Best SSDs 2021: From Budget SATA to Blazing-Fast NVMe By Sean Webster Based on our extensive lab tests, we recommend the best SSDs for every need and budget.
Crucial Caves: Says Chia Cryptomining Voids SSD Warranty, Then Retracts Post By Paul Alcorn Crucial posts an article stating that cryptocurrency mining automatically voids its warranty, then reverses its position.
Western Digital to Settle SMR HDD False Advertising Class Action Lawsuit By Paul Alcorn WD is moving to settle a class-action lawsuit for false advertising for $2.7 million.
WD Black SN850 SSD Loses Over 40% of Performance When Connected To X570 Chipset By Aaron Klotz, Zhiye Liu One of WD Black's SSDs, the SN850, has been found to have severe performance issues when connected to chipset-controlled M.2 slots on X570 motherboards.
Inland Performance Plus M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Fast and Cool By Sean Webster Inland’s Performance Plus is the company’s fastest NVMe SSD, and it undercuts the best SSDs on price.
5-Bit PLC SSDs Not Coming Until 2025, or Later: Western Digital By Anton Shilov Western Digital thinks 3D PLC NAND brings few gains at a high performance and complexity cost.
Pack 12 M.2 SSDs Into Your DVD Bay With Icy Dock's New Enclosure By Aaron Klotz IcyDock has announced an SSD enclosure that's the size of a DVD optical bay but can house 12 SATA M.2 drives.
Chia Crypto Demand Prompts WD, Seagate to Ramp Up HDD Production By Anton Shilov Seagate and Western Digital have no immediate plans to boost HDD output capacity.
Seagate Launches Limited Edition Cyberpunk 2077-Inspired SSD By Zhiye Liu Seagate has expanded its FireCuda 520 family with a new limited edition SSD based on Cyberpunk 2077.
Adata Attacked by Ragnar Locker Ransomware Group, Data Reportedly Stolen By Nathaniel Mott Adata's operations were said to have been temporarily disrupted in May because of a ransomware attack.
Samsung Preps PCIe 4.0 and 5.0 SSDs With 176-Layer V-NAND By Anton Shilov Samsung gives a glimpse of its future PCIe 4.0 and 5.0 SSDs, along with its V-NAND flash that will top out at over 1,000 layers.
Researchers Propose Graphene Overcoats for HAMR HDD Platters By Anton Shilov Graphene overcoats reduce resistance, lowers corrosion, minimizes wear of HDD platters.
Intel: 3.2TB Optane SSD P5800X Due This Year By Anton Shilov Intel's 3.2TB Optane P5800X SSDs are on track to be available later in 2021.
NVMe 2.0 Brings Support for PCIe-Connected Hard Disk Drives By Aaron Klotz Version 2.0 of the NVM Express protocol has just been announced, revealing that it will also add support for hard disk drives.
Samsung Unveils ZNS SSD: TLC V-NAND for Datacenter-Grade Endurance & Performance By Anton Shilov Samsung to start volume production of ZNS SSDs in the second half of the year.
Best External Drives: Portable SSDs and Hard Drives of 2021 By Matt Safford, Sean Webster These external hard drives and SSDs offer the best balance of performance, features and price.
Sabrent's Plotripper Chia Plotting SSD Will Outlive Many of Us By Zhiye Liu Sabrent launches the Plotripper and Plotripper Pro SSDs for plotting Chia coin.
Marvell's New PCIe 5.0 SSD Controllers Have 14 GBps of Throughput By Anton Shilov Marvell announces PCIe 5.0 controllers for cloud SSDs.
Western Digital's Latest WD_Black SSDs Target Consoles, Affordable PCIe 4.0 By Matt Safford Western Digital's WD_Black gaming sub-brand is launching two new external D30 drives aimed at current consoles, and a budget-focused PCIe 4.0 M.2 WD_Black SN750 SE is coming this summer.
Phison PS5018-E18 Controller With Micron 176L TLC Preview: Unleashing the Beast By Sean Webster We take a look at Phison’s second-generation PS5018-E18 with Micron’s latest and innovative B47R 176-layer replacement-gate TLC flash.
