Kioxia discontinues 2D NAND products, last shipments to be made in 2028 — 1980s planar NAND memory reaches end of life

After nearly four decades in production, Kioxia is set to discontinue its final 2D NAND devices by late 2028.

Samsung preps PCIe 5.0 QLC SSD with a controller based on open-source RISC-V architecture — BM9K1 delivers speeds up to 11.4 GB/s for ‘personal AI workloads’

The BM9K1 reportedly delivers sequential read speeds of up to 11.4 GB/s, which Samsung said is 1.6 times faster than its predecessor, the PCIe 4.0 BM9C1.

Exceptional fake SSD clone of Samsung 990 Pro is almost impossible to spot — near-identical performance blurs the line between real and fake as AI crunch drives knock-off market

Japanese news outlet Akiba PC Hotline! examines a fake Samsung 990 Pro SSD that’s starting to show up in the Japanese market.

Seagate FireCuda 530R 2TB SSD Review: A stealthy workstation powerhouse

The Seagate FireCuda 530R is a specialized workstation SSD that prioritizes reliability and performance consistency. With high write endurance and bundled data recovery services, it provides extra peace of mind.

Kioxia announces new Super High IOPS SSD that helps accelerate AI workloads on Nvidia GPUs — 25.6TB drive provides more GPU-accessible memory for faster data access

Kioxia has developed a new AI SSD that is designed to provide a secondary cache for Nvidia AI GPUs. The new drive comes with the manufacturer’s XL-Flash that is SLC based and performs at over 10 million IOPS.

16TB M.2 SSD hits retail if you’re ready to drop $16,000 for the ultimate storage upgrade — price tag explodes 4X in just four months

The Exascend PE4 16TB, one of the first 16TB M.2 SSDs, has gone up for purchase on Amazon for a jaw-dropping $15,935.

Seagate FireCuda X1070 2TB SSD review: Entry-level hardware meets premium support

The Seagate FireCuda X1070 is a budget-minded SSD done mostly right. It performs well enough and has excellent support, but initial pricing is high. A Gen 4 SSD that you can just throw into any system and get the job done….

How to protect yourself from bad external SSDs during the PC hardware apocalypse – newer drives will definitely cost more, and some may offer up shockingly poor performance

If you’re shopping for a new external SSD, you might want to buy a drive soon, and something that was released before the AI demand seemingly gobbled up all the good flash.

Phison CEO says that NAND prices hiked by around 50% overnight, highlighting severe shortage in the industry — warns ‘our current concern is that both money and inventory are insufficient’

SSD controller manufacturer Phison said that NAND chip prices increased by around 50% overnight, and that it’s increasing its inventory to ensure that it will have sufficient supply as it pivots towards enterprise customer…