At Micron Insights, in addition to the announcement of their 5300 and 7300 series SSD, the company unveiled the world’s fastest SSD with their own 3D XPoint, the X100. Little has been said about Micron’s stake in 3D XPoint besides the idea to call their parts QuantX, but it seems like that plan has been changed as we didn’t hear …
Read More »SanDisk Professional G-Drive Project Review – Stunning Build and 22TB of Storage.
Kinda speechless. We first started The SSD Review some 15 years ago and swore I would never use ano…
Crucial T705 Gen5 2TB SSD Review – 14GB/s Becomes Just a Walk in the Park
And so the steam train of SSD speeds keeps moving. It wasn’t so long ago that we thought thin…
KIOXIA First As HPE Spaceborne Computer-2 Data Center Launches Into Space with KIOXIA Onboard
It has been14 years since our first introduction to so many of today’s KIOXIA team and might y…
Samsung 990 EVO Gen 5 2TB SSD Review
Samsung’s newest SSD release is the 990EVO, a PCIe 5.0 SSD that runs at the lower end of PCIe …
Crucial X9 Pro 4TB Portable SSD Review – Incredible Capacity in a Compact Design
Portable storage is something so many overlook, at least until it is too late. It’s importanc…
Phison PS5026-E26 Max14um Gen5 SSD Reference Design Preview – 14GB/s Nails that Performance Sweet Spot
It is no secret with SSD advance that performance and stability have been the driving force behind t…
Micron 3500 Gen 4 SSD Review – There is Just No Client Comparable
Having been around storage and solid state drives for a few years, we can speak with some authority …
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! …
Recent Posts
Micron Announces Portable SSD and 96L TLC Powered Enterprise SSDs
Crucial Memory and Micron, their parent company, have got some big announcements today. At Micron Insight in San Francisco, the company announced a bunch of new products, including their first portable SSD under the Crucial brand as well as two new enterprise SSDs. Crucial X8 Portable SSD Crucial’s next step into the consumer market includes a sleek-looking portable SSD, the …
Read More »Intel Memory & Storage Day in Seoul Rattles the Storage Industry
This week in Seoul, South Korea, Intel held somewhat of an unusual event. Right smack dab in the middle of Samsung’s turf, Intel took the time to make some very key announcements in the storage industry by demonstrating ‘proof of concept’ and future releases to a very limited group of global media. For those having been involved with Intel for …
Read More »SecureData 2TB Secure Drive BT External SSD Review
We have looked at plenty of SSD security solutions in the past, the most recent being the Apricorn Aegis Fortress L3 External SSD, or my personal favorite and constant companion, the Apricorn Aegis Secure Key 3.0 480GB flash drive which had been with me for some three years now. I prefer hardware security solutions to software, as many do, simply …
Read More »Toshiba Memory Announces PCIe 4.0 SSDs and demonstrates Market’s First Enterprise/ Data Center PCIe 4.0 SSDs AT FMS 2019
Toshiba Memory utilized Flash Memory Summit 2019 for several key announcements regarding PCIe 4.0 SSDs, including their Next-Gen enterprise and data center NVMe drives and additional form factors. Toshiba Memory is also the first to announce and publicly demonstrate (along with Broadcom), their PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs. The Toshiba Memory CM6 and CD6 are enterprise / data center SSDs that …
Read More »Kingston A2000 NVMe PCIe SSD Review (1TB) – High Speed & Capacity at Under $99
Cost has always been a prohibitive factor when it came to SSDs. Not so much for the geeks, gamers and enthusiasts who jumped on board several years ago, but there has always been a group of PC users who might like to transition from the hard drive to the SSD…but the price has never been quite right. And then there …
Read More »Micron c200 microSD Card Review (1TB) – As High Capacity Becomes the Norm in microSD
The inevitability of advance in flash has brought something that the world still cannot get enough of… storage. Regardless of what you believe, there never seems to be enough space and higher resolution media would never survive on cards of only a few years back. Micron’s latest and greatest 96-layer 3D QLC NAND is really the highlight of our review …
Read More »Toshiba Introduces XFMEXPRESS™ – A New Form Factor, Innovative Connector, and Mobile-Friendly Footprint
Toshiba Memory America is utilizing Flash Memory Summit 2019 to introduce their new XFMEXPRESS™ Technology for removable PCIe attached, NVMe memory devices. XFMEXPRESS features a new form factor and a new innovative latching connector that greatly enhances serviceability and upgrade opportunities. Toshiba utilized their extensive background in single-package memory designs to develop XFMEXPRESS, with features that are designed to revolutionize …
Read More »Toshiba BG4 1TB NVMe SSD Review – What the Future Holds
Want to look into the future just a bit? The picture below shows the latest Toshiba BG4 NVMe 1TB Client SSD and it is just about the same size as an SD card. To the left and not a competitor brand, we have the Lexar 1TB SDXC card and it reaches great speeds of 95MB/s….which is pretty much it for …
Read More »Orico NVMe M.2 SSD Enclosure Review
It has been some time now since JMicron released their JMS583 chip which serves as a USB 3.1 Gen 2 to PCIe Gen 3×2 Bridge Controller that enables very high speed and large volume storage in a relatively small M.2 SSD enclosure. To say the least, this chip has done very well and we have reviewed it in enclosures to …
Read More »Intel Announces Optane™ Memory M15 Featuring 2 x Additional PCIe Lanes — Computex 2019 Update
Intel is launching their Computex 2019 coverage by announcing their next generation of Intel Optane™ memory, designated as the M15 for 7th generation and later Intel Core™ CPU platforms. The Intel Optane memory M15 features two additional PCIe lanes to provide higher throughput bandwidth for enhanced system responsiveness and acceleration. Intel’s latest Optane offering also includes additional NMVe features, such …
Read More »Toshiba Announces XG6-P NVMe SSD – Industry’s Most Advanced Flash Node and up to 2TB of Capacity– Computex 2019 Update
Toshiba Memory America is kicking off their Computex 2019 presence by announcing the XG6-P NVMe SSD, building on the XG6 series that features class-leading write performance. Toshiba is gearing the new XG6-P towards high-end gaming systems and workstations, as well as for cost-optimized data center usage. The XG6-P series facilitates enhanced data access and application performance by virtue of its …
Read More »Plugable TBT3-UTV Thunderbolt 3 Docking Station with Host Charging Review
As a camera and computer geek, I am always in search of the perfect peripherals for my PC. Quite frankly, I am always looking for anything that keeps me from having to reach around the back of the PC. My perfect solution might be dual Tbt3 with 40Gbps transfer, have power delivery and also have SD and MicroSD card slots …
Read More »ADATA Ultimate SU750 SATA3 SSD Review (1TB) – Notebook SSDs Still Control The Marketplace
It has been a bit since we posted a review on a 2.5″ notebook SATA3 SSD and that comes with the territory I guess. We get caught up with the latest and greatest, and we are always amazed that M.2 SSDs the size of a stick of gum can reach mind blowing speeds of NVMe at 3.5GB/s. Nevertheless, SATA3 SSDs …
Read More »Netstor NA622TB3 Thunderbolt 3 SSD Enclosure Review- 4 SSDs & a PCIe Switch
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 …
Read More »