We absolutely love industry firsts and the Transcend RDE2 CF Express Type B Card Reader is just that! For us, it is all about speed and, at least up until this card reader, the ONLY WAY to achieve full data transfer speeds from a CF Express Type B card was through Thunderbolt 3. The trade-off to that speed is that …
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KIOXIA Showcases CM6 PCIe 4.0 SSD and Automotive Solutions | CES 2020 Update
The name KIOXIO is very new to some. Mark my words; this will change. The name is a combination of the Japanese word… Kioku (Memory) and the Greek word ‘Axia’ which means ‘value’. As unfamiliar as you may be with the name, I would bet that you own something with KIOXIA memory in it. Maybe its a cell phone, automobile …
Read More »Samsung 860 QVO SSD Review (1TB/2TB) – Every Little Bit Counts
If you are up to spec in the tech storage field, 4-bit mlc (multi-level cell) is all the rage. If you are a typical consumer, things get just a ‘bit’ confusing. After all, what does your search for adequate storage have to do with anything but price, warranty, speed and capacity? Actually quite a bit (intended pun), as electronic storage …
Read More »Bootable VROC RAID0 and 4x Intel Optane 800P SSDs
It has been some time now since Intel introduced VROC (Virtual RAID on CPU) and VROC provides for a capability on our motherboards that all would have hoped to see some time ago; the ability to create a bootable RAID configuration. At the consumer and enthusiast level, VROC is only available in newer X299 chipset motherboards at present, and these …
Read More »Intel Optane SSD 900P Review (480GB) – Understanding Disruptive Technology
So the Intel Optane SSD 900P NVMe SSD has been out for about a week now and it is expensive, hard to find and being termed as a disruptive technology by the SSD Gods. By SSD Gods of course, I refer to 4-5 flash reviewers that have been in the industry since SSDs were introduced and I can draw a direct …
Read More »Crucial Teases New BX300 Value SSD and RGB DDR4 Ballistix DRAM – Computex 2017 Update
I have to admit that I get a bit frustrated with Crucial at times because they seem to always be sitting back in the weeds, only to release a product just when nobody expects it….and Computex 2017 isn’t any different. Crucial is sitting back once again (meant light-heartedly of course). I will be the first to admit that I have …
Read More »Intel Optane Memory Review – 1.4GB/s Speed & 300K IOPS for $44
Intel Optane Memory is Intel’ first phase in release of their Optane flash technology line that Intel hopes might revolutionize the flash industry. At its most basic level, it is SSD storage that caches your hard drive with performance speeds up to 1.4GB/s, a speed that has yet to be seen for this type of storage in the industry. The term ‘Optane’ is …
Read More »Maxiotek Shows Off Latest DRAM-less Controllers – Flash Memory Summit 2016 Update
Maxiotek is a new name in the controller industry, but not new to the game. Maxiotek is the result of JMicron’s SSD controller and external enclosure departments splitting. The company is full of engineers and are working hard on delivering reliable controllers to the masses. Here at Flash Memory Summit they have on display quite a few new controller products. …
Read More »Patriot Ignite M.2 SSD Review (480GB) – Single and RAID 0 Tested
It is said that 2015 will be the year of the M.2 SSD form factor and, by all indications, this assumption seems to be correct. This is a very big plus for the SSD industry, as well as a very clear demonstration of the progress we have made in flash technology within the last few years. For instance, our Patriot …
Read More »Storage Visions 2015 – The Future of Flash
After yesterday’s long cross country flight and well needed rest, we’re all here at Riviera Convention Center to check out Storage Visions 2015! Today and tomorrow there are sessions on all things storage. Starting off today, there was a session on “Looking for Storage for High Resolution Content Capture and Production.” Following up on this was a keynote on the Facebook …
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