SanDisk has finally jumped full tilt back into the world of SSDs and our report today will introduce you to the use of yet another brand of NAND flash memory that we haven’t seen in any SATA 3 SSDs, at least that I am aware of. The benefit, of course, is that this memory is owned by SanDisk. This allows …
Read More »Samsung 8TB T5 EVO Portable SSD Review
On our Test Bench this morning is the Samsung Portable SSD (PSSD) T5 EVO and it is a rather unique d…
Apricorn Aegis NVX 1TB Secure SSD Review – Rock Solid Data Security at 1000MB/s Transfer Speeds Finally!
Over the years, we have compiled several SSD reviews that might not be the norm to most; secure SSDs…
Crucial T500 Pro Gen4 2TB SSD Review – Move Over Expensive 8-Channel High End SSDs!
Don’t really know where to start with this. Every now and then reviewers have product sent to…
Samsung Portable SSD T9 4TB Review – High Capacity and 2000MB/S Speed Transfer
Samsung has been around for some time now. In fact they were one the first to spread their wings i…
Samsung 990 Pro 4TB SSD Review – Performance. Capacity. Warranty and Value. A Must Have.
I am going to date myself acknowledging that I used to watch Star Trek as a child but can safely say…
Sabrent Rocket CFX Pro CFExpress B Memory Card Review (512GB/1TB/2TB)
Sabrent has just released an upgraded version of their Rocket CFX CFExpress B Memory Cards and added…
KIOXIA to Show Off Best of the Best at HPE Discover 2023 in Las Vegas Starting Tomorrow
As much as we would like to be there, we will miss this one but that doesn’t mean that you hav…
KIOXIA Launches Industries first CD7 Data Center E3.S Form Factor SSDs on HPE Systems
KIOXIA has just announced that their PCIE 5.0 CD7 NVMe 2.0 E3.S SSDs are making their grand entrance…
Corsair MP600 Core XT 2TB SSD Review – Great Value Achieved through a Fast DRAMless QLC Design
The Corsair MP600 has been around for some time and has been the go-to SSD for different Corsair co…
Corsair MP700 PCIe 5.0 2TB NVMe SSD Review – Gen 5 Makes its Storage Claim to Fame
It seems like so long since we posted our review of the Phison PS5026 – E26 PCIe 5.0 reference…
Crucial T700 PCIe 5 SSD Review – 12.4GB/s Throughput with over 1.6 Million IOPS
One of the oldest names in the flash business is Micron/Crucial and our own relationship with them g…
Lexar Professional Gold 2TB CFExpress Type B Memory Card Review
Several weeks ago, Lexar sent us their biggest and brightest 2TB Lexar Professional Gold CFExpress B…
Early Crucial T700 PCIe 5 NVMe SSD Benchmarks A Bit Underwhelming
We couldn’t help but notice the excitement in the last day or so as Linus posted a rather deta…
Lexar Professional Diamond 512GB CFExpress Type B Card Review
Some time ago we posted an article on the latest and greatest in CFExpress Type B cards with our Lex…
KIOXIA Is Headed to Space – RM Value SAS and XG NVMe SSDs Enhance HPE SBC-2 International Space Station
You have to know that your product is a trusted one when it is requested for an International Space …
Building the TSSDR ASRock Z790 Taichi Core I5-13600K Test Bench
PCIe 5.0 has made its stand in the PC world and is well on its way to making everything we do faster…
Acer Predator GM7 1TB SSD Review – 232-Layer NAND Comes Alive Running at 2400MT/s in a DRAM-less Design
It’s been just over a month since we posted the latest in NAND flash technology with our Micro…
Samsung T7 Shield 10Gbps Portable SSD Review – 4TB of External Storage Goodness
Sometimes small things surprise us. Samsung just pulled this off with their newest T7 Shield which …
ProGrade Digital CFExpress Type B GOLD 2.0 Memory Card Review – High Capacity High Sustained Writes Low Temp FINALLY!
