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Key Components Now Make Up 68% of a Laptop’s Cost, Brands Would Need to Raise Prices by 80% to Avoid Losing Margin
The cost of making a laptop computer has changed drastically over the last year and a half. This is nothing new, because the component crisis has already been going on for years. Now we have new data on the matter. According to TrendForce, three key components take up almost the…
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Biwin M560 2TB PCIe Gen5 SSD Review
BIWIN is one of the core manufacturers of storage solutions in the current market, making for other premium brands, but based on our own reviews and personal usage, have some class-leading products of their own too. With the launch of their new M560 2TB PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD, they’re set…
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Fake Samsung 870 EVO 2TB SSDs Discovered on the Market
The storage market is facing a worrying wave of fake products. A recent investigation by Akiba PC Hotline has found an almost perfect copy of the popular Samsung 870 EVO 2TB SATA SSD. The fake drive closely copies the original packaging, labels, and even the physical design of Samsung’s SSD,…
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Samsung 9100 PRO PCIe 5.0 SSD Sees Major Price Drop, Nearly Matching the 990 PRO
The SSD storage market is going through a period of high price volatility. Despite the constant price changes, users looking to upgrade their PCs have noticed a surprising trend, with the Samsung 9100 PRO and the Samsung 990 PRO now selling at almost the same price. Recently, Samsung’s latest-generation 9100…
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Samsung Reveals New 990 PCIe 4.0 SSD Without DRAM, Offering Up to 7,250 MB/s Read Speeds
Samsung has briefly listed a new 990 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD on its Canadian website. The drive is not part of either the EVO or PRO lineup and appeared in 1TB and 2TB versions before the product pages were removed. Even so, the listing revealed several key details, showing that…
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SanDisk Unveils an 8TB SSD for PS5, but It Comes With a $3,000 Price Tag
SanDisk has made a surprising announcement, revealing a new line of SSDs designed specifically for PlayStation 5, although they can also be used with PCs and other compatible devices. Just hours after the announcement, however, the products have already attracted a wave of criticism. The new drives are called the…
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Silicon Motion Says the Retail SSD Market Is Close to Disappearing
During Computex, Nelson Duann, Vice President of Silicon Motion, one of the world’s largest SSD controller manufacturers, painted a worrying picture of the retail SSD market. The rapid growth of artificial intelligence has led major memory manufacturers to prioritize shipments of NAND Flash chips to AI data centers, reducing the…
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MSI Unveils DATAMAG LITE 40Gbps: A High-Speed Magnetic SSD
MSI has expanded its portable storage range with the introduction of the DATAMAG LITE 40Gbps. This magnetic SSD is designed for users who require high-speed performance alongside a practical form factor. Utilising the USB4 interface, the drive offers significant transfer rates for those working on the move, whether they are…
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AI Companies Secure Hard Drives and SSD Supply for 5 Years
In a market where AI data centers are growing very fast and using a lot of computer parts, hard drives and SSDs have become very important and highly requested products. The situation is so serious that big companies like Seagate, SanDisk, and Western Digital are now making long-term supply deals,…
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Micron Commences Shipping of World-First 245TB 6600 ION Data Centre SSD
Micron Technology has announced that it is now shipping the 245TB Micron 6600 ION SSD, currently the highest capacity commercially available solid state drive. This new hardware represents a significant shift in rack-scale storage density for modern data centres. It has been specifically designed to manage the heavy demands of…
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Samsung Responds to Fake 990 Pro SSD Reports and Issues Warning
In recent weeks, several users have been affected by the purchase of fake Samsung 990 Pro SSDs. This situation has pushed Samsung to release an official statement warning users to only buy from trusted sources. According to reports, the issue has mainly affected the European market, where multiple cases of…
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Lexar Says PC Users Now Prefer 1TB SSDs or More
According to recent statements from Lexar, demand for lower-capacity solid-state drives (SSDs), such as 256 GB and 512 GB models, has decreased, while 1 TB and larger options have become the new standard in the PC market. This trend reflects the growth of modern video games, whose installation sizes can…
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Stores Have Plenty of RAM and SSD Stock, But Prices Stay Inflated
There appears to be growing concern that RAM and SSD prices may be artificially inflated. While the DRAM crisis is often mentioned as the reason behind the higher costs, current stock levels in stores make it difficult to understand why prices remain so high. The debate recently grew stronger after…
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Team Group Unveils T-CREATE CLASSIC H514 PCIe 5.0 SSD With Up to 14 GB/s Speeds
Team Group has announced its new T-CREATE CLASSIC H514 M.2 PCIe 5.0 SSD, a drive designed to push performance to a higher level. The T-CREATE CLASSIC H514 uses a PCIe 5.0 x4 interface, reaching sequential read speeds of up to 14,200 MB/s and write speeds of up to 13,300 MB/s.…
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Microsoft Blocks Registry Trick That Boosted NVMe SSD Performance in Windows 11
Microsoft has taken steps to block a Registry trick that allowed Windows 11 users to get better performance from their NVMe SSDs. This tweak enabled native NVMe support in the operating system. It was designed to improve transfer speeds and reduce latency. Windows 11 Blocks SSD Speed Boost Registry Hack…
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