One of my favorite pastimes is building computers. It can be frustrating at times. And yes, I don’t remember a single build taking less than a weekend to find tune things. My wife will tell you that the world stops when I start the build. If something goes wrong, good luck pulling me away…and 2am? I get my second wind …
Read More »Search Results for: intel nvme ssd
Silicon Motion SM2262EN Controller Preview
Silicon Motion designs some of the best performing SSD controllers out. SSDs like the ADATA S11, Intel 760p, and HP EX920 deliver incredible performance and value with the SM2262 powering them. But, today we have in our hands something a bit better than that, a little gem if you will. Today, we have Silicon Motion’s latest PCIe 3.1 x4 NVMe …
Read More »OWC ThunderBlade V4 Review (4TB) – Worlds Fastest External Storage
I thought I had seen all at CES. It was a long week making meetings and events in rain rarely seen, followed by a flight cancellation as our local airport was closed because of extreme snow conditions. It was late night when we finally arrived home and, as soon as I walked in, I was met by this: It’s a …
Read More »Building an ASRock X299 Fatal1ty Test Bench with the i9-7900x
So you just built a brand new Z270 PC and Intel comes out with the newest X299 ahead of schedule. Is it worth the bump to have the latest and greatest… or do you stick with the Z? If you are a media professional or high end user that needs every core you can get, the Intel Skylake-X i9-7900x is a monster with …
Read More »Maxiotek MK8115 Controller Preview – MLC & TLC NAND Put To The Test
In May of 2016, we published a report from Computex that described the latest ADATA line and their continued willingness to support a number of SSD controllers within their SSD designs. The report is here. Within their line was a new notebook SSD that was being aimed directly at the consumer with what was expected to be a very low price point. …
Read More »Apricorn Aegis 3z Secure Key & Configurator Review – Sleek and Secure!
If you have searched news for privacy breaches or hacks, we guarantee that you will find a new one daily. Several privacy experts proclaim that one of the largest contributors to breaches are as a result of human error. This can be a easy as writing your password on a sticky note that just happens to be on your monitor, …
Read More »SMART Modular Announces Industry’s First 32GB DDR4 NVDIMM-N – Flash Memory Summit 2016 Update
SMART Modular Technologies, a leading producer of memory and storage devices, is announcing availability of samples of their new 32GB DDR4 NVDIMM-N, representing the highest density DDR4 NVDIMM-N module available in the industry today. SMART will begin shipping samples at the end of August 2016. This new 32GB density module dramatically improves application performance, creating an ideal solution for storage …
Read More »Mangstor Announces TITAN NVMf Software for Storage Arrays – Flash Memory Summit 2016 Update
Mangstor, Inc., a leading producer of next-generation high-performance, non-volatile memory storage devices, is announcing availability of their TITAN NVMe over Fabric (NVMf) Target Software Storage Stack. TITAN software provides superior performance and ultra-low latencies by tight integration of NVMe SSDs with Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) Network Interface Cards (NICs) and the efficient utilization of x86 server capabilities. TITAN software …
Read More »Dell XPS 13 Gold Edition (2016) Review – Worlds Best Ultra Puts MBA In Its Place
Listing any product as the worlds best is just asking for trouble. I did just that a few years back when I made the switch from PC to the Apple MacBook Air. The MBA achieved those accolades thanks to Samsung who supplied Apple with their PCIe SSD, even before equipping their own ultrabooks. The industry has since forgotten to educate …
Read More »Lexar Professional 1800x microSDXC UHS-II (64GB) Review
Another product that we were introduced to at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show was the Lexar Professional UHS-II Class 10 U3 microSDXC card. This microSDXC card was designed with the sole purpose of replacing any microSD card you are currently using in any tablet, smartphone, drone, or action camera. WHAT IS SDXC? – SD CARD PERFORMANCE First, there are a …
Read More »