Phison PS5018-E18 Controller With Micron 176L TLC Preview: Unleashing the Beast By Sean Webster published 25 May 21 We take a look at Phison’s second-generation PS5018-E18 with Micron’s latest and innovative B47R 176-layer replacement-gate TLC flash.
Phison's New PCIe 4.0 Controller Tested: 7.4 GBps of Potential By Sean Webster published 17 November 20 Phison’s PS5018-E18, the company’s fastest NVMe SSD controller yet, is still in development.
SSD vs HDD Tested: What’s the Difference and Which Is Better? By Sean Webster published 18 October 19 Should you buy an HDD or SSD? Here's all you need to know.
PCIe 4.0 SSD Exclusive: Testing Phison's PS5016-E16 NVMe Controller By Sean Webster published 14 June 19 Will 5 GB/s of throughput have a real impact on common desktop workloads, like gaming? Let's see.
PMC-Sierra Flashtec NVRAM Drive Review By Paul Alcorn published 16 September 15 The PMC-Sierra Flashtec NVRAM drive offers up to 10M IOPS in Direct Memory Interface (DMI) mode and 1M 4K random IOPS when utilized as a block device with the lightweight NVMe protocol.
Intel M.2 DC S3500 Enterprise SSD Review By Paul Alcorn published 27 July 15 Intel is the first fab-enabled manufacturer to come forward with an enterprise-class M.2 SSD. Come along for a closer look at the diminutive speedster.
Seagate 8TB Archive HDD Review By Paul Alcorn published 24 July 15 Come along as we explore all things SMR in our Seagate Archive 8TB HDD Enterprise Review at Tom's IT Pro.
Phison S10: Toshiba MLC And TLC Versus Micron L95B MLC By Chris Ramseyer published 21 July 15 Phison offered to let us test its S10 controller with three flash types that will ship in 2015: Toshiba's A19 TLC, 15nm MLC and Micron L95B 16nm MLC.
Tom's IT Pro: Mangstor MX6300 Enterprise NVMe SSD Review By Paul Alcorn published 15 June 15 Join us as we put Mangstor's MX6300 Enterprise NVMe SSD under the Tom's IT Pro microscope. How does it fare against competing NVMe-based PCIe models?
Tom's IT Pro: Intel DC S3710 Enterprise SSD Review By Paul Alcorn published 10 June 15 Join us as we put Intel's 1.2TB DC S3710 under the Tom's IT Pro microscope. How does it fare against competing 2.5-inch enterprise SSDs?
JMicron JMF670H SSD Controller Preview By Chris Ramseyer published 4 June 15 JMicron sent over three SSD configurations that use the new JMF670H controller and are paired up with brand new flash memory.
Tom's IT Pro: Intel DC S3610 Enterprise SSD Review By Paul Alcorn published 29 May 15 Join us as we put Intel's 800GB DC S3610 under the Tom's IT Pro microscope. How does it fare against competing 2.5-inch enterprise SSDs?
Intel SSD DC P3700 800GB and 1.6TB Review: The Future of Storage By Drew Riley published 13 August 14 With the introduction of its SSD DC P3700, P3600, and P3500, Intel is giving us our first taste of the PCIe-based NVMe specification. We take the flagship P3700 for a drive in its 800 GB and 1.6 TB incarnations. Just how fast is the future of storage?
Transcend SSD340 256 GB Review: Now With JMicron Inside By Christopher Ryan published 28 July 14 We have our first retail SSD with JMicron's JMF667H controller. Paying $115 for 256 GB of fast storage sure sounds attractive, but has the company ironed out the issues that plagued it in the early days of SSDs? We run its SSD340 through our grinder.
JMicron Returns: The JMF667H Controller On Four Reference SSDs By Christopher Ryan published 11 July 14 It's rare that we get the chance to test SSDs before they hit production. But after waltzing with Silicon Motion's SM2246EN platform last year, JMicron offered us a handful of reference drives with different types of flash, all driven by the new JMF667H.
Samsung 850 Pro SSD Review: 3D Vertical NAND Hits Desktop Storage By Christopher Ryan published 1 July 14 After winning an award last year for its 840 EVO, Samsung is ready to follow up with another high-end offering. The company's 850 Pro SSD merges the EVO's familiar MEX controller with 3D V-NAND. Does the combination justify an upgrade, or should you wait?
Surveillance Hard Drive Shoot-Out: WD And Seagate Square Off By Drew Riley published 19 June 14 Video surveillance has been around for years. Grainy gas station cameras are giving way to higher-end 1080p-capable IP cameras, and storage is evolving to meet the needs of these ever-expanding solutions. Today we look at two new entries into the market.
