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Realtek eyes SSDs with new PCIe 5.0 x4 DRAM-less controller — Up to 10 GB/s and 1.4M IOPS
By Anton Shilov published
Realtek is attempting to enter the SSD controller market with its RTS5781DL, a PCIe 5.0 DRAM-less controller that is now sampling. But can it compete with established players?

A new SSD form factor can house a staggering 1,000,000 GB of storage – E2 drives could store 11,000 4K movies with 80W power draw
By Stephen Warwick published
E2 is a new flash form factor

Custom PCIe 5.0 SSD with 3D XL-Flash debuts — special Optane-like flash memory delivers up to 3.5 million random IOPS
By Anton Shilov published
InnoGrit demonstrates reference solid-state drive based on Kioxia's XL-Flash memory: custom-built XL-Flash-based drives on the way?

Biwin unveils PCIe Gen5 SSD with 14,500 MB/s read speeds
By Anton Shilov published
Biwin officially launches the Maxio MAP1806-based X570 SSD that is expected to offer leading-edge performance and a low price.

Silicon Motion’s SM2508-based SSDs were all around Computex
By Anton Shilov published
Silicon Motion is breaking Phison’s monopoly in the high-end PCIe 5.0 SSD market as over a dozen companies, including Micron, Crucial, Kingston, and Lexar, adopt its SM2508 controller.

Sandisk WD Black SN8100 2TB SSD Review: The fastest overall consumer SSD ever made
By Shane Downing last updated
The Sandisk WD Black SN8100 is the dream drive everybody wants. It was worth the wait, now it just has to be worth the price.

Utran's $3,000 add-in card holds 28 M.2 SSDs and delivers 109 GB/s
By Anton Shilov published
Utran demonstrated an overkill 28-way M.2 SSD card that offers unbeatable capacity and performance, but at a massive price.

4TB SSDs now as low as $0.05 per GB, Samsung at $0.06 per GB
By Avram Piltch last updated
Now is a good time to get a 4TB SSD.
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