Tag: SSD

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PCIe 5.0 SSDs for consumer-level uses could be here by 2024

PCIe 5.0 SSDs for consumer-level uses could be here by 2024

Even though most companies have not transitioned their entire NVMe SSD selections to PCI Express 4.0, PCIe 5.0 SSDs are already looking very close. In its recent earnings call, Silicon Motion, a storage company, said that it expects its PCIe 5.0-capable SSD controllers for consumer SSD will be here... Read more

date2 years ago
Samsung moves to PCIe 5.0, develops first supported SSD

Samsung moves to PCIe 5.0, develops first supported SSD

Samsung finalizes the development of a PCIe 5.0 SSD, the first model with which the manufacturer supports the new standard. The drive, named PM1743, will be available starting in 2022. The model has several versions. The capacity ranges from 1.92TB to 15.36TB. Support for PCIe 5.0 is the common ... Read more

date2 years ago
The NVMe SSD performance in Windows 11 has users complaining

The NVMe SSD performance in Windows 11 has users complaining

Windows 11 update has users regretting their decision to upgrade from Windows 10 due to the performance issue. The windows 11 update was thought to be a massive upgrade from windows 10, but that wasn’t exactly the case. People have complained about their systems underperforming ever since t... Read more

date2 years ago
Intel to release new Optane SSD in ruler format

Intel to release new Optane SSD in ruler format

Intel has revealed the first details of its upcoming P5801X SSD. This is a modified version of the existing P5800X, but slightly faster and in E1.S format. Additionally, the company is coming out with the D7-P5510 in the same form factor. The P5801X was revealed during a presentation by Intel at... Read more

date3 years ago
HPE introduces QLC-based server SSDs

HPE introduces QLC-based server SSDs

Hewlett Packard Enterprise announces its SATA Very Read Optimised SSDs. The SSDs are intended for data centres and are aimed to replace fast hard disk drives. In a blog post, HP writes that the SSDs are intended for use in the HPE ProLiant, Apollo and Synergy platforms. They are available in 2.5... Read more

date3 years ago
Intel announces its fastest Optane SSD yet

Intel announces its fastest Optane SSD yet

Intel has announced a new Optane SSD for use in data centres. The Optane P5800X uses PCIe 4.0 and is claimed to be three times faster than its predecessor. The new SSD achieves sequential read and write speeds of 7.2 and 6.2 gigabytes per second respectively. Furthermore, the SSD achieves 1.5 mi... Read more

date3 years ago
WD adds 2TB SSD to Blue lineup

WD adds 2TB SSD to Blue lineup

Western Digital has expanded the SSD lineup of its Blue line with a 2TB variant. The PCIe SSDs could be a solution for content creators because of their large capacity and high speed. The WD Blue SN550 2TB, as the NVMe SD is called in its entirety, has an M.2 2280 form factor and a PCIe Gen3 x4 ... Read more

date3 years ago
Intel selling NAND-business to SK Hynix

Intel selling NAND-business to SK Hynix

South Korean memory manufacturer SK Hynix announces that it will acquire the NAND memory and storage business from Intel for 9 billion dollars. The Optane business retains in the hands of Intel. The two companies aim to obtain governmental approvals by late 2021. The acquisition consists of the ... Read more

date4 years ago
Windows 10 May 2020 update bricks your SSD

Windows 10 May 2020 update bricks your SSD

The Windows 10 feature update that was released in May of this year can brick your SSD. In this update the feature drive optimization was enabled, which uses defragmentation. Defragmentation is only good for hard disk drives (HDD) not for solid state drives (SSD). Microsoft released a large Wind... Read more

date4 years ago
Enterprise SSDs prices are 10x higher than Hard disk drives

Enterprise SSDs prices are 10x higher than Hard disk drives

Hard Disk drives (HDDs) are the most preferred in the market. The reason for this is that SSDs cost about ten times more, and they are not going to come down anytime soon. It would seem that the gap people expected would close, hasn't, and many are left to wonder if it will. SSDs are much cheape... Read more

date4 years ago
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