Tag Archives: SSD

This all started through my curiosity as to whether I could gain a better battery life from my new laptop.  Things took on a new life from there.  After all,  we do have just about every main stream SSD available, to include client and even a few not released yet.  In this report, you will see the world’s top consumer …

CFExpress Cards have become commonplace in the media industry for some time now and, as a media professional, I cannot speak highly enough as to their value.  Its blazing speed within cameras such as my Canon EOS R5 allows me to find shots that I might have never prior.  Not only does it allow one to find the perfect shot …

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 …

Just under two weeks ago, we brought you news of a new SanDisk client SSD that promised great Gen4 speeds, while at the same time providing very low active power usage in the area of 4 watts.  A high performance low power SSD is a very promising proposition as it provides us with laptops that now reach full Gen 4 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …