First and foremost, I’m going to start with my conclusion on my switch to using an SSD drive in a laptop, I LOVE IT!. Sorry to be loud but this review covers why I feel this way. As a bit of a background, I just received my crimson red Dell XPS M1330 which has the following specs: Processor: Intel T7300 …
Read More » March 8, 2022
KIOXIA Announces Their PM7 Enterprise 24G SAS SSD with Up To 30.72TB Capacitiy in a Single 2.5″ SAS SSD
It is hard to believe but the SSD industry has reached an incredible 30.72TB in a single 2.5″ …
February 28, 2022
Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus SSD With PS5 Heatsink Review – They Switched to B47R Memory Without Telling a Soul!
Without a doubt, the loudest a reader can be in the SSD world is when a company dares to switch hard…
February 10, 2022
Understand the Importance of NAND Flash as KIOXIA Celebrates 35 Years as Its Inventor
At least to me, it’s rather amazing how one of the most progressive inventions historically ha…
February 2, 2022
WD_Black SN770 Gen 4 SSD Review – Don’t Let Its Good Looks Fool You.
There is a long standing belief that buying a DRAM-less SSD is just wrong. As much as this might ho…
January 23, 2022
TeamGroup T-Force Cardea A440 Pro Gen4 SSD Review – Top Speeds Great Value
Gen 4 SSDs have become common place as of late and manufacturers have elected to rely on the Phison …
January 9, 2022
KIOXIA Displays BG5 & CD7 PCIe 5 SSD Within Amazing Virtual Experience Center – CES 2022
CES 2022 has come and gone once again and estimates are that this year may have experienced an atten…
January 2, 2022
XPG Atom 50 Gen 4 NVMe SSD Review – A DRAM-less SSD Competes with the Best
An unexpected surprise arrived at our offices this Christmas break in the guise of a PCIe 4.0 DRAM-l…
November 22, 2021
KIOXIA Announces Production of EM6 NVMe-oF SSDs and BG5 Gen 4 for Client Portfolio
KIOXIA has introduces two key products in the flash world in the past few weeks, the EM6 NVMe-oF SSD…
KIOXIA Introduces First PCIe 5.0 EDSFF SSD to Market – Gen 4×4 Speeds Using only Half the Lane Space
November 8, 2021
KIOXIA Introduces First PCIe 5.0 EDSFF SSD to Market – Gen 4×4 Speeds Using only Half the Lane Space
We might think that development in the SSD world has slowed a bit by now but that isn’t the ca…
October 31, 2021
Kingston KC3000 PCIe 4.0 NVME SSD Review – Did Kingston Just Release a ‘Game’ Changer?
One of the oldest names in SSDs is Kingston. One might not expect such as Kingston, by all sense of…
October 25, 2021
Silicon Power XD80 Gen 3 NVMe SSD Review – Is this the Ultimate Gen3 Gaming Solution?
On our test Bench today is the Silicon Power XD80 PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 SSD. It is a 2TB capacity and c…
October 24, 2021
WD Blue SN570 Gen3 NVMe SSD Review – Performance and Value in a DRAM-less SSD
Only once before had we ever reviewed an SSD that only contained a single controller and a single NA…
October 8, 2021
Acer Predator GM7000 Gen4 NVMe SSD Review
The Innogrit Ranier Gen4 NVMe SSD controller has met with much success since the company officially …
October 8, 2021
Wise Type B 2TB & PRO 160/640GB CFExpress Memory Card Review – Understanding the Capacity/Sustained Write Trade Off
The popularity of CFExpress Type B cards has been overwhelming over the past year and we are certain…
September 26, 2021
Secure Data SecureDrive KP 1TB Encrypted Portable SSD Review – FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certified
We have reviewed several security-positioned portable SSDs over the years and one of the most common…
September 26, 2021
Samsung Pro Plus microSDXC Card and Card Reader Review
Samsung has recently introduced a new card in their flash lineup which should be a very comfortable …
ProGrade Digital 160GB Cobalt CFExpress Type A Card and Dual Slot CFExpressA / SD Card Reader Review
September 25, 2021
ProGrade Digital 160GB Cobalt CFExpress Type A Card and Dual Slot CFExpressA / SD Card Reader Review
Type B CFExpress cards have gained massive popularity as of late but what about CFExpress Type A. …
September 25, 2021
Corsair MP600 Pro XT Gen4 NVMe SSD Review – Yet Another Shining Example of Phison E18 Success
So I was in a conversation this week where many were speaking of the success of the Phison E18 contr…
September 20, 2021
KIOXIA FL6 Series Enterprise NVMe Gen 4 SSD – SLC Based XL-Flash Moves Things Back to the Future
A rather interesting entry into the SSD world by KIOXIA as of late has many businesses watching clos…
September 12, 2021
Crucial P5 Plus PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD Review
If there is anything we have learned about Micron/Crucial over the years, it is that they like to si…
September 12, 2021
Plextor M10P 2TB Gen4 NVMe SSD Review – A Rock Star with Unheard of Small File Transfer Speeds
Perhaps one of the odd ducks in the SSD space has always been Plextor. Their SSDs have always been …
September 10, 2021
Kingston XS2000 1TB Portable SSD Review – SMI’s Newest SM2320 USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Portable SSD Controller Shines
It isn’t often that we receive review samples of the same product from both the chip and produ…
September 9, 2021
XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade NVMe M.2 SSD Review – 7GB/s at Low Temps in a 11th Gen Laptop
We have been testing a new SSD that is about to be introduced by XPG and something about this SSD ca…
August 29, 2021
The Phison PCIe 4.0 Laptop Challenge – Making a Gen 4 Laptop Truly Gen 4 at 7000MB/s
Something has occurred in the laptop industry that should make the consumer angry. We are being sol…
August 28, 2021
SMI Samples First SD Express Memory Card with SMI SM2708 Controller – Benched at 900MB/s
It hasn’t been that long now since the introduction of CF Express Type B cards have pushed sto…
August 16, 2021
Seagate FireCuda 530 Gen 4 SSD Review – Setting a New Standard in Performance
It was only a matter of time until SSDs really got hooked into the gaming scene and today, there isn…
July 18, 2021
Lexar Play 1TB microSD Card Review
A decade ago, there wasn’t a person around that would have believed we might ever need 1TB as …
July 18, 2021
Lexar adds to their Professional Line with CFExpress USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 and Multi-Card 3-in-1 Readers
It is no secret that we have been fans of Lexar for several years and, for the most part, their prod…
July 4, 2021
Intel NUC Pro Kit NUC11TNKV7 Review – Intel Moves to the Best in Sabrent Storage
Much has changed in PC sales through the years, yet much is the same. Things can be unpredictable. …
June 28, 2021