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SanDisk A110 256GB PCIe M.2 NGFF SSD Review
Today we take a full look at SanDisk's new A110 256GB PCI Express M.2 2260 solid state drive. Get a look at tomorrow's storage performance today.
SanDisk announces nimble and power-efficient X210 SSD
SanDisk unveils new SSD line to enhance its business class offerings.
SanDisk A110 PCIe NGFF SSD Performance Preview - Future of Storage
PCIe based SSDs might still be on the vine, but today we picked some fruit ready for consumption. SanDisk A110 PCIe NGFF fruit, that is.
ADATA SX300 256GB mSATA SSD Review
Today we did deep and take a close look at ADATA's SX300 256GB mSATA SSD. It uses new IMFT 20nm flash, but is that a good thing?
Samsung Magician 4.2 First Look - New SSD Toolkit adds Rapid Mode
Most questions we received after our 840 EVO SSD reviews revolved around the latest version of Samsung's Magician software. Let's take a close look.
Samsung 840 EVO 750GB SSD Review
Wrapping up our coverage of the Samsung 840 EVO today, Chris looks at the new 750GB capacity size. The new 750GB EVO is priced to compete with many other's 512GB class products, but delivers higher capacity...
Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD Review
Our three-part Samsung 840 EVO launch day coverage continues. In this article, Chris looks at the 250GB capacity size and runs the drive through several benchmarks to see how it compares to other 256GB...
Samsung 840 EVO Overview - New SSDs with Interesting Rapid Mode Cache
With two new SSD drives on hand to review today, we're breaking the technology and software features out into a separate article. Let's discuss Samsung's 840 EVO.
2013 Samsung SSD Global Summit - PCIe based m.2 SSDs are close, benchmarks inside
Get a first-hand look at early Samsung PCIe m.2 NGFF SSD benchmarks from Seoul event.
2013 Samsung SSD Global Summit - AES 256-bit Hardware Encryption coming to 840 Series
Samsung discusses adding AES 256-bit Hardware Encryption to 840 Series SSDs with new firmware.
Crucial M500 480GB SSD Review
Three down, one to go. Today we look at the final capacity size in the Crucial M500 product family, the 480GB model.
Crucial M500 240GB SSD Review
We've seen the large 960GB M500 and the smaller 120GB drives. Today we look at the sweet spot for enthusiasts and power users, the 256GB class model. Sold with 240GB of user capacity, does the mid size...
20nm NAND SSD shortage affects OCZ, misses first quarter predictions
Continuing 20nm NAND shortage affects OCZ's quarterly financial results.
Crucial M500 120GB SSD Review
With all of the capacity sizes in hand, we're finally ready to take a closer look at the Crucial M500 products. We start things off with the 120GB model, the smallest capacity size in the new SSD series...
Plextor PX-M5M mSATA 256GB SSD Review
At this point nearly every notebook and ultrabook ships with an mSATA slot. Some products ship with the slot populated and others hide the connector under the keyboard. Upcoming products based on Haswell...
MyDigitalSSD BP4 960GB SSD Review
In our search to find a Crucial M500 960GB for sale, we stumbled across a new high-capacity SSD. The MyDigitalSSD BP4 is a solid product, we've already tested the other capacity sizes, but today we see...
Corsair Neutron GTX 19nm 2013 Edition SSD (120GB, 240GB and 480GB) Review
Not long ago, we wrote about the Corsair Neutron base model with new 22nm SK Hynix flash. Today Chris walks us through the flagship GTX model that now features new 19nm Toggle flash from Toshiba.
The Great SSD Flash Shortage of 2013 - EOL 25nm, the pain and the future
Most SSD products with 25nm IMFT NAND are now end of life, but finding products with 20nm flash is difficult. Companies that traditionally used IMFT NAND are now turning to Toshiba and SanDisk to keep...
Angelbird SSD2Go 240GB USB 3.0 Portable SSD Drive Review
Angelbird allows you to customize your high performance storage solution with the SSD2Go.
ADATA M.2 SSDs Performance Preview and the NGFF Story
Thanks to old and new friends, we managed to piece together the parts needed to get a M.2 (NGFF) preview together before anyone else, and wrap our heads around how all of this is going to roll out.
SanDisk Extreme II 480GB SSD Review
Concluding our coverage of SanDisk Extreme II flagship SSD, we look at the largest capacity sized offered, 480GB.
SanDisk Extreme II 240GB SSD Review
The 256GB capacity class is the sweet spot for enthusiasts. This size maximizes the price, capacity and performance ratio. SanDisk has high hopes for Extreme II, but in order to sell these drives in big...
SanDisk Extreme II 120GB SSD Review
We're starting our SanDisk Extreme II review coverage with the 120GB capacity size. Later today we'll publish reviews of the 240GB and 480GB, but the 120GB size has more talking points and shows why SanDisk...
A look at SanDisk's Extreme II SSD Architecture
Today SanDisk launches a new flagship SSD for the enthusiast market. We'll have three reviews with performance data, but to start today out, let's take a look at what Extreme II has under the hood.
