Tag:SSD

SanDisk unveils next-gen portable SSDs, offering up to 8TB at 4,000MB/s speeds

SanDisk launches its V3 external SSD range, promising durable high-capacity storage with fast speeds over USB 4 40Gbps.

Samsung begins production of PCIe 6.0 AI data centre SSDs, reaching 32GB/s speed

Samsung plans to debut production of its PCIe 6.0 SSDs this year, to feed AI growth with up to 256TB of storage reaching 32GB/s speed.

Redditor scores 12TB M.2 SSDs valued up to £790 after taking a gamble on a broken motherboard

Redditor takes a chance on a $50 Z690 motherboard with bent socket pins and scores four high-capacity M.2 SSDs worth about £790 new.

Even Steam Deck isn’t safe from RAM and SSD crisis, as Valve battles stock issues

Buying a Steam Deck directly in North America is impossible right now, as AI makes acquiring RAM and SSDs more difficult for Valve.

Beware of this fake Samsung 990 Pro SSD – it’s slower than a USB 2.0 flash drive

This highly convincing Samsung 990 Pro SSD counterfeit turned out to be 99.7% slower than the real thing, barely scratching 20MB/s.

Enterprise SSDs hit 16x HDD cost, requiring complete budget revisions

SSDs now cost 16x more than equivalent-capacity hard drives, due to supply constraints, forcing enterprise clients to switch to hybrid setups.

Age of cheap 1TB SSDs is over, says Kioxia exec, as AI gobbles up NAND supply

Supply chain shortages are squeezing both consumer and enterprise storage markets, leading to higher SSD prices across the board.

MSI Datamag and Spatium SSDs get welcome speed boosts at CES 2026

Operating at up to 14,000MB/s, MSI's new flagship SSD is plenty fast, while 40Gbps Datamag doubles the speed of its predecessor via USB 4.

Windows 11 driver hack boosts NVMe SSD performance by up to 85%

Windows Server 2025 now features a new NVMe driver, and users are already reaping performance benefits in Windows 11 through registry edits.