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Silicon Motion announces new devices: PCIe 6.0 SSDs, 256 / 512 TB drives, and next-gen 16K LDPC
By Anton Shilov published
Premium Bigger drives, a new controller, and a larger LDPC enabled by new tech.

M.2 SSD cooler displays your SSD's performance and vitals in real time on built-in display
By Zhiye Liu published
Thermalright has launched the company's new HR-10 2280 Pro Digital M.2 SSD cooler in both white and black colors.

Sandisk unveils colossal new 256TB SSD with new UltraQLC flash memory
By Anton Shilov published
Sandisk introduces its UltraQLC 256TB NVMe SSDs with direct QLC NAND writes for hyperscale AI and cloud workloads.

Best External SSDs 2025
By Matt Safford last updated
We've tested dozens of external hard drives and SSDs and chosen models that offer the best balance of performance, features and price.

Micron's industry-first PCI 6.0 SSD promises sequential reads up to 28,000 MB/s
By Anton Shilov published
Micron launched the 9650 SSD with PCIe 6.0 and 5.5M IOPS for AI workloads, and unveiled the 6600 ION series with up to 245TB for high-density, energy-efficient storage.

Kioxia unveils 245TB SSD, the world's highest capacity storage device - can store 12,500 4K movies
By Anton Shilov published
Kioxia's LC9 SSD family offers capacities of up to 245.76TB, but its performance is far less impressive.

China's YMTC moves to break free of U.S. sanctions by building production line with homegrown tools
By Anton Shilov published
Can YMTC deliver what it promises?

This new SSD will literally self destruct if you push the big red button it comes with — Team Group posts video of data destruction in action
By Mark Tyson published
Team Group's new M.2 2280 SSD comes with a big red button. Hold it one second too long, and it destroys your NAND instead of just erasing the data.

The Best SSD for the PS5 gets a massive price cut
By Kunal Khullar last updated
Compatible with both desktops, laptops, and PlayStation 5.

Silicon Motion reportedly prepping SM8466 SSD controller with a PCIe 6.0 x4 — leak claims it will be unveiled at FMS 2025, sporting speeds of up to 28GB/s
By Anton Shilov published
Silicon Motion is expected to formally introduce its first PCIe Gen6 controller for next-generation data center SSDs at the upcoming FMS 2025 conference next month, according to a leak.
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