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SK hynix is one of the few vertically integrated manufacturers in the flash-based storage market. The company is well-established in the OEM market. A few years back, they also started exploring direct end-user products. Internal SSDs (starting with the Gold S31 and Gold P31) were the first out of the door. Late last year, the company introduced the Beetle X31 portable SSD, its first direct-attached storage product. In February, a complementary product was introduced - the Tube T31 Stick SSD. The Beetle X31 is a portable SSD with a Type-C upstream port and a separate cable. The Tube T31 is a take on the traditional thumb drive with a male Type-A interface. The size of the Beetle X31 makes the use of a bridge solution...
Samsung EVO Plus microSDXC UHS-I 512GB Memory Card Capsule Review
As content capture devices are recording ever-higher bitrate videos and higher resolution photos, high capacity memory cards are increasingly in demand. Everything from smartphones to game consoles to PCs...
11 by Ganesh T S on 5/10/2019
SanDisk's Mainstream Extreme PRO Portable SSD Goes NVMe
At CES 2019, Western Digital demonstrated a number of direct-attached flash solutions. Out of all the showcased items with imminent retail availability, one deserves separate mention. Under the SanDisk...
8 by Ganesh T S on 1/8/2019
SanDisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I 400GB Memory Card Capsule Review
Almost all content capture devices employ memory cards (flash-based removable media) for storage. Hand-held consoles and many other computing systems (PCs as well as smartphones) also employ them for...
3 by Ganesh T S on 12/13/2018
FreeTail EVOKE Pro microSDXC UHS-II Memory Card Capsule Review
Almost all content capture devices employ memory cards (flash-based removable media) for storage. Hand-held consoles and many other computing systems (PCs as well as smartphones) also employ them for...
5 by Ganesh T S on 11/20/2018
PNY Elite microSDXC UHS-I 512GB Memory Card Capsule Review
High-capacity microSDXC cards have started to appear in the market, thanks to the advent of 3D NAND. In August 2017, the 400GB SanDisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I card was introduced...
14 by Ganesh T S on 9/18/2018
The Samsung Portable SSD X5 Review - Thunderbolt 3 and NVMe in a Premium Enclosure
Samsung is launching their first Thunderbolt 3 SSD, the Portable SSD X5, today. It places an OEM version of their 970 EVO NVMe SSD behind an Alpine Ridge controller...
23 by Ganesh T S on 8/28/2018
Flash Memory Summit 2018, Yangtze Memory Technology Keynote Live Blog: Unleashing 3D NAND
The final talk of this session is from Yangtze Memory Technology (YMTC). We published their announcement this week, but they have set a very interesting talk for the show...
5 by Ian Cutress & Billy Tallis on 8/7/2018
Flash Memory Summit 2018, SK Hynix Keynote Live Blog: NAND Development
Second keynote of the session is SK Hynix
1 by Ian Cutress & Billy Tallis on 8/7/2018
Flash Memory Summit 2018, Micron Keynote Live Blog: QLC Flash
The afternoon keynote session has talks from Micron, SK Hynix, and YMTC, speaking all about future Flash products. This first talk is titled 'QLC Flash: Metting the Challenges of...
0 by Ian Cutress & Billy Tallis on 8/7/2018
Flash Memory Summit, Western Digital Keynote Live Blog
Second Keynote for us: Western Digital
0 by Ian Cutress & Billy Tallis on 8/7/2018
Flash Memory Summit, Toshiba Keynote Live Blog
We're here at Flash Memory Summit! One of the first keynotes of the event is Toshiba, speaking about their use of Flash.
1 by Ian Cutress & Billy Tallis on 8/7/2018
Intel and Micron To Dissolve 3D XPoint Partnership After 2019
A press release from Intel today has clarified the state of the 3D XPoint Joint Venture the company has with Micron. Currently Intel and Micron co-developed the new class...
19 by Ian Cutress on 7/16/2018
Western Digital Introduces New Portable Flash Solutions, Brings Alexa Support to the My Cloud Home NAS
LAS VEGAS, NV — At CES 2018, Western Digital introduced some new products and feature updates to existing ones across both their SanDisk and WD brand of external storage...
4 by Ganesh T S on 1/9/2018
FreeTail EVOKE Pro SDXC UHS-II Memory Card Capsule Review
Digital cameras and camcorders employ memory cards (flash-based removable media) for storage of captured content. There are different varieties of memory cards catering to various performance levels. CompactFlash (CF...
3 by Ganesh T S on 11/13/2017
SanDisk Extreme and Extreme PRO Memory Cards Review
Digital cameras and camcorders employ memory cards (flash-based removable media) for storage of captured content. There are different varieties of memory cards catering to various performance levels. CompactFlash (CF...
21 by Ganesh T S on 11/8/2017
ADATA Premier and XPG SDXC and microSDXC Cards Review
Digital cameras and camcorders employ memory cards (flash-based removable media) for storage of captured content. There are different varieties of memory cards catering to various performance levels. CompactFlash (CF...
19 by Ganesh T S on 10/30/2017
FreeTail EVOKE Series CompactFlash Cards Capsule Review
Digital cameras and camcorders employ memory cards (flash-based removable media) for storage of captured content. There are different varieties of memory cards catering to various performance levels. CompactFlash (CF...
4 by Ganesh T S on 6/23/2017
Lexar Professional Workflow HR2 4-Bay Thunderbolt 2 / USB 3.0 Reader Hub Review
Content creators in the field often have to deal with large amounts of data spread over multiple flash media. Importing them into a computer for further processing has always...
33 by Ganesh T S on 6/22/2017
JEDEC: DDR5 to Double Bandwidth Over DDR4, NVDIMM-P Specification Due Next Year
JEDEC made two important announcements about the future of DRAM and non-volatile DIMMs for servers last week. Development of both is proceeding as planned and JEDEC intends to preview...
38 by Anton Shilov on 4/3/2017
Adesto EcoXiP: Optimizing Memory Interfaces For Embedded Systems
There is no Moore's Law for flash memory. Unlike transistors, flash memory cells can no longer be made any smaller or faster without incurring reliability tradeoffs that negate the...
7 by Billy Tallis on 11/17/2016
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