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MSI showed off its interesting M.2 XPANDER-AERO SLIDER at Computex 2024 earlier this month, and while it might look like a graphics card... it's not: it's an expansion card that houses not one, but two M.2 PCIe Gen5 SSDs which is impressive.

The new MSI M.2 XPANDER-AERO SLIDER can hold two M.2 22100 form factor Gen5 SSDs, as well as supporting hot swapping, which means you can remove either of the Gen5 SSDs at any time (if that's something you need, or want to do).

MSI is providing some active cooling with its AERO fan cooling system for the Gen5 SSDs, with two cooling modes on offer: the fans can stop completely if the SSDs aren't running hot enough to require active cooling, or an automatic mode when the M.2 SSDs are removed.

Phison had plenty to show off at Computex 2024 earlier this month, including the world's first DRAM-less Gen5 SSD controller with the new Phison PS5031-E31T Gen5 SSD controller. Check it out:

The company says that its new PS5031-E31T Gen5 SSD controller is essential in making Gen5 SSDs more cost-efficient, with some things tweaked that will result in cheaper Gen5 SSDs in the near future. Phison says that its new E31T SSD controller is the world's first DRAM-less Gen5 SSD controller, still pushing about the 10GB/sec read threshold.

We have 4K random reads and write IOPS hitting 1500K, with 4 x NAND channels built on TSMC's 7nm process node, packing two Arm Cortex-A5 cores. Phison's new E31T Gen5 SSD controller uses its in-house 7th-generation ECC engine based on the LPDC coding scheme, providing great speeds and data reliability.

Lexar has been showing off its new NM1090 Gen5 SSD for a while now, but the company has finally unleashed it onto retail shelves... offering 12GB/sec+ Gen5 SSD speeds, and a new upgraded cooling design.

Inside, the Lexar NM1090 Gen5 SSD features up to 12GB/sec (12,000MB/sec) reads, and up to 11GB/sec (11,000MB/sec) writes. Lexar says that its new NM1090 offers double the performance of its previous-gen flagship SSD, thanks to the upgrades delivered by the new PCIe Gen5 standard.

Lexar is using 4GB of onboard SLC dynamic cache that supports Microsoft DirectStorage technology, ensuring optimal performance and significantly lower latency. Lexar is using 232-layer 3D TLC NAND flash memory chips, providing that 12GB/sec+ of read speed goodness.

GIGABYTE has just released its fastest-ever AORUS Gen5 14000 SSD and Phison's latest PS5026-E26 SSD controller, with optimized 232-layer 3D TLC NAND flash.

The company offers its new AORUS Gen5 14000 SSD in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities, each with slight differences in read/write speeds. The new 1TB model will pump out up to 13.6GB/sec sequential reads and up to 10.2GB/sec sequential writes. The 2TB model pumps out the highest speeds of up to 14.5GB/sec reads and up to 12.7GB/sec writes. Lastly, the largest 4TB capacity model has up to 14.1GB/sec reads and up to 12.6GB/sec writes.

Inside, the AORUS Gen5 14000 SSD uses the Phison PS5026-E26 SSD controller, based on the 12nm process node, using 232-layer 3D TLC NAND flash with 8 flash channels with 64 CEs and DDR4 caching support. The 1TB Gen5 14000 SSD features 2GB of LPDDR4, the 2TB features 4GB of LPDDR4, while the 4TB model features 8GB of external cache.

HPE Discover 2024 is taking place next week in Las Vegas, and it's all about what's next for edge, networking, cloud, and AI computing. In fact, Antonio Neri, CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, will introduce NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang for a keynote at the Las Vegas Sphere, which is an insane venue for a keynote.

HPE Discover 2024 is going to be a massive event for enterprise solutions, and our friends at KIOXIA will be there to showcase the latest in storage solutions. The company has been collaborating with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) for years now, covering everything from edge to cloud to AI computing. Plus, 130TB of KIOXIA SSD storage is currently aboard the International Space Station inside the HPE Spaceborne Computer-2.

KIOXIA will be at HPE Discover 2024, showcasing its latest PCIe Gen 5 SSD innovations from KIOXIA CM7 Series Enterprise E3.S NVMe SSDs for Milvus Vector Database AI workloads to KIOXIA CD8P Series Data Center E3.S SSDs for deep learning.

Teamgroup has showcased a new selection of flagship storage and memory solutions at Computex 2024, particularly under its gaming brand T-FORCE.

