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Crucial P5 Plus SSD Review

The Crucial P5 Plus is the company’s first Gen4 SSD to hit the market.  Though the P5 line is considered by the company as their more premium SSDs, it is actually more in line with the mainstream, budget-friendly category. Historically this affordable price tag comes at the expense of performance, and the new Plus model

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Phison PS5018-E18 Controller Hands On

In January this past year at CES 2021, the Phison PS5018-E18, or E18, was unveiled as the next iteration of the Gen4 SSD controller. In this review, we will be looking at a reference design from Phison to show what the E18 can do when an SSD is equipped with this controller, the latest firmware,

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Intel Optane Memory H20 Review

Announced back in December 2020, the Intel Optane Memory H20 is the latest release of the company’s unique hybrid technology designed for notebooks and mobile devices. Like its predecessor, the H20 combines Optane with QLC NAND on a single M.2 2280 drive to deliver higher performance without the higher cost. The Intel H20 offers up

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TEAMGROUP T-CREATE CLASSIC SSD Review

The TEAMGROUP T-CREATE CLASSIC is the company’s newest PCIe SSD to hit the market and is the Gen3 model of the line (there’s also a Gen4 version). Though this NVMe drive is certainly an entry-level consumer release, the company claims that the T-CREATE CLASSIC is designed specifically for the creative professionals whose daily tasks include

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Lexar NM620 SSD Review

Lexar has continued to expand its SSD offerings, rolling out the Lexar NM620 SSD. The NM620 is an M.2 SSD that leverages the PCIe Gen3 interface. The drive is billed as being an intensive drive aimed at design, video editing, and gaming. Really though, anything that’s Gen3 these days should be considered entry or mainstream

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$150 Budget PC with SSD and Windows 10 Pro

In our lab, we tend to get wrapped up in the biggest and fastest solutions. But last week the most basic SSD showed up on the doorstep and caused us to re-think our focus for a few days. The Lexar NQ100 is a SATA SSD that starts at about $30 and tops out at 960GB.

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Lexar NQ100 SSD Review

The Lexar NQ100 is a 2.5” SSD that is designed for the most entry-level needs. While not being a high-performance drive, it is immensely better than using hard drives. Users will see a massive gap up in performance, not to mention the NQ100 will use less power and make no noise compared to legacy spinning

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Samsung SSD 980 Review

Today Samsung released yet another client drive with the Samsung SSD 980. While the name can be a bit confusing as the company typically releases both a PRO and an EVO version of a drive and currently have a 980 PRO. The new 980, sans any follow-up name, is the company’s first DRAM-less client SSD.

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Intel SSD 670p Review (QLC)

Intel has released a new model in its end-user QLC SSD line with the Intel 670p. A step up from the Intel 665p, the new SSD is based on the company’s 144-layer 3D NAND and leverages an NVMe interface. Much like its predecessors, the Intel SSD 670p is a single-sided M.2 form factor and comes

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Synology Expands Its M.2 SSDs & NIC Lines

Today Synology Inc. announced that it was adding new capacity points on its SNV3400 M.2 2280 and SNV3500 M.2 22110 NVMe SSD lines. The new versions both come with 800GB of storage. On top of that, the company is expanding its network card line with two new additions as well, the Synology E10G21-F2 and E25G21-F2.