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Samsung 470 Series 256GB SSD Review – Benchmarks
4. HDTune Pro Ver 4.5 We have used HDTune Pro for a number of years and in all other tests there has been spiking within the chart above. We have never seen such a level result straight across and it was on the first pass. Other reviewers are chuckling right about now I am sure as we have all been …
Read More »Samsung 470 Series 256GB SSD Review – Final Thoughts
5. PCMark Vantage X64 We left the best for last with respect to testing and one will soon see why. The SSD Review uses benchmark software called PCMark Vantage x64 HDD Suite to create testing scenarios that might be used in the typical user experience. There are eight tests in all and the tests performed record the speed of data …
Read More »Samsung 64Gb MLC SSD Review
Late last year, Samsung announced it would join the ranks of solid state drive (SSD) manufacturers such as Mtron and Memoright by introducing a SATA II solid state drive capable of read/write speeds in the area of 100MB/s. This was followed in February of this year by a Direct2Dell article entitled Improved SSD Performance Coming Soon’. This article announced that the new Samsung …
Read More »Crucial X9 Pro 4TB Portable SSD Review – Incredible Capacity in a Compact Design
Portable storage is something so many overlook, at least until it is too late. It’s importance cannot be overstated as so many have learned valuable lessons much too late. Myself…my laptop dropped out of my hand on a Military base far too many years ago resulting in the loss of close to a year in weapons establishments surveys, along with …
Read More »Micron 3500 Gen 4 SSD Review – There is Just No Client Comparable
Having been around storage and solid state drives for a few years, we can speak with some authority that client SSDs found in PC systems, laptops and ultra books paled in comparison to those retail SSDs being tested. I can remember our review of the Dell XPS 13 Gold Edition in fact, where the performance spoke to 1500MB/s read and …
Read More »Apricorn Aegis NVX 1TB Secure SSD Review – Rock Solid Data Security at 1000MB/s Transfer Speeds Finally!
Over the years, we have compiled several SSD reviews that might not be the norm to most; secure SSDs. We aren’t speaking of software contained portable SSDs that enable one to activate that devices hardware encryption, but rather, those that don’t rely on software, those that cannot be broken into and even if someone could, those that are filled solid …
Read More »Crucial T500 Pro Gen4 2TB SSD Review – Move Over Expensive 8-Channel High End SSDs!
Don’t really know where to start with this. Every now and then reviewers have product sent to them that breaks the norm. It does things it shouldn’t. Next thing you know there is alot of jabbering back and forth and everyone runs their tests again wondering what the heck?!?! The Crucial T500 Pro is on our Test Bench right now …
Read More »Sabrent Rocket CFX Pro CFExpress B Memory Card Review (512GB/1TB/2TB)
Sabrent has just released an upgraded version of their Rocket CFX CFExpress B Memory Cards and added the name PRO to make sure they are a distinct entry in the storage space. They are available in 512GB, 1 and 2TB and we have had the opportunity to spend some time with all three. Performance is rated at 1800MB/s read and …
Read More »Corsair MP600 Core XT 2TB SSD Review – Great Value Achieved through a Fast DRAMless QLC Design
The Corsair MP600 has been around for some time and has been the go-to SSD for different Corsair component configurations going on four years now. The first was released with the Phison E16 controller paired with Toshiba BiCS 4 TLC NAND while the next became the MP600 Core, again with the Phison E16 but matching it with Micron 96-layer QLC …
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