Storage

Publications Phoronix and TechPowerUp share their experience running Corsair's MP700 PCIe 5.0 SSD without a cooler.

Pure Storage exec predicts the demise of the HDD industry by 2028, but such a rapid decline might simply be wishful thinking by the flash-centric firm.

Kingston SSD firmware released in early 2020 contains lyrics to Coldplay's 2002 hit 'The Scientist.'

The Western Digital online store is still closed and planned to reopen about 6 weeks after the March cyber attack.

Over 10,000 Chinese chip developers closed up shop during the past two years, as the investment bubble crash and global semiconductor downturn hit hard.

Oversupply issues continue to plague the industry

Nextorage is releasing a new PCIe Gen 5 SSD with a beefy heatsink and up to 10,000MB/s rated read and write speeds.

Phison executive expects further 3D NAND production cuts, as producers lose billions in the first quarter.

Western Digital has released a press release with details on the latest security breach along with plans to restore online store access.

Kioxia, Western Digital, and Tokyo Electron will present papers covering next-generation 3D NAND memory with over 300 – 400 layers.

Backblaze has poured through its HDD failure rates to find out exactly how long drives can be counted on for the company's cloud storage business, and the results are not what you might expect.

Crucial's T700 Gen 5 SSD is now available for pre-order and will start shipping May 30. The T700 is the world's fastest SSD to date, with read speeds of up to 12 GB/s.

Top-down optimization with SSD toolkit and driver.

Market uncertainties plus China sanctions

Corsair launches a new M.2 2230 SSD suitable for the Valve Steam Deck or Microsoft Surface family

Microsoft DirectStorage 1.2 can help speed HDD systems with a new buffered mode, as well as delivering general performance improvements and implementing bug fixes.

Seagate to pay record fine for shipping 7.4 million hard drives to Huawei from 2020 to 2021.

Micro Center has a promotion going on right now where new customers can get a free Inland 256GB SATA SSD at Micro Center's brick-and-mortar locations.

The Crucial T700 looks to be the fastest PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD that will be available on the market, arriving as early as May. Its passive cooling is a nice addition to what is an incredibly fast drive.

A cyclist was caught trying to bring 6,000 microSD cards in from zero VAT Hong Kong to mainland China. He acted suspiciously and sought to avoid the gaze of customs officers.