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Colorful Introduces 2TB SATA 2.5″ SL500 Solid State Drive
Larger Capacity Option Colorful is preparing the launch of their new SL500 2TB SSD ahead of CES 2019. This new Colorful SL500 drive uses the same standard 2.5-inch form factor and is a SATA device as previous SL500 units. However, now users have the option of up to 2TB, up…
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Samsung 860 QVO SSDs Spotted at Low Prices Up to 4TB
Has Affordable Large Capacity SSDs Finally Arrived? Samsung‘s recently announced QLC-based 860 QVO series of SSD drives have begun showing up online. The best part however, is the fact that these have remarkably lower price than even expected. The company has begun mass production of these four months ago. So…
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ADATA Announces the Ultimate SU630 3D QLC NAND SSD
QLC 3D NAND is Here ADATA is announcing the arrival of their new Ultimate SU630 SSD. Although it looks similar to any of their 2.5″ SATA-based solid state drives, the SU630 is different because of what is inside. Instead of utilizing 3D TLC or 3D MLC NAND, it uses the…
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Mushkin Source 500GB 2.5″ SATA3 SSD Review
Introduction Mushkin Source 500GB 2.5″ SATA3 SSD Review Mushkin announced the Source SSD back in January and released it around March. Today, I’ll take the 500GB 2.5-Inch model for a spin on my test bench and see what kind of performance and endurance it can deliver on the SATA3 interface.…
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Mushkin Source 250GB 2.5″ SATA3 SSD Review
Introduction Mushkin Source 250GB 2.5″ SATA3 SSD Review Mushkin announced the Source SSD back in January and it has been available on the market for some time. Today, I’ll take the 250GB 2.5-Inch model (product link) for a spin on my test bench and see what kind of performance and…
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Lexar Introduces the NS100 and NS200 SATA SSD Series
Lexar Enters the SSD Market Digital media manufacturer Lexar are more commonly known for their SD card and USB drive products. However, if you recall, Micron who owned Lexar discontinued their removable storage business last year. Then SSD manufacurer Longsys moved in to acquire the brand from Micron. Now the…
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HyperX Expands SSD Lineup with Savage EXO and Fury RGB
New Internal and External SSDs Kingston Technology‘s gaming brand HyperX is further expanding their storage products with new Savage EXO and Fury RGB SSDs. The Savage EXO is a new external SSD drive while the Fury RGB is an RGB LED-clad version of their Fury SATA SSD product. The two…
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Seagate IronWolf Pro 14TB NAS HDD Review
Seagate IronWolf Pro 14TB NAS HDD Review Seagate has their Guardian series on the market for some time now and today I’m taking a closer look at one of the newest family members: The IronWolf Pro HDD with 14TB capacity (product flyer). That’s a lot of storage in a traditional…
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QNAP Launches Budget TS-332X 10GbE NAS with M.2 Support
New 10GbE Budget NAS Option from QNAP QNAP is launching their new TS-332X 3-bay NAS that aims to deliver performance for those on a lower budget. In fact, this NAS has a comprehensive array of features including SSD Caching and Auto Tiering. It even has a 10GbE SFP+ port and…
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Toshiba MG07 14TB 3.5-Inch Enterprise HDD Review
Toshiba MG07 14TB Hard Disk Drives have surely made a lot of progress in the recent years and today I’m taking a closer look at one of the latest and best in this category: Toshiba’s MG07 enterprise HDD (product link) with a capacity of 14TB. The drive achieves this with…
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Crucial’s New 480GB BX500 SATA SSD Only Costs $90 USD
480GB for Less Than 20 Cents-Per-GB Crucial is launching their new BX500 entry-level solid-state drive. Unlike other budget SSD offerings, the BX500 aggressively targets a much lower price point, offering a 480GB version for $90 USD. It is also available in 120GB and 240GB versions, priced at only $30 and…
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Samsung Begins Mass Production of 4TB QLC SSDs
Low-Cost, High-Capacity SSDs Incoming from Samsung Hard drive manufacturers such as Western Digital are rolling back their traditional hard drive production, even closing down their factories. That is because solid-state high-capacity storage for consumers is expected to grow significantly within the next few years. That is due in part to…
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GOODRAM IRDM PRO 480GB SATA SSD Review
Introduction GOODRAM IRDM PRO 480GB SATA SSD Review We welcome a new brand into our storage review categories today as I take a look at my first GOODRAM SSD, the IRDM PRO (product link). The GOODRAM IRDM PRO is a SATA3 drive which comes in the capacity options of 240,…
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Crucial Rolls Out New Improvement Firmware for MX500 SSDs
Crucial Improves MX500 Performance A new firmware update is available for Crucial‘s MX500 series of solid state drives. This new firmware version M3CR022 is an optional update from version M3CR010. Aiming to address various performance improvements including: Ready time from DEVSLP low-power state. TRIM and Wear Leveling performance. SATA error…
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Plextor M8V (M8VC) 512GB 2.5-Inch SSD Review
Introduction Plextor is a company that continues to impress us with their drives. We recently saw the M9Pe blast through the benchmarks with impressive results. While the drive was great to test and showed impressive results, it also is out of the budget range for a lot of people. However, Plextor…
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