It’s been half a year since Micron unveiled the world’s first 1.5 TB microSDXC cards and there’s still not widely available for purchase yet. But TechRadar recently noticed that they’re starting to show up at a handful of wholesale retail sites. That means you could theoretically order one now… but it’ll be very expensive and might […]
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Micron introduces the first 1.5 TB microSD card
A growing number of PCs, phones, and other gadgets can support microSDXC cards with capacities as high as 2TB. There’s just one problem: nobody actually makes 2TB microSD cards yet. But we’re getting closer. More than two years after the first 1TB cards began shipping, Micron has unveiled the first 1.5TB microSDXC card. The new […]
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Micron brings faster UFS 3.1 storage to mobile devices with 176-layer NAND
Micron introduced 176-layer NAND memory last year, making it possible to deliver flash storage capable of faster read and write speeds while taking up less space. It’s already available in PCIe SSDs, and now the company says it’s bringing the technology to mobile devices. The first 176-layer NAND UFS 3.1 storage is now shipping to […]
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MicroSD cards get bigger, faster (1TB and 985 MB/s cards on the way)
A little over a year after the first 512GB microSDXC card was unveiled, SanDisk has introduced the first 1TB card. Micron has one too. The SanDisk Extreme microSDXC UHS-I card should be available in April for $450 and it supports read speeds up to 160MB/s and write speeds up to 90MB/s. The 1TB Micron c200 […]
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Micron’s QuantX 3D Xpoint storage coming in late 2017, will challenge Intel Optane
The first Intel Optane storage products should begin shipping soon, and it’s expected to show up in some laptop and desktop computers that launch in early 2017. Optane storage is expected to be up to 10 times as fast as the flash storage used in most existing solid state drives. While the first Optane products are expected […]
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3D XPoint storage: Up to 1,000 times faster than flash
Intel and Micron have announced a new type of memory technology called 3D XPoint that they say could offer speeds up to 1,000 times faster than NAND flash storage. 3D XPoint technology samples will be available later this year, which means we could start to see products that use 3D XPoint as soon as 2016. According […]
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3D NAND flash memory could lead to 10TB SSDs
Solid state storage tends to be faster, less power-hungry, and less likely to break if dropped on the floor than hard drive storage. That’s why SSDs have become popular choices for tablet and notebook makers. But SSDs still tend to be more expensive than hard drives on a price-per-gigabyte basis. They also don’t tend to offer […]
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Crucial MX100 is a 256GB SSD for $110
Solid State Drives are faster than hard drives and they use less energy. Since they have no moving parts there’s less chance of them to break, and they don’t generate as much heat which helps keep your PC cool. So why doesn’t everybody have an SSD instead of a HDD? Because solid state drives still […]