MyDigitalSSD BP4 240GB mSATA Review
MDSSD's new BP4 with the latest programming for the Phison S8 is one of the least power consuming products on the market. If you use your notebook or ultrabook on battery, but crave more battery life,...
OCZ Vertex 450 256GB SSD Review
The rapid drop in 25nm flash availability and slow ramp up of 20nm production puts OCZ in a tough position. Vector availability is about to get scarce and Vertex 3.20 can't be profitable at less than $...
Bang for Your Buck: Best 256GB Class SSD's under $200
The best capacity size and the highest value, today Chris walks us through the best buys. Through extensive investigation, we uncover the fastest SSD's that give your computer a performance kick, not...
PNY Prevail Elite 240GB SSD Review
With all the talk about TLC, 20nm and other new forms of flash that reduce the number of P/E cycles - it's nice to see one company fight against the flow. PNY's Prevail Elite is a 10K P/E cycle SSD that...
Corsair Neutron 128GB and 256GB (2013 Hynix Edition) SSD Review
Recently Corsair made some changes to their popular Neutron Series products. Both the base model and GTX have new firmware, new flash and new price points. The Neutron 256GB is now one of the best value...
Seagate 600 SSD ST480HM000 480GB SSD Review
Continuing our coverage of the new Seagate 2013 SSD line up, Chris tests the largest capacity size in the consumer model category.
Seagate 600 SSD 240GB RAID Report
It's been quite a long time since we're published a RAID report. Today is Seagate's big day with four product categories emerging from under the covers. We ended up with a pair for 600 SSD 240GB drives...
Seagate 600 SSD ST240HM000 240GB SSD Review
We have a number of Seagate SSD articles hitting TweakTown today. Let's start with the cornerstone of the mainstream consumer class.
Seagate's 2013 Consumer and Enterprise SSD Product Overview
Seagate finally gives in and prepares to enter the consumer SSD market. At the same time, the company is extending their enterprise portfolio in an effort to catch up to competitors.
Corsair SSD Toolbox Software Overview - Better than Never
Corsair has only just released its first multifunction software utility for Corsair branded SSDs. The new tool is simply called 'Corsair SSD Toolbox', but for many Corsair SSD users, it's exactly what...
ADATA XPG SX900 128GB with SandForce B02 controller SSD Review
ADATA is first to market with a retail product using SandForce's new B02 stepping controller. SURPRISE! TRIM is also fixed thanks to ADATA's new 5.0.7a firmware that's available for ADATA drives with...
Crucial M500 960GB SSD Review
The Tera-Era has begun! Crucial leverages its 20nm NAND flash to achieve a major milestone, the first consumer 2.5" SSD to reach 1TB. Since parent company Micron owns the flash fab, the price is much...
Intel 335 Series 180GB SSD Review
The Intel 335 Series is known as 'That Intel Drive with 20nm Flash', but it's so much more. The 180GB capacity size gives you comfort room with Windows 8 and does very well in our power test.
Plextor M5 Pro 128GB with Xtreme Firmware SSD Review
Plextor has given its M5 Pro 128GB SSD the Xtreme firmware treatment. We put it up against the 128GB kings from Samsung (840 Pro) and OCZ (Vector) to see how it goes.
Intel 525 Series mSATA SSD Review: Five Capacities Tested
Chris takes five Intel mSATA SSDs from the 525 Series for a spin. The mSATA standard is all around you in new products and you might not even know your new notebook has an open mSATA slot.
ADATA releases new solid state drives for the enterprise
ADATA releases first entry into Enterprise storage market in the form of two new SSDs.
ADATA first with SandForce 5.0.7a firmware, TRIM enabled for ADATA SSDs
ADATA picks up its game and gives its solid state drives TRIM support finally.
OCZ Vertex 3 .20 120GB SSD Review
Today Chris tests the new OCZ Vertex 3.20 120GB and finally gets a chance to put IMFT 20nm next to Toshiba 19nm NAND.
Is PCIe SSD dead? SMART Storage Systems and IBM discuss the topic
SATA and SAS solid state drives able to match PCIe SSD's at times.
OCZ Vertex 3 .20 240GB SSD Review
OCZ brings makes changes to an old favorite and repositions SandForce to the mainstream market.
Upgrading your laptop to a new high-performance SSD and RAM
Trace gives us a detail look at how to replace the RAM and HDD in your laptop for better performance.
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB SSD Review
Kingston brings SF-2281 to the mainstream with 19nm Toggle NAND and new 5.0.5 firmware. We look at this new mainstream role for LSI SandForce SATA 6G controllers and how it changes the market from now...
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB SSD Review
The battle for the enthusiast crown continues. Today Chris finishes the series of the 840 Pro verses Vector in this showdown between the two highest performing enthusiast class SSDs.
Monster Digital Daytona 240GB SSD Review
We finally received TRIM enabled firmware for the Daytona, a SSD we've had for several months. The late firmware was just the start of issues that surround the Daytona and the sum of all of these problems...
Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme 256GB SSD Review
Plextor's new flagship M5 Pro Xtreme hits our lab in the 256GB capacity size. Can Plextor break into the top performance tier with this product or will Xtreme just be another mainstream drive with aspirations...