CFExpress Type B cards have become a main stream item and will be here for some time. We don’…
Lexar Professional GOLD CFExpress Type-A 320GB Memory Card and Reader Review
CF Express Type-A memory cards are a particularly niche product restricted for the most part to thos…
Corsair TBT200 ThunderBolt 4 Dock Review – Up to 96W Power Delivery and all the Tb4 Ports One Could Need
A portable dock for a laptop can be a sweet thing when the laptop charges from the dock. Historica…
The TSSDR Z790 Core i9-13900K Test Bench Comes Alive with First PCIe 5.0 SSD Speed Testing
It has been some time since we have posted a Test Bench build so we thought we would start the new y…
Sabrent Rocket Gen 4 2230 1TB M.2 SSD Review – Is this the Smallest and Fastest Storage Combination in the World?
Without a doubt one of the smallest and fastest storage solutions available today! …
Phison PS5026-E26 Reference Design PCIe 5.0 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD Preview – Things Just Got a Whole Lot Faster
Let's Welcome the world's first PCIe 5.0 SSD outside of manufacturers hands... …
Micron 2550 DRAMless Gen4 Client SSD Review – The Worlds First 232-Layer NAND SSD Is A Game Changer
Every now and then a product comes across our desk that we just know is going to be special…ma…
Corsair MP600 GS SSD Review – Micron B47R Premium Flash in a 2TB DRAMless SSD
DRAMless SSDs are somewhat of an odd duck in the SSD world, yet they consistently reappear. Ask an…
Sabrent Rocket nano V2 2TB Portable SSD Review – Portable and Fast
Given respect to portable storage, Sabrent is without a doubt the team to beat. They hold no reserv…
Kingston Fury Renegade Gen4 SSD Review – Just How Fast Does it Get
I remember a few years back when I got my hands on the first SATA SSD and first experienced the diff…
Micron Announces 2550 Series NVMe SSDs — World’s First Featuring 232-Layer NAND
Micron is announcing its newest NVMe SSD offerings for client storage needs. Their new 2550-Series o…
Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD Review – High Speed & Incredible 8TB Capacity
It is no secret that one of Sabrent’s top weapons in the storage world is the Rocket 4 Plus wh…
Recent Posts
Toshiba MK4001GRZB 400GB SAS 6Gb/s Enterprise SLC SSD Review
Our SSD review today will be on the Toshiba MK4001GRZB 400GB SAS 6Gb/s Enterprise SLC SSD and will be the first to undergo our new Enterprise Test Protocol. This SSD brings with it some of the best sustainable performance in the realm, and also has recently taken the Grand Prize for Excellence in Energy Efficiency and Conservation from the Japan …
Read More »Renice Technology Releases 240GB mSATA SSD As Capacity Complements Flexibility
Renice Technology, well known for their line of high performance SSDs, has announced the release of their X3 50mm mSATA (MO-300B) SSD in a 240GB form factor. The LSI Sandforce based drive will deliver read/write speeds of 285MB/s and 275 MB/s and up to 30,000 4KB random read IOPS. The new product will be available in 240 GB capacities, in addition to the …
Read More »The SSD Review Solid State Storage (SSS) Enterprise Test Protocol
A casual reader of The SSD Review has probably grown accustomed to seeing the huge RAID numbers from any number of our RAID tests as well as the great results seen in our evaluations of consumer SSDs. We do have a penchant for throwing around numbers in excess of 450,000 IOPS and 4GB/s throughput in our reviews so, for the …
Read More »Marvell Releases SATA 3 88SS9187 SSD Controller – Promises Low Power and 500MB/s Speeds For Ultras
Marvell was the first to enter the SATA 3 SSD market by several months. The Crucial C300 used the first SATA III Marvell processor as early as mid-2010. Since that time, there several manufacturers have used the Marvell controller, and with great success. No stranger to enterprise needs, Marvell controllers have also been used to equal success in enterprise flash …
Read More »Elgato Releases Thunderbolt SSD As New Interface Picks Up Performance Crown
