After nearly four decades in production, Kioxia is set to discontinue its final 2D NAND devices by late 2028.
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.
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Japanese news outlet Akiba PC Hotline! examines a fake Samsung 990 Pro SSD that’s starting to show up in the Japanese market.
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Samsung’s unlisted 870 EVO 8TB model appears at European retailers with pricing starting at €1,300.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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….
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.
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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…