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China's premier memory-maker YMTC struggles amid chokehold of US sanctions
YMTC's efforts to expand its presence in the 3D NAND memory market have stalled as US export restrictions prevent the company from acquiring advanced tools needed to scale production.
Acer FA200 4TB SSD Review: A Capacious Retread
The Acer FA200 has nothing wrong with it, having relatively good all-around performance and solid power efficiency. It’s outdated and hard to find, though.
HighPoint's adapter enables GPUDirect storage — up to 64 GB/s from drive to GPU, bypassing the CPU
HighPoint launches the Rocket 7638D switch card that enables Nvidia GPUDirect connectivity between GPUs and NVMe storage by supporting peer-to-peer data transfers without CPU involvement.
SMI SM2504XT ES 2TB SSD Review: A Mid-Range PCIe 5.0 Challenger
The SMI SM2504XT ES is a capable, power-efficient PCIe 5.0 SSD on a platform that should offer a more affordable high-end experience. It takes the competing Phison E31T to task in all the right ways.
Solidigm touts industry's first liquid-cooled enterprise SSD
Solidigm's D7-PS1010 is the industry's first dual-sided liquid-cooled enterprise SSD.
Sandisk WD Blue SN5100 2TB SSD Review: A Rhapsody in Blue
The Sandisk WD Blue SN5100 is the fastest QLC SSD we’ve seen so far, and it’s power-efficient, too.
Kioxia Exceria Plus G4 2TB SSD Review: A safe but unexceptional drive
Kioxia’s Exceria Plus G4 is a mid-range PCIe 5.0 drive that is a safe choice.
Biwin Black Opal X570 2TB SSD Review: Caught In The Middle With You
The Biwin Black Opal X570 is a unique drive, running with an eight-channel control without DRAM. Its performance is not bad, but the drive may have only niche applications.
