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 …
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KIOXIA Samples Newest UFS Ver 4.1 Embedded Flash Memory Devices for Automotive Applicatiions
It seems we are always speaking of SSDs in one shape or another but we fall short of just how vast this market is. Single chip designs are never spoken of and , well many may not be aware, but there is a perfect example of this in every cell phone on the planet. Today, KIOXIA has announced sampling of …
Read More »Micron Announces 122TB 6600 ION, 9650 Gen6 World’s Fastest, and 7600 Gen 5 SSD Under 1ms Access Time – Good Things Come in Threes
Where to start…. Micron just hit a landmine that’s going to send alot of storage companies back to the board room to reconsider what’s best for their service. Without a doubt the fastest SSD on the planet right now is going to be the Micron 9650 which is already sampling and reaching unbelievable speeds of 28GB/s. To give you an …
Read More »KIOXIA Introduces Worlds First Gen 5 245.76TB NVMe SSD in EDSFF E3.L Form Factor for AI
Moving the world of AI a step forward this week, KIOXIA has introduced the world’s first 245.76TB Gen5 NVMe EDSFF (Enterprise and Data Center Standard Form Factor) E3.L form factor. This is a completely proprietary SSD based on KIOXIA controller, NAND and firmware and it features KIIOXIA 32-die stack BiCS QLC 3D NAND flash memory The LC9 family is shown …
Read More »The SSD Review Jumps Back into the Business of Enterprise SSD Reviews
We were the first to test enterprise SSDs, beginning with Paul Alcorn’s review of the Areca 1880ix-12 PCIe 6G SAS RAID Controller way back in March of 2011. We have been fortunate to have had some of the worlds best enterprise SSD reviewers to include, Paul Alcorn, Chris Ryan and Sean Webster, as well as maybe a ghost writer or …
Read More »KIOXIA’s Newest CD9P Gen5 14GB/s SSD Reaches 61.44TB Capacity & On Display at HPE Diiscover Las Vegas 23-26 Jun
KIOXIA has just introduced their newest CD9P Gen5 14GB/s enterprise SSD which will reach a high capacity of 61.44TB in its 2.5″ form factor and up to 30.72 TB in its E.3.S form factor. If you want to check this out first hand, there is no better place than HPE Didscover on Las Vegas next week, feom 23-26 Jun 25. …
Read More »Our Sponsor SMI Shows off SM2504XT Gen5 and SM2324 USB4 SSD Controllers at Computex 2025
Apologies if we did not make the announcement but we have landed! The SSD Review is on the ground in Taipei, Taiwan, and preparing for Computex 2025. This is our first return to the event since 2019 and we are proud to provide special recognition to SMI who has sponsored us for this event. If you would like to meet …
Read More »KIOXIA Showcases Flash Storage Powering AI and Scalable Infrastructure at Dell Technologies World 2025
KIOXIA America, Inc., the inventor of NAND flash memory, will be at Dell Technologies World next week to demonstrate how its innovative solid state drives (SSDs) and memory solutions are simplifying AI adoption, accelerating data-driven workloads, and enabling more efficient, scalable IT infrastructure. KIOXIA will highlight its newest SSD offerings built with the company’s 8th generation BiCS FLASH™ 3D flash …
Read More »ProGrade Digital PG20 Pro Thunderbolt 4 Hub and CFExpress A/B Reader Review
As a wildlife photographer, I can tell you that the most frustrating thing has always been how camera companies lag behind. It has to with media transfer and manipulation. Storage… and more specifically… flash storage has moved forward rapidly but camera companies haven’t kept up. I just can’t bear it and neither can Grey Eyes here. The storage speed of …
Read More »KIOXIA Announces High-Capacity LC9 Series 122.88 TB NVMe SSD for AI Applications
Featuring the Latest QLC BiCS FLASH 3D Flash Memory, New Enterprise NVMe SSD to Debut at Upcoming Conference SAN JOSE, Calif., March 13, 2025 – KIOXIA America, Inc. today announced the development of its new LC9 Series 122.88 terabyte (TB) capacity NVMe™ SSD in a 2.5-inch form factor – the first SSD built with the company’s BiCS FLASH™ generation 8 …
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