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Technical Analysis
More than 500 reviews, articles, guides and white papers, written to make storage technology legible and useful. 425 carry my byline and are listed below. The rest are white papers, press releases and technology-trend posts I wrote for enterprise SSD and server makers.
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Reviews, 2013–2022
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Stories 101 to 150 of 271, newest first.
Silicon Power Bolt B75 Pro Portable SSD Review: Affordable, but Not ProWith good looks and a nice price, the Bolt B75 Pro has its merits. But we’re not sure Silicon Power’s latest external lives up to its “Pro” name.
Editor's ChoiceSamsung 970 EVO Plus SSD Review: More Layers Brings More PerformanceSamsung's new 970 EVO Plus takes on the SSD market with new flash and speeds that reach up to 3.5 GB/s.
Crucial BX500 SSD Review: The DRAMless Invasion Continues (Updated)Crucial's BX500 is designed to bring blazing SSD throughput to your PC at a low price, but it has a few caveats.
Editor's ChoiceAdata XPG Gammix S11 Pro M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Fast, Flashy and AffordableWith an attractive heatsink, impressive speeds, and a nice price, this ADATA drive is easy to recommend.
Klevv CRAS C700 RGB M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Bright Like a DiamondKlevv's flagship M.2 drive impresses with good looks and sustained speeds, but it's also bulky and no available in every region.
Plugable Thunderbolt 3 NVMe External SSD Review: Extreme Speed, Lower PricePlugable's Thunderbolt 3 drive now ships in capacities up to 2TB, at a price that easily undercuts the competition.
Editor's ChoiceTeam Group T-Force Vulcan SATA SSD Review: Flashy, Fast and AffordableThe Vulcan is a highly logical choice for a speedy, pretty budget boot drive.
Lexar NM600 M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Affordable and EfficientLexar's latest NVMe drive competes on price, while sipping power and delivering decent performance. Its main drawback is capacity, topping out at just 480GB.
Mushkin Pilot-E M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Taking FlightMushkin's new high-end M.2 drive boasts high endurance, fast performance and 256-bit AES encryption. Can it best the plethora of similarly equipped competition?
Adata Ultimate SU750 SATA SSD Review: Not Quite The Ultimate SSDAdata’s Ultimate SU750 has decent performance for a SATA drive, but it slurps power and competitors give you a lot more for the same price.
Editor's ChoiceMicron 9300 Series Enterprise NVMe SSD Review: Finding Balance in PerformanceNVMe devices have taken off these past few years, but adoption is accelerating in 2019. They now surpass both SAS and SATA as the preferred interface and are getting faster with each generation. That's a trend that won’t go away any time soon because we a
Lexar NS200 SATA SSD Review: Plain Jane SATALexar’s NS200 provides solid SATA-level storage performance, but competitors offer slightly better speeds for around the same price.
Toshiba BG4 M.2 NVMe SSD Review: One Tiny, But Speedy SSDWith performance that is 6 times that of any SATA SSD, yet a footprint that can take up just 16 x 20 mm, the BG4 is a great option for OEM computer integration.
Adata XPG SX6000 Pro M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Paying More for LessThis SSD's DRAMless design is meant to cut costs, but is its performance really worth the money?
Lexar SL100 Pro Portable SSD Review: Pro Pricing, Semi PerformanceLexar's latest external SSD sports read and write speeds that are about double what you can get from most portables. But is that enough to make up for its high price?
LaCie Mobile Drive Portable HDD Review: Pretty PortableLaCie's Mobile Drive is the nicest-looking portable drive available. But unless you want to test drive the included free month of Adobe CC, there are better options.
Editor's ChoiceLaCie 2big RAID 16TB Review: Big on Reliability and CapacityWith spacious capacities and a 10Gb/s USB 3.1 Type-C interface, LaCie’s got a new professional desktop RAID device that is ideal for the creative pro looking to up their storage game.
WD Blue SN500 M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Leaving SATA in the Dust (Updated)WD's Blue SN500 brings SATA-like pricing to a speedy NVMe SSD.
Crucial P1 NVMe SSD Review: QLC Flash Gone Mild (Updated)The Crucial P1 breaks the SATA 6Gb/s barrier with its NVMe interface and delivers up to 2/1.7 GB/s of sequential read/write throughput.
Editor's ChoiceSilicon Power P34A80 PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 NVMe SSD Review: TLC Performance at QLC Prices
Team Group MP34 M.2 NVMe SSD Review: A Killer ValueWith very good performance at surprisingly reasonable pricing, plus high endurance, Team Group's MP34 is a very good value-focused NVMe M.2 SSD.
Mushkin Pilot M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Speed on a BudgetMushkin has an SSD at the speed and capacity to fit almost anyone’s storage needs. And if speed is your need, the NVMe Mushkin Pilot is the drive to choose.
Seagate BarraCuda 510 M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Competitive Performance Meets Bad PricingSeagate's new BarraCuda 510 brings competitive performance, but pricing needs a makeover.
Patriot Viper VPN100 NVMe SSD Review: A Tactical UpgradePatriot's latest SSD comes with a powerful and proven design from Phison, an impressive heatsink, and write endurance to handle any task.
Kingston KC2000 M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Top Notch Components and SecurityKingston designed its new KC2000 SSD for gamers, prosumers, and corporate users alike with top-notch security and solid performance that spans up to 3.2/2.2 GB/s.
Intel Optane Memory H10 M.2 NVMe SSD Review: QLC Flash Meets Optane CachingIntel's Optane Memory H10 fuses the speed of Optane with the capacity and cheap pricing of QLC flash, all on one M.2 stick.
