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New Silicon Motion SM2524XT chip brings 14 GB/s to mainstream SSDs
By Anton Shilov published
Silicon Motion announces its SM2524XT mainstream SSD controller that promises 14 GB/s read speed, up to 2.5 million random IOPS, and sustained random performance.

Huawei develops 122TB SSD with new packaging tech to sidestep US sanctions on 3D NAND chips
By Jowi Morales published
Necessity is the mother of invention.

Class-action lawsuit filed against HDD suspension assembly makers
By Bruno Ferreira published
Class-action lawsuit filed against HDD suspension assembly makers

Laser-driven spintronic memory device switches 1,000 times faster than DRAM
By Etiido Uko published
Device achieves picosecond-scale speeds without heat.

Fake Samsung SSD spotting comes to CrystalDiskInfo as AI crunch drives sophisticated counterfeit market
By Zhiye Liu published
CrystalDiskInfo's new feature will tell you whether your Samsung SSD is the real deal or not.

SSD prices skyrocket by 300% in Japan, bringing 8TB Samsung 9100 drive to an eye-watering $3,500
By Jowi Morales published
Samsung SSDs saw massive price hikes across multiple Japanese PC retailers, with prices going up to $3,500 for 8TB drives.

Best MicroSD Express Cards For The Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026
By Zhiye Liu last updated
We’ve carefully chosen the best microSD Express cards to meet the needs and budgets of all Switch 2 owners, based on our detailed lab testing.

Nextorage NEM-PAC 2TB SSD Review: A solid, PS5-ready workhorse
By Shane Downing published
The Nextorage NEM-PAC is a quiet contender with good performance and a PS5-compliant heatsink. It’s a competent Gen 4 SSD but is otherwise unexciting.

Internet archival sites struggling to preserve the internet because of skyrocketing hard drive prices due to the AI boom
By Hassam Nasir published
The AI boom that keeps on giving.

High-capacity HDD roadmap: the race to 100TB and zettabyte-scale storage — Toshiba, Seagate and WD outline three distinct strategies
By Anton Shilov published
Premium As data center demand surges toward zettabyte scale, Seagate, Toshiba, and Western Digital are pursuing sharply different technology strategies in their pursuit towards 100TB and beyond.
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