sony confirmed the long-awaited PlayStation 5 console today (finally), a console that will arrive for the holidays of 2020. One of the innovations is the format in which the hard copy games will come: for one 100 GB BDXL Blu-ray Discs. This eliminates all restrictions on the total size for game developers. From the end … Read more
At CES 2020, Korean semiconductor company SK Hynix plans to expand its presence in the consumer market. SK Hynix has announced its Gold P31 and Platinum P31 PCIe NVMe SSDs. SK Hynix has announced its Gold P31 and Platinum P31 PCIe NVMe SSDs SK Hynix served as a major component supplier to several OEM computer … Read more
Micron today announced its SSD X100, the world’s fastest 9GB/sec sequential SSD for both read and write and mixed workload with up to 2.5 million random IOPS. Micron believes that the new device, which uses PCIe 3.0 x16, offers an impressive 8-microsecond latency that is faster than the 10-microsecond latency of Intel Optane SSDs. The … Read more
TeamGroup has unveiled its new T-Force Cardea Z44Q series of entry-level PCIe 4.0 SSDs, which it claims are realistically priced compared to its other PCIe 4.0 SSD offerings. TeamGroup Z44Q, an entry-level M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD The T-Force Cardea Z44Q SSDs use a 3D NAND QLC model and achieve read speeds of 5,000 MB/s and … Read more
Sony has filed a patent that could be closely related to its new PlayStation 5 console: This is a cartridge in a physical format that could act like an SSD in the console so that it can expand the storage space in it. An option that is becoming more and more common on the network … Read more
Samsung is setting up to enter the consumer PCIe 4.0 SSD market by delivering its 980 Pro SSD to the masses at speeds that outperform all existing consumer SSDs. Samsung 980 PRO passes Korean NRRA certification It has been confirmed that Samsung’s 980 PRO SSD from Samsung has passed the South Korean NRRA, a regulatory … Read more
Micron has introduced new Enterprise SSDs with PCIe and NVMe in parallel to the 5300 series with SATA connection. The Micron 7300 series also uses the latest generation of 3D NAND with a 96-layer architecture. These drives promise up to 3,000 MB/s over PCIe 3.0 x4. Micron 7300: NVMe for the Masses There is not … Read more
Seagate introduces its NVMe M.2 SSDs for multi-user NAS environments, the IronWolf 510, with the IronWolf 510’s mechanics designed to meet the demands of heavy-duty, high throughput requirements. The IronWolf 510 is an NVMe M.2 SSD M.2 that delivers up to 3GB/sec throughput. It is designed for multi-user NAS systems and intensive 24×7 usage. It … Read more
