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Preserved reporting on SSD launches, flash memory and storage technology. Historical articles are clearly dated and remain available on their original URLs.
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Users eyeing a high-capacity SSD upgrade should prepare for sticker shock. SanDisk has implemented massive and sweeping price increases across its consumer SSD lineup, with some models now costing nearly three times thei
Originally published January 31, 2026
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Kioxia has unveiled its BG7 Series solid state drives at CES 2026, the first client SSDs to feature the company's eighth-generation BiCS Flash NAND. The launch arrives at a time when manufacturers redirect capacity towar
Originally published January 8, 2026
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Silicon Motion has just introduced the SM8388 , an 8-channel PCIe Gen5 enterprise SSD controller that prioritizes power efficiency without sacrificing performance. The controller delivers 14.4GB/s sequential read through
Originally published November 19, 2025
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Silicon Power has unveiled the XPower XS90, which competes in the high-end PCIe Gen 5 storage space . The drive offers sequential read speeds reaching 14,300 MB/s and write speeds hitting 13,400 MB/s, targeting users who
Originally published November 17, 2025
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While the tech industry grapples with a deepening memory supply crunch due to the AI bubble, South Korean memory giant SK Hynix is moving forward with High Bandwidth Storage (HBS) – a technology that stacks DRAM and NAND
Originally published November 11, 2025
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TeamGroup has just unveiled the NV5000 , an M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD targeting budget-conscious users who want meaningful performance gains without flagship pricing. The NV abbreviation stands for \"Nova Value\", which signals t
Originally published November 8, 2025
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Samsung has offered an early glimpse at two storage innovations set to debut at CES 2026 in Las Vegas this January. The company's preview showcases a modular automotive SSD with independently swappable components and a c
Originally published November 8, 2025
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The memory market has come under a great deal of strain recently. According to a DigiTimes Asia report , SanDisk informed customers that it would raise NAND flash contract prices by an entire 50% for November. This wasn'
Originally published November 8, 2025
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Kingston has expanded its Fury Renegade G5 lineup with an 8TB capacity option, doubling the maximum storage available in this PCIe Gen5 series. The announcement positions Kingston's flagship consumer SSD among a select g
Originally published November 5, 2025
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Corsair has introduced two new PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 SSDs that target different segments of the consumer storage market. The MP700 PRO XT aims squarely at enthusiasts seeking maximum Gen5 performance, while the MP700 MICRO u
Originally published November 2, 2025
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PNY Technologies has announced the CS3250, a new M.2 NVMe solid-state drive utilizing the PCIe 5.0 interface, with sequential read speeds of up to 14,900 MB/s and write speeds reaching 14,000 MB/s on the 2TB model. The d
Originally published October 28, 2025
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Taiwanese memory and storage manufacturer Team Group Inc. has announced the NV10000 M.2 PCIe 5.0 SSD, a new addition to its mainstream storage lineup. The drive delivers read speeds of up to 10,000 MB/s and is positioned
Originally published October 21, 2025
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Chinese memory company Longsys has announced the industry's first integrated-packaging micro SSD (mSSD), a storage device that eliminates traditional printed circuit board (PCB) assembly through wafer-level System-in-Pac
Originally published October 20, 2025
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TeamGroup has just announced the T-FORCE Z54E , a new PCIe 5.0 solid-state drive that, for the first time, uses Phison's latest E28 controller. The drive targets the high-end consumer segment with sequential read speeds
Originally published October 17, 2025
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The NAND industry - and semiconductor industry as a whole - may be facing a prolonged supply constraint that could reshape technology costs for consumers and businesses alike. Pua Khein-Seng, CEO of Phison (a key produce
Originally published October 7, 2025
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Samsung Electronics has now officially launched its highest-capacity PCIe 5.0 SSD to date with the introduction of the 8TB Samsung 9100 PRO and 9100 PRO with Heatsink, marking a significant milestone in consumer storage
Originally published October 2, 2025
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SK Hynix just announced that the company has begun mass production of its ultra-fast 238-layer TLC NAND memory. Thanks to greatly improved density and speeds of 2400 MT/s, the new NAND will be suitable for high-end PCI-E
Originally published June 11, 2023
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Kioxia is now introducing a new generation of BG M.2 client NVMe SSDs in the ultra-compact 2230 form factor. The BG series has been a popular choice among OEMs and other system builders due to low price points, decent pe
Originally published May 26, 2023
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On Thursday, Samsung made the announcement that the company had begun high-volume production of DRAM chips on the 12nm process. This new node has yielded an appreciable decrease in DRAM power draw in addition to major co
Originally published May 19, 2023
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This May, memory, storage, and gaming peripherals manufacturer Patriot Memory will be present at Computex 2023 in Taipei, Taiwan. During the event, the manufacturer and its subsidiaries Viper Gaming and ACPI will showcas
Originally published May 16, 2023
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Crucial's new T700 SSD lineup will reach speeds of over 12,000 MB/s with the help of PCI Express 5.0. A few years ago, NVMe-based SSDs were new, transfer rates above 2,000 MB/s were more than enough to impress users. PCI
Originally published May 9, 2023
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