If you’ve followed our work for any length of time, you already know my affinity for ProGrade equipment. It’s been that way for quite some time, and in many respects, I’m probably the ideal ProGrade client. My work goes well beyond reviewing digital gear and flash technology. I shoot tens of thousands of photos and videos each month, all of …
Read More » We’re entering an era where smaller, faster, and higher-capacity SSDs are no longer luxuries; they’re necessities. I experienced this firsthand last year while shopping for a new ultrabook. My shortlist of must-haves was clear: a compact form factor, support for at least a 4TB SSD, and PCIe 4.0 performance. Ideally, I wanted PCIe Gen5 speeds, but nothing on the market …
Read More » Our report today takes a close look at Corsair’s latest flagship SSD, the MP700 Pro XT, marking the first industry release of a drive featuring the Phison PS5028-E28 Gen5 NVMe 8-channel controller. We first offered a ‘performance preview‘ of this controller back in June, and more recently, we included our E28 sample in ‘The Ultimate Laptop SSD Battery Test.’ In …
Read More » Lexar has done it again… and this time, Sony Alpha and FX series owners finally have reason to celebrate. For years, they’ve been like kids watching from the sidelines while Canon EOS R5 users like myself enjoyed the benefits of faster CFExpress Type-B storage. But that all changes now. Thanks to Lexar, Type-A users are catching up in a big …
Read More » Today’s review covers the Phison Pascari X200Z Gen5 SSDs in both 800GB and 1.6TB capacities. We have two in our hot little hands in fact! Now, if you’ve been around long enough, that “Z” in the name might spark a bit of nostalgia. Yes, we’re talking about SLC flash. Credit where credit’s due: Samsung helped popularize the term. But for …
Read More » A short time ago we did a review of the MemBlaze Pblaze7 7A40 Gen5 Enterprise SSD and this SSD contained T-Head Zhenyue 510 (also known as TH7700) 16-channel Gen5 SSD controller, along with 8-pieces of YMTC Xtacking 3.0 (X3-9070) 232-layer 3D TLC NAND flash memory capable of running at up to 2400MT/s. That SSD was a one drive write per …
Read More » If we look back several years, one couldn’t get an enterprise level SSD without direct company contact, and putting a face to business…maybe even with a firm handshake. Things have changed and, as much as many might think easy access may be good or bad, we are seeing ‘off the shelf design’ far more often these days. Right now, one …
Read More » These are the lowest 4/8 TB prices we have seen to date, and as such, they deserve a post! Right now at Amazon, the Lexar Play Gen4 SSD capable of speeds up to 7400MB/s read and 6500MB/s write are priced at an all time low $499.99 for the 8TB version and $219.99 for the 4TB version. Believe it or not, …
Read More » This is a KILLER price for a relatively new SSD on the market… and ONLY for Amazon’s Prime Big Deals Days. Consider this! The SSD review is the first to get review SSD review samples and we only reviewed this in May of this year. Check out the review here! This SSD is paired with the best components on the …
Read More » Without a doubt some of the best prices we have ever seen on Samsung SSDs are going on right now at Amazon Prime day Deals! Buty you have to be a Prime Member so click on the Join Prime Decal in each link! Let’s Get Started! As an Amazon Associate we may earn from qualifying purchases. What better way to …
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