Client SSDs: Samsung Retains No.1 Spot, SSDs Outsell HDDs by 2.6x By Anton Shilov Vertically-integrated SSD makers continue to thrive, but independent manufacturers remain strong.
Plextor Expands Lineup of PCIe 4.0 SSDs: Up to 7000 MB/s By Anton Shilov Plextor's new M10P SSDs use InnoGrit's IG5636 'Rainer' controller.
SK Hynix Adds 2TB Model to P31 Line, Our Favorite Laptop SSD By Anton Shilov SK Hynix's power-efficient Gold P31 lineup expands with 2TB option.
16TB Sabrent Rocket XTRM-Q SSD Review: Twice the Storage, Twice the Price By Sean Webster With two 8TB M.2 NVMe SSDs connected to the Thunderbolt 3 interface, the Rocket XTRM-Q offers up massive capacity at a massive price.
Seagate Remains HDD King, But Western Digital is Approaching By Anton Shilov Western Digital almost catches up with Seagate in HDD shipments.
Unsavory Flash Swap: Re-Testing Crucial’s P2 SSD After QLC Downgrade By Sean Webster Now shipping with QLC flash, Crucial’s P2 is significantly slower than the original sample that we initially reviewed.
Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Nanocarbon Cooled for Speed (Updated) By Sean Webster Update Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s is a fast and secure PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD that utilizes nanocarbon coating to aid its cooling.
TeamGroup Launches PS5-Optimized SSD: Up to 7400 MB/s By Anton Shilov TeamGroup releases its fastest SSDs to date: the T-Force Cardea A440 for PS5.
HDD Shipments Set All-Time Capacity Record By Anton Shilov Shipped HDD capacity hits 351.4EB in Q2 2021.
X-NAND Technology Gets Patented, QLC Flash with SLC Speed By Aleksandar Kostovic NEO Semiconductor has officially patented the X-NAND technology, giving the company an option to license it to big memory makers.
Mushkin Gamma M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Fast, Cool and Affordable By Sean Webster Powered by Phison’s PS5018-E18, Mushkin’s Gamma delivers fast performance and data security without breaking a sweat.
WD Sold $200 Million in Hard Drives for Chia Mining Last Quarter By Anton Shilov Sales of Western Digital's high-capacity enterprise drives increase to 7.7 million per quarter.
SK Hynix to Make Intel's NAND Business a Separate Company By Anton Shilov SK Hynix to establish a standalone U.S.-based NAND producer after it gets Intel's 3D NAND assets.
HDD Reliability Report Lists Three Drives That Never Failed By Nathaniel Mott Backblaze's latest drive reliability report identified three models of HDD that suffered no failures in the last quarter.
Crucial P5 Plus M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Affordable Gen4 Performance By Sean Webster Leveraging Micron’s 176L B47R TLC and the company’s latest PCIe Gen4 NVMe controller, the Crucial P5 Plus is a high-performance SSD priced to sell.
Sony Enables SSD Storage Upgrade in PS5: Just Add M.2 SSD By Anton Shilov Sony enables upgrade PlayStation 5's storage with an M.2 SSD.
Enterprise SSD Prices Likely to Increase by 15% in Q3 2021 By Aleksandar Kostovic TrendForce predicts that enterprise SSDs will experience a 15% price hike in the upcoming quarter, with signs of price correction sometimes towards the end of 2021.
Kioxia Demos HLC 3D NAND and Talks About OLC NAND By Anton Shilov Extreme SSD capacity at any cost: Kioxia experiments with 3D HLC NAND, talks 3D OLC NAND.
PCIe 4.0 SSD With Chinese 128L 3D TLC NAND Hits 7.5 GBps By Zhiye Liu Chinese vendor Asgard has launched its new AN4 PCIe 4.0 SSD with YMTC's 128-layer 3D TLC NAND chips.
TerraMaster's Compact 16-Bay TB3 DAS Stores Up to 288TB at 2.8GB/s By Anton Shilov TerraMaster's D16 DAS puts 288TB of high-performance storage space on your desk.
