We’re entering an era where smaller, faster, and higher-capacity SSDs are no longer luxuries; they’re necessities. I experienced this firsthand last year while shopping for a new ultrabook. My shortlist of must-haves was clear: a compact form factor, support for at least a 4TB SSD, and PCIe 4.0 performance. Ideally, I wanted PCIe Gen5 speeds, but nothing on the market …
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SK hynix Platinum P51 Gen5 2TB SSD Review – SK hynix Strikes Gold With Their Alistar Gen5 SSD Controller
It is always refreshing when we get something on our bench that is new…maybe even a bit out of the ordinary. On our Test Bench today is the SK hynix Platinum P51 Gen5 2TB SSD and this SSD is as proprietary as they come. The controller, DRAM buffer chip and NAND memory are all SK hynix manufactured and this SSD …
Read More »Kingston Fury Renegade G5 Gen5 SSD Review – SMI SM2508 Controller The Perfect Fit For KIOXIA BiCS8 Memory
When a great flash product is introduced, it catches on. This appears to be the case with the newest Kingston Fury Renegade G5 Gen5 SSD, which contains SMI’s latest SM2508 controller. I know most don’t really care what’s inside an SSD but a healthy knowledge of SSDs is a good thing. The reason, of course, is that this SM2508 controller …
Read More »Predator GM9000 Gen5 2TB SSD Review – SMI SM2508 Controller Creates SSD Perfection
It’s pretty rare that I might use the word perfection when it comes to SSDs. There is always somewhere that an SSD can be improved upon just a bit. Our report today is of an SSD that is not yet available in North America. It is the first available ‘international’ retail SSD with the newest Silicon Motion SM2508 controller and …
Read More »Crucial P310 2280 1TB SSD Review – This SSD Will Knock Your Socks Off!
Price, performance and capacity. Time and time again the teller of all SSD success lies on these three factors…typically Well actually… rarely would you ever count a DRAM-less SSD in that grouping. There was a time in the industry where the word DRAM-less was a dirty word and the mere thought of recommending such would create response large enough to …
Read More »Samsung 990 EVO Gen 5 2TB SSD Review
Samsung’s newest SSD release is the 990EVO, a PCIe 5.0 SSD that runs at the lower end of PCIe 4.0 speeds. We have been running it through our test regimen for the last week or so and I have to say this SSD is a bit of an odd duck. It is forwards and backwards compatible as one might expect …
Read More »Phison PS5026-E26 Max14um Gen5 SSD Reference Design Preview – 14GB/s Nails that Performance Sweet Spot
It is no secret with SSD advance that performance and stability have been the driving force behind the wheel. Speed rules and if we can achieve that while maintaining data integrity and longevity in our storage device, we will keep pushing forward. Flash technology accounts for so much in our daily activities that it goes totally unnoticed. We have become …
Read More »Acer Predator GM7 1TB SSD Review – 232-Layer NAND Comes Alive Running at 2400MT/s in a DRAM-less Design
It’s been just over a month since we posted the latest in NAND flash technology with our Micron 2550 DRAM-less Gen 4 SSD Review where we saw a Gen 4 SSD run cooler and faster than we ever had before. It was (and still is) an ideal candidate for ‘PS5 Gaming SSD of the Year’ (if you can get your …
Read More »Sabrent Rocket Gen 4 2230 1TB M.2 SSD Review – Is this the Smallest and Fastest Storage Combination in the World?
Without a doubt one of the smallest and fastest storage solutions available today!
Read More »Phison PS5026-E26 Reference Design PCIe 5.0 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD Preview – Things Just Got a Whole Lot Faster
Let's Welcome the world's first PCIe 5.0 SSD outside of manufacturers hands...
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