Not to often that we have to eat crow (figuratively speaking) but our review today is just that. A few months ago, we reviewed the JMicron Type-C NVMe M.2 SSD to USB 3.1 Gen 2 adapter and quoted it as being ‘not quite ready for prime time.’ Simply, I was wrong. As a reviewer, we sometimes get caught up in …
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MyDigitalSSD BPX Pro NVMe SSD Review (2TB) – Absolutely Incredible Value
Unless you really dig into SSD technology and the inner workings of a SSD, many are probably totally how similar many SSDs really are. In fact, when the SSD just started breaking out so many years ago, it wouldn’t be unusual for two SSDs to be nothing more than a different brand sticker. Absolutely true. One manufacturer would successfully market …
Read More »Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD Review (250GB/1TB) – Knockout Performance at a Value Price
Well… I am kind of speechless at just how I should be starting this report because, quite frankly, it has been rather unexpected. For years now, the SSD industry has had an unofficial divide between premium SSDs and those that are intended for the value point. Typically we can separate the big boys from the rest by their controller, controllers …
Read More »Kingston Displays Newest KC2000, A2000 and DC1000m SSDs – CES 2019 Update
Last week at CES we spent a bit of time with Kingston and learned of their newest lineup for the 2019 season. First up, Kingston showed off its A2000 which is a PCIe 3.0×4 M.2 SSD and will be available in capacities from 256GB to 1TB. This SSD is equipped with the SMI SM2263 controller and Intel 3D TLC 64-layer NAND …
Read More »New SSD Company Asura Unveils Genesis Xtreme M.2 SSD at 3..4GB/s – CES 2019 Update
Without a doubt, one of my favorite things about tech shows is being contacted last-minute by a company nobody has ever heard of, and being asked to check out their first SSD. This happened at CES 2019 and the company name is Asura. They are a brand new company who is hoping to market a new SSD with all the …
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 »Corsair Force Series MP510 NVMe SSD Review (1TB) – The Phison E12 Controller Comes Alive
A few months back we posted a review on the latest and greatest Phison PS5012-E12 NVMe controller and our first look at this device was no less than impressive. With throughput reaching 3.4GB/s and IOPS breaking the half million mark, the consensus was that it could be capable of top marks when the finished product hit consumer, oem and even …
Read More »Toshiba XG6 NVMe SSD Review (1TB) – BiCS Flash Shows Off
M.2 SSDs have been out for some time and, well quite frankly, they still amazing the heck out of me whenever a new one is released. I mean think about it. An M.2 SSD is the size of a stick of gum, weighs less than a AAA battery, yet can store 2 million pictures if each was around 500k. Fifteen …
Read More »G-Technology G DRIVE mobile PRO SSD (1TB) Review
We have been reviewing TB3 external devices for some time now and it is great to be so far away from those 500MB/s and lower portable storage device speeds. TB3 has been a gift to media professionals, to say the least. Up until today, however, there has only been a single device that we have reviewed that has the portability …
Read More »Netstor NA611TB3 Dual NVMe SSD TB3 Enclosure Review
Its not that often that we are late to the game with many of our reviews, and I must apologize profusely for this one, but better to get it up late than never. We have moved into a new office after a rather lengthy location transition and things are just starting to get back on track. In any case, today …
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