Elgato, well known for their PC TV products and storage solutions, has announced the release of their first Thunderbolt SSD. Aimed at Macs (but usable on any computer with a Thunderbolt interface), the aptly named Thunderbolt will deliver transfer rates (presumably read speeds) of up to 270 MB/s. The drives will be available in capacities of 120GB and 240GB, with …
Read More »MyDigitalSSD 32GB Super Cache mSATA SSD Review
In taking a close look at the need for mSATA SSDs in today’s SSD arena, it just doesn’t really seem clear as to why manufacturers are jumping into the mSATA fold so quickly. We might be able to say that the push to market of mSATA SSDs has become a trend, in fact. Our analysis today will be the MyDigitalSSD …
Read More »The Ultimate CeBIT 2012 Booth Babe Collection (Pt 2)
Our first edition of the ‘Beauty of CeBIT 2012‘ went over with such success that we thought all might appreciate one more run through on the last day of the show for some last minute shots. You are going to have to trust me when I say this is not as easy of a task as it seems, simply for …
Read More »Super Talent Upstream SSD Aimed Squarely At The Consumer – Market Set For Shower Of New Products
Super Talent, making their presence known at this year’s CeBit, has announced the imminent release of their UpStream PCIe SSD. The LSI Sandforce based card on display will deliver read and write speeds of 1GB/s and 900MB/s respectively and will be offered in capacities of 220GB, 460GB and 960GB. Super Talent hopes to have the card released in April and we hope to …
Read More »OCZ’s Talos 2 SAS SSD Gets New Gig In Drobo SANs
OCZ’s Talos 2 SAS SSDs are getting a new gig courtesy of Drobo. Drobo, manufacturer of professional and business oriented storage solutions is making use of OCZ’s Talos 2 enterprise SAS SSDs in their B1200i SAN offering. Drobo currently offers products with HDDs, but this will mark the first use of SSDs in a tiered solution by the company. The …
Read More »The Ultimate CeBIT 2012 Booth Babe Collection (Pt1)
We have done it at each of the other technology shows with resounding success and thought we might tackle it once again at CeBIT 2012 in Hannover. We think you might agree that there is one thing that simply cannot be overlooked as we travel CeBIT, this being European beauty. From Ms Germany, Anne-Kathrin Kosch, to CES participants, and all …
Read More »Gigabyte Unveils U2442 Ultrabook With Great Features – CeBIT 2012 Update
Gigabyte unveiled it’s newest Ultrabook at the Planet Resellers pavilion of CeBIT 2012 and it seems someone has listened to the consumer for a change. At up to 3.3lbs and 0.81″ thick, these 14 inch laptops definitely won’t qualify for Intel’s official ultrabook status, however, standard and available hardware make this ultra a showstopper. It seems that Gigabyte listened to …
Read More »OCZ Vertex 4 SSD Benched Again – CeBIT 2012 Update
Our first visit to the OCZ Booth at CeBIT 2012 was a bit ‘rushed’ as we saw a flurry of first day guests invading the hangars as many companies were still fine tuning their displays. Such was the case with our visit to the OCZ booth which remains to be one of the busiest displays of the show. We have …
Read More »OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual Mini RAID Data Storage/Backup Review
OWC has a great range of external storage solutions for both Mac and PC users. With the Elite Pro offerings addressing the desktop solutions, in quad, dual and single Bay formats, there is a need for that “portable” offering that can come in so handy for users on-the-go. This is the slot that the Mercury Elite Pro Mini looks to …
Read More »Romex FancyCache Review – SSD Performance At 13GB/s and 765,000 IOPS In 60 Seconds Flat!
Have you ever wondered what you could do with all of your high bandwidth, low latency RAM? Romex Software’s FancyCache has a suggestion for you: cache your drives. Caching has been all the rage lately in the SSD world. If there isn’t a caching solution to your liking now, chances are their will be soon enough although such options are …
Read More »