Storage
Sabrent's lineup of internal and external SSDs is popular among enthusiasts. The primary reason is the company's tendency to be among the first to market with products based on the latest controllers, while also delivering an excellent value proposition. The company has a long-standing relationship with Phison and adopts its controllers for many of their products. The company's 2 GBps-class portable SSD - the Rocket nano V2 - is based on Phison's U18 native controller. Read on for a detailed look at the Rocket nano V2 External SSD, including an analysis of its performance consistency, power consumption, and thermal profile.
Lite-On Launches CA3 M.2 NVMe SSDs: Up to 1TB, 2.9 GB/s, Marvell 88SS1093
Lite-On has quietly added its new high-end CA3 M.2 NVMe SSDs to its lineup. The new drives are based on Toshiba’s 3D TLC NAND memory, a Marvell controller, and...
6 by Anton Shilov on 11/9/2017Intel Optane SSD DC P4800X 750GB Hands-On Review
Intel's rollout of Optane products, based on 3D XPoint memory, continues. Today is the release of the 750GB Optane SSD DC P4800X, a larger capacity version of the model...
58 by Billy Tallis on 11/9/2017SanDisk Extreme and Extreme PRO Memory Cards Review
Digital cameras and camcorders employ memory cards (flash-based removable media) for storage of captured content. There are different varieties of memory cards catering to various performance levels. CompactFlash (CF...
21 by Ganesh T S on 11/8/2017Seagate Launches SkyHawk AI HDDs for Intelligent NVRs
Seagate has released a new family of hard drives for intelligent network video recorders (NVRs) with 'AI capabilities'. The new Skyhawk AI HDDs are built to simultaneously record footage...
9 by Anton Shilov on 11/1/2017Western Digital Now Shipping 14 TB HDDs: HGST Ultrastar Hs14 with 1000 Gb/in2
Western Digital has started to ship its new HGST Ultrastar Hs14 hard drives, promoted as being suitable for cloud datacenters and for hyperscale developments. The capacity increase from its...
34 by Anton Shilov on 11/1/2017Microsemi Introduces New SAS/SATA HBAs And RAID Cards
Today Microsemi is announcing the availability of a new generation of SAS/SATA adapters and RAID cards under their Adaptec brand. The new cards are based on the 28nm SmartIOC...
8 by Billy Tallis on 11/1/2017ADATA Premier and XPG SDXC and microSDXC Cards Review
Digital cameras and camcorders employ memory cards (flash-based removable media) for storage of captured content. There are different varieties of memory cards catering to various performance levels. CompactFlash (CF...
19 by Ganesh T S on 10/30/2017Kingston DataTraveler Elite G2 and HyperX Savage USB Flash Drives Capsule Review
Thumb drives are the most commonly used flash-based storage devices, thanks to their compact form factor and affordability. In our series of direct-attached storage reviews, we have taken a...
7 by Ganesh T S on 10/25/2017The ADATA XPG GAMMIX S10 (512GB) SSD Review: Entry-Level NVMe With Style
The ADATA XPG GAMMIX S10 is a fresh take on the same controller and NAND flash combination used by the Intel SSD 600p. ADATA has added a flashy heatspreader...
28 by Billy Tallis on 10/25/2017HighPoint RocketStor RS6114V 4-Bay USB-C RAID Enclosure Review
Storage enclosures come in many varieties to target different market segments. They usually have one or more downstream SATA ports, with USB being a popular interface in the low-end...
9 by Ganesh T S on 10/19/2017Silicon Power Launches Bolt B80 External SSD: 500 MB/s, IP68, USB-C Interface
Silicon Power has announced its new lineup of stylish external SSDs. The SP Bolt B80 family of drives comes in a rugged UFO-shaped chassis, which is IP68 dust and...
13 by Anton Shilov on 10/13/2017Western Digital Stuns Storage Industry with MAMR Breakthrough for Next-Gen HDDs
Western Digital sprang a big surprise yesterday with the announcement of microwave-assisted magnetic recording (MAMR) as the foundation for the next generation of high-capacity hard drives. Hard drives...
129 by Ganesh T S on 10/12/2017The Toshiba TR200 3D NAND SSD Review: One Step Forward, One Step Back
The Toshiba TR200 finally brings Toshiba's 3D NAND to the retail SSD market. Where Western Digital and SanDisk chose to go after Samsung's performance with their 64L 3D NAND...
50 by Billy Tallis on 10/11/2017The ADATA XPG SX950 480GB SSD Review: In Search of Premium
ADATA likes to produce a broad range of SSDs, sampling from all the controller and NAND manufacturers. To that end, they have wholeheartedly embraced the use of 3D MLC...
45 by Billy Tallis on 10/9/2017Seagate Ships Consumer-Focused 12TB Helium Drives
Seagate is launching a trio of 12TB hard drives today with a focus on the consumer market. The 3.5” drives build upon the 'PMR platters in a helium-filled enclosure'...
14 by Ganesh T S on 10/5/2017Toshiba Announces 10 TB MG06ACA HDD: Seven Platters, 249 MB/s, NAND Cache
Toshiba has announced its new enterprise-grade MG06ACA-series hard drive with a 7200 RPM spindle speed and up to 10 TB capacity. The new units have a new design as...
15 by Anton Shilov on 9/28/2017The Team Group T-Force Cardea (240GB) SSD Review: Grace Under Write Pressure
The Team T-Force Cardea takes a standard Phison E7 M.2 NVMe SSD and mounts a serious heatsink to ensure thermal throttling is not a problem. We compare the 240GB...
23 by Billy Tallis on 9/28/2017Western Digital Ships 12 TB WD Gold HDD: 8 Platters and Helium
Western Digital has begun to ship its WD Gold HDD with 12 TB capacity to partners and large retailers. The 3.5” drive relies on the same platform as the...
63 by Anton Shilov on 9/16/2017One Design, Two Products: The SanDisk Ultra 3D (1TB) and WD Blue 3D (1TB) SSD Reviews, with BiCS 3D NAND
The first 3D NAND SSDs from Western Digital and its SanDisk subsidiary have arrived. The same mainstream SATA SSD with 3D TLC is being sold under two names, but...
52 by Billy Tallis on 9/14/2017Toshiba's 8 TB X300 HDD Now Available: 7200 RPM Drive For Under $260
Toshiba has started to sell a new, 8 TB version of its X300 3.5” desktop hard drive. The new X300 8 TB hard drive relies on a specially developed...
42 by Anton Shilov on 9/9/2017