Making our rounds at CES, we made a stop by Kingston to check out what they had going on. It turns out, they have something pretty impressive. They are releasing a brand new PCIe 2.0 x4 M.2 SSD capable of 1.4GB/s reads and 1GB/s write, the HyperX Predator! UPDATE: Exclusive Full Review Here. Featuring a Marvell 88SS9293 controller, the drive …

One of the oldest names in SSDs is Kingston.  One might not expect such as Kingston, by all sense of the term, is a third party manufacturer…or distributor.  Unlike Samsung, WD/SanDisk, Intel, Kioxia, Micron, SKHynix and a few others, they do not actually own a fab that ‘grows’ the silicon ingots to manufacture NAND wafers.  Unbelievably, the original Kingston SSDNow …

This report examines the Crucial P5 NVMe SSD which has just been released in the past month or so.  It is a bit of an odd duck as we are seeing PCIe 3 SSDs settle with the latest and greatest in PCIe 4.0 entering the market. Historically, Crucial has been known to sit in the weeds with their SSD releases, …

Corsair has SSD options for almost any need in the market. Want an entry-level SATA based SSD? The Force LE has you covered. Need high performance? You can choose from the Neutron NX500 or Force MP500 depending on the form factor and capacity that works best for you. Now, we have a new addition for those looking for something in …

Corsair has a history of releasing high-quality products into the PC market. Whether you are a gamer or an avid PC builder, we’re willing to bet you have had experience with them. While their product line-up has traditionally been focused on this crowd, with their many case, fan, and power supply options, Corsair has had a history of delivering some …

In the past few days at Comptex 2016 in Taipei, Taiwan, we have seen that both Plextor and ADATA have implemented the newest Marvell NVMe Controller and it seems to be the front runner when considering the alternative choices from both MSI and Phison. With a codename of ‘Eldora’ this controller has the product number of 88SS1093 and, at least …

Zotac has been in the computer industry since 2006 and has made quite the name for itself in the gamer market. Better known for their graphics cards, motherboards, and Mini-PCs, Zotac isn’t typically a name one would associate with solid state drives, especially high-performance ones. Last year, however, they expanded their product portfolio with the release of the Zotac Premium …

Team Group, a world-leading producer of memory devices, is announcing an all new SSD, designated as the L3 EVO. Team Group’s latest SSD offering is being touted for its excellent cost-to-performance ration, and they are prepared to rattle the industry’s cage a bit with what we assume will be very aggressive price points. The L3 EVO is set to be …

It is said that 2015 will be the year of the M.2 SSD form factor and, by all indications, this assumption seems to be correct.  This is a very big plus for the SSD industry, as well as a very clear demonstration of the progress we have made in flash technology within the last few years.  For instance, our Patriot …

Patriot, a top producer of computing memory, SSDs, USB flash drives and mobile accessories, is announcing the launch of their latest additions to their Ignite solid-state drive (SSD) lineup, now available in the M.2 form factor. The compact M.2 form factor is ideal for use in portable computing devices, including notebooks, ultrabooks, and ultra-compact PCs, where they can deliver greatly …