX300 uses has reached a level to enable a fully-fledged product line up with 275GB, 525GB, 1TB and the flagship 2TB …
Read More »Seagate’s new Xbox One SSD offers 512GB of fast console storage
Seagate is looking to give you more space and more speed with your Xbox One, with its new Game Drive for Xbox SSD. It comes packing 512GB of storage space, letting you install around 15 games on the device. They should load quickly and efficiently too, thanks to the device's high-speed …
Read More »Integral Memory’s breakthrough SSD paves way for data centres to scale up
This week, UK-based Integral Memory and Korean Flash storage provider, Novachips, announced their new breakthrough SSD, which make use of an all-new, unique memory controller architecture to deliver a huge leap in capacity as well as performance in an effort to meet the growing enterprise demand for ‘scale-up' expansion to …
Read More »Western Digital launches Blue and Green series SSDs
Western Digital has been well known for its hard drives for years now but this year, the company is stepping into the SSD arena. Following on from WD's acquisition of SanDisk, the company has launched new Green and Blue series solid state drives in 2.5-inch and M.2 form. Blue and …
Read More »Samsung debuts new 960 Pro and 960 Evo NVMe SSDs
Samsung has announced its new 960 Pro and 960 Evo NVMe SSDs, which offer high-end performance in small packages at capacities up to 2TB. As well as faster game load times, Samsung markets these drives as the perfect solution for those rendering 4K video, data analytics and simply transferring large …
Read More »SK hynix Canvas SL308 500GB review
Already well known as a manufacturer of Flash NAND, SK hynix are certainly working on ramping up their presence in the SSD market with their own drives. Hard on the heels of the Enterprise-focused SE3010 that we examined recently comes the latest addition to the Canvas consumer range – the …
Read More »SSDs might overtake hard drives in laptops by 2018
These days, any system worth its salt should probably include an SSD, whether it be just for booting or general storage. However, when it comes to laptops, a lot of vendors do still use traditional hard drives for many cheaper models. However, that could change fairly soon, as market researchers …
Read More »Crucial cans planned Ballistix TX3 NVMe SSD
Crucial Micron has ditched plans to release a Ballistix TX3 NVMe SSD later this year, despite only announcing it back in June. Initially shown off alongside some new Ballistix DRAM at Computex, Crucial Micron has killed the idea altogether, leaving everyone wondering what Crucial's plans for solid state storage are. No …
Read More »PNY CS2211 240GB SSD Review
PNY offer drive ranges to the consumer, business and enterprise sectors and have done so for quite some time. The latest drive range to market from the American company is the CS2211, and as part of the XLR8 range is aimed at the gamer or enthusiast. The PNY CS2211 is a 7mm, …
Read More »Transcend SSD370S 512GB Review
When thinking about which SSD to buy Transcend might not be the first name that springs to mind but they have been in the Flash storage game for many years. They have a range of SSD's for both consumer and industrial market segments using a variety of controllers and NAND. The …
Read More »Intel shows off new SSDs, first with 3D NAND
Intel is launching a new line of SSDs today, the first from the company to feature 3D NAND chips. These super fast new drives were first announced last year, promising a new level of performance at capacities of up to 2TB and now, it looks like they are ready to …
Read More »ADATA XPG SX930 240GB SSD Review
Today we are looking at the ADATA XPG SX930, a drive focused on gamers utilizing ‘enterprise grade' MLC NAND. Past XPG-series products have performed very well but will this drive continue that legacy? Let's find out… The XPG SX930 SATA 6Gb/s SSD is specifically for gamers and apparently overclockers as well with …
Read More »Third-party flash storage upgrades are finally coming to Retina Macbooks
When Apple first introduced the new Retina Macbook Pro line several years ago, it also made the jump to flash storage. However, this also made it much harder for users to buy third-party drives to upgrade their storage down the line as Apple chose to use non-standard parts, meaning that …
Read More »Seagate launches ‘world’s fastest’ SSD
Seagate has just announced what it says is the ‘world's fastest' SSD, capable of 10Gbps throughput. Seagate's new drive is compliant with the Open Compute Project specification and makes use of the NVMe protocol, allowing it to achieve these massive speeds. According to Seagate, this SSD is ‘production ready' so …
Read More »Samsung’s tiny 2TB SSD is now available
Following on from its announcement back at CES in January, Samsung's tiny 2TB SSD known as the ‘Samsung T3' is now available. The Samsung T3 SSD comes with some significant upgrades based on feedback from the launch of the T1. Not only has Samsung improved things from a storage capacity …
Read More »Sony is breaking in to the SSD market
We have seen plenty of companies flock to the SSD market in recent years and now there is a new member joining the ranks- Sony is set to break into the SSD market with its own line of SATA based drives. Technically, Sony has some experience with SSDs but it has …
Read More »Do you stream games? OCZ wants to sponsor you
If you're an online game streamer and want to get yourself some free hardware to help out, OCZ is looking to sponsor you. If you're willing to mention the name occasionally and wear the odd bit of OCZ branded gear, you could get yourself a free SSD and a number …
Read More »The world’s first 13TB SSD has arrived
If you have been watching the SSD space for the last few years, you have probably noticed that prices have gone down and capacities have started going up. However, as always if you want to be on the absolute cutting edge, it is going to cost you, which is the …
Read More »Samsung has shown off its tiny, portable 2TB SSD
Last year, Samsung revealed its first 1TB portable SSD known as the T1. However, technology has evolved since then and not only has Samsung come out with its first 2TB SSD in the 850 Evo line, but it has also managed to shrink things down to a portable version, known …
Read More »SanDisk offers solid discounts on solid state drives
Having invented the solid state drive (SSD) in 1991, SanDisk doesn't mess around when it comes to innovation and the company has over 5,000 patents in play right now. Being the third largest flash memory manufacturer in the world, alongside a strong partnership with Toshiba, means that it's able to …
Read More »Sandisk and Gigabyte have teamed up for motherboard/SSD bundles
This is a big week for sales, particularly with Black Friday happening, and it seems that SanDisk and Gigabyte are fully prepared for it, with some Z170 motherboard and SSD bundles, offering pretty great value for money if you're shopping around for PC components. Right now, you can pick up …
Read More »Crucial launches BX200 series affordable SSDs
In recent years, the prices of SSDs have come down significantly and we are now at a point where companies can launch affordable SSDs with speeds that will dwarf a traditional hard drive. This week, Crucial unveiled its new BX200 drives, bringing solid performance at a price point that should …
Read More »Western Digital is buying SanDisk for $19 billion
Just after yesterday's news regarding Western Digital's talks to buy memory chip maker, SanDisk, the acquisition has been announced. WD will be taking over SanDisk for $19 billion, or $86.50 per share. The news was confirmed by Western Digital itself in a hefty press release posted online today. This acquisition …
Read More »Western Digital is in ‘advanced talks’ to buy SanDisk
It seems that Western Digital is in advanced talks with SanDisk regarding an acquisition. The two storage device makers could reach a deal pretty soon as well, with sources familiar with the matter claiming that everything could be official by the end of the week. Right now, Western Digital is said …
Read More »EK Cooling launches waterblocks for SSDs
PCIe SSDs offer plenty of advantages in terms of speed and storage over traditional SATA offerings. However, they can look a little out-of-place if you've spent a lot of time and effort in to a custom water cooling loop for your system. Now, those PCIe based SSDs can fit right …
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