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TeamGroup's curious PCIe 5.0 SSD strategy: Adopt controllers from all makersashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) 2025年5月31日 21:15

TeamGroup's curious PCIe 5.0 SSD strategy: Adopt controllers from all makers

2025年5月31日 21:15

TeamGroup has expanded its high-end PCIe 5.0 SSD lineup to six different families based on four controller vendors to cover a wide range of performance and price points.

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Realtek eyes SSDs with new PCIe 5.0 x4 DRAM-less controller — Up to 10 GB/s and 1.4M IOPSashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) 2025年5月31日 02:23

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Realtek eyes SSDs with new PCIe 5.0 x4 DRAM-less controller — Up to 10 GB/s and 1.4M IOPS

作者 ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov)

2025年5月31日 02:23

Realtek is attempting to enter the SSD controller market with its RTS5781DL, a PCIe 5.0 DRAM-less controller that is now sampling. But can it compete with established players?

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A new SSD form factor can house a staggering 1,000,000 GB of storage – E2 drives could store 11,000 4K movies with 80W power draw

作者 stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick)

2025年5月31日 01:24

E2 is a new flash form factor

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Custom PCIe 5.0 SSD with 3D XL-Flash debuts — special Optane-like flash memory delivers up to 3.5 million random IOPS

作者 ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov)

2025年5月30日 17:58

InnoGrit demonstrates reference solid-state drive based on Kioxia's XL-Flash memory: custom-built XL-Flash-based drives on the way?

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20TB Seagate Exos X20 HDD is only $16 per Terabyte — massive Newegg discount deal 2025年5月30日 01:18

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20TB Seagate Exos X20 HDD is only $16 per Terabyte — massive Newegg discount deal

2025年5月30日 01:18

Thanks to a $50 Newegg discount code, you can save big on the Seagate X20 Exos 20TB HDD.

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Biwin unveils PCIe Gen5 SSD with 14,500 MB/s read speedsashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) 2025年5月29日 23:29

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Biwin unveils PCIe Gen5 SSD with 14,500 MB/s read speeds

作者 ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov)

2025年5月29日 23:29

Biwin officially launches the Maxio MAP1806-based X570 SSD that is expected to offer leading-edge performance and a low price.

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Western Digital still plans to start shipping 36TB HAMR hard drives in 2027ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) 2025年5月29日 19:49

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Western Digital still plans to start shipping 36TB HAMR hard drives in 2027

作者 ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov)

2025年5月29日 19:49

At Computex 2025, Western Digital confirmed plans to begin mass production of HAMR-based hard drives in 2027, starting with 36TB, 40TB, and 44TB models.

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The high-end PCIe 5.0 SSD monopoly could be about to end: Silicon Motion’s new SSD controllers were everywhere at Computex

作者 ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov)

2025年5月29日 18:32

Silicon Motion is breaking Phison’s monopoly in the high-end PCIe 5.0 SSD market as over a dozen companies, including Micron, Crucial, Kingston, and Lexar, adopt its SM2508 controller.

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Sandisk WD Black SN8100 2TB SSD Review: The fastest overall consumer SSD ever made 2025年5月28日 21:03

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Sandisk WD Black SN8100 2TB SSD Review: The fastest overall consumer SSD ever made

2025年5月28日 21:03

The Sandisk WD Black SN8100 is the dream drive everybody wants. It was worth the wait, now it just has to be worth the price.

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Utran's $3,000 add-in card holds 28 M.2 SSDs and delivers 109 GB/s — 400-Watt card houses up to 224TB of storage

作者 ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov)

2025年5月27日 18:57

Utran demonstrated an overkill 28-way M.2 SSD card that offers unbeatable capacity and performance, but at a massive price.

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4TB SSDs now as low as $0.05 per GB, Samsung at $0.06 per GB 2025年5月26日 23:55

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4TB SSDs now as low as $0.05 per GB, Samsung at $0.06 per GB

2025年5月26日 23:55

Now is a good time to get a 4TB SSD.

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SK hynix's speedy 1TB Tube flash drive is down to $59, an all-time low 2025年5月26日 22:31

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SK hynix's speedy 1TB Tube flash drive is down to $59, an all-time low

2025年5月26日 22:31

SK hynix Tube T31 is an M.2 SSD on a USB-A stick with the best performance for a USB-A drive.

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The 8TB WD Black SN850X PCIe Gen4 SSD is now just $589 at Amazon 2025年5月25日 23:47

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The 8TB WD Black SN850X PCIe Gen4 SSD is now just $589 at Amazon

2025年5月25日 23:47

The WD_Black SN850X 8TB SSD heatsink edition is now $589 at Amazon in a wave of early Memorial Day weekend sales emerge.