I was lucky enough to get a tour of the TeamGroup booth at Computex 2024, where I was shown the T-FORCE GE PRO Gen5 M.2 PCIe SSD, which is capable of sequential read and write speeds of up to 14,000/11,800 MB/s. Additionally, this new SSD can be paired with the T-FORCE DARK AirFlow 5 SSD Cooler, and with its multiple-layer aluminum heat layers it will provide the necessary heat dissipation to keep the SSD at appropriate thermal levels.

As for memory, TeamGroup showcased the T-FORCE XTREEM DDR5 memory module that has been pushed to new frequencies of 10,000 MHz. TeamGroup informed me the XTREEM DDR5 module will arrive in white and pink colors and features a 2 mm thick aluminum alloy fin heat sink for improved heat regulation.

Patriot is no stranger to pushing performance to the absolute limit, and Computex 2024 was no exception. The company has shown why it's a global leader in high-performance memory, storage, and more.

Patriot has introduced a new era of speed when it comes to DDR5 memory by pushing its Viper Xtreme 5 series to an astonishing 8,200 MT/s and 11,500 MT/s when overlocked. Patriot told me that this new overlocking benchmark has enabled a new level of speed that is now being adopted by overclockers around the world and has resulted in new records being set in various configurations.

The company also presented a new collaboration with MSI with the Viper Xtreme 5 RGB DDR5 MPOWER series, which has specifically been designed for gamers and overlockers. The new series is capable of reaching 8,000 MT/s and capacities up to 48GB. This combination of speed and capacity will provide gamers and workstation rigs the performance they are looking for when wanting to go as fast as humanly possible.

Phison has earned itself a Computex 2024 TweakTown award for its crazy build that uses 16 SSDs with Phison's E26 technology with an Apex Storage card to achieve data transfers of 54.8 GB/s in a single PCIe Gen 5 slot.

I was lucky enough to get a full demo of the new system at the Phison booth where it was explained me to the system was using an Apex Storage X16 PCIe 5.0 card that was equipped with 16 SSDs using Phison's E26 controller. These drives, working together, managed to reach a staggering sequential read of 56 GB/s, sequential write of 54 GB/s, random read of 20M IOPS, and a random write of 19M IOPS. And all on a single PCIe card slotted into a motherboard.

We reviewed the impressive Phison E26 controller back in January, and were blown away by its incredible speeds and now seeing sixteen of these SSDs working together in front of us during a live demo has really put into perspective the incredible industry-leading work Phison is doing in the SSD space. Congratulations to Phison for what it has achieved with this build, the speeds here are truly remarkable and shouldn't be understated.

Sabrent is now teasing its new Apex X16 Rocket 5 Destroyer, which can handle an incredible 16 x Rocket 5 4TB Gen5 SSDs for a monster 64TB of Gen5 SSD in a single PCIe slot. Check it out:

As you can see, there are two parts to this story: the back side of the Apex X16 Rocket 5 Destroyer features 8 x M.2 slots, for a total of 16 x M.2 slots. But... Sabrent isn't finished there, the company teases: Even though these two cards are impressive, with unmatched speed and capacity, we are not stopping here. Apex has turned the sliders up to 11 with this new AIC.

Today, we are showing a few teaser pictures of the Sabrent Apex X16 Rocket 5 Destroyer and the first set of benchmark numbers. As you can see this new Gen 5 card from Apex holds 16 of our Rocket 5 4TB SSDs for a maximum capacity of 64TB of the fastest Gen 5 SSDs on the market, Sabrent's Rocket 5 drives.

Sabrent has some rather wicked deals on its Amazon UK store, with up to 35% savings on their USB-C Universal Laptop Docking Station.

The Sabrent USB-C Universal Laptop Docking Station (DS-UICA) is the ultimate docking station for your laptop, portable computer, smart portables, and other USB-C devices. There's a bunch of USB ports for you to plug everything under the sun into, with 2 x 10Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 USB-C ports, dual 5Gbps (USB 3.1 Gen 1x1) ports, and USB_A ports for those new, power-hungry devices.

Next up is Sabrent's Steam Deck Docking Station, which is 18% off it provides gamers with a 6-in-1 Steam Deck Dock with HDMI (4K @ 60Hz), USB-C 95W PD 3.0 fast-charging, triple USB 3.0 hub, and 1 x USB-C port that's designed for Valve's Steam Deck gaming portable.