Apple caught out on slow SSD speeds
But claims they are fast anyway due to magic CPU
Fruity cargo-cult might have been a little creative when it came to the benchmark speeds for its latest shiney toys and when questioned about it is claiming that the M2 chip covers all sins.
Apple’s M2 new 13-inch MacBook Pro has an SSD powered by snails
You must make your money from somewhere
Apple's new 13-inch MacBook Pro with its over hyped M2 chip has another flaw which you are unlikely to read in the Tame Apple Press.
Steam warns about the dangers of a bigger SSD drive
Upgrade is a flaming risk
The world wide wibble has been flooded with reports about how easy it is to upgrade the Steam Deck's 2230 SSD to a bigger 2242 drive, but a Valve employee has warned that it could bork the machine.
Microsoft wants to abandon HDDs
Too slow for Windows 11
A recent executive brief from data storage industry analyst firm Trendfocus reports that OEMs have disclosed that Microsoft is pushing them to drop HDDs as the primary storage device in pre-built Windows 11 PCs.
Phison shows its PCIe Gen5 SSD controller in action
Hits 12.5GB/s read and 10GB/s write on AMD X670 platform
Phison's upcoming E26 PCIe Gen5 SSD controller has been spotted running on the AMD X670 platform and reaching impressive 12.5GB/s read and 10GB/s write speeds.
Boffins cross an SSD and a RAM
UltraRAM is more rammy than ever before
Scientists from Lancaster University say that we might be close to combining SSDs and RAM into one component.
Micron begins shipping 176-layer QLC NAND SSD
2400 SSD Billed as the most advanced NAND architecture
Micron has started volume shipments of the world's first 176-layer QLC NAND SSD.
Intel announces PM1743 PCIe 5.0 x4 SSD
Samsung PM1743 hits 13.8 GBps throughput
Intel has been showing off how well its i9-12900K Alder Lake processor can work with Samsung's recently announced PM1743 PCIe 5.0 x4 SSD.
Sabrent shows PS5 SSD heatsink for Rocket series SSDs
Makes it one of the fastest options
Sabrent has unveiled a dedicated Playstation 5 heatsink for its Rocket series SSDs, specifically the Rocket 4 Plus SSDs.
Sabrent teases upcoming Rocket 4 Plus 8TB SSD
Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 4TB sells for $999.99
Sabrent has started teasing the 8TB version of its fastest Rocket 4 Plus M.2 NVMe SSD, which should be coming to retail/e-tail soon.