Today OCZ Storage Solutions, a Toshiba Group company announced its Saber 1000 series will now have Host Managed SSD (HMS) technology. As we previously spoke about in our second piece on SMR drives, Host Managed technology allows the host to manage certain aspects of the drives in order to boost performance and help give the drives a more
Intel Introduces DC P3608 Data Center NVMe SSD
Today Intel released its latest data center SSD, the DC P3608. The P3608 leverages NVMe interface to give it performance up to 850,000 IOPS in 4K random read tests. When paired with Intel’s multi-core Xeon processors, the new SSD can obtain real-world transfer speeds up to 5GB/s. And the P3608 runs in capacities for 1.6TB
Samsung 950 PRO M.2 SSDs Announced
Samsung has unveiled the highly anticipated Samsung 950 PRO SSD M.2, designed to meet the demands of high-performance consumer and business laptops and PCs. Because it uses the M.2 form factor, these tiny SSDs can be used in a variety of uses cases including ultra-slim notebook PCs and workstations all the while benefiting from Samsung’s
Toshiba Q300 and Q300 Pro Series of Internal SSDs Announced
Toshiba has announced two new additions to their internal storage portfolio, the Toshiba Q300 Pro Series SSDs, which are built for gaming and creative applications with high-end demand for performance and reliability, and the Toshiba Q300 Series SSDs, which provide consumers looking to upgrade their system with a balance of high performance and value. Both
Samsung SM863 SSD Review
Samsung’s latest enterprise SATA SSDs are its two new lines, the PM863 and SM863. The SM863 is built all in-house at Samsung using all Samsung components. The SM863 is designed more for write intensive applications, where as the PM863 is designed more for read-intensive applications. The SM863 utilizes Samsung’s V-NAND technology giving the SSD higher density
Samsung PM863 SSD Review
The Samsung PM863 SSD line is the company’s latest enterprise SATA drive designed to offer consistent performance for data centers and server data storage use cases. Released alongside the SM863, the PM836 works best for read-intensive applications including streaming services, content delivery networks, web servers, and cloud services, while the SM863 is designed more for write
Intel Introduces Optane Technology Based On 3D XPoint
Yesterday at Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Intel made a series of announcements around their work on upcoming products, most of which focus on connected devices and the Internet of Things (IoT). Of more interest to us here at StorageReview, is the introduction of Optane Technology based off of Intel’s collaboration with Micron on 3D
WD Announces 5TB and 6TB Capacities For WD Red Pro and Black Lines
WD has announced the addition of 5TB and 6TB capacities to its WD Red Pro line of hard drives, which are designed for NAS systems equipped up to 16 drive bays and businesses with more expansive storage requirements than the standard WD Red drives. We previously reviewed the WD Red Pro 4TB model.
Mangstor MX6300 NVMe SSD Review
The Mangstor MX6300 is a Full Height, Half Length SSD that uses NVMe interface. The MX6300 comes in three capacities: 2.0TB, 2.7TB, and 5.4TB. The drive leverages enterprise MLC NAND and can be placed in x86 server PCIe slots. Using NVMe and MLC NAND gives the MX6300 tremendous performance benefits. Mangstor claims the drive can
Samsung Announces TCO-Optimized, High-Performance SSDs; PM1633, PM1725 and PM953
Samsung has announced three TCO-optimized, high-performance SSDs–the PM1633, PM1725 and PM953–adding to its portfolio of advanced enterprise and data center SSDs. Built specifically for OEMs, the company’s new SSDs all leverage Samsung’s 3-bit MLC V-NAND flash memory to offer superior performance and reliability in high capacities points. Yesterday, Samsung had announced the mass production of




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