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Samsung Portable SSD P9
Samsung Portable SSD P9 review: speedy USB4 in a slim, pricey package

By Matt Safford Published

Expensive, just like everything else now

External SSDs
Best SSDs: Reviewed and Benchmarked
Best SSDs 2026: From blazing-fast M.2 NVMe down to budget SATA

By Paul Alcorn last updated

We recommend the best SSDs for every need and budget based on our extensive lab tests.

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Micron's next-generation 3D NAND to double bit density with over 400 layers, offering extreme performance

By Anton Shilov Published

Micron's G11 3D NAND promises 42 Gb/mm2 and 5,400 MT/s interface speed, enabling SSDs with extreme capacity and performance.

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Solidigm confirms plans to build a fab in the US, abandons IPO plans

By Anton Shilov Published

SK hynix abandons IPO plans for Solidigm, confirms plans to build a Solidigm 3D NAND fab in the U.S.

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A curved monitor at FADU’s OCP Global Summit booth shows a Filebench dashboard comparing a live FS-SSD run with a recorded NFS-over-RDMA run, beside an open test chassis with an SSD mounted on a riser
FADU puts the filesystem inside the SSD's flash to bypass host CPUs

By Shane Downing Published

Premium FADU’s FS-SSD carries NFSv3 file operations inside NVMe commands, letting GPUs, DPUs, and NICs read files without a host file system.

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SK hynix Cheongju
SK hynix denies playing hardball with Trump admin over 3D NAND fab

By Anton Shilov last updated

SK hynix reportedly conditions building new Solidigm 3D NAND fab in the U.S. to equipment exports to the Solidigm fab in Dalian, China.

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SK hynix to place custom tiny CPU cores in its SSD controllers to ease Arm load as drive speeds rocket

By Shane Downing Published

Premium SK hynix detailed H-TPU, tiny in-house cores that offload routine I/O from the Arm CPUs in its next enterprise SSD controllers.

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Sandisk NAS 800 1.92TB SSD
Sandisk NAS 800 1.92TB SSD Review: Endurance at a premium

By Shane Downing Published

A fast, durable, and expensive NAS workhorse

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Best PS5 SSDs
The Best PS5 SSDs in 2026: Speedy NVMe storage for your console

By Jarred Walton, Paul Alcorn last updated

Our tests show the best PS5 SSDs to buy.

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Kioxia unveils E1.L SSDs for hyperscalers with up to 122.88TB capacity

By Anton Shilov Published

Kioxia's LD4-series SSDs can store up to 122.88TB of data in a compact form-factor, but its performance remains a mystery.

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