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One might be inclined to think a company exudes confidence with respect to data storage when the first line in their product brief is, ‘The world’s fastest data center SSD’.  After all, storage speed these days, especially in the enterprise and data center world, is much more complex than a simple high throughput read and write or high read IOPS, …

Micron’s latest addition to the enterprise and data center market is the 7600 Gen5 SSD, offered in two variants. The 7600 PRO is optimized for read-intensive workloads like database queries or web servers, while the 7600 MAX, which we have on the test bench today, is engineered for mixed read/write applications. Although the PRO version offers higher maximum capacity, it …

There was a time when acquiring enterprise or data center SSDs meant going through a vendor rep, navigating complex configurations, and waiting for pricing. While that hands-on expertise still has its place, many businesses today simply want a fast, transparent, and frictionless way to get the hardware they need. With AI taking center stage across industries, this shift toward streamlined …

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, …

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 …

The Lexar brand has been around for some time, and in fact, our first mention of Lexar goes all the way back to one of our first Storage Visions meetings in Las Vegas some 14 years ago.  Lexar was originally a Micron brand but was acquired by Longsys Electronics in 2017 and Longsys has built on that brand name since, …

Without a doubt, our biggest takeaway from attending Computex 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan, this year was our introduction to Risteárd McSweeney of 360Technology.io.  We met Risteárd through his representation of KIOXIA at their exhibit and he has been able to accomplish something that we haven’t for several years, our review of  the consumer side of KIOXIA products.  In fact, our …

It had to happen sooner or later.  I think we are the first to post such.   A DRAMless Gen5 SSD that reaches 14GB/s, over 2 million IOPS and stands right beside Gen5 DRAM based SSDs.  This is possible thorough BIWIN and the newest release of the Maxiotek MAP1806a 8-channel DRAMless NVMe SSD controller which you will probably be hearing much …

Sure signs of a storage geek… I haven’t been on the ground no more than 36 hours after returning on a 15hr hr flight from Computex Taipei and I am testing storage.  Worse yet… my initial testing for today’s report was only completed at 4:30am this morning… Yup extreme jet lag…  But look at this.  These two SSDs in this …

So… We seem to have a bunch of new high-end gear in hand and that is thanks to ProGrade Digital who sent over just a bit more than we expected.  If you are a camera or video professional, or enthusiast as I happen to be, finding this on the doorstep is simply Christmas.  Everything is Thunderbolt 4/USB 4 in some …