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Western Digital has updated its line of budget-friendly SSDs with the release of the WD Blue SN5000 series, featuring models with up to 4TB of storage. Although not aimed at high-performance usage, these SSDs offer a compelling combination of capacity, reliability, and affordability, making them an attractive option for casual …

Following an announcement at CES 2024, Lexar has finally launched the NM1090 PCIe 5.0 SSD. Available in three models with up to 4TB of storage, the new Gen5 SSD boasts sequential read speeds of over 11.5GB/s and sequential write speeds of over 9GB/s. Equipped with a 4GB onboard SLC dynamic …

TeamGroup has recently announced a new M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD, the MP44Q. Available in capacities up to 4 TB, the upcoming SSD features 3D QLC NAND memory capable of providing sequential read speeds of 7,400 MB/s. Team Group MP44Q M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD uses the newest 3D QLC NAND and …

Sabrent has recently announced the expansion of its Rocket 4 SSD series with the new DRAM-less Rocket M.2 SSD. These new Rocket 4 SSDs will replace the phased-out Rocket 4 SSDs, which now only feature NAND chips on one side, making them more compatible with mobile devices. According to TechPowerUp, …

Team Group's gaming brand, T-Force, has introduced its latest gaming SSD line, including the G70, G50, and respective Pro variants. These four M.2-2280 form factor SSDs are all PCIe Gen 4×4 interface-compatible and come equipped with InnoGrit controllers. To ensure optimum performance, the G70, G50, and respective Pro versions are …

Seagate is launching its first officially licensed Game Drive for PS5 consoles. The new M.2 SSD is designed to slot straight into the free slot in the PS5, allowing owners to expand storage and install more new-gen games. Backwards compatible titles can run on PS5 (and Xbox Series X/S) through …

Patriot has recently announced the launch of their latest PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, the VP4300 Lite. Capable of providing sequential read speeds of up to 7,400 MB/s and storage capacities of up to 4TB, the VP4300 Lite aims to provide gamers with a potent combination of speed and storage to …

Seagate is preparing to launch its first PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD – the FireCuda 540. Details about the upcoming drive have surfaced online through various online retailers. Based on these findings, we expect at least two different models with up to 4TB of storage space. The listings of the upcoming …

If you want to expand the amount of PCIe 5.0 storage devices on a system, ASRock's new add-in card might be what you're looking for. With the Blazing Quad M.2 card, you can add an extra four SSDs using a PCIe slot. Using a PCIe 5.0 x16 interface to connect …

With two more platforms supporting the PCIe 5.0 standard coming over the next few months, Corsair has decided it was time to start teasing its fastest SSD to date, the MP700. This will be Corsair's first PCIe 5.0 SSD and the company is aiming high, with plans to reach 10,000 …

After finally enabling third-party PCIe 4.0 SSDs for PS5, Sony has now found a partner for the first PlayStation-licensed M.2 SSD for the console. The excellent WD_Black SN850 NVMe SSD is now making its way over to the PS5.  The new WD_Black SN850 NVMe SSD for PS5 Consoles fits within …

The RGB revolution continues, with the first RGB PCIe 4.0 SSDs now beginning to appear. This week, Patriot's Viper Gaming introduced the world's first RGB PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD, featuring a custom heatsink with RGB lighting, and available with up to 1TB capacity. Available in 512GB and 1TB storage capacities, …

We'll be swiftly moving on to PCIe 5.0 this year and we can expect the first new SSDs fairly soon. This week at Computex, Phison announced a new collaboration with AMD and Micron to build a PCIe Gen 5 ecosystem. On Phison's end, this will include the new PS5026-E26 SSD …

Ahead of Computex next month, today Western Digital is hosting its own ‘What's next' digital event, showcasing all-new SSDs and storage devices for 2022. The new line-up includes new WD_Black SSDs, new creator-oriented storage from San Disk and a new ultra-high capacity Ultrastar SSD aimed at enterprise and datacentres.  We'll …

ASUS is expanding its range of DIY PC hardware this year with the first ROG Strix M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD.  Asus announced the SSD on its Taiwan Facebook page, showing the image you see below and teasing the upcoming hardware. No other details were shared, but we can see that …

Kingston's DC1500M uses a Gen 3.0 x4 NVMe PCIe interface to deliver high throughput with low latency

SK Hynix, the second largest memory maker in the world, has today announced its latest NVMe PCIe Gen 4.0 SSD – the Platinum P41. The new Platinum P41 offers increased performance over the previous Gold P31 series, offering top-end PCIe 4.0 speeds.  The new SK Hynix Platinum P41 is the …

For day 29 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we have teamed up with GoodRAM to give away THREE great prizes. One winner will get a 32GB RDM PRO DDR4 memory kit and a 1TB M.2 SSD, while two additional winners will get a new HX100 portable SSD!

Western Digital is replacing the entry-level WD Blue SN550 PCIe 3.0 SSD with the new WD Blue SN570. Designed as an affordable solution for creators that want to speed up their system, the SN570 will be available with 250GB, 500GB and 1TB storage capacities. Coming in an M.2-2280 form factor, …

Viper Gaming is back in the headlines this week with a new PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD. Boasting write speeds of up to 7,400MB/s and up to 2TB capacity, the Viper Gaming VP4300 SSD looks to be a significant upgrade over previous generations.  This week, the Viper VP4300 M.2 SSD …

Patriot's latest PCIe 4.0 SSD doesn't use a Phison controller - it's from Innogrit instead

Intel has released its new generation of mainstream NVMe M.2 SSDs - the Intel SSD 670p, featuring 144-layer 3D QLC NAND and available in capacities up to 2TB. 

We check out the first PCIe 4.0 drive from WD... and it's a cracker!

Samsung SSDs have always been amongst the most popular, reliable and high-performance. Samsung is looking to keep that track record going with PCIe 4.0, as the company today officially announced the Samsung SSD 980 PRO. This is an SSD that was previously leaked via the Samsung website, but the official …

It's a 1TB external NVMe SSD, using a USB 3.2 Gen2 interface - worth almost £225?

Can this entry-level Patriot NVMe drive do enough to stand out from the competition?

Micron has announced the launch of a new client solid-state drive series that claims to bring NVMe performance to client applications and improve battery life in laptops, as well as increasing productivity performance in workstation systems. The new Micron 2300 SSD series is equipped with the power and density needed …

It's a highly affordable 480GB NVMe drive from Lexar - how well does it perform?

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will be held in Las Vegas between 7th– 10th January 2020, so we don’t have long to wait until we find out what new and innovative technology will be launching in the new year. SK hynix will be there and have some new products on …

OWC has announced a brand new ultra-high performance internal PCIe M.2 SSD that is capable of delivering over 6000 MB/s real-world data transfer speeds in capacities up to 8TB and is the fastest SSD ever built by the company. Accelsior 4M2 is OWC’s most high-performance SSD to date and is …