Okay, so this Week’s SSD of the Week is a bit extraordinary and even leaves us a bit confused. Just when we thought the 2TB SSDs from Samsung had no competition we stumbled across a new 2TB SSD while looking for deals on Amazon! It is called the CUK Cyclone by a seller called Computer Upgrade King. Immediately we asked …

When SandForce emerged from stealth mode in 2009, the SSD industry took on an entirely new look.  SandForce was quick, aggressive and as much as many might think they may have introduced things just a bit too early, they played a very large part in shaping the SSD industry into what it is today.  They inspired competitiveness and not many …

Last week we were eager to meet with ADATA’s team at CES 2015. In their suite they had not only some new lighting and hard drive products, but some very interesting SSDs on display. One of these is an enterprise M.2 drive featuring a SandForce SF3700 controller. The SR1020 M.2 2280 SSD is rated for speeds of up to 1800MB/s read and …

We happened upon an odd display while touring the Seagate Suite at the Vdara Hotel in Las Vegas, as part of CES 2015 this week.  Displayed below is what appears to be an ADATA SSD that contains the typical MacBook MBA/MBP SSD connector, along with a LSI SandForce controller that is definitely not the newest SF3700. As odd as we …

As much as the LSI SF3700 speaks to 1.8GB/s performance as a spec high data transfer, this year at FMS they are focusing more on real-world performance and endurance. Currently, we are seeing the SF3700 controller reaching 1300MB/s in mixed 80%/20% read/write workloads in this demonstration. The SATA interface is designed as uni-directional, meaning it only allows for reads or …

As much as I am a fan of the LSI SF3700 controller, I have to wonder if LSI  introduced it just a bit too soon.  We had a chat with LSI’s Thad Omura this week at Computex, and we pretty much already knew what we were in for.  Perhaps I am just asking for too much too soon… Imagine that …

Edge Memory is a leading supplier of DRAM memory and other flash-based devices, including solid-state drives (SSDs).  Back in February, we reviewed their diskGO Super-speed USB 3.0 pocket SSD.  While offering a variety of consumer-level products, Edge’s expertise and passion are focused on the enterprise market and corporate-level projects. Edge is best known for their “Boost” series of both client …

OCZ was the first to introduce a PCIe SSD solution to the consumer with their original RevoDrive PCIe SSD way back in 2010, this updated by the RevoDrive X2 PCIe SSD the following June and the RevoDrive 3×2 a few months later. There was no question that OCZ had struck gold with the RevoDrive 3×2 PCIe SSD as it was …

ADATA Technology, a leading producer of high performance NAND flash products and DRAM modules, is announcing the release of a firmware update, version 5.2.5, for ADATA SSDs that are equipped with LSI SandForce SF-2200 series controllers.  The models affected by this firmware update are:  SX910, SX900, SP900, SP800, S511, S510 and S396. The new firmware update improves SATA stability, and …

While speaking with OWC CEO Larry O’Connor at the OWC booth this morning, he pulled a little something from his pocket that truly spiked my interest.  It was an upgrade to my present 2013 MacBook Air and, better yet, it contained the LSI SandForce SF3700 flash processor capable of 1.8GB/s read and write performance. This SSD is actually the first …