Silicon Motion
LaCie's portable storage drives have enjoyed a fan following, particularly among creative professionals valuing both performance and product design / appearance. After Seagate's acquisition, the brand has continued to cater to this segment with new products. The company has both USB 3.2 Gen 2 and Thunderbolt 3 SSDs under the LaCie brand, and is adding a new 2 GBps-class Rugged Mini SSD today. The USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps) ecosystem has been gaining traction recently after the launch of a number of low-cost portable SSDs based on native controllers. The new LaCie Rugged Mini SSD belongs to the same category, albeit with a slight premium for the product design. The PSSD is available in four capacities - 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB. The company...
UFS - USB Bridge Controllers for Card Readers, Hosts Incoming from JMicron & SMI
The JEDEC published the UFS Card 1.0 specification back in mid-2016, and shortly after that Samsung introduced its UFS cards with 32, 64, 128, and 256 GB capacities. In...
5 by Anton Shilov on 6/13/2018
Micron’s 96-Layer 3D TLC NAND Demonstrated, Qualified by Maxio, SMI
Micron yet has to formally introduce its 3rd generation 96-layer 3D TLC NAND flash. But as we've spotted on the Computex showfloor, SSDs based on the new type of...
15 by Anton Shilov on 6/11/2018
SMI Eyes Samsung's Performance Crown With SM2262EN Controller
Silicon Motion, Inc controllers shipped in 30% of the world's SSDs last year. The company had a successful entry into the consumer SSD market and within just five years...
11 by Joe Shields on 6/7/2018
ADATA XPG Gammix S11: SM2262 with Heat Spreader for Gamers
The most popular gaming hardware these days tend to be the kit that has gaming-focused 'special treatment'. To satisfy such needs, numerous companies introduce separate brands to address requirements...
7 by Anton Shilov on 4/5/2018
Mushkin Launches Source SSDs: 3D TLC NAND, SATA, from $39 to $110
Mushkin has announced its new family of affordable SSDs primarily aimed at users who would like to upgrade their PCs featuring HDDs. The company’s Source drives use inexpensive 3D...
42 by Anton Shilov on 3/30/2018
ADATA Launches XPG SX8200 SSDs Featuring 3D TLC NAND, SM2262 Controller
ADATA on Thursday formally launched its XPG SX8200-series SSDs, which it previously demonstrated at CES earlier this year. The new drives are based on one of the latest controllers...
29 by Anton Shilov on 3/23/2018
The Plextor M8V SATA SSD Review: Toshiba 3D TLC In a Mainstream Drive
Today we're taking a look at Plextor's M8V SSD. This is their latest entry-level SATA SSD and the first SATA drive from Plextor to use 64-layer 3D TLC NAND...
8 by Billy Tallis on 3/20/2018
ADATA Announces XPG SX950U SATA SSD
ADATA has announced a replacement for their top SATA SSD, finally moving their SATA lineup entirely to 3D TLC NAND flash memory. The outgoing XPG SX950 (based on Micron...
0 by Billy Tallis on 3/14/2018
ATP Launches M.2 NVMe SSDs: 3D MLC, SMI, Extreme Temps, Up to 2.5 GB/s
ATP has introduced its new lineup of SSDs aimed at industrial applications and are designed to withstand harsh environmental conditions, such as extreme temperatures and humidity. The new ATP...
9 by Anton Shilov on 2/2/2018
Plextor Launches M8V SATA SSD
Plextor has introduced the M8V series, their latest budget SATA SSDs, now with 64-layer 3D TLC NAND. Plextor's budget SATA drives tends to use whatever controller and NAND combination...
10 by Billy Tallis on 2/1/2018
The Intel SSD 760p 512GB Review: Mainstream NVMe Done Right
Intel's third generation consumer NVMe SSD is here. After the big expensive drive based on their enterprise SSDs and the affordable M.2 drive that was barely an upgrade over...
52 by Billy Tallis on 1/23/2018
ADATA at CES 2018: Incoming XPG SX8200 SSDs, From 240 GB to 1.92 TB in M.2
LAS VEGAS, NV — At CES 2018, ADATA demonstrated its new high-end XPG SX8200 SSDs. The new drives use Silicon Motion’s SM2262 controller as well as 3D TLC NAND...
6 by Anton Shilov on 1/18/2018
Mushkin at CES 2018: CarbonEXT 1 TB USB 3.0 SSD, Swap USB Type-A & Type-C Drive
LAS VEGAS, NV — In addition to a host of new M.2 SSDs, Mushkin introduced two new USB-based products at CES 2018: the CarbonEXT new external SSD as well...
5 by Anton Shilov on 1/12/2018
Mushkin Unveils New Pilot & Helix-L M.2 SSDs at CES 2018: Up to 3.5 GB/s, Up to 2 TB
LAS VEGAS, NV — Mushkin on Wednesday formally announced its lineup of M.2 SSDs that it will be offering this year. All the drives are based on various controllers...
10 by Anton Shilov on 1/11/2018
The Crucial MX500 1TB SSD Review: Breaking The SATA Mold
The Crucial MX500 is the next generation SATA SSD from Micron's consumer division. As the latest MX series drive, the MX500 is positioned to be a mainstream product with...
91 by Billy Tallis on 12/19/2017
The ADATA XPG GAMMIX S10 (512GB) SSD Review: Entry-Level NVMe With Style
The ADATA XPG GAMMIX S10 is a fresh take on the same controller and NAND flash combination used by the Intel SSD 600p. ADATA has added a flashy heatspreader...
28 by Billy Tallis on 10/25/2017
The ADATA XPG SX950 480GB SSD Review: In Search of Premium
ADATA likes to produce a broad range of SSDs, sampling from all the controller and NAND manufacturers. To that end, they have wholeheartedly embraced the use of 3D MLC...
45 by Billy Tallis on 10/9/2017
The HP S700 And S700 Pro SSD Review
HP is not a well-known name in the retail SSD market, but as a major PC OEM it's not too surprising to see them producing their own SSD models...
54 by Billy Tallis on 9/7/2017
The Crucial BX300 (480GB) SSD Review: Back To MLC
The Crucial MX300 has done well over the past year covering a wide segment of the consumer SSD market for Micron, with entry-level pricing but mainstream performance. Micron is...
92 by Billy Tallis on 8/29/2017
Silicon Motion Roadmap: Lots Of NVMe SSD Controllers
At Flash Memory Summit (FMS) this month, Silicon Motion demonstrated several of their upcoming NVMe SSD controllers and engineers presented several of the technologies Silicon Motion has developed for...
6 by Billy Tallis on 8/25/2017
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