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In September of 2020, we did a review on Crucial’s newly released X6 Portable SSD which had a great price point and decent capacity. Its performance was a bit lower than we had seen in the previous Crucial X8, the former providing current 1GB/s data transfer through USB 3.2 Gen 2 while the newer X6 maxed out at 540MB/s because …

ADATA is announcing their latest external solid-state drive (SSD) offering, designated as the SD600Q.  Their newest external SSD offers excellent performance, delivering sequential read and write speeds of up to 440MB/s, which is some 4X the performance of external mechanical hard drives (HDDs). The SD600Q features 3D NAND Flash memory to provide its excellent performance and superior reliability.  The SD600Q …

JMicron has recently introduced their newest product in the form of the JMS583, a USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10G) to PCIe/NVME bridge chip which is the first of its kind worldwide and opens up all sorts of storage ideas. At Computex this week, we saw this chip on a M.2 adapter board with a USB Type C connector, the solution …

Last December, MyDigitalSSD teased their Pocket Vault eXpress (PVX) and now that it is June, it has finally made its way to retailers. The PVX is an ultra-portable Thunderbolt 3 External SSD that combines PCI Express 3.0 technology with a Thunderbolt 3 USB-C interface for a variety of uses at home or on the go. Featuring a Phison PS5008-E8 controller paired with …

Mushkin took advantage of CES 2018 to announce a major expansion of their product offerings in several categories: HELIX-L M.2 2280 PCIe SSD The Helix-L M.2 2280 PCIe SSD is a dram-less build that helps keep the cost in line.  It is offered in capacities ranging from 120GB to 1TB, and features a Silicon Motion SM2263XT controller to deliver sequential …

This morning at Computex, Patriot announced their newest addition to the SSD family, the Scorch NVMe PCIe 3 SSD.  This SSD is the first we have seen containing the Phison PS5008-E8 controller and provides an introduction to the two lane value NVMe family. The Patriot Scorch is a PCIe Gen 3 X2 M.2 2280 SSD, and as such, speaks to performance …

With the warmer weather coming into season, camera enthusiasts will undoubtedly be gearing up to capture the scenes of spring and summer. The last thing you want is to run out of space on your SD card, forcing you to quickly swap it over to another storage device, possibly on the go. Up until today, there were many choices for …

ADATA is announcing the XPG SD700X external SSD featuring 3D TLC NAND.  The SD700X is engineered to meet IEC IP68 dust and waterproofing standards, and is also military-grade shockproof.  The gaming-themed SD700X is plug-n-play operational via USB 3.1 with Windows, Android, PS4 and Xbox One, providing instant access to additional storage capacity. The SD700X is based on the SD700 external …

ADATA is announcing that they have updated their latest external SSDs to include 3D NAND instead of legacy planar NAND.  The SC660H and SV620H are based on previous designs, but now include the added capacity and reliability of 3D NAND.  ADATA has been steadily migrating their SSDs over to 3D NAND, and these two drives are the latest to be …

ADATA is announcing the SD700 durable external SSD, representing the first time that a 3D NAND SSD has achieved the IEC IP68 dust and waterproof specifications compliance, as well as military-grade shock resistance.  The SD700 utilizes a USB 3.1 Gen 1 interface, allowing it to connect to Windows, Android and Mac OS devices.  The USB 3.1 Gen 1 connection enables …