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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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Tom’s Hardware bylines, 2018–2022
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Stories 151 to 178 of 178, newest first.
PCIe 4.0 SSD Exclusive: Testing Phison's PS5016-E16 NVMe ControllerWill 5 GB/s of throughput have a real impact on common desktop workloads, like gaming? Let's see.
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.
Zombie Loading: Intel Patches Slow Down SSDs as AMD Gains GroundWe've tested the impact of the new Zombieload, RIDL, and Fallout vulnerabilities on storage performance with both Intel and AMD platforms.
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.
Intel Optane vs Samsung Z-NAND: SSD Memory Face-OffWe pitted Intel's Optane against Samsung's Z-NAND in a 7-round death match for your data.
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.
Toshiba Announces BG4 NVMe SSD SeriesToshiba announces the BG4 SSD Series at CES 2019.
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.
Samsung Announces QLC SSDs And Second-Gen Z-NANDSamsung made a few important announcements about its memory and storage products at its Samsung Tech Day event.
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.
Here’s How We Booted Windows 10 in 4.9 Seconds (Now, Beat Us)With these tweaks, you can go from hitting the power button to seeing the desktop in under 5 seconds.
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.
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.
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.
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
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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