Tag Archives: client SSD

KIOXIA Announces XG7/XG7-P PCIe 4.0 SSDs for High-end Client Applications

KIOXIA is announcing the release of their new XG7/XG7-P Series of PC OEM-focused SSDs, updating their portfolio of PCIe 4.0 client SSDs for desktops, notebooks and workstations. KIOXIA’s comprehensive product offerings now span enterprise, data center and client segments, addressing a wide array of usage scenarios and optimizing tomorrow’s data, service and content-driven environment. Designed for demanding PC environments, the …

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Crucial Announces P1 NVMe M.2 x 2280 Client SSD – Up to 2TB Capacity

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Crucial is announcing its newest consumer M.2 NVMe SSD, designated as the Crucial P1.  Available in capacities up to 2TB, the P1 gets you in the game faster, as well as storing reams of precious memories.  The P1 provides the ideal storage upgrade, providing speed, storage capacity and dependability. Crucial if offering the P1 in capacity points of 500GB, 1TB …

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Toshiba Announces BG3 SSD Series Featuring Single Package BGA 64-Layer BiCS 3D Flash Memory

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Toshiba is announcing its newest client SSD product that features their latest 64-layer TLC BiCS Flash memory on a single-package ball grid array.  The new BG3 series is geared toward future mobile devices, and offers superior performance in a smaller footprint than SATA SSDs.  Its DRAM-less design also reduces the cost and power requirements to enable higher quality user experiences. …

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Toshiba Is 2016’s Fastest Growing SSD and HDD Vendor

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Toshiba is announcing that they were the fastest-growing hard disk drive (HDD) and solid-state drive (SSD) vendor of 2016.  According to two recent reports from industry analysts IDC, titled “Worldwide Solid State Storage Quarterly Update, CY 4Q16” and “Worldwide 4Q16 HDD Shipment Results and Four-Quarter Forecast Update“, Toshiba was fastest growing vendor in the global $25 billion HDD segment, as …

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SanDisk Announces Z410 Client SSD — Optimized For Everyday Computing

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SanDisk Corporation, a world-leading producer of flash storage devices, is announcing the SanDisk Z410 SSD, a competitively priced solid-state drive (SSD) that allows OEMs to incorporate it into a broad range of laptops and desktop PCs.  The Z410 features 15nm three-bits-per-cell (TLC) NAND, enabling the performance, capacities and form factor that are easily incorporated into most mainstream computing platforms. The …

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Micron Discusses Both MLC and TLC Products Utilizing Their 3D NAND As Well As Future 3D NAND Plans

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We had the opportunity last week to chat with Kevin Kilbuck, Micron’s director of NAND strategic planning, to discuss their current 3D NAND generation, as well as their future 3D NAND plans.  Not only for SSDs, data storage usage opportunites for NAND continue to grow in embedded markets, such as mobile devices, automotive, industrial and the Internet of Things. In …

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Corsair Announces Expansion of Force LS Series of SSDs – 480GB and 960GB Capacities Now Available

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Corsair, a global producer of high-performance PC hardware components, is announcing the expansion of the Force LS series of solid-state drives (SSDs) to include 480GB and 960GB capacity versions. The Force LS series of SSDs in all capacities offer consumers a cost-effective upgrade path for their notebook or desktop PCs to more reliable and faster solid-state storage. The Force Series …

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SATA-IO Readies SATA Express For Prime Time — Storage Visions 2015 Update

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Day two at Storage Visions finds us visiting the SATA-IO booth and talking to Paul Wassenberg. Paul is the Director of Product Marketing for Marvell, and also a SATA-IO board member.  The Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO) is an independent, non-profit organization developed by and for leading industry companies for the purpose of providing the industry with guidance and support for …

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LiteOn Technology Corporation — Storage Visions 2015 Update

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Next up at Storage Visions 2015 is a visit with LiteOn Technology Corporation, who is both an OEM supplier and also offers products under its own brand. They have been much more aggressive in the last couple of years in developing and marketing SSDs under the LiteOn label. Our meeting today was with Darlo Perez, managing director at LiteOn, and …

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