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Silicon Motion enables PCIe 5.0 SSDs at mainstream prices with SM2504XT controllerashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) 2025年5月16日 03:38

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Silicon Motion enables PCIe 5.0 SSDs at mainstream prices with SM2504XT controller

作者 ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov)

2025年5月16日 03:38

Silicon Motion will showcase its SM2504XT PCIe 5.0 x4 SSD controller at Computex 2025, bringing high-end performance and efficiency to the mainstream SSD market.

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Pre-order the official Nintendo 256GB microSD Express memory card for the Nintendo Switch 2 for £49 2025年5月15日 17:37

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Pre-order the official Nintendo 256GB microSD Express memory card for the Nintendo Switch 2 for £49

2025年5月15日 17:37

You can buy the official Nintendo 256GB microSD Express memory card for just £49.

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Exclusive: Unreleased Phison E28 SSD beats the fastest SSDs on the market in new benchmark 2025年5月14日 02:01

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Exclusive: Unreleased Phison E28 SSD beats the fastest SSDs on the market in new benchmark

2025年5月14日 02:01

Tom's Hardware has acquired one of the first benchmarks for Phison's PS5028-E28 high-performance PCIe 5.0 SSD controller.

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Sandisk's new WD Black SN8100 claims to be the world's fastest NVMe SSD — 14,900MB/s read speeds and up to 8TB in capacity

作者 stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick)

2025年5月13日 20:59

Sandisk has just unveiled its new Sandisk WD Black SN8100 NVMe with 14,900MB/s read speeds and up to 8TB of capacity.

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Samsung's superfast 2TB 9100 Pro M.2 SSD is up for grabs at its lowest UK price 2025年5月13日 19:39

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Samsung's superfast 2TB 9100 Pro M.2 SSD is up for grabs at its lowest UK price

2025年5月13日 19:39

SCAN is offering Samsung's latest 2TB 9100 Pro SSD for the lowest UK price of just £219.

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Western Digital is investing in ceramic hard drive pioneer Cerabyte — company's nearly indestructible storage device gets a key backer

作者 stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick)

2025年5月12日 22:39

Cerabyte has announced that Western Digital is investing in its near-indestructible hard drives.

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Discount code: Score 20TB of cloud storage for lifeCult of Mac Deals 2025年5月26日 22:55

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Discount code: Score 20TB of cloud storage for life

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2025年5月26日 22:55

Pay just $400 for 20TB of encrypted cloud storage from Internxt. It's designed to keep your files safe and fully under your control.

(via Cult of Mac - A 24/7 website publishing the latest Apple news, rumors, reviews, how-tos and deals.)

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Sabrent's USB Type-C M.2 SSD Enclosure reduced to just $22 at Amazon 2025年5月12日 04:20

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Sabrent's USB Type-C M.2 SSD Enclosure reduced to just $22 at Amazon

2025年5月12日 04:20

The Sabrent USB 3.2 Type-C M.2 SSD Enclosure is available for $22, one of its best ever prices according to data from CamelCamelCamel.

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Sandisk teases 'dynamite' new SSD controller dubbed Stargate 2025年5月11日 23:37

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Sandisk teases 'dynamite' new SSD controller dubbed Stargate

2025年5月11日 23:37

The Sandisk CEO, David Goeckeler, has been boasting about a formidable new SSD controller dubbed Stargate.

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Gigabyte's pressurized thermal pads lower SSD temperatures in M.2 slots by up to 12Cashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) 2025年5月10日 21:34

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Gigabyte's pressurized thermal pads lower SSD temperatures in M.2 slots by up to 12C

作者 ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov)

2025年5月10日 21:34

Gigabyte’s new B850 Aorus Stealth Ice motherboard features pressurized thermal pads and a spring-loaded EZ-Flex backplate to improve SSD cooling by up to 12 degrees Celsius.

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Seagate on track for 100TB HDDs by 2030 — claims current top drive will triple in capacity in 5 years 2025年5月10日 02:21

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Seagate on track for 100TB HDDs by 2030 — claims current top drive will triple in capacity in 5 years

2025年5月10日 02:21

Seagate claims that it is on track to sell a 100 TB hard drive by 2030, representing a 3x increase over its largest currently available model.

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Toshiba says Europe doesn't need 24TB HDDs, witholds beefy models from regionashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) 2025年5月8日 18:10

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Toshiba says Europe doesn't need 24TB HDDs, witholds beefy models from region

作者 ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov)

2025年5月8日 18:10

Toshiba has withheld the European launch of its 24TB N300 and N300 Pro NAS hard drives despite rivals offering similar models there, citing low demand.

