Storage
Samsung Portable SSD T5 EVO USB 3.2 8TB Quick Look Review
Posted by Sebastian Peak | Nov 28, 2023 | Storage | 0
Quick Look: The Blazing Fast Crucial T700 PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD
Posted by Sebastian Peak | Jul 12, 2023 | Storage | 4
Silicon Power PCIe Gen 4×4 UD90 1TB NVMe SSD Review – Excellent Value
Posted by Sebastian Peak | Feb 14, 2023 | Storage | 1
MSI’s Spatium M580 Frozr SSD; Passive Cooling, Intense Data Transfer
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Apr 2, 2024 | Storage | 0
MSI's Spatium M580 is a Phison based PCIe 5.0 SSD with Micron 232-layer 3D TLC NAND, 30% of it an SLC cache, and an 8GB DDR4-4266 cache, all of which is passively…
Read MoreICY DOCK ToughArmor MB842MP-B, M.2 Storage On The Go
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Mar 22, 2024 | Storage | 1
ICY Dock's new ToughArmor MB842MP-B is a PCIe 3/4.0 card that will fit a pair of NVMe drives. It takes advantage of PCIe bifurcation to provide each of the drives with four…
Read MoreCrucial T705 PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD Review
by Sebastian Peak | Mar 6, 2024 | Storage | 0
When we looked at Crucial's initial PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD product, the T700, last July, it was truly in a class by itself. Since then other manufacturers have brought their...
Read MoreThe 2TB Sabrent Rocket 5, Adding Even More Speed To One Of The Fastest SSD Makers
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Mar 5, 2024 | Storage | 0
TweakTown have tested the 4TB Sabrent Rocket 5, but it is the 2TB model that truly impressed them. Having tested other Phison E26 based SSDs, they expected that this model would surpass…
Read MoreCorsair MP600 Elite, DRAM-less PCIe 4.0
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Feb 5, 2024 | Storage | 0
The Corsair MP600 Elite series offers you PCIe 4.0 performance for less than $0.10/GB, the 1TB should cost $95 and the 2TB would be $170; you can drop that price by an…
Read MoreASUS Sticks A Gen 5 SSD On The RTX 4060 Ti Dual
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jan 9, 2024 | Graphics Cards, Storage | 0
ASUS have come out with an interesting hybrid design, the RTX 4060 Ti Dual. The RTX 4060 Ti is designed to use eight lanes of PCIe 5.0, which leaves and additional eight…
Read MoreThe PCIe 5.0 MSI SPATIUM M570 PRO FROZR
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jan 2, 2024 | Storage | 0
MSI have updated their SSD lineup with PCIe 5.0 with the launch of the Spatium M570 Pro FROZR in 1TB, 2TB and 4TB models. The FPS Review had a chance to test…
Read MorePNY Elite-X Type-C USB 3.2 128GB Flash Drive
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Dec 6, 2023 | Mobile, Storage | 0
Spoiler alert! The 128GB PNY Elite-X Type-C flash drive is $15, the 256GB is an even more respectable $26. The days of charging a USB-C tax are drawing to...
Read MoreSamsung Portable SSD T5 EVO USB 3.2 8TB Quick Look Review
by Sebastian Peak | Nov 28, 2023 | Storage | 0
The Portable SSD T5 EVO from Samsung is available in capacities up to a mammoth 8TB, and we have that largest SKU on hand for this review. However, we must caution you…
Read MoreCORSAIR MP700 PRO For Fans Of PCIe 5.0
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Nov 20, 2023 | Storage | 0
The CORSAIR MP700 PRO is a PCIe 5.0 SSD using the Phison E26 controller and a DRAM cache on board, with 4GB on the 2TB model and 2GB for the 1TB version. …
Read MoreLexar NM790, Try Out The Maxiotech MAP1602 Controller And YMTC NAND
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Nov 3, 2023 | Storage | 0
The Lexar NM790 uses the same controller and flash combo as is found in the Acer Predator GM7, Colorful CN700 and Netac NV7000-T. The MSRPs are attractive, ranging from $45 for…
Read MoreUpgrade Your Steam Deck With The Team Group MP44S 1TB SSD
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Oct 18, 2023 | Storage | 0
The Team Group MP44S isn't your average SSD, as it is specifically designed for handheld gaming devices like the Steam Deck or the ASUS ROG Ally. The NVMe 1.4 M.2 2230 drive…
Read MoreSamsung Portable SSD T9 Review – The Power of USB 3.2 Gen2x2
by Sebastian Peak | Oct 3, 2023 | Storage | 0
Samsung's latest portable SSD, the T9 under review today, represents the current state-of-the-art in external storage. Offered in capacities ranging from 1TB up to 4TB (we have a 2TB sample), the T9…
Read MoreA Quick Look At The Crucial X9 Pro And X10 Pro Portable SSDs
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Oct 2, 2023 | General Tech, Storage | 0
Crucial updated their line of portable SSDs with the X9 Pro and X10 Pro, offering over 1000MB/s over USB 3.2 Gen-2. The cables it ships with are USB-C, but even with a…
Read MoreTranscend ESD310C 1TB Thumb Drive – Two Heads Are Better Than One
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Sep 29, 2023 | Storage | 0
The Transcend ESD310C offers the best compatibility possible on a thumb drive, with USB-A on one end of the 1TB stick and USB-C on the other. The drive uses Silicon Motion's 2320…
Read MoreADATA LEGEND 970, A New Phison E26 Gen5 SSD
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Sep 5, 2023 | Storage | 1
The Samsung 970 EVO is definitely not PCIe 5.0 but ADATA's Legend 970 certainly is. As with many other PCIe 5.0 drives, it is actively cooled with a fan powered by a…
Read MoreTEAMGROUP MP44 2TB, 7000MB/s Without A DRAM To Give
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Aug 15, 2023 | Storage | 0
The extremely high bandwidth of PCIe 4.0 has created a whole ecosystem of DRAM-less NVMe SSDs that offer great performance and price. PCIe 3.0 did offer some models, but they couldn't even…
Read MoreThe Lexar NM710 1TB PCIe Looks To Rule PCIe Gen4 SSDs
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jul 28, 2023 | Storage | 0
The Lexar NM710 M.2 2280 drive is a Gen4x4 NVMe SSD based on the NVMe 1.4 protocol which skips a DRAM cache to keep the price nicely under $0.10/GB. The 500GB model…
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