Flash memory, at the consumer level, came to the forefront in late 2007 and has changed everything we do, without most understanding , or caring to understand the reason why.  Its advance has changed our world and we do things every day that somehow touches flash memory in some way, shape or form.  The easiest example might be a quick …

Toshiba is announcing the XG5 M.2 NVMe SSD, representing the industry’s first SSD to ship with 64-layer BiCS FLASH­­­™ 3D memory.  First demonstrated at Dell/EMC World, the XG5 is geared toward mainstream computing, thin performance notebooks, and enthusiast desktops and laptops. Utilizing Toshiba’s BiCS FLASH­™ 3D flash memory and its vertically stacked cell structure allows for higher capacity in the …

Kingston is announcing the KC1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD, which is geared toward the power user, including professionals and enthusiasts.  The KC1000 is the ultimate performance boost for demanding applications such as high-resolution video editing, virtualization, augmented reality, gaming, and other data intensive workloads where typical storage is unable to keep pace with data demand. The KC1000 is being offered …

Intel Optane Memory is Intel’ first phase in release of their Optane flash technology line that Intel hopes might revolutionize the flash industry.  At its most basic level, it is SSD storage that caches your hard drive with performance speeds up to 1.4GB/s, a speed that has yet to be seen for this type of storage in the industry.  The term ‘Optane’ is …

Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., a world-leading producer of storage technology and devices, is announcing that it will be showcasing its new BG series of solid-state drives (SSDs) featuring cutting-edge BiCS FLASH™ with TLC technology and Toshiba’s new single-package ball grid array (BGA) NVMe PCIe Gen3 x2 SSD at the 2016 Flash Memory Summit in Santa Clara, CA from 8/8 …

We have done it again. Pulled together the opinions of others to try and make your decision making a little easier.  It’s better to make an educated decision when purchasing high end components. HIGHLIGHT REVIEW ZOTAC GeForce GTX980 AMP Graphics Card @ Technology X With Fallout 4 just being released on November 10th 2015, some of you may be looking …

The Storage Products Business Unit of Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., a global technology leader, is announcing three separate new families of PCIe solid-state drives that use the NVMe protocol, that are geared toward various usage scenarios, including high-performance notebooks, thin notebooks, 2-in-1 / convertible notebooks, all-in-one tablets and PCs; and also server and general storage applications. All three of …

Computex is now out of the way and everyone is back in their respective homeland. This gives us the opportunity to pull together some of our Affiliates work for you as a quick guide to comparing thoughts. HIGHLIGHT REVIEW Noctua NH-D9L CPU Cooler Review @ Technology X In our review of Noctua’s flagship NH-D15 air cooler, we found it to …

SanDisk Corporation, a world-leading producer of flash storage devices, is announcing the new SanDisk Z400s solid-state drive (SSD), an affordable solution engineered to replace hard-disk drives (HDDs) in laptops and other computing platforms, as well as for embedded applications. The Z400s outperforms most HDDs by a factor of 20X, with 20X lower average power consumption, and with 5X the reliability …

Back in December, Samsung launched the 850 EVO series of SSDs in the standard 2.5” form factor. Along with the 850 PRO, these were the first SSDs to utilize Samsung’s new 32-layer 3D V-NAND technology. When combined with Samsung’s TurboWrite technology, the 850 EVO’s can attain some amazing data transfer speeds. Samsung is now expanding its lineup of 850 EVO …