Editor's ChoiceGigabyte Aorus RGB M.2 NVMe SSD Review: RGB Comes to M.2Gigabyte's Aorus RGB M.2 SSD brings the bling, and an elegant heatsink, to the M.2 form factor.
Editor's ChoiceSamsung 983 ZET SSD Review: Z-NAND Takes On OptaneSamsung's new Z-NAND powered 983 ZET goes toe-to-toe with Intel's Optane.
Plugable USBC-NVMe SSD Enclosure Review: Tool-Free NVMe With USB Type-CPlugable's USBC-NVMe enclosure lets you slap in a M.2 SSD for fast, portable storage.
MyDigitalSSD M2X NVMe Enclosure Review: Put NVMe in Your PocketMyDigitalSSD's new MX2 enclosure unleashes the NVMe beast with the USB 3.1 Gen 2 speeds up to 1,000 MB/s.
LaCie Rugged RAID Pro 4TB Review: A Tough HDD Built for SpeedLaCie’s Rugged RAID Pro is a fast external HDD built to take on the elements, has an integrated UHS-II SC card reader, and comes with a data recovery protection plan.
HP SSD EX950 NVMe M.2 SSD Review: Geared for GamingHP’s SSD EX950 is a wicked fast NVMe M.2 SSD that ranks as one of the best on the market.
G-Technology G-Drive mobile Pro SSD Review: The New Thunderbolt 3 SSD ChampG-Technology's Thunderbolt 3 and NVMe external SSD is ready to take the performance crown from Samsung's speedy X5.
Samsung 1TB 860 QVO SSD Review: QLC Comes To SATASamsung's new 860 QVO comes in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities with QLC flash.
Sony G Series Professional SSD Review: Endurance Comes At A PriceSony isn't the first name that comes to mind when we think of SSDs, but the company does have a new G Series Professional SSD on the market.
Team Group T-Force Delta RGB SSD Review: RGB SSD Done Right, KindaTeam Group's T-Force Delta RGB SSD is yet another example of the newfound RGB LED brightness in the storage market.
Corsair Force MP510 SSD Review: A Force to Be Reckoned WithThe Corsair Force MP510 offers more value than its predecessor along with better endurance ratings than other consumer flash-based SSDs.
Kingston HyperX Fury RGB SSD Review: RGB Comes To Entry-Level SSDsKingston's new Fury RGB SSD brings the bling but doesn't bring the performance to match.
Kingston HyperX Savage EXO Review: Fast Flash In A Slim PackageToday, we take a look at Kingston’s latest USB 3.1 Gen 2 external SSD, the HyperX Savage EXO.
Silicon Motion SM2262EN Controller PreviewSilicon Motion designs some of the best performing SSD controllers out. SSDs like the ADATA S11, Intel 760p, and HP EX920 deliver incredible performance and value with the SM2262 powering them. But, today we have in our hands something a bit better than that, a little gem if you will.
Patriot Evlvr Review: Evolving Your WorkflowPatriot’s Evlvr is significantly cheaper than competing devices, but with lower cost comes lower performance.
Toshiba XG6 M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Higher Density and Improved EfficiencyToshiba's 96-layer 3D TLC BiCS flash breaks surface in the new XG6 SSD.
Intel SSD 660P M.2 NVMe SSD Review (1TB)On the Test Bench today, we take a look at Intel’s latest NVMe creation, the Intel SSD 660p NVMe M.2 SSD. The 660p, as we will refer to is as from this point on, represents the beginning of the end of days. Okay, just kidding, it really doesn’t.
Samsung 1TB Portable SSD X5 Review: Leading Edge PerformanceSamsung's 1TB Portable SSD X5 brings the speed of the Thunderbolt 3 interface and the NVMe protocol to a speedy external SSD.
Editor's ChoiceAdata XPG Gammix S11 960GB NVMe SSD Review: Top Dollar Performance At Bottom Dollar PricesAdata's 960GB XPG Gammix S11 is a fast, high-capacity SSD that comes with great pricing.
Mushkin Source SATA SSD Review (500GB): A Cheap UpgradeMushkin has been updating infusing its product line with 3D NAND, but that’s not all they have been up to. While doing that, they have been pushing to make SSDs cheap again.
Gigabyte UD Pro 512GB Review: Gigabyte Joins The SSD ClubGigabyte is known for its top-quality Ultra Durable motherboards, graphics cards, and recently its premium AORUS gaming brand, but just like other companies, the company is hungry to expand. With the help of Phison, the company developed a new line of UD
Corsair Force MP300 M.2 NVMe SSD Review (240GB)Corsair has SSD options for almost any need in the market. Want an entry-level SATA based SSD? The Force LE has you covered. Need high performance? You can choose from the Neutron NX500 or Force MP500 depending on the form factor and capacity that works best for you.
Phison E12 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 Controller Preview: Phison Turns Things Up a NotchAs many of you know, Phison is a well accomplished SSD controller manufacturer. Over the years they have designed some very competitive turnkey solutions for those who don’t have the means to do it themselves, or, helped those who can save some money by simply buying their end product rather than develop their own.
Toshiba OCZ RC100 M.2 NVMe SSD Review (240GB/480GB) – Is This The Start Of A New Trend?Today, we are going to be taking a look at something a little more unique, and possibly the start of a new trend for later SSDs. Today, we are reviewing the Toshiba OCZ RC100 which, unlike other DRAMless SSDs before it, utilizes a new technology built into the NVMe specs list, Host Memory Buffer technology.
From my author pages at Tom’s Hardware and The SSD Review, as of November 4, 2026. TechnologyX is offline, so its cards open the Internet Archive copies.
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