Samsung 990 EVO Gen 5 SSD Review It would be fair to say that of all the brands that exist in the SSD consumer and commercial market, few have the recognition and long-running reputation that Samsung has. A mainstay in consumer day-to-day devices, they have also been long-running pioneers in the world of solid-state storage […]
Samsung 990 EVO Gen 5 SSD Review It would be fair to say that of all the brands that exist in the SSD consumer and commercial market, few have the recognition and long-running reputation that Samsung has. A mainstay in consumer day-to-day devices, they have also been long-running pioneers in the world of solid-state storage […]
Samsung Finally Releasing a Consumer Gen5 SSD – The 990 EVO M.2 NVMe SSD With so many Gen 5 SSDs being revealed during CES 2024, it probably won’t come as a tremendous surprise that Samsung (a big [player in both the consumer and business SSD market) is on the verge of rolling out its very […]
Samsung T5 EVO 8TB USB SSD Review – Big Deal? In the ever-evolving world of digital storage, the need for portable, high-capacity solutions has never been greater. Enter the Samsung Portable SSD T5 EVO, a device that not only meets these demands but also sets a new standard in the realm of external storage. This […]
Samsung T5 EVO 8TB USB SSD Review – Big Deal? In the ever-evolving world of digital storage, the need for portable, high-capacity solutions has never been greater. Enter the Samsung Portable SSD T5 EVO, a device that not only meets these demands but also sets a new standard in the realm of external storage. This […]
Review of the Samsung T9 4TB NVMe SSD In the vast landscape of technology that has persistently evolved over the last three or four decades in the realm of data storage, none have had the staying power of traditional USB direct storage. Right from the beginning, when consumer computers first entered the market with high […]
Review of the Samsung 990 Pro 4TB NVMe SSD Why is the Samsung 990 Pro a big deal? And why is the 4TB model an even bigger deal? Well, do you remember when Gen 4 of SSDs first landed? Back in 2019/20, Gen. 4 was starting to make waves. Although it hadn’t quite reached the […]
Gen5 SSDs – 4 Reasons to Switch to PCIe Gen 5 NOW (and 4 Reasons NOT TO!) There is no avoiding it, PCIe Gen 5 M.2 NVMe SSDs are the rage now! In the last 12 months, we have seen more than 20 different Gen 5 SSDs unveiled at various trade events in the tech […]
Gen5 SSDs – 4 Reasons to Switch to PCIe Gen 5 NOW (and 4 Reasons NOT TO!) There is no avoiding it, PCIe Gen 5 M.2 NVMe SSDs are the rage now! In the last 12 months, we have seen more than 20 different Gen 5 SSDs unveiled at various trade events in the tech […]
Every Gen 5 NVMe SSD On Show at Computex 2023 I think it would be fair to say that 2023 is fast turning into the REAL launch year for Gen 5 NVMes. Although the impact of factors such as the pandemic, hardware shortages and political tensions in trading blocks has delayed the planned rollout for […]
Synology DS423+ compatible RAM upgrade The Synology DS423+ is a powerful and reliable NAS device that is designed for small and medium-sized businesses. It comes with 2 GB of DDR4 non-ECC memory, with 2 GB of it soldered to the board, and one memory slot available for upgrades. The maximum memory capacity is 6 GB, […]
best nvme for Synology NAS (Synology, Samsung 990 Pro, FireCuda 530, FireCuda 520 and WD Red SN700) How do Synology NVMe compare with other brands? In order to choose SSD for caching consider the size of the NVMe required, as this will impact the amount of data that can be cached. The Synology NVMe M.2 […]
What are the updates since the news broke out? UPDATE 14th Feb 2023 Samsung has been investigating customer inquiries about anomalies related to the SMART of the 990 PRO SSD. These anomalies were found to be caused by issues with the 990 PRO SSD’s firmware. Accordingly, a firmware update was released today, February 13, 2023, that […]
UPDATE 14th Feb 2023 Samsung has been investigating customer inquiries about anomalies related to the SMART of the 990 PRO SSD. These anomalies were found to be caused by issues with the 990 PRO SSD’s firmware. Accordingly, a firmware update was released today, February 13, 2023, that fixes these anomalies. (SMART values are not restored to […]
Samsung 990 Pro and 980 Pro SSD Failure Issue – Latest Update The news of Samsung SSDs reporting declining health that was covered in our previous post HERE continues to roll on and in the two weeks since our initial article and video on this, several new updates have emerged on this, some good, some […]
Samsung 990 Pro and 980 Pro SSD Failure Issue – Latest Update The news of Samsung SSDs reporting declining health that was covered in our previous post HERE continues to roll on and in the two weeks since our initial article and video on this, several new updates have emerged on this, some good, some […]
Samsung 990 PRO vs WD Black SN770 and WD Black SN850 NVMe SSD 990 Pro specs 1TB (1,000GB*) MZ-V9P1T0 Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB Warranty Statement MZ-V9P1T0BW MZ-V9P1T0B/AM 2TB (2,000GB*) MZ-V9P2T0 Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB Warranty Statement MZ-V9P2T0BW MZ-V9P2T0B/AM 980 Pro specs SN770 specs SN850 NVME™ SSD specs […]
Samsung 990 PRO Series NVME SSD release date Samsung 990 PRO Series SSDs Will Be Available for Pre-Order on November 1st Samsung Electronics America today announced that the Samsung 990 PRO PCIe 4.0 SSD Series will be available for pre-order on November 1, 2022. Featuring breakthrough innovations in proprietary NAND, controller, and software technology, the Samsung […]
Samsung PCIE 3.0 X4 NVME M.2 2280 – MZ-V8V250BW from € 69.95 MZ-V8V500BW from € 89.95 MZ-V8V1T0BW from € 149.95 Application registered 2020-09-17 Device: SSD – MZ-V8V1T0 (MZ-V8V1TA,MZ-V8V500,MZ-V8V50A) Application Number: 202017210000257966 Company: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Device Name: SSD Model: MZ-V8V1T0 Sub-Model: MZ-V8V1TA,MZ-V8V500,MZ-V8V50A Authorization Number: RR-SEC-MZ-V8V1T0 Alphanumeric Authorization Number: RRSECMZV8V1T0 Manufacturer: Samsung Electronics […]
The Samsung 990 Pro NVMe SSD FULLY Revealed For those that have been closely following the world of SSDs in summer 2022, one of the most intriguing leaks of a future product was undoubtedly the reveal on the PCI-SIG pages of a SAMSUNG 990 Pro that was reported to be a PCIe Gen 5 SSD. […]