Optical Discs Aren't Dead, as Pioneer's New Drive Doubles BD Write Speeds By Mark Tyson published 1 March 22 Return of the optical drive
Western Digital 20TB NAS HDD Debuts With 64GB Flash For $499 (Updated) By Zhiye Liu published 28 February 22 Western Digital's Red Pro 20TB with OptiNAND technology is available for NAS systems.
Inland Prime M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Entry-Level on the Cheap By Sean Webster published 25 February 22 The Inland Prime is an affordable, convenient entry-level NVMe drive with a solid warranty.
Microsoft Confirms Windows Wiping Tool Leaves User Data on Disk (Updated) By Mark Tyson published 25 February 22 After a Reset or Wipe on affected Windows PCs, personal files are left behind in Windows.old, including unencrypted Bitlocker data and OneDrive synced files.
Kioxia's New UFS Storage to Offer Near PCIe Gen4 Performance By Anton Shilov published 24 February 22 Next-generation UFS storage devices from Kioxia use MIPI M-PHY 5.0, offer performance of modern SSDs.
Some Consumer NVMe SSDs Reportedly More Prone To Data Loss During Power Outage By Aaron Klotz published 23 February 22 An engineer has tested an SK Hynix and Sabrent Rocket SSD and found both to have strange data loss issues after data is transferred from the DRAM cache to the NAND flash.
AeroCool Cipher Case Holds 16 Drives for Storage Based Cryptomining By Mark Tyson published 22 February 22 This is a pleasantly-minimal ATX case with high airflow that isn't as bulky as you might expect. If you want to fit loads of storage for whatever reason, its $75 price tag may attract.
Deadbolt Ransomware Attacks Target ASUStor NAS By Zhiye Liu published 21 February 22 DeadBolt ransomware targets Asustor NAS systems, encrypting the victim's data and asking for a Bitcoin ransom.
WD Confirms NAND Price Hike, SSDs May Get More Expensive By Mark Tyson published 16 February 22 This is fallout from the contamination affecting over 6.5 exabytes of 3D NAND we reported on last week.
Intel's Fourth-Gen Optane Teased, but Future Looks Gloomy By Anton Shilov published 16 February 22 A tidbit reveals the existence of plans for the fourth generation of Intel's Optane tech, but recent news points to an inglorious end to the once-heralded memory.
Seagate IronWolf 525 SSD Review: The PCIe 4.0 NAS Upgrade By Sean Webster published 14 February 22 Leveraging a Phison E16 and BiCS4 TLC, the Seagate IronWolf 525 was built to endure demanding NAS workloads.
Toshiba's 20TB HDDs Are Ready For Primetime By Anton Shilov published 12 February 22 SATA-IO validates Toshiba's upcoming 20TB HDDs for interoperability.
Western Digital, Kioxia Lose 'At Least' 6.5 Exabytes of 3D NAND Due to Contamination (Updated) By Paul Alcorn published 10 February 22 Kioxia and Western Digital reported that two factories have suffered from contamination issues that scuttled at least 6.5 exabytes of flash memory.
Toshiba: 26TB HDDs Due Within a Year, 40TB HDDs in Five Years By Anton Shilov published 9 February 22 Toshiba discloses MAS-MAMR, HAMR roadmap.
Intel's Optane Business Haemorrhaged Over Half a Billion Dollars in 2020 By Mark Tyson published 7 February 22 Intel launched Optane with great fanfare in 2015 as a paradigm-shifting bridge between DRAM and NAND. However, it might only still exist as a loss leader to sell Xeon processors.
Adapter Turns SSDs Into Cheap CFExpress Cards By Anton Shilov published 3 February 22 Build your own CFexpress card using a cheap adapter and save hundreds of dollars .
Silicon Motion: Enthusiast-Grade PCIe 5.0 SSDs on Track for 2022 By Anton Shilov published 2 February 22 High-end PCIe 5.0 x4 SSDs based on controllers from Innogrit, Phison, and Silicon Motion to arrive this year.
WD Black SN770 SSD Review: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing By Sean Webster published 2 February 22 The WD Black SN770 uses a DRAM-less design and fast 3D TLC flash to create a responsive and cost-efficient gaming SSD.
Windows 11 KB5008353 Might Finally Fix Disk Performance Issues By Mark Tyson published 2 February 22 KB5008353 appears to put the final nail in Windows 11's slow disk coffin, as well as deliver important fixes to Bluetooth, multi-display, and zombie icon issues.
Seagate HDDs Top and Bottom Backblaze’s 2021 Failure Rates Data By Michelle Ehrhardt published 1 February 22 Backblaze’s 2021 HDD stability report reveals how resilient hard drives have become.
