Inland TN436 SSD Review: Retail 2230 Drive That Comes Up Short By Shane Downing published 26 December 22 A good option to have, but passable at best
Corsair MP600 GS SSD Review: Middling, but Capable By Shane Downing published 23 December 22 The Corsair MP600 GS isn't exactly an exciting mid-range PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD. It provides enough performance, but is not priced competitively. But it does do SLC caching a bit differently.
Corsair EX100U Portable SSD Review: The Good, The Bad, and the Average By Shane Downing published 22 December 22 Middle-of-the-road SSD that fits in your pocket
Samsung Raises 3D NAND Pricing Following YMTC Blacklisting By Anton Shilov published 20 December 22 Samsung is raising its 3D NAND pricing, as PC makers reportedly cancel orders from YMTC following blacklisting by the U.S. DoC.
Blacklisted YMTC May Soon Be Forced to Abandon 3D NAND By Anton Shilov published 16 December 22 TrendForce believes that after getting into U.S. DoC's Entity List, YMTC will not be able to continue producing competitive 3D NAND.
Tesla's $350 1TB SSD Can Withstand Vehicle Vibrations Like All SSDs By Brandon Hill published 14 December 22 Tesla's $350 automotive-grade external 1TB SSD for games and Sentry Mode footage goes on sale Feb. 2023.
U.S. to Blacklist 30+ Chinese Companies, Including 3D NAND Maker YMTC By Anton Shilov published 14 December 22 Over 30 Chinese semiconductor companies, including YMTC, will be added to the U.S. Department of Commerce's Entity List and will lose access American technologies.
Backblaze Expects HDD Storage Costs to Hit One Cent per GB by 2025 By Francisco Pires published 13 December 22 Cloud storage specialist Backblaze expects pricing on Hard Disk Drive (HDD) storage to maintain its downward trajectory, reaching one cent per GB by 2025.
Liquid Cooled HDD Study Touts Greater Reliability, Lower TCO By Mark Tyson published 12 December 22 Iceotope worked with Meta to convert air-cooled, HDD-packed servers to precision single-phase immersion cooling - showing wide-ranging benefits including lower TCO and greater reliability.
Akasa's Gecko Cooler for M.2 SSDs Features a Blower Design By Mark Tyson published 12 December 22 Akasa’s Gecko Cooler with blower design claims to generate
Ultra-Fast SSDs Coming: 2400 MT/s NAND in Mass Production By Anton Shilov published 10 December 22 YMTC's Zhitai TiPlus7100 SSD uses 232-layer Xtacking 3.0 3D NAND with a 2400 MT/s interface.
China Relents, Lets U.S. Export Control Inspect 3D NAND Maker YMTC By Anton Shilov published 7 December 22 China reportedly allows U.S. export control checks to inspect Chinese high-tech companies.
Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus-G SSD Review: A DirectStorage Gaming Drive for Tomorrow (Updated) By Shane Downing published 30 November 22 Update The Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus-G is a fast PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, and the first to be specially designed for DirectStorage gaming.
SanDisk Pro-G40 SSD Review: Rugged Thunderbolt on the Go (Updated) By Shane Downing published 29 November 22 Update The SanDisk Pro-G40 is an exceptionally fast SSD designed for consistency and reliability. With Thunderbolt and USB fallback modes, it’s the perfect companion for creators.
Our Favorite PS5 SSD Hits All-Time Low for Cyber Monday By Jarred Walton published 28 November 22 The WD SN850X is one of the fastest drives you can get and it's designed for gaming.
May the Data Be With You: Seagate Adds Star Wars USB HDDs By Anton Shilov published 24 November 22 More Star Wars-Inspired collection HDDs from Seagate are now available.
Apple To Replace China-Made NAND for Samsung: Report By Mark Tyson published 21 November 22 Chinese NAND was only going to be used in Chinese iPhones, but due to sanction worries, Apple is allegedly going to use Samsung as an additional storage chip supplier instead.
Seagate SkyHawk AI 20TB HDD Review: Mechanical Storage for AI Video By Shane Downing published 21 November 22 The 20TB Seagate SkyHawk AI hard drive uses CMR technology to offer reliable performance for video, imaging, and AI workloads. It’s backed with a strong warranty that includes data recovery services.
Solidigm P41 Plus SSD Review: Born in the Purple (Updated) By Shane Downing published 18 November 22 Update We put the Solidgim P41 Plus SSD through our extensive test suite to see if it's a worthy contender.
Best SSD and Hard Drive Enclosures By Avram Piltch last updated 24 January 23 You can take any M.2 or SATA storage drive, put it in an enclosure and connect to a computer via USB. We tested more than a dozen enclosures to help you find the best one.