A couple of months ago, Gigabyte released the Aorus Gen5 12000 SSD, a PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 SSD featuring Phison’s E26 controller paired with 3D TLC NAND flash chips. We are testing the 1TB capacity, and today, we will present our review of the 1TB capacity. The Aorus Gen5 12000 SSD boasts sequential speeds of … continue reading
One of the best 4TB M.2 SSDs you can get is currently at a huge discount. The Samsung 990 Pro 4TB capacity, no heatsink variant, is 28% less and currently sells for only $249. Samsung’s 990 Pro is its current flagship M.2 SSD, and based on our review, it is one of the fastest, if … continue reading
Sabrent recently discounted some of its storage solutions, including its popular Rocket 4 Plus Gen4 M.2 SSD. Shoppers can take advantage of up to 65% off (from retail price) for the 4TB capacity. Sabrent also discounts its external storage solution, like a portable SSD and a hard drive docking station for those with tons of … continue reading
I thought that Crucial wouldn’t release any new Gen4 SSD, considering they have released one of the fastest Gen5 SSD – the T700. But recently, Crucial released the T500 Gen4 NVMe SSD, maxing out the Gen4 speed limit. The T500 features up to 7,400MB and 7,000MB/s sequential read and write speeds. It will compete with … continue reading
Today, we are checking out another DRAM-less SSD. This time, it is from Netac, and it’s the budget-friendly version of its NV7000 series. Meet the NV7000-t PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD. I have the 2TB capacity here to test and review. I’m unsure why they named it NV7000-t, with the “t” at the end. It … continue reading
Gen5 SSDs are here. We have seen some of them already up in major retail stores. Today, let’s check out Crucial’s first and latest Gen5 SSD for the mainstream consumer – the Crucial T700 PCIe Gen5 NVMe M.2 SSD. I have the T700 with a heatsink and the T700 without a heatsink to test and … continue reading
These past several months, I have encountered M.2 SSDs using unfamiliar brand components (at least for me) and not from the usual manufacturers/companies. I’m talking about the controller and NAND flash. Usually, the controllers we encounter are from Phison, an in-house controller by WD or Samsung, or NAND flash made by Micron or SK Hynix. … continue reading
Silicon Power recently announced its upcoming PCIe Gen5 SSD – the Silicon Power XS80. If I am not mistaken, the XS80 uses Phison’s PS5026-E26 controller paired with a 232-layer 3D TLC NAND flash. Like most Gen5 SSDs, the XS80 offers up to 10,000MB/s of sequential read and write speeds. It also comes with a thick … continue reading
The last time I saw or tested a portable SSD capable of reaching 2,000MB/s of transfer speed was the SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD V2. It was a good drive until users started reporting that they lost their data due to the sudden failure of the portable SSD. If you are looking for a different … continue reading
Western Digital recently released its latest storage solution for handheld gaming devices like the Asus ROG Ally and Steam Deck – the WD Black SN770M M.2 2230 SSD. Not to be confused with the SN770 (non-M), which is a full-sized 2280 M.2 SSD, the SN770M measures only 22mmx30mm. However, despite its tiny form factor, the … continue reading
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