Tag: SSD

November 16, 2023

The Raspberry Pi 5 introduced a new PCIe connector to the traditional “Model B” form factor, but as yet there are no official M.2 SSD HAT boards that can make use of it. Community efforts from luminaries such as Arturo182 […]

November 15, 2023

Western Digital denied that some of its SanDisk Pro and other external SSD fail because of a hardware problem, as stated by the head of Attingo, a data recovery company, last week. In a statement released to PetaPixel, Western Digital […]

August 29, 2023

Not everyone buys the best SSDs or the best HDDs for their systems. EaseUS, a software company specializing in data backup, recovery, and disk management, has shared the results from two storage surveys that reveal the hottest brands and capacities […]

August 17, 2023

Organizations transitioning cold data storage from hard disks to tape could save a lot of money and cut carbon emissions, according to analysis of various bodies of research by the IEEE Spectrum. The report also cites statements and guidance provided […]

August 16, 2023

If you’re a Steam Deck owner, you have undoubtedly heard of the Sabrent Rocket 2230, an early retail M.2 2230 NVMe SSD that helped DIYers upgrade once-space-limited Steam Decks. However, even the original Rocket 2230’s 1TB maximum could be tight […]

April 25, 2023

Based in Fort Myers, Florida, Cigent Technology is a cybersecurity firm that protects businesses and individuals from zero-day ransomware and data theft. The company first announced its new ‘self-defending’ SSD in May 2021, claiming its technology can make data invisible […]

March 20, 2023

Windows 11 users that have applied the latest feature / bug fix update are complaining about storage performance. The impact appears to be quite severe for those affected, with some talking about transfer performance being halved, others saying OS and […]

October 5, 2022

Western Digital has expanded its range of high-end SanDisk Professional products with the release of the PRO-G40 SSD. The company’s new SSD is compatible with both USB 3.2 Gen 2 and Thunderbolt 3 connections. And with anIP68 certification, it’s Western […]

September 8, 2022

The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) has released the first edition of a new set of standards designed to clear the way for a new breed of storage products: CSxes. Short for computational storage devices, CSxes differ from regular SSDs […]

August 2, 2022

The next generation of storage is about to get its biggest drop yet, the Samsung 990 Pro, at least if a recent regulatory filing is anything to go by. The Samsung 980 Pro remains one of the best SSDs available, […]

July 6, 2022

Intel’s next-gen Raptor Lake chips have been the subject of a flurry of rumors lately, and the most recent one is some controversy around the subject of support for PCIe 5.0 SSDs. This is based on a leaked slide that […]

June 16, 2022

Sabrent has confirmed it is set to launch its first 16TB SATA enterprise SSD (and probably the only 2.5-inch one) during the summer. “Back [in December 2020] when this 16TB SSD was announced, shortly after, Phison found problems with the […]

June 8, 2022

A recent executive brief from data storage industry analyst firm Trendfocus reports that OEMs have disclosed that Microsoft is pushing them to drop HDDs as the primary storage device in pre-built Windows 11 PCs and use SSDs instead, with the […]

May 6, 2022

AMD is reportedly preparing a new technology for its Ryzen processors called Smart Access Storage (SAS), according to a VideoCardz report,. The concept behind Smart Access Storage is similar to Smart Access Memory (SAM) but aims to accelerate storage performance […]

February 22, 2022

Saying goodbye to a trusted SSD isn’t as easy as you think. When you’re constantly testing the best graphics cards, processors, you tend to find a reliable piece of equipment and rely on it heavily. For me, I like having […]

February 11, 2022

Western Digital says it has lost at least 6.5 exabytes (6.5 billion gigabytes) of flash storage due to contamination issues at its NAND production facilities. The contamination could see the price of NAND — the main component of SSDs — […]

December 30, 2021

SK Hynix, South Korean memory semiconductor supplier of DRAM chips and flash memory chips, has completed stage one of its acquisition of Intel’s SSD and NAND businesses. This follows recent official Chinese approval of the deal, which will see Intel […]

December 23, 2021

Ahead of CES 2022, Samsung has teased some ridiculously fast PCIe 5.0 SSDs, snappily named PM1743 SSD, that can apparently hit 13,000 MB/s read speeds without breaking a sweat. The advances come from Samsung combining the lightning fast PCIe 5.0 […]

October 4, 2021

Solid-state drives (SSD) are often touted as more reliable than hard-disk drives (HDD), but new research from cloud backup and storage services provider Backblaze suggests that may not always be the case. The company recently put both variants to the […]

August 6, 2021

Adata says its new SE920 SSD is the world’s fastest portable storage. The drive combines Intel Thunderbolt 3 and USB4 to push up to 4,000MB/s transfer speeds and features proprietary ‘Heat Conduction’ technology to keep temps in check. Like most […]