Patriot has launched a new M.2 NVMe SSD series to provide reliable all-round performance for budget-focused desktop and laptop systems. The new P300 series claims to offer higher transfer speeds over traditional PCIe 3 x2 solutions. Being built on the latest PCIe Gen3 x4 controller technology, the new P300 series …
Read More »Transcend launch the JetFlash 910 USB flash drive
Storage and multimedia products manufacturer Transcend has announced a new line of high performance, high endurance USB flash drives. The Transcend JetFlash 910 series offer high performance and large capacity in a compact USB device. The Transcend JetFlash 910 is manufactured using the latest 3D NAND technology to provide up …
Read More »G.Skill’s latest Trident Z memory kits offer low latency and up to 256GB capacity
It has been quite a year for G.Skill, with new memory kit launches, the annual overclocking world championship and the expansion of the Trident Z Royal line of DDR4 kits. To cap off 2019, G.Skill has another launch, delivering ultra low-latency DDR4 memory kits in configurations up to 256GB. CL14-18-18-38 …
Read More »Biostar launch the M700 NVMe M.2 SSD series
Over the last 12 months or so, we have seen the cost of NVMe M.2 SSD storage drives fall to a much more affordable level for most PC users. This decrease in cost, paired with the performance they offer, makes them the number one choice for gamers, creators and designers …
Read More »Production starts on Samsung’s 5th Gen 256Gbit V-NAND
Samsung is often at the very forefront of SSD technology, with the company's NVMe and 2.5″ offerings consistently delivering top performance at decent prices. Given how successful Samsung has been in this market, it should come as no surprise that further investments are being made. Specifically, Samsung kicked off mass …
Read More »Samsung is building 256GB memory chips for smartphones
Over the last year or two smartphone makers have finally started moving away from 16GB storage options, with many newer flagship Android devices offering 32GB as the base option as apps grow in size and users start demanding more space for their media. It looks like smartphone memory sizes could …
Read More »Phison: 256GB SSDs could replace HDDs in notebooks in 2015 – 2016
Solid-state drives have a lot of advantages over hard disk drives, especially when it comes to mobile devices. Unfortunately, due to relatively high prices on SSDs with adequate capacities, hard drives are used in the vast majority of notebooks nowadays. But chief executive officer of Phison Electronics, a maker of …
Read More »Intel promises 10TB+ SSDs thanks to 3D Vertical NAND flash memory
At present solid-state drives with extreme capacities are very expensive and even the best of them cannot match high-capacity hard disk drives for nearline storage applications. However, thanks to the evolution of NAND flash memory in general, and 3D vertical NAND (3D V-NAND) in particular, the situation may change soon …
Read More »Apotop launches new S3C SSD range
Apotop, the Taiwanese creator of peripherals and creative gadgets is entering the Solid State Drive market with its new range of S3C drives. All S3C Sata III drives come equipped with the SM2246 controller Synchronous NAND Flash. These drives will be available in 64GB, 128GB, 256GB and 512GB variants and …
Read More »Corsair Force LX 512 GB SSD Review
Today we are going to take a look at one of Corsair’s latest solid state drives, the Force LX 512 GB. This is targeted at the mainstream enthusiast audience, seeking to deliver a good balance between cost and performance. With the price of NAND having come down significantly over the …
Read More »Samsung follows OCZ lead on large-sized SSD pricing
It's like a tiny glimpse into the future. OCZ has been pushing out some very aggressive deals into the market on large scale SSD – and now the big boys are following. The latest game of price-based kiss-chase is happening around the 240/256GB drives. Both Samsung and OCZ have something …
Read More »Do 480GB SandForce SSDs leave you feeling unsatisfied?
Memory giant Corsair, made its name when it stumbled upon the idea that systems which can use 2 modules of memory (at the same time), would benefit if the memory itself was ‘twinned' before sale. TwinX was born and Corsair sales went into overdrive. Now ADATA engineers claim to have …
Read More »Samsung 470 Series 256 GB SSD Review
Samsung are a major player in a very wide and varied number of fields … such as TVs and Smartphones. But, behind the consumer brand, they produce a wide range of components including memory and, more recently, solid state drives. Today we are going to look at one of Samsung’s …
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