Best SSDs 2020: 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.
Best Black Friday Samsung SSD Deals By Avram Piltch Get the latest and best prices for all the major Samsung SSDs, including the 970 EVO, 970 EVO Plus, 970 PRO and 860 EVO.
TechInsights Outlines the Future of 3D NAND Flash By Sean Webster Joengdong Choe, Senior Technical Fellow at TechInsights, Inc. outlines the future of 3D flash at FMS 2020.
Phison's New PCIe 4.0 Controller Tested: 7.4 GBps of Potential By Sean Webster Phison’s PS5018-E18, the company’s fastest NVMe SSD controller yet, is still in development.
New X-NAND Tech Detailed: SLC Speed at QLC Capacity and Pricing By Sean Webster NEO Semiconductor has plans to enable SLC performance on next-gen QLC through advanced X-NAND architecture.
WD Changes 5400-RPM Hard Drive Model Numbers, Corrects Reporting (Updated) By Paul Alcorn WD alters the model numbers on its "5400 RPM-Class" drives to reflect that don't actually spin at 5400 RPM.
HighPoint's New RAID Card Runs Eight M.2 SSDs at 32 GBps By Aaron Klotz HighPoint's SSD7540 RAID card supports eight M.2 SSDs at PCIe Gen 4.0 speeds in RAID 1, 0 or 10.
Kioxia Launches XG7 & XG7-P PCIe 4.0 Consumer SSDs By Anton Shilov Latest enthusiast-grade SSDs by Kioxia provide twice the performance.
Western Digital Gets Into Industrial-Grade M.2 SSDs With the IX SN530 By Anton Shilov Western Digital's IX SN530 SSD is said to offer endurance, reliability and extended temperatures.
Western Digital's Ultrastar DC ZN540 Is the World's First ZNS SSD By Anton Shilov Western Digital's Ultrastar DC ZN540 now sampling to select customers.
Sabrent Rocket Q4 M.2 NVMe SSD Review: PCIe Gen4 Speed at Gen3 Pricing By Sean Webster Powered by Phison’s first-gen PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe controller and Micron’s 96L QLC flash, Sabrent’s Rocket Q4 offers up faster-than-Gen3-performance at lower-than-Gen4-pricing.
Micron Now Shipping 176-Layer 3D TLC NAND Flash By Sean Webster Micron is shipping 176 layer replacement gate TLC NAND flash for mobile, enterprise, and client storage.
HDD Components Maker Hoya Describes 22TB & 24TB Hard Drives By Anton Shilov Maker of Disk Substrates warns about limited MAMR benefits.
Kioxia Reveals XD6 Datacenter PCIe 4.0 SSDs By Anton Shilov Kioxia debuts one of the industry's first EDSSF E1S SSDs with PCIe 4.0.
WD Black P50 Game Drive Portable SSD Review: USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Speed By Sean Webster Powered by a USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 bridge controller and a WD Black SN750 NVMe SSD, WD’s Black P50 Game Drive offers up near Thunderbolt 3 performance at more affordable prices.
Adata Switches to Slower Controller, NAND on SX8200 Pro By Sean Webster Adata is now shipping the XPG SX8200 Pro SSD with lower-clocked hardware than the initial release model, without changing its specification sheets or retail listings.
Western Digital Produces One Millionth EAMR HDD, Starts Sales of 20TB HDDs By Anton Shilov Western Digital starts to ship 20TB HDDs and hits EAMR milestone.
Kioxia to Build New BiCS 3D NAND Fab at the Yokkaichi Operations By Anton Shilov Kioxia and Western Digital to expand 3D NAND production at old manufacturing site.
Seagate: We Are On Track with 20TB HAMR HDDs in December By Anton Shilov Seagate's breakthrough HAMR HDDs on track to ship this year.
Adata XPG Gammix S50 Lite M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Low-cost PCIe Gen4 Goodness By Sean Webster Adata’s XPG Gammix S50 Lite leverages an affordable PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD controller that enables PCIe Gen3-beating performance and high endurance ratings.
