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KIOXIA Shows Off Exceria Pro G2 Gen5 SSD Along with Enterprise Options | Computex 2026 Update

Les Tokar — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:46:14 +0000

I just can’t wrap my head around why KIOXIA hasn’t brought its consumer SSDs to North America. And, in the same vein, I still don’t fully understand why Micron retired the much-loved Crucial brand. That said, I’m convinced KIOXIA-branded SSDs would do extremely well here, potentially rivaling those top-tier bestsellers we all know. In the …

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Silicon Motion Displays New SM2524XT Gen5 Controller Along with Next-Gen Tech | Computex 2026 Update

Les Tokar — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:05:13 +0000

This week at Computex Taipei, Silicon Motion displayed their newest SM2524XT Gen5 SSD controller which held a surprising first. This SSD controller is built on the TSMC 6nm process and is a DRAMless controller which relies on your systems HMB, better known as the host memory buffer. The HMB is an SSD feature that allows …

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Phison PS5037-E37T DRAMless SSD Demonstrates Gen5 Speeds at 4.5W Low Power Draw | Computex 2026 Update

Les Tokar — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:57:20 +0000

Phison’s newest E37T DRAMless controller was on display at Computex 2026 this week and appears to be a force to be reckoned with. This DRAMless SSD comes along at a time when SSDs are at a premium, the result of NAND and DRAM pricing being driven up through AI needs. I don’t think we have …

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Lexar Display Scores an ‘Olympico’ at Computex 2026 | Computex 2026 Update

Les Tokar — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:31:49 +0000

Many might not know the term ‘Olympico’ but it speaks to a corner kick which scores a goal without any other player touching the ball in football. It is incredibly rare. It is considered the impossible goal. As coincidence may have it, it’s name comes from Argentine player Cesareo Onzari who scored the first one …

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Intel Wildcat Lake Core 7 360 Spotted in The Wild with Phison aiDAPTIV | Computex 2026 Update

Les Tokar — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:56:19 +0000

It is not often that we report on something non-storage but we just happened to come across a display showing the Intel Wildcat Lake Core 7 360 platform at the Phison booth today. Could this have been an Intel slip? We certainly aren’t aware of many similar sightings of such in the wild. This just …

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