NVMe

We've reviewed several of Adata's affordable, entry-level storage products in the past, and now it's time to look at a high-end SSD model, the XPG SX8200 Pro. XPG (which stands for Xtreme Performance Gear) is a sub-brand of Adata, which targets gamers and enthusiasts who want to step up to higher-performing hardware. The company says that the XPG SX8200 Pro is its fastest performing SSD ever, and it's one of a small number of such products to ship with a heat spreader to help with sustained heavy workloads. It's also…

Seagate FireCuda 530 is the latest gaming solid state drive (SSD) from the company. The PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD can deliver sequential read speeds of up to 7,300MBps. The SSD is offered in 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB storage options. Seagate FireCuda 530 uses its PCIe Gen4 power to have twice as fast transfer rates when compared to PCIe Gen3 SSDs and is claimed by the company to be 12 times faster than SATA-based SSDs. The Seagate gaming SSD comes in two versions - the vanilla FireCuda 530 and FireCuda 530 with heatsink.Seagate…

Kingston has a long history in the memory and flash storage markets. As far as SSDs go, we've seen quite a few entry-level models of late, and these tend to be quite popular thanks to good pricing. If you want to step up though, there's the recently launched Kingston KC2500 NVMe SSD which is aimed at the high-performance enthusiast market. It promises security as well as speed, but skips the fancy designs and attention-grabbing heat spreaders that its competitors now offer. With tempting street prices, it slots in above…

As SSDs edge closer to becoming the default (and only) storage option for desktop PCs as well as laptops, the market has filled with more affordable models. Even M.2 NVMe SSDs, which started out as exotic and expensive options aimed only at enthusiasts, are now extremely common. In addition to being faster than legacy SATA SSDs, these are tiny, convenient, and save you the mess of extra wires hanging around the inside of your PC cabinet. There is clearly a market for entry-level NVMe SSDs today and Kingston is aiming at…

Western Digital has launched the WD Blue SN570 NVMe SSD (solid-state drive) in India on Monday. The SSD is aimed at content creators, according to the company. WD Blue SN570 offers read speeds up to 3.5GBps on the high-end storage models, which the company says is five times the speed of its SATA SSDs. Western Digital also has inbuilt support for its SSD Dashboard, allowing owners to monitor drive health, space, temperature, and more aspects while using the drive on their computers.Western Digital WD Blue SN570 price in…

Samsung/Western Digital -- AmazonI've said it before and I'll say it again: A fast SSD is the single best upgrade you can give any PC. Whether it's a gaming PC, a work PC, or a creative PC, any process, job, or game can benefit from speedy storage. Quick SSDs reduce load times, speed up saving large files, help render videos and audio faster, and much more. The fastest class of SSD available to most consumers right now is Gen4 NVME drives, and both of these options sit right at the top of the fastest drives in even…

As reported by TechPowerUp, HighPoint has announced two brand new M.2 NVMe RAID controller cards, with support for up to 64TB of storage and speeds of up to 28,000MB/s on the top model. These would make a great pairing with the best SSDs on the market. The two models announced include the SSD7140A with Gen3 x16 support and the SSD7540 with Gen4 x16 support. Pricing starts at $729 for the Gen3 model.As the name suggests, both cards are designed to handle massive M.2 RAID arrays including RAID 0, 1, and 10. RAID 0 mirrors…

Today we live in a world that demands speed, reliability, and security. The reality is that 47% of consumers expect a webpage to load in two seconds or less before they bounce.Moreover, if you work with heavy-data applications that slow down your site, you are likely to suffer from:Random down-time on your websiteSlower load time on your websiteHigher bounce ratesPoor SEO rankingDifficulties expanding your websiteWhat does NVMe do?NVMe, or Non-Volatile Memory Express, is a blazing fast storage protocol that enables users…

Lexar launched the NM760 NVMe SSD (solid-state drive) in India on Thursday. The new SSD is aimed at gamers and filmmakers and is designed to offer high speed data transfer and improved performance, according to the company. The new Lexar NM760 NVMe SSD offers read speeds of up to 5.3GBps and up to 4.5GBps. The company's latest NVMe SSD comes with support for PCIe Gen4x4 NVMe systems, along with backwards compatibility for PCIe Gen3 systems. It also comes with an optional heatsink to maintain performance while keeping the…

Western Digital's SN850 2TB M.2 SSD has been reduced to its lowest price of $239 on Amazon right now. This is a superb storage drive with superfast read/write speeds and is on our best SSDs list due to its specs and performance.If you're looking for a large ultrawide monitor then the Acer Predator Z35P 35-inch 21:9 Curved Monitor reduced to $574 from B&H could be one to consider. With a 100Hz refresh rate and G-Sync technology, this 3440x1440 resolution monitor is quite attractive at this lower price point.Corsair's…