Software-based full-disk encryption (FDE) has been around for a long time. But newer solid-state disks (SSDs) use hardware-based FDE, where the cryptographic operations are performed on an AES coprocessor baked into the disk rather than on the host computer’s CPU. These types of disk are sometimes …
Intel has officially launched the next wave of Optane SSDs, continuing a gradual rollout of higher density drives as their production of 3D XPoint memory catches up with demand. Intel’s flagship consumer SSD family is still split between the Optane SSD 900P and 905P, with the …
NGD Systems has announced its second-generation SSDs that feature compute capabilities. The Catalina 2 drives come in both 2.5-inch/U.2 and add-in-card form-factors, and are aimed at high-density servers for artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and computer vision (CV) server applications. The drives feature 16 TB …
Samsung today unveiled its latest pair of solid state drives (SSD), and they’re both as speedy as it gets. As if designed to answer Western Digital’s new drives introduced earlier this month, Samsung’s new 970 series, which includes the 970 Pro and Evo NVMe SSDs, kick …
Mushkin a familiar name in Storage and RAM products for the PC Enthusiast market, is announcing the new Mushkin Source Series, a new line of solid state drives (SSDs) which should be hitting the store shelves of your favorite e-tailer soon. The Source Series features a …
Transcend Information, Inc. is proud to announce the release of 2.5-inch and M.2 form factor industrial solid-state drives featuring 3D TLC NAND flash memory. 3D TLC NAND flash memory has performance that can rival Planar (2D) MLC NAND flash, but at a very competitive price point. …
Western Digital has started sales of its WD_Black P50 SSDs that were announced earlier this year. The drives are aimed at the high-performance market and are among the first peripherals to support USB 3.2 Gen 2×2, which offers a full 20Gbps over a USB-C cable. The …
Lexar this week introduced its first external SSDs featuring a USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C interface. The SL100 Pro drives are lightweight, miniature, and offer a read speed of up to 950 MB/s, maxing out capabilities of the interface. Lexar’s Professional SL100 Pro Portable SSDs will …
