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Kingston Unveils Dual-Port Portable SSD With Speeds Over 1 GB/s
Kingston has launched a new high-performance USB drive, classified as a portable SSD by the company, capable of achieving more than 1 GB/s read speeds. Specifically, this Kingston Dual Portable SSD promises up to 1,050 MB/s for reads, and 950 MB/s for sequential writes. Dual USB Ports for Maximum Compatibility…
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Global SSD Shipments Fell by 14% in 2024
Global SSD sales are going through a tough period. According to the latest report from TrendForce, shipments dropped by 14% during 2024. After hitting rock bottom in 2023, SSD prices began to stabilize and rise slightly in 2024, giving hope for a recovery in sales. However, this was not enough…
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Western Digital Launches WD_Black SN8100 PCIe 5.0 SSD with 14.9 GB/s Speeds and 8TB Capacity
Western Digital, under its SanDisk brand, has officially launched the new WD_Black SN8100, a PCIe 5.0 SSD that promises read speeds of up to 14,900 MB/s. Exceptional Performance and Capacity With an impressive 8TB capacity, this model is designed for enthusiasts who demand speed, space, and reliability in their systems.…
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Team Group Launches the T-Force Z54E PCIe 5.0 SSD with Record-Breaking Speeds
Team Group has announced its latest solid-state drive, the T-Force Z54E, an SSD based on the PCIe 5.0 interface that promises to take storage performance to a whole new level. Extreme Speed and Advanced Components This model reaches an impressive sequential read speed of up to 14,900 MB/s, placing it…
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Phison Warns NAND Shortage Could Impact SSD Market for a Decade
The SSD (NAND) storage market could face a prolonged crisis, according to recent warnings from Phison. The company warns that the shortage of NAND memory could last up to ten years, with a critical point starting in 2026. This situation comes from years of limited investment in flash memory production,…
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Samsung Confirms Launch of Its PCIe Gen6 512 TB SSD for 2027
Samsung has confirmed that its PCIe Gen6 512 TB SSD will arrive in 2027. It won’t be alone—other memory makers are also preparing their own launches for the same period. Samsung’s PCIe Gen6 SSD At the GMIF Innovation Summit 2025 held in Shenzhen, Kevin Yoo, CTO of Samsung’s memory division,…
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SSD and HDD Prices Could Rise by Up to 30%
In the coming weeks, the prices of hard drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs) could increase by as much as 30%, marking one of the biggest price hikes in recent years. The main reason is the exponential growth in demand from data centers, especially those dedicated to artificial intelligence. These…
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Nvidia and Kioxia to Develop SSDs 100 Times Faster with Direct GPU Connection
Nvidia is working with Japanese company Kioxia to develop solid-state drives (SSDs) that connect directly to GPUs. The goal is to achieve major performance improvements for artificial intelligence applications. Direct GPU-to-SSD Communication Until now, SSDs interacted with GPUs by passing data through the CPU first. With this new technology, communication…
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Microsoft Confirms Windows 11 Update Does Not Damage SSDs
Disturbing reports began to circulate on social media claiming that a Windows 11 update was causing failures in solid-state drives, especially those using Phison controllers. Users claimed that the Windows 11 security updates (mainly patches KB5063878 and KB5062660) caused failures in SSDs. According to the reports, these updates led to…
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Intel Nova Lake Desktop CPUs to Feature PCIe 5.0 for One GPU and Up to Four M.2 SSDs
More information is emerging about the upcoming Intel Nova Lake-S, a platform that will not see the light of day until at least 2026. After learning that it will come in configurations with up to 52 cores and that its native memory speed will start at 8,000 MT/s, we now…
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PCIe 6.0 SSDs Are Years Away, AMD and Intel Still Don’t Even Want to Consider It
Although the PCI Express 7.0 standard is already a reality, most home users are just starting to use PCI Express 5.0 connectivity. According to industry sources, such as Silicon Motion’s CEO Wallace C. Kuo (in a detailed interview with Tom’s Hardware), PCIe 6.0 SSDs are unlikely to arrive before 2030.…
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