Crucial T710 Gen5 2TB SSD Review – A Very Cool 14GB/s with over 2 Million IOPS
Hot off its test run this morning and in our hot little hands (well not really) is the latest Crucial consumer offering, the Crucial T710 Gen5 2TB SSD. This SSD is Crucial/Micron’s first ‘consumer’...
View ArticleCrucial Creates the Worlds Smallest 8TB Portable SSD… and We Have This X10 In...
A day or two late but we wanted to complete our testing on the newest Crucial X10 Portable SSD for a more complete picture. Coming in at just 65mm x 50mm x 9.9mm and weighing just 42 Grams, this SSD...
View ArticleUnderstanding SLC, MLC, TLC, and QLC NAND Flash | Learning to Run with Flash 2.0
Data storage in NAND flash memory is a complex process that is not only difficult to understand, but also challenging to explain. Humans are good at abstraction, and we use this skill to enhance...
View ArticlePhison PS5028-E28 Gen5 Reference Design SSD Preview – An Unexpected Match-Up...
So if I were to speak of the best in PCIe 5.0 SSDs going mainstream, it would have to be the efforts and success in finding a higher performing yet cooler storage solution. This wasn’t so much the...
View ArticleWhere is My New SSD? | Learning to Run With Flash 2.0
You most likely arrived here one of two ways; sheer interest or you just installed your new SSD and cannot find it. The latter is more common than most think and usually the after effect of installing...
View ArticleChoosing Volume Size, Drive Letter and System Type When Formatting an SSD |...
Our last ‘Quick Hit’ in our Learning to Run With Flash 2.0 Series was titled, ‘Where is My New SSD?‘ and it did just that. It explained why some appear to lose their SSD on installation and how to get...
View ArticleUnderstanding Defragment and Optimize Drives for SSDs | Learning to Run with...
Disk Optimization is a very simple process by which your PC physically removes deleted and unnecessary data from your SSD in order to allow for better performance and longevity. You can do this...
View ArticleNintendo Switch 2 Powered with Silicon Motion SM2708 SD Express Controller...
It is funny how some things come around. A few years ago Silicon Motion requested our review of their newest SM2708 SD Express Controller and we posted such, displaying the worlds first SD card...
View ArticleKIOXIA’s Newest CD9PD Gen5 14GB/s SSD Reaches 61.44TB Capacity & On Display...
KIOXIA has just introduced their newest CD9P Gen5 14GB/s enterprise SSD which will reach a high capacity of 61.44TB in its 2.5″ form factor and up to 30.72 TB in its E.3.S form factor. If you want to...
View ArticleAmazon Pre-Prime Day Sales – Kingston 2TB Gen4 NV3 Now $114.99 and More!
We are getting close to prime Day once again and The SSD review will Occasionally post somne great finds up untiil that day. This morning we found the Kingston 2TB NV3 Gen4 SSD for only $114.99 but...
View ArticleMicron 2600 Gen4 DRAMless SSD Review – This QLC SSD Competes with TLC SSDs...
It is not often that a new SSD brings alot to the table. Sure, many might introduce new memory, or a new SSD controller, but it is rare that we are introduced to an SSD that literally changes the...
View ArticleCrucial T710 Gen5 2TB SSD Review – A Very Cool 14GB/s with over 2 Million IOPS
Hot off its test run this morning and in our hot little hands (well not really) is the latest Crucial consumer offering, the Crucial T710 Gen5 2TB SSD. This SSD is Crucial/Micron’s first ‘consumer’...
View ArticleThe SSD Review Jumps Back into the Business of Enterprise SSD Reviews
We were the first to test enterprise SSDs, beginning with Paul Alcorn’s review of the Areca 1880ix-12 PCIe 6G SAS RAID Controller way back in March of 2011. We have been fortunate to have had some of...
View ArticlePrime Day SSD Deals are Here! – Check Back as We Add More!
Up bright and early this morning to find you some Amazon Prime deals and they arte posted early. Let’s get right to it! Simply click on the title of each. WD_Black SN8100 Gen5 2TB – $209.98 (Was...
View ArticleUnderstanding DRAM VS DRAM-less SSDs and Making the Right Purchase Choice |...
After NAND Flash and controller, DRAM is perhaps the most important component on an SSD. In our premier article of our newest ‘ Learning to Run with Flash 2.0’ entitled, ‘Understanding SLC, MLC, TLC...
View ArticleKIOXIA Exceria Plus G2 2TB 10Gbps Portable SSD Review
Our review this morning of the KIOXIA Exceria Plus G2 2TB Portable SSD comes on the heals of our last KIOXIA Review of the Exceria Plus G4 Gen5 M.2 SSD just a few weeks back. Our reviews of KIOXIA...
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