An unexpected surprise arrived at our offices this Christmas break in the guise of a PCIe 4.0 DRAM-less SSD. It was only a matter of time but there has been some clever thought put into this drive. It is the ADATA XPG Atom 50 Gen 4 SSD and two things that stand out are that it is a single-sided SSD, …
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SMI Samples First SD Express Memory Card with SMI SM2708 Controller – Benched at 900MB/s
It hasn’t been that long now since the introduction of CF Express Type B cards have pushed storage performance to 1750MB/s in the media industry. Media professionals understand that storage speeds are everything; the key thought being that continuous video or photography can only be accomplished with high speed storage concurrent to their activity. Any DSLR owner knows EXACTLY what …
Read More »XPG GAMMIX S70 2TB Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD Review – As Fast as They Come
Perhaps one of the most admirable traits about ADATA and their gaming brand XPG throughout the years is their willingness to incorporate a wide range of SSD components in their products. We don’t think that there is another that comes remotely close, most latching on to a certain manufacturer and establishing long lasting partnerships. Thistrait is the case with respect …
Read More »XPG Gammix S50 Lite Gen4 NVMe SSD Review – A Cooler Low Cost Gen 4 SSD Appears
The latest and greatest in SSDs is PCIe 4 and the extreme performance that comes with it, presently showing off speeds up to 7GB/s. Accompanying these high power and rather expensive SSDs is something that we’ve really never had to tackle in the SSD industry, at least not to this extent…heat. At least up until today, Gen 4 SSDs had …
Read More »ADATA Falcon NVMe SSD Review (1TB) – Speed and Low Pricing Through Value Components
A few weeks back, we did a review on the ADATA Swordfish NVMe, a new release SSD that was intended as a value solution for the every day PC user, possibly transitioning to the SSD. That SSD was accredited with our Top Value award as it provided decent performance at a low price, and with a 5-year limited warranty to …
Read More »ADATA Swordfish 1TB NVMe SSD Review – The Last Word in Value
There is no question that, unless there is a specific task requirement for a new SSD, the consumer looks at price. It’s no different than any other product really where a quality product and low price will always be a top seller. In the electronic world, SSDs haven’t really gained the notoriety that the hard drive has, which is unfortunate. …
Read More »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. As a storage reviewer, however, …
Read More »ADATA Displays SMI Gen4 SSDs (7GB/s) Along with World’s First RGB Portable 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 products… one that listed specs …
Read More »ADATA First To Display Innogrit Gen 4×4 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 were great at showing upcoming …
Read More »ADATA SE800 External SSD Review (512GB)
USB 3.2 Gen 2 with Type-C has become the norm as of late and more systems these days are being sold with USB-C or Thunderbolt included. Simply put, this means faster transfer speeds between your system and external storage, this storage being bus powered and not requiring a separate adapter and cable to power the device. ADATA has recently released …
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