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$500 Audiophile SATA SSD Cable With Superstar Crystals Listed

By Mark Tyson published 21 February 23

This $500 Superstar Crystal SATA cable features a 25mm woven metal sleeve, a secret filler formula, and claims to offer the “best computer Hi-Fi” quality.

How to Optimize SSD Performance in Windows 10 or 11

By Brandon Hill published 19 February 23

Follow these tips to get the most from your SSD.

WD Injects 22TB HDDs Into My Book External Drive Lineup for Capacities up to 44TB

By Matt Safford published 15 February 23

Digital hoarders and 8K content creators, rejoice!

Chinese Flash Maker Slashes Jobs Amid Sanctions

By Andrew E. Freedman published 14 February 23

YMTC is laying off staff as it faces challenging market conditions and sanctions from the US.

Silicon Motion Readies 7nm PCIe 5.0 SSD Controller for Q4 2023

By Zhiye Liu published 13 February 23

The new Silicon Motion roadmap details the company's upcoming mainstream SM2504XT PCIe 5.0 SSD controller.

Framework Stocks 2TB M.2 2230 SSDs for Steam Deck Upgrades

By Andrew E. Freedman published 9 February 23

Framework is stocking M.2 2230 SSDs so that users can upgrade their Steam Decks.

Aorus Gen5 10000 1TB and 2TB SSD Full Specs Revealed

By Mark Tyson published 6 February 23

The 2TB version offers up to 10,000MB/s reads and 9,500MB/s writes, but you should check motherboard compatibility carefully if you wish to use the optional XTREME heatsink.

How to Check SSD Health in Windows 10 and Windows 11

By Brandon Hill published 5 February 23

Here are some tools that access SMART functionality on your SSD to determine its health

Puget Abandons Samsung 990 Pro SSDs Over Reliability Concerns

By Brandon Hill published 3 February 23

Reliability concerns surrounding the Samsung 980 Pro and 990 Pro have Puget rethinking its storage choices.

Backup Company Reveals Hard Drive Failure Rates For 2022

By Zhiye Liu published 31 January 23

Backblaze has published the company's annual report on hard drive failure rates for last year.

Samsung Issues Fix for Dying 980 Pro SSDs

By Brandon Hill published 31 January 23

Samsung 980 Pros can go into a read-only failure mode that can make data recovery difficult, if not impossible. A firmware fix is available.

Intel Discontinues Optane SSD DC P4800X Drives

By Anton Shilov published 30 January 23

Intel says it will cease selling Optane SSD DC P4800X SSDs by October.

Enthusiast Brings IDE Back with 2.5-Inch SSD

By Anton Shilov published 25 January 23

Enthusiast builds custom SSD to replace his 2.5-inch IDE hard drive.

Sabrent Rocket 2230 SSD Review: Tiny Powerhouse

By Shane Downing published 23 January 23

The Sabrent Rocket 2230 is a relatively fast and efficient PCIe 4.0 SSD that’s available in the M.2 2230 form factor. This makes it uniquely useful for certain devices that require shorter M.2 SSDs.

Don't Buy Scammy $100 16TB SSDs on Amazon

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published 17 January 23

You can't buy a portable 16TB SSD for $120 and you can't trust Amazon

Tape Storage Soars While HDD Sales Crash

By Anton Shilov published 17 January 23

Sales of LTO tape for archive storage increased in 2022, in contrast to decreases in HDD sales.

Acer Predator GM7 SSD Review: YMTC Flash Powers the New Efficiency King

By Shane Downing published 17 January 23

Good performance and extreme efficiency in one package

HDD Shipments Almost Halved in 2022

By Mark Tyson published 16 January 23

HDD shipments were hit hard in 2022. The one bright spot was a slight rebound in 2.5-inch laptop HDDs during Q4, but the industry was down by about 42% over the year.

Best Flash Drives: Fast, Roomy USB Storage in Your Pocket

By Matt Safford last updated 8 February 23

The best flash drives are a lot more spacious and speedy than they used to be.

Biwin Demos Acer Predator GM7 SSD With Banned Chinese Fab's Flash, Planned for US Market

By Paul Alcorn published 12 January 23

Biwin demoed its Acer-branded Predator GM7 SSD with a banned NAND maker's flash at CES 2023.

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