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When Samsung launched its 990 Pro family of SSDs for retail market last year, it only introduced 1 TB and 2 TB models, surprisingly omitting premium high-capacity 4 TB version. Now, the company is about to correct this wrong by launching 4 TB version this fall, the world's largest SSD supplier revealed in an X post. You wanted it so badly, we had no choice but to deliver. The 4TB 990 PRO by #SamsungSSD is coming. Same blazing-fast storage with double the max capacity for gaming, video, 3D editing, and more. Stay tuned for more details. pic.twitter.com/B3iRso9Q3p — Samsung Semiconductor (@SamsungDSGlobal) August 24, 2023 "You wanted it so badly, we had no choice but to deliver," the company's post reads. "The 4TB 990 PRO by #SamsungSSD is...
Micron Introduces 2200 Client NVMe SSD With New In-House Controller
Micron has announced the first product based on their new in-house client NVMe SSD controller. The Micron 2200 doesn't boast performance sufficient to compete with the top enthusiast-class NVMe...
14 by Billy Tallis on 3/18/2019Kingston Launches New Enterprise SATA SSDs
Kingston is making a renewed effort in the enterprise storage market this year, starting with the launch of their DC500 family of enterprise SATA SSDs. The new DC500R and...
8 by Billy Tallis on 3/18/2019The Memblaze PBlaze5 C916 Enterprise SSD Review: High Performance and High Capacities
The Memblaze PBlaze5 high-end enterprise SSD product line has been refreshed with 64-layer 3D NAND, allowing for better power efficiency and more affordable top-tier performance. The PBlaze5 C916...
13 by Billy Tallis on 3/13/2019Micron Announces 1300 Client SATA SSD With 96L TLC
Micron's line of client SATA SSDs for the OEM market is making the jump to 96-layer 3D TLC NAND flash memory with the new Micron 1300 SSD. This replaces...
6 by Billy Tallis on 2/28/2019The Silicon Power P34A80 SSD Review: Phison E12 With Newer Firmware
Today we're looking at Silicon Power's P34A80 high-end NVMe SSD, another drive based on the Phison E12 controller and Toshiba 64L 3D TLC NAND, but with newer firmware than...
13 by Billy Tallis on 2/28/2019Comparing Two 1TB NVMe Drives with Same NAND, Same Controller: XPG SX8200 Pro vs HP EX950
Retail drives based on the Silicon Motion SM2262EN controller have arrived. The ADATA SX8200 Pro and HP EX950 are nearly identical drives that are replacing last year's flagship models...
43 by Billy Tallis on 2/6/2019CES 2019: New Kingston KC2000 NVMe SSDs for High Performance
At this year’s CES, Kingston demonstrated its first SSDs powered by Silicon Motion’s controllers. The new KC2000-series drives are aimed at high-end client systems.
45 by Anton Shilov on 1/23/2019The Samsung 970 EVO Plus (250GB, 1TB) NVMe SSD Review: 92-Layer 3D NAND
Samsung is updating its mainstream NVMe SSD with a new generation of 3D NAND that brings improved performance and power efficiency. The new 'Samsung 970 EVO Plus' keeps the...
35 by Billy Tallis on 1/22/2019CES 2019: GIGABYTE’s High-Performance Aorus PCIe and M.2 SSDs
Last year when GIGABYTE introduced its first SSDs, the company took a cautious approach only released entry-level drives. At this year’s CES the company finally unveiled its high-performance SSDs...
2 by Anton Shilov on 1/17/2019Mushkin at CES 2019: Carbon X100 & Carbon Z100 External SSDs at Up to 2.2 GB/s
Mushkin introduced its new external SSDs featuring USB Type-C and Thunderbolt 3 interfaces and powered by desktop-class controllers. The Carbon X100 and the Carbon Z100 drives offer performance akin...
6 by Anton Shilov on 1/11/2019HP Announces EX950 M.2 NVMe SSD
HP has announced a new high-end consumer NVMe SSD, the HP EX950. The EX950 is the successor to the very successful HP EX920, which for most of 2018 was...
13 by Billy Tallis on 1/9/2019Toshiba Announces Fourth-Generation BGA SSD with 96L 3D NAND
Toshiba has announced the fourth iteration of their OEM client NVMe SSD that is delivered as a single BGA chip package containing both the SSD controller and the NAND...
0 by Billy Tallis on 1/8/2019Seagate at CES 2019: BarraCuda 510 and FireCuda 510 M.2 NVMe
Seagate recently returned to the consumer SSD market with the BarraCuda SSD. It didn't make much of a splash, but Seagate got their feet wet and kicked off a...
4 by Billy Tallis on 1/7/2019ADATA Reveals XPG SX6000 Lite: An Entry-Level NVMe SSD
ADATA has introduced a new lineup of PCIe SSDs aimed at the entry-level market. The XPG SX6000 Lite drives are based on the same controller as the XPG SX6000...
16 by Anton Shilov on 12/18/2018ADATA Announces XPG Gammix S11 Pro: SM2262EN, 3D TLC, Up to 3.5 GB/s
ADATA on Thursday introduced its highest-performing SSD to date, featuring sequential read speeds of up to 3.5 GB/s and random read speeds of up to 390K IOPS. The enthusiast-class...
12 by Anton Shilov on 12/13/2018The Seagate BarraCuda (500GB) SSD Review: Getting Back In The Game
Seagate has been one of the top names in the storage industry for decades, but it's almost exclusively for their hard drives. The company has been largely absent from...
39 by Billy Tallis on 12/7/2018SK Hynix Launches 96-Layer 3D NAND and Discloses QLC Plans
SK Hynix this week officially launched its new 96-layer 3D NAND flash memory chips, which feature a new architecture and a faster interface. The NAND has already been qualified...
4 by Anton Shilov on 11/8/2018The Corsair Force MP510 SSD (960GB) Review: A High-End Contender
The Corsair Force MP510 isn't the first retail Phison E12 drive to hit the shelves but it's the first one to hit our testbed. The Phison controller paired with...
43 by Billy Tallis on 10/18/2018Corsair Launches Force Series MP510 NVMe SSD
Today Corsair is launching the Force Series MP510 as their new high-end M.2 NVMe SSD. The MP510 is a big improvement over the preceding MP500, replacing the Phison E7...
12 by Billy Tallis on 10/16/2018Kingston HyperX Savage EXO External SSD Capsule Review
Kingston had announced plans at the 2018 CES for a high-performance external SSD targeting the gaming market. The HyperX Savage EXO USB 3.1 Gen 2 SSD went on sale...
3 by Ganesh T S on 10/2/2018