Phison and Seagate have been collaborating on SSDs since 2017 in the client as well as SMB/SME space. In April 2022, they had announced a partnership to develop and distribute enterprise NVMe SSDs. At the Flash Memory Summit this week, the results of the collaboration are being announced in the form of the X1 SSD platform - an U.3 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD that is backwards … [Read more...] about Phison and Seagate Announce X1 SSD Platform: U.3 PCIe 4.0 x4 with 128L eTLC
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Mushkin Redline VORTEX PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD Launched: Affordable Flagship
Mushkin's lineup of PCIe 4.0 SSDs has largely remained a Phison affair. The Delta series was based on the Phison E16 and the Gamma on the Phison E18. Recently, the company launched a new series of PCIe 4.0 SSDs - the Redline VORTEX. The key here seems to be the usage of a new SSD controller - the Innogrit Rainier IG5236. It appears to be taking over the flagship mantle from the … [Read more...] about Mushkin Redline VORTEX PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD Launched: Affordable Flagship
AMD Releases Instinct MI210 Accelerator: CDNA 2 On a PCIe Card
With both GDC and GTC going on this week, this is a big time for GPUs of all sorts. And today, AMD wants to get in on the game as well, with the release of the PCIe version of their MI200 accelerator family, the MI210. First unveiled alongside the MI250 and MI250X back in November, when AMD initially launched the Instinct MI200 family, the MI210 is the third and final member … [Read more...] about AMD Releases Instinct MI210 Accelerator: CDNA 2 On a PCIe Card
MSI Spatium M470 PCIe 4.0 SSD Review
MSI announced their foray into the SSD market just last year in coordination with their re-aligned product grouping for a more focused approached to the growing needs of creators and gamers. Fast forward today, we now have the MSI Spatium – a new line of products built solely for their storage devices. Now what we have here is the Spatium M470. This is a PCIe 4.0 x4 … [Read more...] about MSI Spatium M470 PCIe 4.0 SSD Review
MSI Spatium M450 PCIe 4.0 SSD
Next up for review within the MSI Spatium line-up is the M450 PCIe 4.0 SSD. This is a $59.99 USD model (500 GB) which is a contrast to the recently reviewed Spatium M470. Now the MSI Spatium M450 comes in 250 GB, 500 GB and 2 TB models. Ours being the 500 GB variant comes with a 3600 MB/s and 2300 MB/s – read and write speeds, respectively. Disclosure: MSI sent the … [Read more...] about MSI Spatium M450 PCIe 4.0 SSD
MSI Spatium M390 PCIe 3.0 SSD Review
We have tested the MSI Spatium series from the M470 to the M450 – both offering price and performance geared towards the mainstream bracket. Now what we have here is the MSI Spatium M390 – a PCIe 3.0 SSD bordering in-between the lower and mainstream markets. The MSI Spatium M390 comes in 250 GB, 500 GB, 1 TB and 2 TB models so it is a broader line compared to the … [Read more...] about MSI Spatium M390 PCIe 3.0 SSD Review
AMD Releases Instinct MI210 Accelerator: CDNA 2 On a PCIe Card
With both GDC and GTC going on this week, this is a big time for GPUs of all sorts. And today, AMD wants to get in on the game as well, with the release of the PCIe version of their MI200 accelerator family, the MI210. First unveiled alongside the MI250 and MI250X back in November, when AMD initially launched the Instinct MI200 family, the MI210 is the third and final member … [Read more...] about AMD Releases Instinct MI210 Accelerator: CDNA 2 On a PCIe Card
Sonnet launches Allegro Pro USB-C 8-Port PCIe card for Mac, Windows, and Linux
Believe it or not, some modern desktop computers don't have any USB-C ports, and for those that do, many only have one or two of the ports. Thankfully, if you have a free PCIe slot in your machine, you can easily add more. A new card from Sonnet takes adding USB-C ports to another level. Called "Allegra Pro," it offers an impressive eight external Type-C ports all running at … [Read more...] about Sonnet launches Allegro Pro USB-C 8-Port PCIe card for Mac, Windows, and Linux
Mushkin Redline VORTEX PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD Launched: Affordable Flagship
Mushkin's lineup of PCIe 4.0 SSDs has largely remained a Phison affair. The Delta series was based on the Phison E16 and the Gamma on the Phison E18. Recently, the company launched a new series of PCIe 4.0 SSDs - the Redline VORTEX. The key here seems to be the usage of a new SSD controller - the Innogrit Rainier IG5236. It appears to be taking over the flagship mantle from the … [Read more...] about Mushkin Redline VORTEX PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD Launched: Affordable Flagship
TeamGroup T-Force Cardea Z44L PCIe 4.0 SSD Review
TeamGroup sent the T-Force Cardea Z44L in for a review. This is one of the very first budget oriented PCIe 4.0 SSDs equipped with a graphene sheet. For your reference, the last storage product reviewed here also comes with this material but at a much higher $425 USD MSRP. Granted, that’s a 2TB model with higher end components and performance but you get the point. The T-Force … [Read more...] about TeamGroup T-Force Cardea Z44L PCIe 4.0 SSD Review