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'World's First' encrypted 26TB hard disk debuts with diskAshur DT3 and DT2 modelseditors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) 2025年5月6日 22:20

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'World's First' encrypted 26TB hard disk debuts with diskAshur DT3 and DT2 models

作者 editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar)

2025年5月6日 22:20

iStorage raises storage limits for its encrypted diskAshur DT3 and diskAshur DT2 desktop drives

The iStorage diskAshur DT3 encrypted HDD

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Amazon lists the unannounced WD Black SN8100 with 14.9 GB/s reads for $225 (1TB)editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) 2025年5月4日 21:44

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Amazon lists the unannounced WD Black SN8100 with 14.9 GB/s reads for $225 (1TB)

作者 editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir)

2025年5月4日 21:44

Amazon (Germany) is accepting pre-orders for the unannounced WD Black SN8100 SSD, promising 14.9 GB/s read speeds, set for launch on May 30.

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Storage device boiled in salt water, then grilled in an oven as proof of durability — Cerabyte's glass storage media claimed to be ultra-rugged

2025年5月3日 23:29

Storage startup Cerabyte has shared a video where it torture tests its memory media in boiling salt water and a pizza oven.

Cerabyte glass and ceramic storage media

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Storage, storage, storage: This 20TB WD Elements external HDD + 1TB WD Black SN770 SSD bundle is an exceptional value for just $279

2025年5月1日 22:59

Beef up your storage capacity inside and out with this fantastic SSD and external HDD bundle for $279

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Buffalo celebrates 50yr anniversary with a limited edition 'skeleton' transparent hard disk 2025年5月1日 20:45

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Buffalo celebrates 50yr anniversary with a limited edition 'skeleton' transparent hard disk

2025年5月1日 20:45

Buffalo Japan has launched the Buffalo HD-SKL 'skeleton hard disk' with a transparent panel showing the inner mechanism.

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Kingston's Renegade G5 PCIe 5.0 SSD with 14.8 GB/s speeds now available starting at $200 for 1TB 2025年4月25日 00:50

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Kingston's Renegade G5 PCIe 5.0 SSD with 14.8 GB/s speeds now available starting at $200 for 1TB

2025年4月25日 00:50

Kingston's PCIe 5.0 ready Renegade G5 is finally here, ready to seize the speed crown from Samsung and Crucial.

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Toshiba launches 24TB hard drives priced up to $649 for NAS systems 2025年4月22日 20:44

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Toshiba launches 24TB hard drives priced up to $649 for NAS systems

2025年4月22日 20:44

Toshiba just launched 24 TB HDDs designed for NAS and private cloud systems for consumers and SMEs.

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First SD Express 8.0 memory card from Adata hits 1.6 GB/s read speeds — 512GB capacity, and U3/V30 compliant 2025年4月21日 01:00

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First SD Express 8.0 memory card from Adata hits 1.6 GB/s read speeds — 512GB capacity, and U3/V30 compliant

2025年4月21日 01:00

Adata is launching the first SD Express 8.0 memory card, advertised to reach 1.6 GB/s and 1.2 GB/s read and write speeds.

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World's fastest Flash memory developed: writes in just 400 picoseconds 2025年4月19日 02:40

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World's fastest Flash memory developed: writes in just 400 picoseconds

2025年4月19日 02:40

By re-configuring the architecture of flash memory, researchers have managed to achieve unprecedented data write and read speeds

Researchers at Fudan University China working on the first-ever picosecond-level flash memory

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Where to buy Nintendo Switch 2 microSD Express cards 2025年4月19日 00:58

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Where to buy Nintendo Switch 2 microSD Express cards

2025年4月19日 00:58

Where to buy the latest microSD Express cards for the Nintendo Switch 2.

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WD launches HDD recycling process that reclaims rare earth elements, cuts out China 2025年4月18日 21:33

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WD launches HDD recycling process that reclaims rare earth elements, cuts out China

2025年4月18日 21:33

Western Digital claims it’s saved 47,000 pounds of hard drives from becoming e-waste, creating a system that could help both the planet and U.S. businesses that need to depend less on China.

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Seagate claims hard drives are more environmentally friendly than SSDs 2025年4月18日 00:55

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Seagate claims hard drives are more environmentally friendly than SSDs

2025年4月18日 00:55

Seagate investigated the most efficient storage solution that produces the least amount of carbon emissions. Out of the three storage types it tested, it discovered that hard drives produce the fewest emissions.

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Old hard drive modded into a variable speed disc sander, spinning rust sands things nicely 2025年4月17日 21:13

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Old hard drive modded into a variable speed disc sander, spinning rust sands things nicely

2025年4月17日 21:13

A step-by-step guide showing how to convert an old HDD into a small variable speed sanding tool has been shared.

Old HDD modded into a variable speed disc sander

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New PCIe adapters turn your x16 slot into a clown car of GPU and SSD connectivity 2025年4月17日 01:53

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New PCIe adapters turn your x16 slot into a clown car of GPU and SSD connectivity

2025年4月17日 01:53

HighPoint’s new PCIe Gen 5 and Gen 4 adapters bring modular, high-bandwidth expansion to workstations and servers, ideal for AI, storage-heavy tasks, and GPU-dense configurations.