Storage

TEAM GROUP T-FORCE Z44A5 2TB NVMe SSD Review

Posted by: Tim Harmer on: 28-05-2024 [ 0 comment(s) ]

Sitting in the mainstream sweetspot and boasting PCIe Gen4 support, Team Group's M.2 NVMe drive teases a tempting set of specs in this SSD review.

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KIOXIA EXCERIA PRO Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 30-08-2023 [ 0 comment(s) ]

A PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive which uses NVMe 1.4 technology and which promises to excel in all storage solution areas!

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Patriot VIPER VPR400 Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 23-08-2022 [ 0 comment(s) ]

We test out our first SSD using the Innogrit IG5220 controller, and which also brings in some RGB lighting.

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Silicon Power UD90 Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 22-08-2022 [ 0 comment(s) ]

Silicon Power's latest value oriented PCI Express 4.0 SSD. How does it compare against other Solid State Drives?

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Silicon Power XPower XS70 Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 27-04-2022 [ 0 comment(s) ]

A Phison E18 based SSD from Silicon Power which claims to hit transfer rates of up to 7300MB/s.

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Synology DiskStation DS1520+ Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 02-09-2020 [ 0 comment(s) ]

Tasked with being Synology's 5-bay performance NAS, the DS1520+ is designed for the home and small office environment. Is it up to the job?

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Lexar SL100 Pro & SL200 Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 27-08-2020 [ 0 comment(s) ]

Portable storage are vital for users who are on-the-go. Today we look at two of Lexar's latest portable SSDs - SL100 Pro and SL200.

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Kingston KC2500 Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 20-08-2020 [ 0 comment(s) ]

We take a look at Kingston's latest and greatest M.2 NVMe SSD - KC2500 is marked out as the companies fastest Solid State Drive, but how does it compare to the competition?

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Synology Diskstation DS920+ Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 18-08-2020 [ 0 comment(s) ]

Synology's long awaited 4-bay performance NAS model is here for 2020 - the DS920+. Is it a true successor to the DS918+?

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Crucial P2 & P5 Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 07-08-2020 [ 0 comment(s) ]

Crucial recently announced two new M.2 SSDs - the P2 and P5, both are PCIe 3.0 driven but are vastly different in terms of performance. Should you consider them for internal storage?

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Lexar NM700 Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 24-07-2020 [ 0 comment(s) ]

Lexar's latest M.2 NVMe SSD is here and claims to deliver transfer rates of up to 3500MB/s. Is this storage drive worth considering?

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SAMSUNG 870 QVO Review

Posted by: Matthew Hodgson on: 30-06-2020 [ 0 comment(s) ]

SAMSUNG introduce their second generation 4-bit MLC NAND flash with capacities up to 8TB with "best in class" performance to boot, all shoe-horned into a 2.5" SATA-equipped 7mm enclosure.

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Patriot P300 Review

Posted by: Matthew Hodgson on: 24-03-2020 [ 0 comment(s) ]

Patriot, a long time player in the memory and flash storage sector, have released a cost-effective Gen. 3 NVMe drive, the P300. Let's take a look.

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Crucial X8 Review

Posted by: Matthew Hodgson on: 05-03-2020 [ 0 comment(s) ]

Portable storage is all the rage right now, with NAND flash manufacturers now offering blazing fast backup/transfer solutions to the masses. How does Crucial's offering stand up in a fierce market?

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SAMSUNG T7 Touch Review

Posted by: Matthew Hodgson on: 21-01-2020 [ 0 comment(s) ]

We're storing more files than ever before, so the importance of the security of those files must also increase, right? Well, SAMSUNG have implemented a pretty nifty feature on their latest external SSD, the T7 Touch.

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TerraMaster F2-210 Review

Posted by: Matthew Hodgson on: 13-11-2019 [ 0 comment(s) ]

NAS enclosures can run users into the hundreds of pounds for complex functionality and features they don't need, but TerraMaster aims to offer a compelling alternative at a much lower price with the F2-210.

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WD_Black P10 Game Drive (4TB) Review

Posted by: Matthew Hodgson on: 05-11-2019 [ 0 comment(s) ]

As games get larger and larger, consoles don't seem to keep up, forcing the deletion and redownloading of games, sometimes across painfully slow internet connections. However, Western Digital have the solution with the WD_Black P10.

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SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD Review

Posted by: Matthew Hodgson on: 28-10-2019 [ 0 comment(s) ]

SanDisk are synonymous with portable storage and have already released an Extreme Portable SSD, but today we look at the Pro version with read and write speeds in excess of 1GB/s.

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GIGABYTE AORUS NVMe Gen4 SSD Review

Posted by: Matthew Hodgson on: 15-10-2019 [ 0 comment(s) ]

Thanks to the introduction of PCI-E 4.0 with the X570 chipset, a whole new world of bandwidth has been bestowed upon us. GIGABYTE were straight out the blocks with their Gen4 NVMe promising speeds up to 5000MB/s read and 4400MB/s write.

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Kingston A2000 Review

Posted by: Matthew Hodgson on: 02-10-2019 [ 0 comment(s) ]

Kingston's A2000 NVMe SSD aims to be an affordable solution that can provide excellent drive performance for the masses. Featuring a single-sided layout and no-frills design to keep costs down and heat to a minimum.

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Western Digital Gaming Drive Review

Posted by: Matthew Hodgson on: 30-07-2019 [ 0 comment(s) ]

With the ever-increasing size of game installs on the PS4 system, the pre-installed storage often doesn't cut it. Western Digital are here to the rescue with a 2TB/4TB external drive capable of storing up to 100 titles.

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Kingston KC2000 Review

Posted by: Matthew Hodgson on: 25-06-2019 [ 0 comment(s) ]

NVMe storage has become big business in the last couple of years, with larger capacity drives becoming more affordable. Today we can introduce you to the Kingston KC2000, the latest from the storage giant.

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Western Digital Blue SN500 Review

Posted by: Matthew Hodgson on: 30-04-2019 [ 0 comment(s) ]

While NVMe speeds increase year or year, so does the asking price. Western Digital are aware not everyone wants to spend hundreds on their storage solutions so we present to you the Western Digital Blue SN500.

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Western Digital Black SN750 EKWB Review

Posted by: Matthew Hodgson on: 25-04-2019 [ 0 comment(s) ]

We've already looked at the WD Black SN750, but today we review an identical model without a custom-designed heatsink. Does it make a difference, and if so, how much? Read on to find out.

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iStorage Disk Ashur Pro2 SSD Review

Posted by: Matthew Hodgson on: 13-03-2019 [ 0 comment(s) ]

If the utmost security is required with rapid access speeds, a beautiful enclosure and the robust reliability of an SSD, the Disk Ashur Pro2 SSD may very well be exactly what you're looking for.

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