Tag Archives: 3D MLC NAND

Crucial is announcing the release of their latest SSD offering, designated as the BX300.  Crucial has designed the BX300 as a value-conscious offering for builders and upgraders, but goes one better than other value-oriented drives by utilizing 3D MLC NAND (most other value offerings utilize TLC NAND). Crucial supports the BX300 with a mobile-friendly install guide.  This allows users of …

Transcend is announcing its newest solid-state storage product, designated as the MTE850 PCIe NVMe M.2 2280 SSD.  The MTE850 represents Transcend’s first SSD that utilizes the PCIe Gen 3.0 x4 interface, as well as being fully compliant with the NVM Express (NVMe) 1.2 protocol and specifications.  This enables the MTE850 to achieve sequential read speeds of up to 2500MB/s and …

We met today with Mushkin in a suite at the MGM. One of their new items on display was the Reactor Armor3D solid-state drive. This drive features 3D MLC NAND paired with a Silicon Motion SM2258 controller.  It is available in capacities ranging from 240GB all the way up to 2TB. The Reactor Armor3D is rated for sequential read speeds …

Back in August of this year our Sean Webster was at Flash Memory Summit 2016, and had the opportunity to visit the Maxiotek display (view our coverage here).  On display was their new MK8115 DRAM-less SSD controller that supports 3D MLC and 3D TLC NAND.  The new Maxiotek controller has reportedly been widely adopted by numerous major SSD brands, resulting …