Take a look at the three SSDs below. They are as fine of an example as you can get to demonstrate just how far we have come in flash technology. On the left is the Intel 910 Data Center SSD. Paul Alcorn posted his review of this SSD way back in 2012. It had top speeds of 2GB/s, IOPS up …
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Sabrent Rocket Q4 PCIe 4 NVMe SSD Review – Gen 4 Speed 4TB Capacity and Value
It needs to be said. Having a Gen 4 SSD in hand with speeds of 5GB/s in a 4TB capacity is rather special. Many might never find need for such speed and capacity, but as a media professional, this is heaven. My camera of choice is a Canon EOS R5 and I only shoot RAW which means each shot is …
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 »Corsair MP400 2TB NVMe SSD Review – QLC NAND Goes Mainstream
One of the most diverse and inclusive names in the PC business is Corsair. Their Force Series SSDs were first introduced in 2010, but wait, Corsair’s gaming portfolio started way back in 1994. Corsair has always been a part of our system builds and my personal favorite to this day is their iCue software, although a quick look at our …
Read More »ProGrade Digital 650GB Cobalt 1700 CFexpress B Card & Dual Slot CFexpress/SD Card Reader Review
Less than two weeks ago, we posted a report on the ProGrade Digital 1TB 1700 Gold and 325GB 1700 Cobalt CFexpress B Cards, along with their Thunderbolt 3 CFexpress Card Reader. We were so impressed we just had to do it again. Admittedly, we were floored by the Cobalt 1700 speeds while maintaining anything but what could be considered the …
Read More »Sabrent Rocket Pro Portable SSD Review (4TB)
Perhaps the one thing that Sabrent has done best in the SSD industry is to fill the void that many would not. They struck hard on entry with capacities that many might not chance, jumping into QLC well ahead of the curve, and then marketing PCIe 4.0 performance at what appeared to be the perfect time. And if you are …
Read More »Lexar Professional 512GB CFexpress Type B Card Review (512GB)
Some time ago, we posted our review on the newest storage media to hit the consumer as of late, the Lexar Professional 256GB CFexpress Type B Card. At 1750MB/s read and 1000MB/s write, this storage media is pretty much the fastest there is for its size. It comes with a limited lifetime warranty, and at the time of our review, …
Read More »SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD 1TB Review
SanDisk has recently upgraded their line of Extreme Portable SSDs and they encompass, not only a higher volume but also, their transfer speeds are faster. Our review today examines the Extreme Portable SSD which is a USB 3.2 (10Gbps) SSD. Within a few days. we will be reviewing the SanDisk Extreme Pro SSD which is the first portable SSD that …
Read More »ProGrade CFExpress B 1TB 1700 Gold / 325GB 1700 Cobalt Memory Cards & Thunderbolt 3 Card Reader Review – Things Just Keep on Getting Better
Sustained write disk performance is not advertised with most CFexpress Type B cards today and, in fact, it is not common whatsoever in the flash industry. As much as it is not spoken of, consumer SSDs, SD cards, compact flash cards, and even the latest CFexpress cards, are marketed and sold according to their ‘peak’ read and write data transfer …
Read More »Sabrent Rocket Nano 2TB USB 3.2 External Aluminum SSD Review
It’s not often that we do product comparisons in an SSD review, but it just may be unavoidable in this case. The compared product is a Thunderbolt 3 SSD I have had in my pocket for a few years now. It is my go-to for portable storage and is perhaps the most perfect cut of a single piece of aluminum …
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