SK Hynix Planning New NAND Fab
Since the turn of the decade, SSDs and NAND flash memory have grown every more prevalent. In fact, demand is so great that SSD-grade NAND memory is expected to undergo at ...
December 27, 2016 at 7:00 pm by Samuel Wannand
Higher SSD Prices Incoming as NAND Shortage Looms
Over the past decade, storage capacities have ballooned massively. From the early days of the 64GB SSD, it’s now common to have 1TB drives floating around. At the same ...
December 2, 2016 at 9:00 am by Samuel Wan
Toshiba Expands 3D NAND Production Capacity
With the move to 3D NAND, manufacturers have started rolling out new facilities to meet demand. As part of their investment in NAND, Toshiba has announced that they have ...
November 16, 2016 at 8:30 pm by Samuel Wan
Plextor Launches S1 Series SSD – But Only in Asia
Plextor released a new solid state drive series, but this one is only for the Asian market. The new Plextor S1 series meets the users who want an entry-level solid state drive ...
October 19, 2016 at 8:26 pm by Bohs Hansen
Crucial MX300 2TB 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive Review
Introduction Today I got the largest solid state drive in my test lab that I yet had the pleasure to test, at least when it comes to capacity. The physical size of the ...
September 29, 2016 at 9:58 am by Bohs Hansen
Toshiba Introduces the OCZ TL100 SATA SSD Series
Toshiba recently launched the new OCZ VX500 enthusiast drive and today they introduced the new OCZ TL100 solid state drive series designed for entry-level users. The TL100 SSD ...
September 27, 2016 at 3:49 pm by Bohs Hansen
Toshiba Introduces the OCZ VX500 SATA SSD
There is definitely no shortage of solid state drives on the market, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t room for one more – especially of the kind that ...
September 13, 2016 at 3:00 pm by Bohs Hansen
Samsung’s 960 EVO SSD Might Pack Quite the Punch
Samsung is reportedly almost ready with their latest consumer-oriented solid state drive in the form of the 960 EVO SSD – and it comes with a few surprises compared to ...
September 13, 2016 at 1:40 pm by Bohs Hansen
Crucial Readying Massive MX300 2TB For $550
After sticking with 2D NAND for quite a while, Crucial and parent company Micron finally moved to 3D NAND with the MX300. After releasing the drive earlier in the Summer, ...
August 30, 2016 at 12:19 pm by Samuel Wan
Micron Reportedly Fighting Off Hostile TakeOver
Over the past year, NAND prices have continued their steady fall. For the average consumer, this has meant cheaper and cheaper SSDs and the release of ever larger capacities. ...
July 31, 2016 at 10:01 am by Samuel Wan
Western Digital Develops 64-Layer 3D NAND
One of the biggest challenge facing the semiconductor industry is the physical limitations of silicon. As we’ve seen with Intel’s CPUs, silicon products are simply ...
July 27, 2016 at 10:51 am by Samuel Wan
Crucial Increase MX300 Capacity and Form Factor Options
Micron and Crucial launched the MX300 solid state drive in a limited edition a little while ago, you might remember our review of the 750GB model. And that was kind of the ...
July 26, 2016 at 6:33 pm by Bohs Hansen
Colorful Displays Solid State Drives @ Computex 2016
Colorful might be mostly known for their graphics cards, but they do make other products too such as Tablet PCs and portable HiFi players. Another one of their products is a ...
June 3, 2016 at 7:33 am by Bohs Hansen
SSD Shipments Continue Upward Surge
With the decline in the PC market, one of the few bright spots has been SSDs. Unlike hard disk drive shipments which have followed the PC market down, SSDs are bucking the ...
May 26, 2016 at 1:40 pm by Samuel Wan
Regulators Approve WD-SanDisk Merger
One of the biggest storage mergers to take place in recent memory has moved a step closer to completion. Two months after shareholders from Western Digital and SanDisk ...
May 13, 2016 at 10:20 am by Samuel Wan
