Transcend CFexpress 820 Type B Memory Card Review
CF Express Type B cards have had the fortune of enhanced visibility as of late, their performance becoming the sweet spot for many new digital and video cameras that can take advantage of their data...
View ArticleMushkin carbonX USB 3.1 Gen 2 Portable SSD Review – Understanding USB...
If there is anything the storage industry has gotten wrong, it would be its approach to educating the consumer on storage speeds and their importance. As much as we would like to get into advertised...
View ArticleMushkin Gamma Gen 4 2TB SSD Review – Phison E18 SSD Controller at the Helm
Mushkin has introduced a new SSD and it is a PCIe 4.0 SSD, aptly named the Mushkin Gamma. The Mushkin Gamma is based on the ever popular Phison E18 NVMe Gen 4 controller and reaches speeds above...
View ArticleIntel D7-P5510 8TB PCIe 4 NVMe Data Center SSD First Look – Intel Offers...
A few days back, an unexpected package arrived at our doorstep via courier; an 8 TB Intel PCIe 4.0 D7-P5510 Data Center SSD. We wanted to throw something out there as a bit of an opener. A bit excited...
View ArticleKIOXIA Announces XG7 PCIe 4 NVMe SSDs for Notebooks at Dell Technologies...
Dell Technologies World was held this past week and it is a shining example of our ability to overcome and adapt. Where thousands of people would once have flown to DTW from every corner of the world,...
View ArticleIntel H20 Optane Memory 1TB SSD Review – Caching in on Hot Data
Just about this time two years ago, we posted our report on the Intel H10 Optane Memory SSD and benefits it could bring to your everyday PC use. A quick review of that report might be a great start...
View ArticlePhison E18 B47R Fortis NVMe Gen 4 SSD Evaluation Sample Preview – The Great...
Over the past few months, there has been much discussion as to when we will start seeing Micron’s newest B47R Fortis 3D TLC memory inside an SSD, and exactly who would do it first. Kudos to Phison. For...
View ArticleIntel Optane DC P5800X PCIe 4 NVME SSD Review – SSD Perfection Via...
On our Test Bench today is the newest Intel SSD Optane P5800X PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD and we must say that we are pretty impressed. In fact, I am left with a lingering question as to whether this level of...
View ArticleCigent Secure SSD K2 Portable SSD Review – Redefining Data Protection as We...
Data compromise through hacking, malware and ransomware worldwide has become the most lucrative occupation. Threat actors can attack data systems and PCs in an instant with proven total anonymity,...
View ArticleRocket XTRM-Q 16TB External Thunderbolt 3 SSD Review – Can an SSD Ever be Too...
Well, Sabrent seems to have pulled off something that we don’t expect to see any other manufacturer do anytime soon. Not Samsung. Not Crucial. Not Intel, Toshiba, Lexar, Team Group, Transcend,...
View ArticleIntel NUC Pro Kit NUC11TNKV7 Review – Intel Moves to the Best in Sabrent Storage
Much has changed in PC sales through the years, yet much is the same. Things can be unpredictable. Looking back, there have been instances of manufacturers selling their own brand laptops and ultra...
View ArticleLexar adds to their Professional Line with CFExpress USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 and...
It is no secret that we have been fans of Lexar for several years and, for the most part, their products are always found in our media work. I love the simplicity, performance and calibre of their...
View ArticleLexar Play 1TB microSD Card Review
A decade ago, there wasn’t a person around that would have believed we might ever need 1TB as storage in a typical smartphone, camera or consumer-driven media device…but times have changed. We might...
View ArticleSeagate FireCuda 530 Gen 4 SSD Review – Setting a New Standard in Performance
It was only a matter of time until SSDs really got hooked into the gaming scene and today, there isn’t a gamer around without flash media overseeing the storage of their gaming system. Seagate...
View ArticleSMI Samples First SD Express Memory Card with SMI SM2708 Controller – Benched...
It hasn’t been that long now since the introduction of CF Express Type B cards have pushed storage performance to 1750MB/s in the media industry. Media professionals understand that storage speeds are...
View ArticleThe Phison PCIe 4.0 Laptop Challenge – Making a Gen 4 Laptop Truly Gen 4 at...
Something has occurred in the laptop industry that should make the consumer angry. We are being sold PCIe 4.0 laptops and ultrabooks that aren’t truly PCIe 4.0. Don’t get me wrong. You may be...
View ArticleXPG GAMMIX S70 Blade NVMe M.2 SSD Review – 7GB/s at Low Temps in a 11th Gen...
We have been testing a new SSD that is about to be introduced by XPG and something about this SSD caught our eye. It is in the XPG marketing pitch actually. A highlight of this marketing states that...
View ArticleKingston XS2000 1TB Portable SSD Review – SMI’s Newest SM2320 USB 3.2 Gen 2×2...
It isn’t often that we receive review samples of the same product from both the chip and product manufacturers within days, but such is the case with this report. In this instance, it is a very good...
View ArticlePlextor M10P 2TB Gen4 NVMe SSD Review – A Rock Star with Unheard of Small...
Perhaps one of the odd ducks in the SSD space has always been Plextor. Their SSDs have always been amongst the best, but for some reason, they never gained the recognition they deserved. That’s not...
View ArticleCrucial P5 Plus PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD Review
If there is anything we have learned about Micron/Crucial over the years, it is that they like to sit in the weeds. Never really being the first to jump out with a new product, the Crucial norm is to...
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