Kinda speechless.  We first started The SSD Review some 15 years ago and swore I would never use another hard drive for storage.  I’d betcha there are petabytes of flash storage lying around this office to include enterprise drives, client as well as consumer SSDs, many products that never even made it to mainstream sales … The post SanDisk Professional G-Drive Project Review – Stunning Build and 22TB of Storage. appeared first on The SSD Review ..read more

And so the steam train of SSD speeds keeps moving.  It wasn’t so long ago that we thought things were doing so well when we saw SATA speeds of 540MB/s jump to over 1GB/s…and then 2GB/s to 3.5GB/s which doubled again and is now doubling once more.  To those on the outside, it seems like … The post Crucial T705 Gen5 2TB SSD Review – 14GB/s Becomes Just a Walk in the Park appeared first on The SSD Review ..read more

Samsung’s newest SSD release is the 990EVO, a PCIe 5.0 SSD that runs at the lower end of PCIe 4.0 speeds.  We have been running it through our test regimen for the last week or so and I have to say this SSD is a bit of an odd duck.  It is forwards and backwards … The post Samsung 990 EVO Gen 5 2TB SSD Review appeared first on The SSD Review ..read more

Portable storage is something so many overlook, at least until it is too late.  It’s importance cannot be overstated as so many have learned valuable lessons much too late.  Myself…my laptop dropped out of my hand on a Military base far too many years ago resulting in the loss of close to a year in … The post Crucial X9 Pro 4TB Portable SSD Review – Incredible Capacity in a Compact Design appeared first on The SSD Review ..read more

Having been around storage and solid state drives for a few years, we can speak with some authority that client SSDs found in PC systems, laptops and ultra books paled in comparison to those retail SSDs being tested.  I can remember our review of the Dell XPS 13 Gold Edition in fact, where the performance … The post Micron 3500 Gen 4 SSD Review – There is Just No Client Comparable appeared first on The SSD Review ..read more

On our Test Bench this morning is the Samsung Portable SSD (PSSD) T5 EVO and it is a rather unique device.  There is no doubt whatsoever that, at only 3 3/4″ x 1 1/2″ x 5/8″ and weighing 3.5oz, this is the most compact 8TB on the market, but also, this PSSD attains speeds of … The post Samsung 8TB T5 EVO Portable SSD Review appeared first on The SSD Review ..read more

Don’t really know where to start with this.  Every now and then reviewers have product sent to them that breaks the norm.  It does things it shouldn’t.  Next thing you know there is alot of jabbering back and forth and everyone runs their tests again wondering what the heck?!?!  The Crucial T500 Pro is on … The post Crucial T500 Pro Gen4 2TB SSD Review – Move Over Expensive 8-Channel High End SSDs! appeared first on The SSD Review ..read more

Samsung has been around for some time now.   In fact they were one the first to spread their wings in the consumer flash industry.  Just like any other manufacturer, there have been a few speed bumps along the way but Samsung has established themselves as a quality storage company for more years than one might … The post Samsung Portable SSD T9 4TB Review – High Capacity and 2000MB/S Speed Transfer appeared first on The SSD Review ..read more

Sabrent has just released an upgraded version of their Rocket CFX CFExpress B Memory Cards and added the name PRO to make sure they are a distinct entry in the storage space.  They are available in   512GB, 1 and 2TB and we have had the opportunity to spend some time with all three.  Performance is … The post Sabrent Rocket CFX Pro CFExpress B Memory Card Review (512GB/1TB/2TB) appeared first on The SSD Review ..read more

The Corsair MP600 has been around for some time and has been the go-to SSD for  different Corsair component configurations going on four years now.  The first was released with the Phison E16 controller paired with Toshiba BiCS 4 TLC NAND while the next became the MP600 Core, again with the Phison E16 but matching … The post Corsair MP600 Core XT 2TB SSD Review – Great Value Achieved through a Fast DRAMless QLC Design appeared first on The SSD Review ..read more