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Last week in Zhongshan, China, Lexar invited a very small group of international press for a special preview of just a few of their upcoming releases.  This event was held at the Longsys/Lexar/Foressee Headquarters which also houses the Lexar Memory Museum.  To say that this facility is breathtaking is just a bit of an understatement as it is situated in …

At Micron Insights, in addition to the announcement of their 5300 and 7300 series SSD, the company unveiled the world’s fastest SSD with their own 3D XPoint, the X100. Little has been said about Micron’s stake in 3D XPoint besides the idea to call their parts QuantX, but it seems like that plan has been changed as we didn’t hear …

Crucial Memory and Micron, their parent company, have got some big announcements today. At Micron Insight in San Francisco, the company announced a bunch of new products, including their first portable SSD under the Crucial brand as well as two new enterprise SSDs. Crucial X8 Portable SSD Crucial’s next step into the consumer market includes a sleek-looking portable SSD, the …

Toshiba Memory utilized Flash Memory Summit 2019 for several key announcements regarding PCIe 4.0 SSDs, including their Next-Gen enterprise and data center NVMe drives and additional form factors.  Toshiba Memory  is also the first to announce and publicly demonstrate (along with Broadcom), their PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs. The Toshiba Memory CM6 and CD6 are enterprise / data center SSDs that …

Toshiba Memory America is utilizing Flash Memory Summit 2019 to introduce their new XFMEXPRESS™ Technology for removable PCIe attached, NVMe memory devices. XFMEXPRESS features a new form factor and a new innovative latching connector that greatly enhances serviceability and upgrade opportunities. Toshiba utilized their extensive background in single-package memory designs to develop XFMEXPRESS, with features that are designed to revolutionize …

Intel is launching their Computex 2019 coverage by announcing their next generation of Intel Optane™ memory, designated as the M15 for 7th generation and later Intel Core™ CPU platforms.  The Intel Optane memory M15 features two additional PCIe lanes to provide higher throughput bandwidth for enhanced system responsiveness and acceleration. Intel’s latest Optane offering also includes additional NMVe features, such …

Toshiba Memory America is kicking off their Computex 2019 presence by announcing the XG6-P NVMe SSD, building on the XG6 series that features class-leading write performance. Toshiba is gearing the new XG6-P towards high-end gaming systems and workstations, as well as for cost-optimized data center usage. The XG6-P series facilitates enhanced data access and application performance by virtue of its …

Without a doubt, one of the best parts of being a part of the flash industry over the past 12 years has to be the opportunities this technology has provided. So much of what we take for granted is solely the result of flash technology and it is mind-blowing how we fail to even recognize its existence in so much …

Intel is announcing their newest Optane­­ memory product, designated as Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage.  This unique device combines Intel Optane Memory technology with Intel QLC 3D NAND technology in a single M.2 x 2280 form factor offering.  This new device offers Optane memory up to 32GB capacity, and Intel 3D NAND solid-state storage of up to …

Lexar is announcing the new Lexar­ Professional SL100 Pro Portable SSD, which is currently the world’s fastest 1TB portable SSD, delivering up to 950MB/s reads and up to 900MB/s writes.  The SL100 Pro features an aesthetically pleasing brushed aluminum housing that is drop-, shock-, and vibration-resistant. The SL100 Pro’s slim size allows it to fit easily into a pocket or …