Memory and Storage

Difference Between SLC, MLC, TLC & QLC NAND SSDs: Which One is Better?

If you want a top-of-the-line system, especially for gaming or content creation, then an SSD is absolutely necessary. However, before…

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Kingston Launches KC3000 SSD Line: PCIe Gen 4, Up to 4TB Capacity and 7GB/s Transfer Rates

Kingston is prepping to launch its first PCIe Gen 4 consumer SSD, the KC3000. Based on 3D TLC NAND and…

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File Explorer Bug in Windows 11 Causes Memory Consumption to Peak at 99% Without Running Anything

An old memory leak has resurfaced with the launch of Windows 11. As reported by Reddit user @gyrohan269, opening and…

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DDR5-4800 Memory From GeIL Selling for a Crazy $350 on Newegg, 5.5x More than DDR4-3200

The first DDR5 memory kit is now on sale on Newegg (already out of stock at the time of writing).…

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Micron Unveils 7400 Series Enterprise NVMe Drives: Up to 6,600 MB/s Seq. Read Speeds and 7.68 TB Capacity

Micron has announced its 7400 series SSDs for data centers and servers. The drives come in various form factors from…

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LPDDR4 vs DDR4 vs LPDDR4x Memory: What’s the Difference?

LPDDR4 is the mobile equivalent of DDR4 memory. Compared to DDR4, it has a reduced power consumption but does so…

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WD Launches Updated SN570 NVMe SSD: 112L 3D TLC, No DRAM, 5 Year Warranty

Western Digital today released the updated version of its SN570 (Blue) NVMe SSD. Leveraging 3D TLC NAND and an in-house…

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Backblaze Proves that SSD Durability is Nearly the Same as that of HDDs

There’s a common belief that SSDs last much longer than HDDs. The reason being that they have no moving parts while…

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Phison releases its first PCIe 5.0 hard drive master chip E26: performance has not been announced and will be on the market next year

Phison has announced its first PCIe 5.0 SSD controller, the PS5026-E26, with a launch expected sometime in 2022. According to…

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Western Digital launches WD Red SN700 NVMe SSD: TLC NAND up to 4TB, 3,400 MB/s Transfer Rates

Western Digital today announced the launch of its budget TLC NVMe SSD, the SN700 (Red). The solid drive has an…

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