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Kioxia works with Nvidia to prep XL-Flash SSD that's 3x faster than any SSD available
By Anton Shilov published
Kioxia is developing a 10M IOPS XL-Flash SSD with peer-to-peer GPU connectivity to eliminate bottlenecks and deliver low-latency, small-block access optimized for AI training and inference workloads.

HighPoint's Gen5 M.2 NVMe PCIe card is here — promises 50 GB/s+ speeds for less than $1,000
By Mark Tyson published
Storage expert HighPoint has revealed details and pricing for its new Rocket 7604A RAID add-in-card. Its $999 AIC fits up to four M.2 SSDs and is claimed to deliver real-world 50 GB/s+ performance.

TeamGroup's curious PCIe 5.0 SSD strategy: Adopt controllers from all makers
By Anton Shilov published
TeamGroup has expanded its high-end PCIe 5.0 SSD lineup to six different families based on four controller vendors to cover a wide range of performance and price points.

Realtek eyes SSDs with new PCIe 5.0 x4 DRAM-less controller — Up to 10 GB/s and 1.4M IOPS
By Anton Shilov published
Realtek is attempting to enter the SSD controller market with its RTS5781DL, a PCIe 5.0 DRAM-less controller that is now sampling. But can it compete with established players?

A new SSD form factor can house a staggering 1,000,000 GB of storage – E2 drives could store 11,000 4K movies with 80W power draw
By Stephen Warwick published
E2 is a new flash form factor

Custom PCIe 5.0 SSD with 3D XL-Flash debuts — special Optane-like flash memory delivers up to 3.5 million random IOPS
By Anton Shilov published
InnoGrit demonstrates reference solid-state drive based on Kioxia's XL-Flash memory: custom-built XL-Flash-based drives on the way?

Biwin unveils PCIe Gen5 SSD with 14,500 MB/s read speeds
By Anton Shilov published
Biwin officially launches the Maxio MAP1806-based X570 SSD that is expected to offer leading-edge performance and a low price.

Western Digital still plans to start shipping 36TB HAMR hard drives in 2027
By Anton Shilov published
At Computex 2025, Western Digital confirmed plans to begin mass production of HAMR-based hard drives in 2027, starting with 36TB, 40TB, and 44TB models.
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