MSI Enters PS5 SSD Fray With Spatium M480 Play By Mark Tyson published 31 March 22 This is a version of the Spatium M480 design with a heatsink optimized for the confines of the PS5 chassis.
NAND Flash Prices Hikes Expected to Hit in Coming Quarter By Mark Tyson published 30 March 22 But consumer SSD and eMMC won't be as badly affected as Enterprise products.
Samsung and Western Digital Team Up for ZNS SSDs By Anton Shilov published 30 March 22 Samsung and Western Digital to standardize and develop crucial technologies for ZNS SSDs.
New Platform Lets GPUs and FPGAs Use Intel Optane Memory Modules By Anton Shilov published 24 March 22 GPUs, FPGAs, and special-purpose accelerators can now use large memory pools consisting of system memory and Optane Persistent Memory modules.
Want to Upgrade a Mac Studio SSD? Not So Fast By Anton Shilov published 22 March 22 Apple's Mac Studio has modular SSDs, but it does not mean they are upgradeable. At least, not for now.
Japan's Semiconductor Firms Largely Shrug Off Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake By Mark Tyson published 17 March 22 Kioxia, Sony, Renesas, and Sumco were among those to temporarily suspend production for safety and integrity checks. Semiconductor market spot pricing remains stable.
Mushkin's New SSD Boasts Impressive 7415 MBps Reads By Anton Shilov published 16 March 22 Mushkin's Vortex Redline SSDs feature graphene heat spreader, unbeatable performance
Nvidia Unveils Big Accelerator Memory: Solid-State Storage for GPUs By Anton Shilov published 15 March 22 Nvidia teams up with IBM to attach solid-state storage to GPUs — not the first time this sort of idea has appeared.
Intel Teases Third-Gen Optane Memory, New Tech By Anton Shilov published 12 March 22 Intel's third-gen Optane Persistent Memory is heading for Sapphire Rapids.
Mandalorian-Themed Beskar SSDs Prove Seagate Knows the Way By Mark Tyson published 11 March 22 The surface pattern on these storage products is designed to resemble the texture of Bescar, or Mandalorian steel, a material tough enough to deflect a light saber strike.
Sabrent Thunderbolt 3 Dock Includes up to 16TB SSD for $2,900 By Brandon Hill published 10 March 22 16TB of internal storage can be yours in the Sabrent Thunderbolt 3 NVMe SSD Docking Station if you hand over an arm and a leg.
Microchip's New SSD Controller Enables 200TB Data Center PCIe 5.0 Drives By Anton Shilov published 9 March 22 Microchip's new controller will enable next-generation SSDs for PCIe Gen5-supporting servers.
Phison CEO Expects Tighter NAND Flash Supplies in May 2022 By Mark Tyson published 7 March 22 The delay between the accident and the timing of the shortfall likely reflects inventory cycles. Previous reports warned of NAND flash pricing spikes of between 5 and 10% in Q2 2022.
Intel's Optane Memory Business Outlook Looks Murky (Updated) By Anton Shilov published 2 March 22 3D XPoint and Optane no longer Intel's focus, says chief executive.
Optical Discs Aren't Dead, as Pioneer's New Drive Doubles BD Write Speeds By Mark Tyson published 1 March 22 Return of the optical drive
Western Digital 20TB NAS HDD Debuts With 64GB Flash For $499 (Updated) By Zhiye Liu published 28 February 22 Western Digital's Red Pro 20TB with OptiNAND technology is available for NAS systems.
Microsoft Confirms Windows Wiping Tool Leaves User Data on Disk (Updated) By Mark Tyson published 25 February 22 After a Reset or Wipe on affected Windows PCs, personal files are left behind in Windows.old, including unencrypted Bitlocker data and OneDrive synced files.
Kioxia's New UFS Storage to Offer Near PCIe Gen4 Performance By Anton Shilov published 24 February 22 Next-generation UFS storage devices from Kioxia use MIPI M-PHY 5.0, offer performance of modern SSDs.
Some Consumer NVMe SSDs Reportedly More Prone To Data Loss During Power Outage By Aaron Klotz published 23 February 22 An engineer has tested an SK Hynix and Sabrent Rocket SSD and found both to have strange data loss issues after data is transferred from the DRAM cache to the NAND flash.
AeroCool Cipher Case Holds 16 Drives for Storage Based Cryptomining By Mark Tyson published 22 February 22 This is a pleasantly-minimal ATX case with high airflow that isn't as bulky as you might expect. If you want to fit loads of storage for whatever reason, its $75 price tag may attract.