Sitting here doing some testing and this years highest pile of SSDs seem to belong to SMI, all containing the SMI SM2508 Gen5 8-channel SSD controller that has taken the industry by storm. The newest sample is rather interesting and there aren’t any reviews for it just yet. It is the Transcend MTE260S Gen5 2TB SSD and don’t ask what …
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Silicon Motion SM2504XT Gen5 Engineering Sample DRAMless SSD Preview – This May Be The Ultimate Laptop SSD
I am somewhat of a laptop nut. Part and parcel to extensive travel for The SSD Review, my laptop has to be two things; high performing and it must have an amazing battery life. Add to that the fact that I want a big OLED screen that I can flip, USB4 ports in something around 3 lbs and there was …
Read More »SMI SM2504XT Gen 5 SSD Controller Gets 11.4GB/s Speeds at 2.4W in Active Power Mode
SMI had the SM2504XT Gen 5 SSD controller on display at Flash Memory Summit 2025 this week and this controller is a 4-channel NVMe 2.0 SSD controller that can run at up to 3,600MT/s. When utilizing MSDirect Storage, this controller can operate at an unbelievable 2.4W in active power mode and 1mW in PS4 state. Performance for the SM2504XT is …
Read More »SanDisk Announces SN5100S Gen4 Client SSD Which May Be The Ultimate UltraBook SSD
This morning at Flash Memory Summit 2025, we came across a new release by SanDisk identifies as the SN5100s client Gen4 SSD. Normally we might not take a second look at Gen 4 SSDs in this scenario, but this SSD brings to light a main theme at FMS this year…higher speeds with better power efficiency. This SSD will provide 7300MB/s …
Read More »KIOXIA LC9 Series 245.76 TB Enterprise SSD Receives Best In Show at Flash Memory Summit 2025
It is great to see well deserved credit where credit is due. Yesterday at Flash Memory Summit 2025, our friends at KIOXIA were awarded the ‘Best in Show’ for their LC9 Series 245.76 TB Enterprise SSD and myself and Jon Coulter from Tweaktown were right there when the award arrived at the KIOXIA booth! Who chose this picture? The LC9 …
Read More »Prime Day SSD Deals are Here! – Check Back as We Add More!
Up bright and early this morning to find you some Amazon Prime deals and they arte posted early. Let’s get right to it! Simply click on the title of each. WD_Black SN8100 Gen5 2TB – $209.98 (Was $319.99) -34% (Link) This is one of the most powerful SSDs today and we reviewed it here! The 1TB version of this has …
Read More »Crucial T710 Gen5 2TB SSD Review – A Very Cool 14GB/s with over 2 Million IOPS
Hot off its test run this morning and in our hot little hands (well not really) is the latest Crucial consumer offering, the Crucial T710 Gen5 2TB SSD. This SSD is Crucial/Micron’s first ‘consumer’ release with their latest 276-layer G9 3D TLC NAND flash memory. This move improves upon the previous G8 232-layer 3D TLC NAND flash memory and, well, …
Read More »Micron 2600 Gen4 DRAMless SSD Review – This QLC SSD Competes with TLC SSDs through Adaptive Write Technology (AWT)
It is not often that a new SSD brings alot to the table. Sure, many might introduce new memory, or a new SSD controller, but it is rare that we are introduced to an SSD that literally changes the landscape of what is possiible with flash media. The Micron 2600 Gen 4 QLC SSD we are testing today does just …
Read More »Amazon Pre-Prime Day Sales – Kingston 2TB Gen4 NV3 Now $114.99 and More!
We are getting close to prime Day once again and The SSD review will Occasionally post somne great finds up untiil that day. This morning we found the Kingston 2TB NV3 Gen4 SSD for only $114.99 but hurry, this is a Limited time deal! If you ned space, this SSD at 4TB is only $239.99. We reviewed this very SSD …
Read More »Understanding Defragment and Optimize Drives for SSDs | Learning to Run with Flash 2.0
Disk Optimization is a very simple process by which your PC physically removes deleted and unnecessary data from your SSD in order to allow for better performance and longevity. You can do this manually as we will demonstrate, but thankfully your PC has already set this up. Drive Optimization is a beneficial and background process that occurs automatically with PCs. …
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