Thunderbolt 3 has been around for some time now and, as bumpy of a start as it initially seemed to have had, it seems to be fitting quite well in today’s world of anything media. With 40Gbps bi-directional travel that for some odd reason is limited to 2.8GB/s throughput, there are just so many other things that come along with …
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WD Black SN750 Review M.2 NVMe SSD Review (1TB) – Enthusiast Class Performance Revisited
It is not often that we dedicate the time to looking at an SSD that has been reworked simply through firmware, but our review today of the Western Digital Black SN750 NVMe SSD is just that. Physically, this SSD holds the same level of components as the WD Black/SanDisk Extreme pro Report we did just about a year ago. We …
Read More »PNY Elite 512GB microSDXC Flash Card Review – High Capacity in a Small Package
I remember a time when people were amazed of the high capacity that a CF card could have. It was all the rage for the media world. Years past and we saw the popularity of SD cards, and eventually the need for microSD cards grew exponentially. Yes… I realize I am dating myself here….just about as far back as the …
Read More »Samsung 860 Pro SSD Review (4TB) – So Much Storage
To give you an idea how far we have come in solid-state storage, the very first notebook sold with an SSD was the Dell XPS M1330. It shipped with the Sandisk u5000 (my first and very embarrassing review) SATA2 32GB SSD, an SSD that would gain infamy as the first ‘stuttering SSD’ and, back then, storage capacity wasn’t an option. …
Read More »Lima Ultra Personal Cloud with Samsung 2TB T3 Portable SSD Review
Technology that makes life simple is a bit easier said then done and something we always strive for. Technically speaking, the cloud does just that but, let’s be honest…people want their files within reach. iCloud is a great example of this as, regardless of how easy it is to set up and secure, people don’t want their files located somewhere …
Read More »The SSD Review is Hiring – Paid Flash Storage Reviewer
Are you a storage geek? Do you find yourself up until the very early hours of the morning experimenting and examining ideas and flash storage thoughts only to jump on a Forum with your latest amazing test result? Contact Us! The SSD Review seeks storage minded people to join our team for paid opportunities and travel, fulfilling contract positions. Such …
Read More »KILLER BLACK FRIDAY AMAZON TECH AND SSD DEALS
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 …
Read More »Lexar 800x 512GB Professional CompactFlash Card Review
In storage tech, there exists a golden triangle that consists of performance, capacity and value; this is no different for camera storage. In our last CompactFlash Card report, we awarded our Editor’s Choice to the Lexar Professional 1066x 128GB CF Card for its mind-boggling performance that blew away every storage card we have ever tested. That card, as well, came …
Read More »ASRock X99 OC Formula Review – SSD Performance Differs Slightly With the X99
If you are going to introduce a new motherboard to the world, perhaps the best marketing feat one could achieve would be to set a new overclocking world record for that board close to the time of its release. Nick Shih of ASRock did that with the new ASRock X99 OC Formula recently by overclocking the latest Intel i7-5960X chip …
Read More »Intel SSD DC P3700 Review (800GB) – NVMe for Enterprise…and Enthusiasts?
With the release of the SSD DC P3700, Intel has delivered on the most anticipated piece of storage technology in recent memory. This release is all about NVMe. We have been hearing about NVMe for years, but an end product always seemed just out of reach. We also expected the first devices to be exorbitantly priced enterprise SSDs. While not the …
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