SSD News

Since the beginning of time… ok maybe not that long ago but since SSDs were introduced to the consumer, we all knew that a time would come where SATA just might near extinction.  Long story short for those who aren’t sure of what we are talking about…  SATA is a protocol which was originally created for magnetic hard drives and …

Micron is announcing the c200 1TB microSDXC UHS-I card, representing the world’s highest-capacity microSD card, and offering 1TB of high-performance removable storage.    The c200 features Micro’s advanced 96-layer 3D qual-level cell (QLC) NAND.  The c200 provides cost-effective storage for 4K videos, games and pictures on users’ mobile phones and other mobile electronic devices. Engineered for high-performance mobile applications, the c200 …

PLEXTOR’s CES 2019 announcement features two new consumer SSD models.  The M9V (SATA) and M10Pe (PCIe) SSDs both feature the newest and upgraded PLEXTOR performance boosting utilities that increase performance and reliability by 20%. PLEXTOR’s new M10Pe, geared toward gamers and application-intensive users, is a PCIe SSD that pairs 96-layer 3D NAND with an industry-proven controller to achieve sequential read …

Intel is using CES 2019 to pique interest in their latest storage device, designated as the H10 — a combination of Intel Optane™ Memory and QLC 3D NAND solid state storage in a single M.2 form factor module.  Intel refers to the H10 as “an SSD intelligently combining the superior responsiveness of Intel Optane Memory and the storage capacity of …

Lexar is announcing the NM Series of M.2 SSDs, their newest addition to their internal SSD lineup.  The M.2 NM series offers a traditional SATA III (6Gb/s) model (NM200), as well as three PCIe NVMe models (NM500, NM520, NM600) for both entry-level users as well as enthusiasts, gamers and content creators. The NM200 SATA III (6Gb/s) model is designed in …

Welcome to our 2019 coverage of the ever-impressive Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.  The first news to hit the pipeline is Toshiba announcing their BG4 series of ball grid array (BGA) solid-state drive (SSD).  Toshiba’s ultra-compact NVMe™ SSDs pair both the flash and an all-new controller into a single package, creating design flexibility that is ideal for ultra-thin PC …

Sony is announcing three new versions of their ATOM X SSDmini geared toward professional use in Sony ATOMOS recorders.  Film makers continue to turn more and more to DSLR and mirrorless cameras for content creation, and the new ATOM X SSDminis easily attach to the ATOMOS line of recorders, helping to eliminate the internal compression and time limits of the …

Micron is announcing immediate availability of its newest SATA Enterprise SSD offering, this time featuring Micron 3D QLC NAND.  The 5210 ION SATA SSD is targeted toward the large data pools encountered in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning applications, real-time analytics of big data, object and block storage, media streaming and other read-intensive usage scenarios. By utilizing Micron’s new …

HighPoint is announcing its latest NVMe RAID controller, designated as the SSD7102, and supporting up to 4 x off-the-shelf M.2 x 2280 SSDs.  The latest addition to their SSD7100 series of RAID controllers, the SSD7102 can be used to boot the host system from either the individual SSDs or from RAID arrays.  HighPoint is ensuring that the PCIe Gen 3.0 …

ADATA is announcing the launch of three new XPG high-performance gaming hardware items.  ADATA’s XPG (Xtreme Performance Gaming) is a world-renowned gaming brand, and these two new XPG SSDs and XPG DDR4 memory take the XPG brand to yet another high level. The XPG XS8200 Pro is an M.2 x 2280 SSD, and represents XPG’s fastest SSD to date.  It …