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Storage bridges come in many varieties within the internal and external market segments. USB has become the de-facto standard when it comes to external mass-market storage enclosures. But while there are plenty of options to bridge SATA devices in different form factors to USB, the rapid rise in popularity of NVMe drives has brought about a different challenge. In the premium market, we have many Thunderbolt 3 external SSDs with M.2 NVMe drives inside. However for various reasons, the development of NVMe-to-USB adapters has been another matter. In fact it's only recently that we've finally seen some progress on this front. JMicron's introduction of a PCIe 3.0 x2 to USB 3.1 Gen 2 bridge chip (JMS583) has enabled Asian OEMs to introduce bus-powered NVMe SSD...
The Corsair Neutron NX500 (400GB) PCIe SSD Review: Big Card, Big Pricetag
Today we're taking a look at Corsair's Neutron NX500 SSD . This is the company's second PCIe SSD, again based on the Phison E7 controller, but this time distinguishing...
45 by Billy Tallis on 8/16/2017
Seagate Demos New SSD Features And Prototypes At FMS
In spite of a fire that closed the exhibition floor last week at Flash Memory Summit, Seagate managed to set up several live demos and display their latest SSDs...
7 by Billy Tallis on 8/15/2017
Micron Introduces 9200 Series Enterprise NVMe SSDs
Today at Flash Memory Summit, Micron is announcing their next generation of high-end enterprise NVMe SSDs. The new Micron 9200 series is the successor to last year's 9100 series...
6 by Billy Tallis on 8/8/2017
Seagate Refreshes Enterprise SSDs With 3D NAND
At Flash Memory Summit this week, Seagate is showing off their latest enterprise SSDs and previewing upcoming developments. Seagate is also introducing a new branding strategy to unify their...
10 by Billy Tallis on 8/8/2017
Toshiba Announces SAS And NVMe Enterprise SSDs With 3D TLC NAND
Toshiba is continuing their series of product announcements featuring their new 64-layer 3D TLC NAND flash memory. With the client SSD for OEMs segments covered by the XG5, BG3...
6 by Billy Tallis on 8/7/2017
The Toshiba XG5 (1TB) SSD Review
The Toshiba XG5 is their first SSD to ship with 64-layer 3D NAND and is their first mainstream SSD to use 3D NAND. The XG5 is a NVMe SSD...
33 by Billy Tallis on 8/3/2017
Toshiba Announces BG3 Low-Power NVMe SSD With BiCS3 3D NAND
Toshiba's transition to their 64-layer 3D NAND flash memory continues predictably with today's launch of their third-generation BGA SSD, the BG3 series. First unveiled in 2015, Toshiba's family of...
8 by Billy Tallis on 8/3/2017
Memblaze Launches PBlaze5 SSDs: Enterprise 3D TLC, Up to 6 GB/s, 1M IOPS, 11 TB
Memblaze has introduced its new generation of server-class NVMe SSDs for mixed and mission critical workloads. The PBlaze5 SSDs are based around Micron's 3D eTLC memory and paired with...
19 by Anton Shilov on 6/24/2017
Intel Announces SSD DC P4501 Low-Power NVMe SSD With 3D NAND
A month ago, Intel unveiled a new generation of enterprise SSDs based on their 3D TLC NAND and powered by a new generation of Intel NVMe SSD controllers. Intel's...
17 by Billy Tallis on 6/5/2017
Toshiba Introduces XG5 Client NVMe SSD
After teasing with a demo earlier this month at the Dell EMC World conference, Toshiba is now officially announcing their first SSD based on their 64-layer BiCS3 3D NAND...
7 by Billy Tallis on 5/30/2017
NVMe 1.3 Specification Published With New Features For Client And Enterprise SSDs
The first major update to the NVMe storage interface specification in almost two and a half years has been published, standardizing many new features and helping set the course...
16 by Billy Tallis on 5/24/2017
Toshiba Demonstrates NVMe SSD With 64-Layer BiCS3 3D NAND
Toshiba's transition from planar NAND flash to 3D NAND flash memory has been a long, drawn-out process. Their BiCS 3D NAND architecture is on its third generation but has...
11 by Billy Tallis on 5/8/2017
Intel Announces New DC P4500 And P4600 Datacenter SSDs
Intel has announced the most significant updates to their enterprise PCIe SSD lineup since the launch of their first NVMe SSDs. The new Intel SSD DC P4500 and P4600...
4 by Billy Tallis on 5/2/2017
The Intel Optane Memory (SSD) Preview: 32GB of Kaby Lake Caching
Last week, we took a look at Intel's first product based on their 3D XPoint non-volatile memory technology: the Optane SSD DC P4800X, a record-breaking flagship enterprise SSD. Today...
110 by Billy Tallis on 4/24/2017
The Intel Optane SSD DC P4800X (375GB) Review: Testing 3D XPoint Performance
Intel's new 3D XPoint non-volatile memory technology, which has been on the cards publically for the last couple of years, is finally hitting the market as the storage medium...
118 by Billy Tallis on 4/20/2017
Intel Launches Optane Memory M.2 Cache SSDs For Consumer Market
Last week, Intel officially launched their first Optane product, the SSD DC P4800X enterprise drive. This week, 3D XPoint memory comes to the client and consumer market in the...
128 by Billy Tallis on 3/27/2017
Intel Introduces Optane SSD DC P4800X With 3D XPoint Memory
A year and a half after first publicly unveiling their new 3D XPoint non-volatile memory technology, Intel is launching the first product incorporating the new memory. The Intel Optane...
77 by Billy Tallis on 3/19/2017
Samsung Shows Off A Z-SSD: With New Z-NAND
As the sort of person that can get addicted to deep technology discussions about the latest thing, without due care and attention I could easily fall into the pit...
91 by Ian Cutress on 3/17/2017
The Western Digital Black PCIe SSD (512GB) Review
After acquiring SanDisk and introducing WD Green and WD Blue SSDs, it is no surprise to see Western Digital introduce a WD Black SSD that is a M.2 PCIe...
36 by Billy Tallis on 3/8/2017
Everspin Announces New MRAM Products And Partnerships
Magnetoresistive RAM manufacturer Everspin has announced their first MRAM-based storage products and issued two other press releases about recent accomplishments. Until now, Everspin's business model has been to sell...
22 by Billy Tallis on 3/8/2017
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