SSDs
SK hynix is set to unveil their first Gen5 consumer NVMe SSD lineup shortly, based on the products at display in their GTC 2024 booth. The Platinum P51 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD will take over flagship duties from the Platinum P41 that has been serving the market for more than a year. Similar to the Gold P31 and the Platinum P41, the Platinum P51 also uses an in-house SSD controller. The key updates are the move to PCIe Gen5 and the use of SK hynix's 238L TLC NAND. Other details are scarce, and we have reached out for additional information. SK hynix Platinum P51 Gen5 NVMe SSD Specifications Capacity 500 GB 1 TB 2 TB Controller SK hynix In-House (Alistar) NAND Flash SK hynix 238L 3D TLC NAND at ?? MT/s ('4D' with CMOS...
The Crucial/Micron M500 Review (960GB, 480GB, 240GB, 120GB)
This is probably the most excited I've been about any SSD launch in quite a while. At CES this year, Crucial announced its M500 SSD - the world's first...
111 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/9/2013MyDigitalSSD BP4 2.5" & mSATA (240GB) Review
When I reviewed MyDigitalSSD's BP3, I have to say I was positively surprised. A relatively unknown manufacturer combined with a Phison controller is not the most promising mix. With...
35 by Kristian Vättö on 4/3/2013Inside AnandTech 2013: All-SSD Architecture
When it comes to server hardware failures, I've seen them all with our own infrastructure. With the exception of CPUs, I've seen virtually every other component that could fail...
57 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/12/2013Seagate to Discontinue 7200rpm 2.5" Drives Later This Year
Earlier today X-bit Labs reported that Seagate will stop the production of their 7200RPM 2.5" drives by the end of this year and I just got a confirmation from...
57 by Kristian Vättö on 3/1/2013An Update on Intel's SSD 525 Power Consumption
Intel's SSD 525 is the mSATA version of last year's SF-2281 based Intel SSD 520. The drive isn't just physically smaller, but it also features a new version of...
8 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/20/2013OCZ Releases Vertex 3.20 with 20nm IMFT NAND
Yesterday OCZ introduced an updated version of their Vertex 3: The Vertex 3.20. The name derives from the fact that the new Vertex 3.20 uses 20nm IMFT MLC NAND...
27 by Kristian Vättö on 2/20/2013Microsoft Surface Pro mSATA SSD Upgrade: Dangerous but Successful
Unlike current ARM or Atom based tablets, Microsoft's Surface Pro integrates a full blown mSATA SSD. My review sample included a 128GB Micron C400, while I've seen reports of...
35 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/17/2013Microsoft Surface Pro Teardown: mSATA SSD Inside
After we published our Surface Pro review I went back and updated it to confirm that the SSD inside was indeed of the mSATA variety. My particular review sample...
12 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/13/2013Micron P400m Review (200GB)
Micron has remained one of the more stable players in the SSD space over the past few years. Although not typically at the top of our charts, Micron (and...
24 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/13/2013Apple Is Now Using SanDisk SSDs in the Retina MacBook Pro As Well
There has always been some level of lottery involved when buying an SSD-equipped Mac. The first Mac to start the lottery was the 2010 MacBook Air, which initially used...
31 by Kristian Vättö on 2/5/2013The Full Intel SSD 525 Review: 30GB, 60GB, 120GB, 180GB & 240GB Tested
Last week we published a teaser look at Intel's latest mSATA SSD: the Intel SSD 525. At the time we only presented performance for a single 240GB drive, however...
26 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/3/2013Intel Releases 180GB SSD 335
Intel released the SSD 335 in October last year but the initial launch included only the 240GB version. Today Intel is adding a 180GB model to the SSD 335...
14 by Kristian Vättö on 2/1/2013Intel SSD 525 Review (240GB)
The mSATA SSD space has been heating up over the past year as Ultrabooks and other small form factor devices like Intel’s NUC have continued to grow in popularity...
21 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/30/2013Intel's SSD 525: Bringing iSandForce to mSATA
Today Intel is officially announcing what we've had in house since the end of last year: the Intel SSD 525. Based on SandForce's SF-2281 controller but using a special...
18 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/28/2013Transcend SSD320 & SSD720 (256GB) Review
Transcend is a Taiwanese company specializing in memory and flash storage solutions. While Transcend may not be the first company that comes to mind about NAND flash, they have...
35 by Kristian Vättö on 1/25/2013MyDigitalSSD SMART & BP3 mSATA SSD Review
Every now and then we receive a request from a smaller SSD manufacturer to review their products. We rarely say no to such a request and we try to...
49 by Kristian Vättö on 1/22/2013A Month with Apple's Fusion Drive
Apple has the luxury of not competing at lower price points for its Macs, which makes dropping hard drives an easier thing to accomplish. Even so, out of the...
127 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/18/2013Fusion-io Launches ioScale for Hyperscale Market
We haven't even had time to cover everything we saw at CES last week, but there are already more product announcements coming in. Fusion-io launched their new ioScale product...
15 by Kristian Vättö on 1/17/2013New from Buffalo Technology - Updated AC1750 802.11ac router, MiniStation Thunderbolt with SSD, and Thunderbolt Duo
Ganesh and I dropped by Buffalo Technology at CES 2013 to get a look at their upcoming products. I'll leave most of the MiniStation NAS news to him as...
6 by Brian Klug on 1/12/2013ADATA Shows Off Enterprise SSDs, RAM, NAND, etc.
ADATA invited us to their suite to show us some of their latest and greatest offerings. Most of the items on display have been previously launched, but they did...
5 by Jarred Walton on 1/11/2013