In The News

Where to start…. Micron just hit a landmine that’s going to send alot of storage companies back to the board room to reconsider what’s best for their service.  Without a doubt the fastest SSD on the planet right now is going to be the Micron 9650 which is already sampling and reaching unbelievable speeds of 28GB/s.  To give you an …

Microsemi, recently acquired by Microchip Technology Inc., is announcing two new additions to its line of Adaptec Smart Storage 12Gbps SAS/SATA adapters.  The SmartRAID 3162-8i now includes integrated on-board cache protection via a super capacitor mounted directly to the adapter, supporting write-cache data protection.  The 3162-8i/e debuts as the industry’s first off-the-shelf 12Gbps SAS/SATA RAID adapter with maxCrypto™, which is …

Today Intel held a memory and storage event to announce their latest product and we were there to get the inside scoop on what that is, Optane DC Persistent Memory. Optane DC Persistent Memory is a new storage tier that puts Intel Optane memory onto a DIMM to get it closer to the CPU and this has opened up all kinds of …

Samsung is announcing that it has begun mass production of a 256GB embedded Universal Flash Storage (eUFS) device that contains the advanced features for automotive specifications that meet the JEDEC UFS 3.0 standard, which is a first for the industry.  Samsung introduced the breakthrough 128GB eUFS back in September of 2017, which was also an industry first.  The new 256GB …

So I originally started this upgrade on the advise of a peer who sold me on the fact that new Z370 PC builds were a natural for the Intel Optane SSD, displaying significantly faster startups, shutdowns and typical PC tasks.  He never lied. The difference is not just visible; it is significant. As with most things, however, I have always …

Well, if you are looking for an unbeatable tech deal for your loved one this Christmas, or just trying to sneak some more cheap PC stuff under your loved ones nose, the Intel 6000P is the way to do it! Now priced at $187, this solid state drive is capable of up to 1.8GB/s transfer speeds, and at 36 cents …

Perhaps the most difficult thing about navigating through the incredible deals on Black Friday is the mass chaos and disorganization of it all.  Some of us work all day and, well let’s face it…  we really don’t want to have to try to find things through the mess of websites and sales.  Let’s make it real easy, regardless of what …

Before we start, I am always asked for this link to the Amazon Best Sellers List for SSDS!  It may reflect some great pricing throughout the day and is a great resource whenever one is looking for the most popular and best value SSDs. Well today’s the day and if there is any time of the year to make the …

Swissbit is announcing their new S-46 (SD) and S-46µ (Micro SD) memory cards for high performance and high endurance applications.  Swissbit is a leading European manufacturer of DRAM and flash memory devices.  Both of these new Swissbit memory cards utilize the latest MLC flash memory with a page-based firmware translation layer (FTL), along with a single bit per cell (SLC) …

Microsemi, has announced today that they are now offering a new PCIe Gen3 Switch, its Switchtec PFX PCIe switch. The Switchtec PFX PCIe switch provides for the the industry’s highest density and lowest power for data center, defense, communications, and industrial applications. These new switches enable PCIe solutions in a variety of systems from general purpose applications requiring low power and high-reliability PCIe …