Once again, we are tackling yet another SSD manufactured by BIWIN and, when we check out Amazon, we can actually find the ‘FA’ line of SSDs available for sale in Canada and the USA. BIWIN is the official licensee and manufacturer of Acer and HP brand products and, as we had stated in our review of the BIWIN NV7400 and …
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Predator GM9000 Gen5 2TB SSD Review – SMI SM2508 Controller Creates SSD Perfection
It’s pretty rare that I might use the word perfection when it comes to SSDs. There is always somewhere that an SSD can be improved upon just a bit. Our report today is of an SSD that is not yet available in North America. It is the first available ‘international’ retail SSD with the newest Silicon Motion SM2508 controller and …
Read More »Corsair MP700 Pro SE Gen5 4TB SSD Review – High Performance Meets High Capacity
There is always something special about getting the biggest and baddest in hand. We review tons of 2TB SSDs and have had our share of speedy Gen 4 and Gen 5 SSDs as well, but getting a 4TB Gen 5 SSD capable of 14GB/s and 1.7 million IOPS is rather special. On our bench today is the Corsair MP700 Pro …
Read More »Kingston NV3 Gen 4 2TB SSD Review – An Ideal Choice for the Average PC User
It seems we are always looking for the best in SSDs, whether it be performance or capacity. Reviewers are always more than happy to sing in praise of high end SSDs and so it should be; they represent just how far we have come in flash storage. Often overlooked, however, are those users don’t have high end needs for their …
Read More »WD_Black SN850X Gen4 8TB Game Drive SSD Review – The Biggest and Baddest in SSD Storage
Once upon a time, I sat with a company questioning them as to why they were so hesitant to market a 1TB SSD; they wouldn’t push that 512GB barrier. Their honest and frank response was simply, “Why sell very few of a product that costs more to build when we can sell much more of what is in demand at …
Read More »Apricorn Aegis NVX 1TB Secure SSD Review – Rock Solid Data Security at 1000MB/s Transfer Speeds Finally!
Over the years, we have compiled several SSD reviews that might not be the norm to most; secure SSDs. We aren’t speaking of software contained portable SSDs that enable one to activate that devices hardware encryption, but rather, those that don’t rely on software, those that cannot be broken into and even if someone could, those that are filled solid …
Read More »Sabrent Rocket CFX Pro CFExpress B Memory Card Review (512GB/1TB/2TB)
Sabrent has just released an upgraded version of their Rocket CFX CFExpress B Memory Cards and added the name PRO to make sure they are a distinct entry in the storage space. They are available in 512GB, 1 and 2TB and we have had the opportunity to spend some time with all three. Performance is rated at 1800MB/s read and …
Read More »Corsair MP600 Core XT 2TB SSD Review – Great Value Achieved through a Fast DRAMless QLC Design
The Corsair MP600 has been around for some time and has been the go-to SSD for different Corsair component configurations going on four years now. The first was released with the Phison E16 controller paired with Toshiba BiCS 4 TLC NAND while the next became the MP600 Core, again with the Phison E16 but matching it with Micron 96-layer QLC …
Read More »Corsair MP700 PCIe 5.0 2TB NVMe SSD Review – Gen 5 Makes its Storage Claim to Fame
It seems like so long since we posted our review of the Phison PS5026 – E26 PCIe 5.0 reference design where the world got its first look at the incredible performance of a Gen 5 SSD. Hot off the press on the Test Bench today is Corsairs newest MP700 PCIe 5.0 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD and, if you would believe …
Read More »Lexar Professional Gold 2TB CFExpress Type B Memory Card Review
Several weeks ago, Lexar sent us their biggest and brightest 2TB Lexar Professional Gold CFExpress B Card and, well, it has found a permanent home in my Canon EOS R5 mirrorless digital full frame. That wasn’t an easy feat considering I had relied solely on the ProGrade Cobalt 650GB card since its release 2 1/2 years ago, but this Lexar …
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