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Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 M.2 1TB Review - Speed, Capacity, Warranty, Reputation and an Amazing Price

On our bench today is a one of the few PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSDs we have looked at to date… and surprisingly its brand name is that of a relatively new company.  Sabrent.  PCIe 4.0 is the latest and greatest in the flash industry bringing data transfer speeds up to the 5GB/s mark and …

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Lexar Professional CFexpress Type-B Card Review (256GB) - Long Awaited Storage Media Storage Speeds

I am somewhat of a camera buff.  I love photography and I carry a Canon 5D Mk IV, that even I will admit is much to far ahead of my skill set.  My wife.  Well, she used to take incredible pleasure in reminding me how many all inclusive vacations this camera cost.  That was until …

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Lexar nCARD Nano Storage Card Review (64/256GB) - Unbelievable Price Point for NM Storage

Typically, one might think of Nano cards only when it came to cell phones. The nano SIM card, in its original iteration, allowed us to communicate.  Huawei changed that.  Their newer releases have dual nano slots that can be used for two SIM cards if you travel alot, or for additional on-board storage memory. The …

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KIOXIA Announces First Shipments of Latest Generation PCIe 4.0 U.3 SSDs for Enterprise and Data Centers

KIOXIA America Inc. (formerly Toshiba Memory America, Inc.) is announcing that it has begun shipping their new lineup of CM6 (enterprise) and CD6 (data center) Series PCIe 4.0 NVMe solid state drives.  The latest PCIe 4.0 specification was designed to double the performance of storage and server systems, enabling data transfer speeds of up to …

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Orico Thunderbolt 3 TB3-S1 Docking Station Review

I am always looking out for a decent docking station.  As much as it is very convenient when on the road, more so, I am always looking for the perfect answer to office convenience.  Reaching behind the PC to find just the right port, or even plugging a device in the PC front when its …

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Plextor M9P Plus NVMe SSD Review (512GB)

There has been a great deal of change in SSD storage within recent years and it leaves much of us confused.  The core of this change has to do with a continuous upgrade cycle of NAND flash memory which seems happen every few months, resulting in new SSD products and many not understanding which SSD …

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XPG Spectrix S40G RGB NVMe M.2 SSD Review (1TB)

On the test bench today is the XPG Spectrix S40G M.2 NVMe RGB SSD.  RGB has become very popular in the last few years and the fact that this SSDs RGB package can be configured with XPG’s own software package is a bonus, as well as its configuration being part and parcel with some motherboards. …

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Samsung Portable SSD T7 Touch review (500GB)

It is no secret that I am a fan of portable storage.  Thunderbolt 3 Portable SSDs rank tops as we can hit speeds of 2.8GB/s, however, anything above SATA is a bonus when you work in the media world and take the amount of photos as I do.  Retail sales of flash storage has conformed …

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Kingston Displays Gen 4 and Enterprise SSD Line-Up, Newest 285MB/s SD Cards & Lots More | CES 2020 Update

Gen 4 SSDs have been the most popular feature with respect to upcoming storage at CES 2020 and Kingston had their new ‘Grandview ES’ on display.  This SSD will be a mid-range Gen 4 SSD when released and will most likely come out under  HyperX branding.  GRANDVIEW ES GEN 4×4 SSD This SSD features the …

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ADATA Displays SMI Gen4 SSDs (7GB/s) Along with World's First RGB External SSD | CES 2020 Update

Just when we thought the news of the Innogrit SSD Controller was going to take over the SSD industry, watch out!  ADATA not only had their sample of the ADATA Innogrit based Sage on display and running at 7GB/s, but they also had two other SSDs on display that were both Gen 4×4 and SMI …

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Lexar Displays NVMe Gen 4x4 SSD at 7GB/s and other High Speed Memory Solutions | CES 2020 Update

If you are a fan of the SSDs, you will know that we have had just a bit of Lexar coverage to date.  Personally speaking, I have always been a Lexar fan and it is a mainstay in much of my media equipment.    Last we wrote, we were able to show you that they …

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Phison Shows Off 4/8/16TB SSDs with Success in QLC Speeds | CES 2020 Update

Phison has received alot of credit as of late for their newest Gen 4×4 release of their PS5016-E16 controller.  It was the first to hit retail sales and we have posted reviews on both the Corsair MP600 and Seagate Firecuda 520, both SSDs using this controller and hitting unheard of data transfer speeds of up …

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ADATA First To Display Innogrit Gen 4x4 Controller that Hits 7GB/s Speeds in ADATA Sage SSD | CES 2020 Update

Wehave been in the game a longtime.  Things seem to cycle.  I remember years ago when we were at FMS and SMI entered the scene with their newest SSD controller and we pushed for release.  It was much the same with Phison and I can remember speaking to them at one point and saying they …

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KIOXIA Showcases Enterprise PCIe 4.0 SSD and Automotive Solutions | CES 2020 Update

The name KIOXIO is very new to some.  Mark my words; this will change.  The name is a combination of  the Japanese word… Kioku (Memory) and the Greek word ‘Axia’ which means ‘value’.  As unfamiliar as you may be with the name, I would bet that you own something with KIOXIA memory in it.  Maybe …

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SanDisk Shows Off 8TB USB-C Portable SSD Prototype | CES 2020 Update

CES hasn’t even started yet and storage seems front and central once again as we saw first hand with an unexpected visit to Western Digital/SanDish last night at Pepcom.  Check this out.  It is a 8TB palm sized portable SSD that is USB-C and will transfer data…lots of data… above 1GB/s easily.  It is an …

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Seagate FireCuda 520 NVMe PCie 4.0 x 4 SSD Review (1TB)

Whats probably the most amusing, and most unusual characteristic in our review of our second PCIe 4.0 SSD today is the fact that the only way you are going to be running these kind of SSD speeds anytime soon is with an AMD system.  It’s not often that we ever catch Intel with its pants …

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Cougar Blazer Open-Frame Gaming PC Chassis Review

So… We know that anything but an SSD has to be damn (Can I say that?) credible for us to post on The SSD Review now don’t we?  Truth be told, we haven’t posted a chassis review since way back in 2012 and it would be rare as heck to find me doing such a …