Samsung has started mass production of industry’s first M.2-based NVMe PCIe solid state drive (SSD). Apt for ultra-slim notebook PCs and workstations, the new SM951-NVMe boasts improved performance with low power consumption. The SM951 SSD with the help of Samsung’s own controller boasts a sequential data read and write performance up to 2,260MB/s and 1,600MB/s, […]
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Samsung unveils 850 EVO M.2 and mSATA SSDs for ultrathin PCs
Samsung has launched the 850 EVO M.2 and 850 EVO mSATA SSD in 53 countries. These storage solutions are new form factors of the 850 EVO SSD that was announced last year and adopts Samsung’s 3D V-NAND technology that ensures improved performance. Targeted at ultrathin PCs, the M.2 and mSATA SSDs are one-tenth the weight […]
Samsung introduces compact SSD T1, we go hands-on
Samsung’s CES press conference concentrated mainly on home appliances but the company started off by revealing a portable and stylish looking SSD T1. The drive is smaller than an average business card, weighs about an ounce and comes in a black chrome metal coating and laser patterning. The drive is basically an external storage device […]
Samsung will bundle Assassin’s Creed Unity game with UD590 Monitor or 850 PRO Series SSD
Samsung US has announced a new promotion wherein eligible buyers of the UD590 monitor or the 850 PRO Series SSD will get a free game from Ubisoft. Buyers will get a downloadable copy of Assassin’s Creed Unity with either of the purchases as Samsung is trying to attract gamers with monitor’s UHD resolution, 1ms response […]
Samsung releases firmware update to fix 840 EVO SSD performance issue
We first caught wind of 840 EVO SSD’s read speed issue last month and now Samsung, true to their word has released a firmware update to fix the performance issue. 840 EVO SSD users can download the fix from Samsung’s website and as Anand Tech points out, the fix is more than a firmware update […]