It is not often that we review two separate SSDs within the same report, however this is a rather unique opportunity. Back in 2016, Western Digital acquired SanDisk in one of the largest flash memory purchases ever; a very rare occasion for a company to actually purchase a flash manufacturer. Both companies had very strong customer support and both excel in …
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Seagate Announces New Game Drive For Xbox SSD
Seagate is announcing their new Game Drive for Xbox SSD, providing serious gamers with faster boot times and game loading performance. The Game Drive is designed exclusively for Xbox, and provides an ultra-portable means of storing games, just in time for the holiday season and the latest popular AAA game titles. The Seagate® Game Drive for Xbox SSD utilizes NAND …
Read More »OCZ Displays an Entry Level SSD & A Glimpse Into The Future – Computex 2015 Update
Continuing our travels through the Nangang Exhibition Halls, we met up with OCZ and where we were introduced to their newest solid state drive, as well as providing us with a glimpse into the future of consumer storage. First up, the Trion 100 – an entry level SSD that provides solid performance and throughput. This Trion 100 is designed for …
Read More »PNY Newest CS2111 XLR8 SSDS at Rock Bottom 1 Day Price!
It has been awhile since PNY has thrown a competitor into the SSD arena but they are doing just that this morning with an amazing price for Monday 16 Feb 15 only! The PNY XLR8 CS21116 Gbps SSD is available at Amazon for 99.99 (240GB) and 189.99 (480GB) and clicking on any of our banners will get you there! The …
Read More »Build a 1440p Gaming PC Under $900 – Our Build of the Week
Last week we brought you a gaming build for under $900, featuring Nvidia’s new GeForce GTX 960, which is a card best suited for playing games at resolutions up to 1080p. This week, we decided to one up ourselves, and bring you a gaming build capable of playing games at 1440p for under $900 USD. Please note as prices are listed …
Read More »SATA-IO Demo 4TB WD Hybrid Drives – Storage Visions 2015 Update
Making our rounds at Storage Visions 2015, the SATA-IO booth really caught our eye. SATA-IO is and independent organization which provides guidance and support for implementing the SATA specification. At the booth they are demonstrating SATA Express (SATAe) with some 4TB WD hybrid prototype drives as well as an M.2 SSD connected to an M.2 to SATAe adapter. SATAe was …
Read More »Technology X Affiliate News for August 5, 2014
Its been a few days (ok a couple of weeks) since I have shared some of our Affiliate tech reviews. The reason for that, is I was off the grid, electronically speaking. Five nights of camping where the only electronics were cell phones. I am fortunate to have a good provider and had no issues, other than running out of …
Read More »Samsung 850 Pro SSD Review (128GB) – 3D V-NAND Creates a New Playing Field
Introducing the world’s first consumer SSD with Samsung’s second generation of 3D NAND called V-NAND, the new and improved Samsung 850 Pro! Yes, that is right, 3D NAND. Oh, and do I even need to mention that it is fast? Finally, we are making break throughs in engineering and moving on to better NAND design. Samsung’s V-NAND offers significant advancements …
Read More »Kingston Hosts Blow Out HyperX Computex Party – Computex 2014 Update
Undoubtedly the leader of the pack when it has come to product release events has been Kingston. It doesn’t seem so long ago that we were invited to a little place called the Bellavita in Taipei where Kingston’s last HyperX party was led by the country’s top models and enough press to make your head spin. Let’s take a quick …
Read More »Samsung XP941 Native PCIe M.2 SSD (512GB) Review – 1GB/s Transfer Speeds Set The Bar
As we have previously mentioned in our review of the Plextor M6M solid state drive, it is important to remember that SSD’s can come in different shapes and sizes. Not all drives are going to be the 2.5″ form factor and fit perfectly into your ultra book or desktop. We spoke briefly about the mSATA form factor and that you will …
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