Every so often, I get my hands on a new tech device that really makes me smile. Undoubtedly, it becomes a key gadget that I keep with me in my travels, and one that I tend to show off at tech events I attend. The Glyph 2TB AtomRAID portable SSD just happened to show up on our doorstep a few days before …
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The New Kaby Lake Z270 Test Bench Gets Built – 5GHz
Every year or so, we try to upgrade our hardware to stay current with tech trends and bumping our newest test bench up to the new Kaby Lake design was no different. With Intel’ newest Optane Technology knocking at the door, the Z270 was a must. If you are wondering whether the boot to Z270 is worth the jump from Z170, …
Read More »Patriot Hellfire SSD Review (480GB) – Fast & Efficient
Most well known for their DRAM and USB drives, Patriot memory isn’t new to offering performance and gamer oriented products. Years ago, they jumped on the SSD bandwagon, but they seemed to fall off at one point or another. As of last two years, however, they hopped back on and they now offer SSDs for every segment of the market. …
Read More »Phison Demos Entry-level NVMe E8 Controller – CES 2017 Update
When talking about high-performance storage and the controllers that power them, you can be sure that Phison will be in the conversation. Many companies have taken advantage of their E7 NVMe controller to bring out enthusiast class SSDs, such as the Patriot Hellfire, Corsair MP500, and MyDigitalSSD BPX (all of which are in our queue to review). But, as times are moving, Phison …
Read More »Synology Shows Off Latest All-Flash Storage Appliance — CES 2017 Update
Friday afternoon found us chatting with Steven Peters, Lead Sales Manager for Synology America Corp., a leading producer of network-attached storage (NAS) products. In their South Hall booth here at the Las Vegas Convention Center, they had on display their latest all-flash storage appliance, designated as the FS3017. This 2u rack unit can house up to 24 hot-swappable solid-state drives (SSDs). …
Read More »LiteOn / Plextor Discuss Market Share and Upcoming Products – CES 2017 Update
We had the opportunity this week to meet with LiteOn/Plextor in a suite at the Bellagio. We were shown a presentation outlining the history of LiteOn and Plextor, as well as all of their relevant technologies and future products roadmap. Many people have never heard of LiteOn, as many of their products are sold to OEMs to use in their …
Read More »Fasetto Introduces LINK Featuring up to 2TB of Samsung NVMe PCIe SSD Storage – CES 2017 Update
Fasetto is announcing LINK, the living storage and communications device featuring its own scalable and flexible platform. This new platform is now powered by Samsung technologies that include up to 2TB of Samsung NMVe PCIe SSD storage, along with the first Linux-driven Exynos 7 Octa 7420 processor. LINK combines the capabilities of an LTE hotspot with the large storage of …
Read More »Intel 600P M.2 NVMe SSD Review (512GB) – Is It THE Budget NVMe SSD to buy?
Back in April of 2015 Intel was the first company to release an NVMe SSD into the consumer marketplace. The Intel 750 was the new standard in PCIe performance storage. Now, with the greater support for M.2 devices, however, Intel decided it was time to release a new NVMe product, one that is much more compact and a much more economical …
Read More »PNY CS2030 M.2 NVMe SSD Review (240GB) – Our First Look at Phison’s E7 Controller
The PNY CS2030 M.2 NVMe SSD comes out of the blue for us. The day it was released, we were more surprised than anyone. Not a whisper in the world about it had crossed our ears like it normally would. Not even our colleagues knew about it. With reading about its high-performance specifications on retail websites and seeing potential customers …
Read More »KILLER BLACK FRIDAY AMAZON TECH AND SSD DEALS
Before we start, I am always asked for this link to the Amazon Best Sellers List for SSDS! It may reflect some great pricing throughout the day and is a great resource whenever one is looking for the most popular and best value SSDs. Well today’s the day and if there is any time of the year to make the …
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