Crucial is finally debuting its TLC NAND-based external SSDs for portability. So far, the company has stuck with QLC offerings even though rivals like Samsung and WD have long offered TLC SSDs.
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Like many would likely have expected, solid state drives (SSDs) have been found to be much more reliable than hard disk drives (HDDs). This has been confirmed using the latest Backblaze data.
The adoption of PCIe 5.0 SSDs could finally take off with the launch of upcoming Ryzen 7000 and Intel 13th Gen processors. However, not all PCIe Gen5 SSDs are made equal as some models are slower.
Samsung today has introduced the fourth generation of Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 4.0. The new NAND flash storage will enable speeds of up to 4,200MB/s which is double that of last gen UFS 3.1.
The newer variant of the SN550 Blue SSD from WD apparently writes at around half the speed - once its available SLC cache is full - as compared to what the original SN550 was capable of doing.
The latest NVMe 2.0 specification has been released today by the NVMe consortium. The new standard is backwards compatible with previous specs and brings with it several new next-gen features.
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A leak points to Google using faster UFS 2.1 storage chip on the Pixel 4a. The faster storage chip should lead to a noticeable performance improvement especially while installing and opening apps.
