Sabrent Rocket XTRM-Q Thunderbolt 3 NVMe 8TB External SSD Review – Speechless
Oh my. Having been involved in the flash industry since 2007, I can honestly say I never thought I would have in my hands what I have today….an 8TB external SSD that is powered by only its Thunderbolt...
View ArticleSamsung 870 QVO V-NAND SATA 3 SSD Review (1/2TB)
It isn’t too often that we’re reviewing SATA 3 SSDs these days. The reason of course is that that bigger and better gets all the attention. Data transfer speeds of 550MB/s are all to often forgotten...
View ArticleSilicon Power US70 Gen 4×4 1TB NVMe SSD Review
Less than a week ago Canon introduced their newest camera lineup which was highlighted by the Canon EOS mirror-less R5 Digital camera. To anyone who is familiar with cameras, this may be the release...
View ArticleSamsung T7 Portable 2TB SSD Review
Portable storage has come a long way. As much as I am not going to give my age away by mentioning rather large bulletproof hard drive contained external SSDs, being able to throw a portable SSD in...
View ArticleSabrent Rocket 4TB NVMe SSD Review – TLC Memory Defining Perfomance
It is a bit amusing actually. With every new level of NAND flash memory comes the forum thread wars. When NAND flash memory first became a thing back in 2008, it was SLC (single level cell) which was...
View ArticleSanDisk Extreme Pro 512GB CFExpress B Card Review – Understanding Sustained...
In case you missed it, there has been a storm in the camera industry as of late. As much as I would like to say it’s the newest Canon EOS R5 camera I have in hand, it’s not. It is the controversy...
View ArticlePlugable’s Newest ThunderBolt 3 and USB-C Docking Stations Reviewed
The landscape of home computing has changed. Where we once believed that a desktop PC was the only solution for an office space, that is not really the case today. Laptop and ultrabook sales have gone...
View ArticleSilicon Power UD70 2TB NVMe SSD Review
The Silicon Power UD70 NVMe SSD is based on the newest Micron QLC NAND flash memory and it fits right in. That is a pretty big statement considering there was a point when nobody thought QLC memory...
View ArticleApricorn Aegis Secure Key 3NXC Review – Rock Solid Data Security
Many may not know this but I have been a police officer for the past 25 years, in addition to running Essentially Tech Media, The SSD Review and Technology X. Many will be very surprised at reading...
View ArticleG-Technology Armorlock Encrypted NVMe 2 TB SSD Review – High Speed Data...
Over the years, we have been lucky enough to post several great articles that hit data security straight on through encrypted SSDs. Some might say we have become a go-to encrypted flash resource in...
View ArticleSonnet SF3 CFexpressB/XQD Pro Thunderbolt 3 Card Reader – All that Speed!
Things have been a bit disappointing as of late. The fastest external data transfer rate for media is Thunderbolt 3 and, well, the industry just doesn’t want to keep up so it seems. Thunderbolt 3 has...
View ArticleSamsung 980 Pro Gen 4 NVMe SSD Review (1TB/250GB) – 7GB/s Speed with Cooler...
So we have on PCIe Gen 4 Test Bench today a SSD that is rather exciting. It is the Samsung 980 Pro PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD and, not only is it the smallest and fastest SSD on the planet right now, but also,...
View ArticleWestern Digital My Passport SSD 1TB Review – Up to 1GB/s Data Transfer with...
Portable storage is all the rave as of late and you just might see quite a few reviews in the next while as, well, I have six sitting behind me. They range from SATA 3 (560MB/s) to USB 3.2 (1050MB/s)...
View ArticleCrucial X6 6Gbps 2TB Portable SSD Review
Perhaps one of the most overlooked benefits of the newest Type-C USB 3.1 Gen 2 connector is that it allows us to create smaller devices. We see it every day in the latest and greatest smartphone on...
View ArticleSabrent Rocket Nano 2TB USB 3.2 External Aluminum SSD Review
It’s not often that we do product comparisons in an SSD review, but it just may be unavoidable in this case. The compared product is a Thunderbolt 3 SSD I have had in my pocket for a few years now....
View ArticleDelkin Devices 64GB, 128GB ands 256GB Power and Prime CFexpress Type B Cards...
If there is anything we have discovered with the release of the Canon EOS R5 camera in the past two months, its the need for fast CFexpress Type B cards at a low temperature. Our first two reviews of...
View ArticleProGrade CFExpress B 1TB 1700 Gold / 325GB 1700 Cobalt Memory Cards &...
Sustained write disk performance is not advertised with most CFexpress Type B cards today and, in fact, it is not common whatsoever in the flash industry. As much as it is not spoken of, consumer...
View ArticleSanDisk Extreme Portable SSD 1TB Review
SanDisk has recently upgraded their line of Extreme Portable SSDs and they encompass, not only a higher volume but also, their transfer speeds are faster. Our review today examines the Extreme...
View ArticleLexar Professional 512GB CFexpress Type B Card Review (512GB)
Some time ago, we posted our review on the newest storage media to hit the consumer as of late, the Lexar Professional 256GB CFexpress Type B Card. At 1750MB/s read and 1000MB/s write, this storage...
View ArticleSabrent Rocket Pro Portable SSD Review (4TB)
Perhaps the one thing that Sabrent has done best in the SSD industry is to fill the void that many would not. They struck hard on entry with capacities that many might not chance, jumping into QLC...
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