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TeamGroup NV5000 2TB Because PCIe 4.0 SSDs Are Almost Affordable

November 2, 2026

SSDs are one of the victims of data centres, with prices soaring to ridiculous levels for anyone that needs one.? At this point there is definitely no point in shopping for a…

Biwin M560 2TB Featuring The SM2504XT PCIe Gen5 DRAMless Controller

August 25, 2026

Biwin has produced the first SSD that TweakTown have run into with Silicon Motion's SM2504XT PCIe Gen5 DRAMless controller, and so they were curious to see just how it performed.? The M560…

Samsung SSD 990 2TB Review – A Mainstream Option for 2026

July 14, 2026

Samsung has introduced a new model in their venerable SSD series, with the new SSD 990 positioned as a "sweet spot" option for mainstream applications. It is a PCIe 4.0 NVMe drive,…

The Newest DRAM-less SSD Controller, Phison’s E37T

July 3, 2026

Phison showed off their E37T controller at CES 2026, and now TweakTown received an engineering sample to test out.? The controller is supposed to provide 14,900 MB/s sequential reads...

ZimaCube 2 Pro, When You Need Blazing Fast NAS Performance

May 29, 2026

IceWhale's ZimaCube 2 Pro is an impressive NAS, and not just because those two performance cores are rare to find in a NAS.? In addition to the Intel processor it also has…

Orico K20 Mini 2TB, Portable SSDs Aren’t Quite As Bad As Internals

April 20, 2026

2026 is a strange time, and a perfect example of that is Orico's K20 Mini 2TB Magnetic Portable SSD which is less expensive than an internal SSD at the moment.? In a…

Time For Alternatives! The KLEVV CRAS C925G And MaXio MAP1602A?F3C Controller

February 23, 2026

We know Seagate and Western Digital have already sold out of HDDs for the year and flash based storage has become incredibly rare and even more expensive.? It is possible that some…

Micron Is Pumping Out PCIe 6.0 SSDs, And You Can’t Have One

February 17, 2026

Sigh. Here's yet another impressive piece of technology that we are unlikely to get our hands on until the bubble bursts.? ?Micron have moved their PCIe 6.0 9650 Series controller and drives into…

Just Try To Catch The Samsung 9100 PRO 1TB

January 8, 2026

There is something special about the 1TB version of the Samsung 9100 Pro, for contrary to your expectations it tends to run faster on an ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E APEX than it…

CES 2026: Sandisk Transforms SSD Lineup with New Optimus Branding

January 7, 2026

Sandisk announced during CES 2026 that it is retiring the Western Digital branding for its solid state drives moving forward in favor of revamped Optimus branding for all of its SSDs. Set…