Jon Coulter

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Sabrent Rocket Enterprise 15.36TB SSD Review - High Availability and Performance

1 week ago | tweaktown.com | Jon Coulter

TweakTown Rating: 92%It's powerful and highly available making Sabrent's Rocket Enterprise SSD a perfect choice for SMB enterprises. AvailabilitySequential performanceConsistencyMixed workloadsAvoidConsiderShortlistBuyIntroduction and Drive Details For many enterprises, SSD availability is a primary concern. With the world's largest enterprises integrating artificial intelligence into datacenters across the globe, there is currently a side effect of bit-scarcity.
Kingston DC3000ME 7.68TB Datacenter SSD Review - A Worthy Contender

2 weeks ago | tweaktown.com | Jon Coulter

TweakTown Rating: 93%Kingston's DC3000ME Gen5 Datacenter SSD is a capable and worthy option for your enterprise storage needs. AvailabilityWrite performanceConsistencyNoneAvoidConsiderShortlistBuyIntroduction and Drive Details Kingston, the world's largest fabless memory company, is tossing its hat into the PCIe Gen5 enterprise storage space with the launch of its DC3000ME Series.
Fadu Echo U.2 7.68TB Enterprise SSD Review - Powerful and Efficient

2 weeks ago | tweaktown.com | Jon Coulter

TweakTown Rating: 98%The Fadu Echo U.2 7.68TB is powerful, efficient and a mixed workload wonder all wrapped up in one. Up to 3.33 million RR IOPSMixed workloadsPower efficiencyNoneAvoidConsiderShortlistBuy Introduction and Drive Details The South Korean-based company Fadu is a major player in the enterprise storage world, so we are glad to get our hands on its latest and greatest enterprise offering.
Samsung 9100 Pro 4TB SSD Review - A New Contender

1 month ago | tweaktown.com | Jon Coulter

TweakTown's Rating: 98%Samsung's 9100 Pro is the highest performing 4TB SSD we've encountered, and stays cool under fire. Sequential throughputSingle-sided designReal-world performanceHigh MSRPAvoidConsiderShortlistBuy Introduction & Drive Details Over the years, Samsung has become the world's number-one purveyor of solid-state storage. Consumer, OEM, or enterprise, Samsung sells more than any other.
DapuStor Roealsen6 R6101 7.68TB Enterprise SSD Review - Boss of 1-DWPD Storage

1 month ago | tweaktown.com | Jon Coulter

TweakTown's Rating: 100%DapuStor's Roealsen6 R6101 7.68TB is the highest performing 1-DWPD SSD we've ever encountered. Up to 3.57 million RR IOPSQOSPower efficiencyNoneAvoidConsiderShortlistBuy Introduction and Drive Details DapuStor has launched a new enterprise SSD series, the Roealsen6 Series. The new SSD is built on DapuStor's in-house developed DP800 controller and firmware. The new series features a PCIe 5.0 interface and 3D eTLC NAND Flash.
Acer Predator GM9000 2TB SSD Review - High Performance Efficiency

1 month ago | tweaktown.com | Jon Coulter

TweakTown's Rating: 92% Introduction & Drive Details A little over six months ago, we got our first taste of Silicon Motion's next-gen PCIe Gen5 SM2508 controller. This long-awaited arrival delivered stunning performance even in pre-release form and did so far more efficiently than anything else in its class. Although it didn't make it to the top of our performance hierarchy, it came so close that we knew it was just a matter of time before this controller would power a new performance champion.
TeamGroup T-Force GC Pro 2TB SSD Review - 13,000 MB/s on the Cheap

1 month ago | tweaktown.com | Jon Coulter

TweakTown's Rating: 89%With a price point of 10 cents per gigabyte for more than 13,000 MB/s throughput, the GC Pro 2TB presents a great value proposition. PricingSequential throughputRandom throughputLess real-world performance than its peersPoor PS5 performanceAvoidConsiderShortlistBuy Introduction & Drive Details Back in May 2024, we got to review TeamGroup's all Chinese-made PCIe Gen5 SSD, the T-Force GE Pro 4TB.
LaCie Rugged SSD Pro5 2TB - A First of its Kind Masterpiece

1 month ago | tweaktown.com | Jon Coulter

TweakTown's Rating: 98%It is indeed the world's most powerful portable scratch-disk, making it a must-have for creative professionals.
Western Digital WD Black SN7100 2TB SSD Review - A Powerful Bargain

1 month ago | tweaktown.com | Jon Coulter

TweakTown's Rating: 91% Introduction & Drive Details Western Digital has launched its newest WD Black SSD, the SN7100. The SN7100 is designed to meld the perfect combination of value and performance over the PCIe Gen4 interface. The value side of the equation is the drive is another inexpensive 4-channel DRAMless offering. The performance side of the equation, and what distinguishes it from its predecessors, is its next-gen BiCS 8 flash array.
PNY RP60 1TB Portable SSD Review - Rugged, Powerful and Portable

1 month ago | tweaktown.com | Jon Coulter

TweakTown's Rating: 98% Introduction & Drive Details To date, we've seen many portable SSDs based on Silicon Motion's SM2320 native USB controller, and all of them rank among the best devices of their kind ever made. The main reason we are of this opinion is that SMI's SM2320 controller is native USB, meaning it doesn't need a bridge chip to translate NVMe to USB. No bridge chip means less heat, less power draw, and universal compatibility.