Chris Ramseyer

Chris Ramseyer

Chris Ramseyer is a Contributing Editor for Tom's Hardware US. He tests and reviews consumer storage.

Articles by: Chris Ramseyer

HighPoint SSD7120 Review With Optane 900P: High-Performance RAID On A Budget

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We bring four of the fastest SSDs together in a powerful workstation with the HighPoint SSD7120 acting as the glue that links it all together.

Samsung 970 Pro SSD Review: Expensive MLC Excellence

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When Samsung releases a new Pro Series SSD we don't need to ask if it's the fastest; we just ask how much faster is it than the competition.

TEKQ Rapide Portable SSD Review: NVMe, Thunderbolt 3 Raise The Bar

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The TEKQ Rapide external SSD is the first SSD to marry the high-performance NVMe and Thunderbolt 3 interfaces.

Plextor M8V SSD Review: BiCS Flash Hits The Mainstream

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The M8V is Plextor's new value-driven SATA SSD that takes advantage of the latest flash technology.

G-Technology Releases Flash-Based Storage For Creatives

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G-Technology (a Western Digital Company) has three new flash-based storage systems that set new performance records for the company's products.

Micron Breaks Ground On New NAND Fab In Singapore

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Fab 10 multi-billion dollar investment will add 1,000 jobs and increase 3D NAND production output in 2020.

WD Black 3D NVMe SSD Review: WD Debuts Its New Controller

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Western Digital and subsidiary SanDisk have a new NVMe controller to use with 64-layer NAND. Is the new combination enough to topple the company's largest rival?

Adata's New Flagship, The GAMMIX S11 SM2262 NVMe SSD

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Adata announces 2nd SM2262 NVMe SSD, this one with a heatsink and ample performance.

New Intel RST Driver Increases Optane Memory Capabilities

By Chris Ramseyer published

Intel's new RST driver brings Optane Memory technology to mobile and secondary volume storage.

Samsung Power Outage Kills 3.5% Of Global Flash For March

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Lights out at Samsung's Pyeongtaek fab hurts global flash output for March. Prices could increase in the short term.

Seagate IronWolf Pro 12TB Review: The Best NAS Drive?

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Seagate's upstream 7,200-RPM NAS and server series features RV sensors and supports arrays with up to sixteen drives.

Adata Announces XPG SX950U SSD

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Adata's gaming product line, XPG, rolls out a new SATA SSD with up to 1TB capacity, 560 MB/s performance, and a five-year warranty.

Intel Optane SSD 800P Review: Swift, Small-Capacity XPoint

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Intel's 800P is the first bootable Optane SSD in the M.2 form factor, so now you can install a small SSD that should deliver big performance.

Areca ARC-8050T3 Thunderbolt 3 DAS Review

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There are only a few ultra-high capacity products in the Thunderbolt storage market. LaCie is a big name in this space, but Areca is known for superior performance.

Intel SSD 760p Review: The New NVMe Value Leader

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Intel's new 760p uses the latest 64-layer flash to boost performance while keeping pricing in check.

Western Digital Red 10TB And 8TB NAS HDD Review

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Western Digital turns to a noble gas to supersize new consumer-focused NAS-focused HDDs.

SanDisk Has A 400GB MicroSD Card For $300

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WD Announces Fast NVMe Storage For IoT Devices, Maybe An In-House Controller

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Western Digital announced two new high-performance NVMe SSDs for the client market, but there may be more to this story.

Seagate IronWolf 12TB HDD Review

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Howl at the moon with Seagate's IronWolf, a new network-attached storage hard disk drive.

MyDigitalSSD SBX NVMe SSD Review

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MyDigitalSSD is the first out of the gate with a retail Phison E80-powered SSD. The SBX is the entry-level successor to the popular BPX and brings more performance to the table.

Adata XPG GAMMIX S10 SSD Review

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Adata's XPG line targets gamers and extreme users but can a metal heatsink over an entry-level NVMe SSD satisfy the target audience's demands for high-performance?

Netstor NA611TB3 Thunderbolt 3 NVMe External SSD Review

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The Netstor NA611TB3 enclosure brings Thunderbolt 3 to two high-performance NVMe SSDs in a semi-portable enclosure with rugged features.

Silicon Power Has Two New NVMe SSDs

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Silicon Power steps in the NVMe arena with a pair of new products using the Phison PS5008-E8T DRAMless controller.

Seagate BarraCuda Pro 10TB HDD Review

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Seagate claims the BarraCuda Pro 10TB is the fastest consumer hard disk drive (HDD) on the market.

Samsung 860 Pro SSD Review

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Editor\'s Choice

Samsung's SATA line moves forward a generation today. The iconic 850 series will enter end of life status while the new 860 rises to take its place.

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