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So… We seem to have a bunch of new high-end gear in hand and that is thanks to ProGrade Digital who sent over just a bit more than we expected.  If you are a camera or video professional, or enthusiast as I happen to be, finding this on the doorstep is simply Christmas.  Everything is Thunderbolt 4/USB 4 in some …

Truth be told, this is not the fault of motherboard manufacturers, nor is it that of SSD makers.  It is an issue with Intel Ultra Series 200 CPU’s that some might believe would have been picked up through initial Z890 motherboard reviews. Our testing has identified two concerns with these motherboards. The first becomes evident when one tests a PCIe …

If you check out our site regularly, you might notice that we are starting somewhat of a ProGrade review kick in the week before Computex 2025.  It’s no coincidence as one day we awoke to find the below stack of goods on our doorstep… all Thunderbolt 4 or USB 4.0 related and all from ProGrade Digital. All fast storage stuff. …

Perhaps one of the most annoying things to me is when technology moves up a step but nobody is really ready for it.  Take the step from PCIe 4.0 to PCIe 5.0 for instance.  After all, who wouldn’t benefit from data transfer jumping from 7GB/s to 14GB/s right?  And it is not like there isn’t any warning well ahead of …

There is a simple rule with flash technology, more commonly known as SSD storage; everything must go faster. It has always been the same in the progression of PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express), USB (Universal Serial Bus) or ThunderBolt.  Let’s keep it real simple.  PCIe speaks to your computers internal storage while USB and Thunderbolt speak to external storage.  Way …

Anyone who follows TSSDR knows that we rarely spend time on a review of something so common as a M.2 external enclosure.  Have I ever done one?  I have been trying to find just right rights words for my discovery.  Indispensable.  Crucial. (No…the adjective not the company) Critical. Key. Vital.  I am sure you get where I am going.  I …

On the Test Bench today is a Yottamaster Y7000 Pro Gen4 4TB SSD and we are certain that you are asking yourselves that same question that we were not three weeks ago?  Who the heck is Yottamaster? Yottamaster is a China-based flash storage business that ‘focuses on providing professional-grade storage solutions for a wide range of users, including individuals, gamers …

Isn’t competition a great thing?  I have always considered the development of flash technology as somewhat a sport.  It is simply one company trying to create a faster, larger and more reliable SSD than that of which was just released by another. I remember sitting in a business meeting at Samsung HQ in Seoul, South Korea,  many years back and …

Once again, we are tackling yet another SSD manufactured by BIWIN and, when we check out Amazon, we can actually find the ‘FA’ line of SSDs available for sale in Canada and the USA.  BIWIN is the official licensee and manufacturer of Acer and HP brand products and, as we had stated in our review of the BIWIN NV7400 and …

With respect to technology, one of my favorite activities is having the opportunity to upgrade and build a new Test Bench for The SSD Review.  It occurs probably once every two years or so and rarely….rarely does everything fall in place perfectly.  Family doesn’t want to be anywhere near my office and things usually start in the early morning and …