Samsung denies there is anything wrong with its flagship SSDs
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And is certainly not replacing them

Samsung is denying that there is anything wrong with its 990 Pro 2TB SSD after fanboys took to the web to complain about its abilities.

16 TB SSDs for $100 too good to be true
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Yeah, it is too good to be true

Amazon has been having problems with partners who insist on “supplying” well reviewed 16 TB SSDs on its site for just $100.

Samsung unveils the new PM9C1a SSD
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5nm controller and 7th gen V-NAND

Samsung has unveiled the new PM9C1a PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD based on its own 5nm controller and seventh-generation V-NAND.

Sony’s M.2 2280 PCIe4 x4 NVMe SSD gamble paid off
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Played its cards right

Sony appears to have made a good decision to use M.2 2280 PCIe4 x4 NVMe SSDs for additional storage early even though such drives weren't yet widely available at the time of launch.

Samsung officially unveils the 990 PRO SSD
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Hitting sequential read of 7,450MB/s on PCIe 4.0

Samsung has officially announced its latest 990 Pro SSD, an M.2 (2280) SSD based on Samsung V-NAND 3-bit TLC NAND, in-house controller, and PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe 2.0 interface.

Samsung readies 8th generation V-NAND
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Headed for SSDs, and upcoming PCIe 5.0 capable drives

Samsung is about to start mass production of its upcoming eighth-generation V-NAND memory, which is expected to be found on future SSDs, including upcoming PCIe 5.0 capable drives.

Sabrent announces Rocket 4 Plus G SSD lineup
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PCIe 4.0 and support for Microsoft's DirectStorage API

Sabrent has officially announced its latest Rocket 4 Plus G SSD lineup, a new lineup with optimized O2 GO firmware and support for Microsoft's DirectStorage 4 API.

Next gen SSD is nearly with us
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Samsung 990 Pro hits the regulators 

The next generation of SSD is nearly there,if a recent regulatory filing proves accurate.

Apple caught out on slow SSD speeds
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But claims they are fast anyway due to magic CPU

Fruity cargo-cult might have been a little creative when it came to the benchmark speeds for its latest shiney toys and when questioned about it is claiming that the M2 chip covers all sins. 

Apple’s M2 new 13-inch MacBook Pro has an SSD powered by snails
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You must make your money from somewhere

Apple's new 13-inch MacBook Pro with its over hyped M2 chip has another flaw which you are unlikely to read in the Tame Apple Press.