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Backblaze Annual Failure Rates for SSDs in 2022: Less Than One Percent

By Jarred Walton published 9 March 23

Backblaze published it's data for SSD reliability and temperatures for 2022, with less than a 1% annualized failure rate among the 2,906 drives.

Graugear PS5 SSD Cooler w/ External Copper Heatsink

Funky PlayStation 5 SSD Cooler Moves the Heatsink in Front of the Fan

By Aaron Klotz published 6 March 23

New PS5 SSD cooler features an external heatsink and heatpipe to significantly reduce SSD temperatures.

300TB SSDs Due in 2026, Supplier Claims

By Anton Shilov published 2 March 23

Pure Storage expects its solid-state drives to increase capacity by six times in a few years.

First PCIe 5.0 M.2 SSDs Are Now Available, Predictably Expensive

By Jarred Walton published 1 March 23

The first SSDs with support for PCIe 5.0 are now available, with high prices on these early models.

Gigabyte Aorus Gen5 10000 2TB SSD Priced, Available to Preorder

By Brandon Hill published 22 February 23

The Gigabyte Aorus Gen5 10000 2TB SSD carries a $339.99 price tag at Newgg.

$500 Audiophile SATA SSD Cable With Superstar Crystals Listed

By Mark Tyson published 21 February 23

This $500 Superstar Crystal SATA cable features a 25mm woven metal sleeve, a secret filler formula, and claims to offer the “best computer Hi-Fi” quality.

How to Optimize SSD Performance in Windows 10 or 11

By Brandon Hill published 19 February 23

Follow these tips to get the most from your SSD.

WD Injects 22TB HDDs Into My Book External Drive Lineup for Capacities up to 44TB

By Matt Safford published 15 February 23

Digital hoarders and 8K content creators, rejoice!

Chinese Flash Maker Slashes Jobs Amid Sanctions

By Andrew E. Freedman published 14 February 23

YMTC is laying off staff as it faces challenging market conditions and sanctions from the US.

Silicon Motion Readies 7nm PCIe 5.0 SSD Controller for Q4 2023

By Zhiye Liu published 13 February 23

The new Silicon Motion roadmap details the company's upcoming mainstream SM2504XT PCIe 5.0 SSD controller.

Framework Stocks 2TB M.2 2230 SSDs for Steam Deck Upgrades

By Andrew E. Freedman published 9 February 23

Framework is stocking M.2 2230 SSDs so that users can upgrade their Steam Decks.

Aorus Gen5 10000 1TB and 2TB SSD Full Specs Revealed

By Mark Tyson published 6 February 23

The 2TB version offers up to 10,000MB/s reads and 9,500MB/s writes, but you should check motherboard compatibility carefully if you wish to use the optional XTREME heatsink.

How to Check SSD Health in Windows 10 and Windows 11

By Brandon Hill published 5 February 23

Here are some tools that access SMART functionality on your SSD to determine its health

Puget Abandons Samsung 990 Pro SSDs Over Reliability Concerns

By Brandon Hill published 3 February 23

Reliability concerns surrounding the Samsung 980 Pro and 990 Pro have Puget rethinking its storage choices.

Backup Company Reveals Hard Drive Failure Rates For 2022

By Zhiye Liu published 31 January 23

Backblaze has published the company's annual report on hard drive failure rates for last year.

Samsung Issues Fix for Dying 980 Pro SSDs

By Brandon Hill published 31 January 23

Samsung 980 Pros can go into a read-only failure mode that can make data recovery difficult, if not impossible. A firmware fix is available.

Intel Discontinues Optane SSD DC P4800X Drives

By Anton Shilov published 30 January 23

Intel says it will cease selling Optane SSD DC P4800X SSDs by October.

Enthusiast Brings IDE Back with 2.5-Inch SSD

By Anton Shilov published 25 January 23

Enthusiast builds custom SSD to replace his 2.5-inch IDE hard drive.

Sabrent Rocket 2230 SSD Review: Tiny Powerhouse

By Shane Downing published 23 January 23

The Sabrent Rocket 2230 is a relatively fast and efficient PCIe 4.0 SSD that’s available in the M.2 2230 form factor. This makes it uniquely useful for certain devices that require shorter M.2 SSDs.

Don't Buy Scammy $100 16TB SSDs on Amazon

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published 17 January 23

You can't buy a portable 16TB SSD for $120 and you can't trust Amazon

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