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Rounding out our Computex 2024 SSD controller news, let's talk about the final major controller vendor at the show: Silicon Motion. Silicon Motion has been somewhat late to the PCIe Gen5 SSD party, as its rival Phison has been offering their high-end PS5026-E26 controller for almost 18 months now. But as Silicon Motion gets ready to make the transition to PCIe 5.0, the company has a trump card up its sleeve: the SM2508 controller, an energy-efficient high-end SSD controller that is intended for lower-power drives. A PCIe Gen5 x4 controller, SMI's SM2508 boasts a very low active power consumption of 3.5W. Which, installed in an M.2 SSD, is intended to allow drive manufacturers to built 7 Watt (or lower) SSDs, according to the company. The...
Intel's X25-V & Kingston's 30GB SSDNow V Series: Battle of the $125 SSDs
Last year Kingston introduced a 40GB version of Intel's X25-M G2 for less than $100 after mail in rebate. Since then, Kingston and Intel couldn't agree on terms for...
81 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/19/2010Western Digital SiliconEdge Blue Review: WD Enters the Consumer SSD Market
Late last year Seagate announced its first SSD, and today Western Digital is introducing its first SSD for the mainstream consumer market. We find out who makes the...
66 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/3/2010OWC Mercury Extreme SSD - First Look at a 50GB SandForce Drive
OWC sent us its 50GB Mercury Extreme SSD based on the same SandForce controller in OCZ's Vertex LE. We try to find out if the 50GB drive is really...
74 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/26/2010OCZ’s Vertex Limited Edition Review & SSD State of the Union
The first SandForce SF-1500 SSD has arrived in the form of OCZ's Vertex Limited Edition. Only 5,000 drives are being made with MSRPs starting at $399. We...
84 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/19/2010Intel & Micron Announce 25nm NAND Flash Production, SSDs to get Bigger/Cheaper in Q4
Moore's law applies to more than just microprocessors. At roughly twice the density of 34nm flash, IMFT's announcement means we'll see SSD capacities double this year - without...
39 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/30/2010OCZ's Vertex 2 Pro Preview: The Fastest MLC SSD We've Ever Tested
OCZ has been keeping an ace up its sleeve for the past few months. It's called the Vertex 2 Pro and you won't see it until next year...
102 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 12/31/2009Western Digital’s Advanced Format: The 4K Sector Transition Begins
Western Digital will soon be launching the first consumer 4K sector drives, and wants to let you know how to be prepared. We take a look at what 4K...
87 by Ryan Smith on 12/18/2009Seagate Enters the Enterprise SSD Market with Pulsar
Seagate is now throwing its hat into the ring with its first SSD: Pulsar. Unlike all of the SSDs we’ve reviewed here, Pulsar is OEM-only at the start...
53 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 12/7/2009The SSD Improv: Intel & Indilinx get TRIM, Kingston Brings Intel Down to $115
New Update on TRIM fw.Intel and Indilinx SSDs now have TRIM support - we put it to the test. At the same time Kingston helps Intel bring SSDs...
166 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/17/2009Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB: SATA 6Gb/s Performance Preview
We take Seagate's latest drive technology for a quick spin and wonder if SATA 6Gb/s technology will ever benefit desktop based hard drives.
56 by Gary Key on 10/29/2009The SSD Relapse: Understanding and Choosing the Best SSD
The third major SSD article on AnandTech is here. We go back and try to better understand how these SSDs work, how their performance is evolving and how...
296 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/30/2009Lab Update: The Next SSD Article, Matte vs. Glossy and Touch Screens
Early TRIM results, matte vs. glossy displays and more. Anand updates from the lab.
88 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/21/2009Intel Forces OCZ's Hand: Indilinx Drives To Drop in Price
SSD prices come crashing down. Intel set $225 as the marker for its 80GB and the market has responded. OCZ shared its pricing strategy with us. ...
41 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/23/2009Intel X25-M G2: Dissected and Performance Preview
The first internal pics and a full performance preview of Intel's brand new 34nm X25-M G2 SSD. This thing rocks.
93 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/22/2009Intel's 34nm SSD Preview: Cheaper and Faster?
Today Intel announced its new 34nm SSD lineup with lower prices and better performance. While we await the arrival of our drive, we spend some time discussing the...
77 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/21/2009The SSD Update: Vertex Gets Faster, New Indilinx Drives and Intel/MacBook Problems Resolved
Another week, another SSD update. OCZ's Vertex drive got even faster, the first non-OCZ Indilinx drives show up and some Intel issues get resolved.
77 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/30/2009The SSD Anthology: Understanding SSDs and New Drives from OCZ
The SSD market appears to have changed a lot. Drives are cheaper, newer controllers are everywhere and there are more questions than answers as to how these SSDs perform...
251 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/18/2009Intel X25-M SSD: Intel Delivers One of the World's Fastest Drives
Intel finally lifted the NDA on the performance of its first MLC SSD. Let's just say that after today, a Core 2 isn't the only Intel component you...
97 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/8/2008Vigor iSURF II Hard Drive Cooling System - Keeping it Cool...
We take a quick look at Vigor Gaming's hard disk cooling system that provides a unique design which actually works.
17 by Gary Key on 7/31/200864GB SSD on the Desktop: Samsung and OCZ go mainstream
We provide a desktop oriented review of the new mainstream 64GB Solid State Drive from Samsung and its fraternal twin from OCZ Technology.
41 by Gary Key on 5/15/2008