WoulD You Like Some NVMe Blues?
If you drop by KitGuru you can see the WD Blue SN500 NVMe drive in action, and you can pick one up for $65 if you so desire. That price reflects…
Read Moreby Jeremy Hellstrom | May 31, 2019 | Storage | 0
If you drop by KitGuru you can see the WD Blue SN500 NVMe drive in action, and you can pick one up for $65 if you so desire. That price reflects…
Read Moreby Allyn Malventano | Dec 20, 2018 | Storage | 13
Once we saw Intel launch QLC flash installed in their recent 660p M.2 part, I had a feeling that Micron would not be far behind, and that feeling has been confirmed with…
Read Moreby Jeremy Hellstrom | Dec 7, 2018 | Storage | 5
The Crucial P1 SSD marks two firsts for the company, their first NVMe drive as well as their first SSD using QLC flash. The drive differs from Samsung's QVO in...
Read Moreby Allyn Malventano | Apr 24, 2018 | Storage | 30
Introduction: We have been overdue for a Samsung NVMe SSD refresh, and with the launch of their 860 PRO and EVO back in January, folks have been itching...
Read Moreby Jeremy Hellstrom | Mar 28, 2018 | Storage | 1
Crucial's MX500 series of SSDs have been out for a little while now, Al reviewed them back in December and since then the price has only become more attractive. The...
Read Moreby Jeremy Hellstrom | Aug 16, 2017 | Storage | 3
Hopefully Samsung changes its naming schemes before we hit T1000 but for now, as many people know a T5 is stronger than a T3. If you missed Al's review, you...
Read Moreby Allyn Malventano | Aug 15, 2017 | Storage | 20
Introduction: Back in January of 2016, Samsung launched the Portable SSD T1. This was a good way to get more of their VNAND flash out into the market...
Read Moreby Allyn Malventano | Dec 22, 2016 | Storage | 13
Introduction Earlier this year we covered the lower two capacities of the Samsung 750 EVO. We had some requests for a review of the 500GB model as soon...
Read Moreby Allyn Malventano | Nov 15, 2016 | Storage | 60
Introduction: Since Samsung’s announcement of the 960 Series SSDs, I have been patiently waiting not for the 960 PRO (reviewed a few weeks back), but for the 960 EVO....
Read Moreby Jeremy Hellstrom | Mar 31, 2015 | Storage | 2
As Al's review of the 850 EVO exists in a cat like superposition of being biased both for and against Samsung, perhaps you would like a second opinion. That...
Read Moreby Allyn Malventano | Mar 31, 2015 | Storage | 15
Introduction: Following the same pattern that Samsung led with the 840 Pro and 840 EVO, history has repeated itself with the...
Read Moreby Allyn Malventano | Feb 16, 2015 | Storage | 8
Introduction: Micron's Crucial brand has been cranking out some great low cost SSDs for the past several years now. While their early drives pushed into the SATA 6Gb/sec interface...
Read Moreby Allyn Malventano | Jan 20, 2015 | Storage | 16
Introduction: Today Samsung has lifted the review embargo on their new Portable SSD T1. This represents Samsung's first portable SSD, and aims to serve as another way to make...
Read Moreby Jeremy Hellstrom | Apr 19, 2013 | Storage | 4
We have seen many hybrid drives come and go, most of which only benefited desktop users who were accessing certain files often enough that they were cached on the flash memory. Seagate…
Read Moreby Jeremy Hellstrom | Jan 3, 2013 | Storage | 0
As the lifespan of flash memory in SSDs has become a topic of concern for many users, it is nice to see that the Samsung 840 500GB has a lifespan of some…
Read Moreby Jeremy Hellstrom | Jul 21, 2011 | Storage | 0
There is nothing special about a generic 500GB USB 3.0 external hard drive anymore, you can get them from a wide variety of storage providers and neither the size nor the interface are…
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