Sometimes small things surprise us. Samsung just pulled this off with their newest T7 Shield which has just been released in a massive 4TB capacity. You see… this is not typical of Samsung to push out such high capacity storage as it goes against their business model. I know this as I had a very lengthy conversation with Samsung in …
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Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus-G Gaming SSD Review – Rocket 4 Plus-G Speed Catfight with the Samsung 990 Pro
Most SSD manufacturers have been around four to six times longer than Sabrent, but few can stand beside the company. Alongside Phison, they have literally pushed the SSD industry forward at a pace that pretty much labels them pioneers and they have only been in this space a few years. Any reviewer can display a pile of 4/8TB TLC/QLC SSDs, …
Read More »Samsung 990 Pro SSD Review – Samsung Reigns True Yet Again
One of the oldest players in the SSD world is Samsung. They have been around since the beginning and were the first to release SSDs on the retail side way back in April of 2008, right there beside SanDisk. Back then, we had the Samsung 64GB SLC SATA II SSD priced at a high of $1130… for 64GB! Flash memory …
Read More »Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield Review
The Samsung Portable T7 Shield is a USB 3.2 Gen 2 SSD that will transfer data at up to 1GB/s with capacities up to 2TB, a decent price point and 3-year warranty.
Read More »Samsung Pro Plus microSDXC Card and Card Reader Review
Samsung has recently introduced a new card in their flash lineup which should be a very comfortable entry into the media world. It is the Samsung Pro Plus microSDXC and it is available in 128, 256 and 512GB capacities with and without the included card reader. This card also comes with a 10-year warranty. Its performance specs are rather impressive …
Read More »Samsung 980 NVMe Gen 3 SSD Review – DRAM-Less SSDs Go Mainstream…and they are fast!
Recommend a DRAM-less SSD on any website forum or product purchase site and you have just committed storage suicide. There is a ‘cancel-culture’ that will hunt you down and ensure that you never post without their jumping in ever again. People who have never had a DRAM-less SSD in their hand will hound you endlessly because, well, Linus said not …
Read More »Samsung 980 Pro Gen4 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD Review – The Bigger They Get
Advance in flash technology enables larger capacities to be attained in smaller SSDs such as the M.2. When it all started in 2007, consumer SSD storage maxed out at 32GB with the SanDisk U5000 SSD. That SSD in a Dell XPS started it all for us in fact, and that was a 2.5″ 9mm thick notebook SSD, something that has …
Read More »Samsung 870 EVO SATA3 SSD Review (1/4TB) – Are Notebook SSDs Still a Thing? U Bet!
We are often amused at the progression of SSDs throughout the years. Even today, check anywhere and you can easily find information on the fastest SSD, or even the highest capacity SSD, but what about SSD form factors? Form factor progression has seen SATA 3 notebook SSDs grow into to PCIe SSDs, AIC, mSATA, U2 and then to what was …
Read More »Samsung 128GB Pro Plus and EVO Plus SDXC Card Review – Everything Proof with a 10-Year Warranty
Samsung has released two new SDXC cards for photo and video creators alike and they are the new Samsung Pro Plus and EVO Plus SDXC cards. Both are available in capacities of 32, 64, 128 and 256GB and both cards are U3 Class 10 compliant in accordance to SD Association standards listed here. Looking specifically at video, both are capable …
Read More »Samsung 980 Pro Gen 4 NVMe SSD Review (1TB/250GB) – 7GB/s Speed with Cooler Temps
So… on our PCIe Gen 4 Test Bench today we have an SSD that is rather exciting. It is the Samsung 980 Pro PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD and, not only is it the smallest and fastest SSD on the planet right now, but also, it’s…very cool! By cool, we don’t mean that is trendy or awesome per se, but rather, …
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