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When the USB4 specification emerged several years ago, it was quickly positioned as a less expensive alternative to the Thunderbolt 3 technology which ruled the market of high-performance direct-attached storage (DAS) devices and docking stations. Since then, we've seen multiple USB4 docks hit the market, but USB4 DASes and SSDs are still rare. Thankfully, the situation began to change in the recent weeks, as multiple vendors have finally begun releasing their own USB4 SSDs and external drive enclosures. Adata Adata announced its first SE920 External USB4 SSD back in August 2021, but it only started shipping these drives in October. Adata's SE920 External SSDs offer capacities of 1 TB or 2 TB, along with a sequential read speed rating of up to 3.8 GB/s as well...
The XPG Cybercore II 1300W ATX 3.0 PSU Review: A Slightly More Modest High-End PSU
Continuing our look at the first generation of ATX 3.0 power supplies, today we're looking a slightly more modest high-end design from XPG, the CYBERCORE II 1300W. An upgrade...
17 by E. Fylladitakis on 7/14/2023Adata Reveals Its First PCIe Gen5 SSD: Legend 970
Adata has introduced its first PCIe 5.0 SSD, the Legend 970. A Phison E26-based design, the Legend 970 pairs Phison's high-end controller with a sophisticated active cooling system that...
26 by Anton Shilov on 7/6/2023Next-Generation CAMM, MR-DIMM Memory Modules Show Up at Computex
Dynamic random access memory is an indispensable part of all computers, and requirements for DRAM — such as performance, power, density, and physical implementation — tend to change now...
4 by Anton Shilov on 6/2/2023AMD EXPO Memory Technology: One Click Overclocking Profiles For Ryzen 7000
During AMD's 'together we advance_PCs event, the company unveiled its latest Zen 4-based Ryzen 7000 processors to the world, as well as its AM5 platforms, including X670E, X670, B650E...
34 by Gavin Bonshor on 8/30/2022The ADATA XPG Cybercore 1300W PSU Review: Advanced From the Start
In today's review, we are taking a look at XPG's latest creation, the Cybercore power supply series. The Cybercore PSU is based on a whole new power supply platform...
35 by E. Fylladitakis on 3/10/2022The ADATA GAMMIX S50 Lite 2TB SSD Review: Mainstream PCIe Gen4
Today we're taking a look at ADATA's XPG Gammix S50 Lite, a mid-range consumer NVMe SSD based on Silicon Motion's new SM2267 controller. Among other notable features, the Gammix...
93 by Billy Tallis on 4/30/2021CES 2021: ADATA Claims to have DDR5 Module, But Sends Us Renders
Planning for the next-generation of processors, ADATA has sent us a render of its first DDR5 module at CES 2021, with supported speeds of up to DDR5-8400. Memory partners and...
12 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/13/2021CES 2021: ADATA Announces XPG Xenia Xe Gaming Ultrabook
At CES 2021, which switched to a virtual online-only format due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, ADATA has unveiled its latest gaming ultrabook, the XPG Xenia Xe. Based on...
10 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/13/2021ADATA At CES2021: XPG GAMMIX S70 PCIe 4.0 SSD Now Available
A year ago at CES 2020, ADATA previewed three upcoming PCIe 4.0 consumer SSDs planned for release in 2020. As with many things last year, that didn't go exactly...
4 by Billy Tallis on 1/12/2021CES 2021: ADATA SE900G External SSD, With RGB
With a varied selection of announcements for CES 2021's new virtual format, ADATA has unveiled a new external solid-state drive with integrated RGB LEDs. The ADATA SE900G looks to...
1 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/11/2021CES 2021: ADATA Announces New XPG Levante Pro 360mm AIO CPU Cooler
The XPG 'The Future Of Gaming' event at the all-digital CES 2021 trade show has given us an insight into what to expect from ADATA's gaming division. One of...
4 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/11/2021CES 2021: XPG MANA Gaming Gum, Chewable Caffeine For Gamers
It's not April Fools Day, but ADATA XPG has lifted the lid on one of its latest gaming products for CES 2021. XPG Gaming Gum is designed to give...
37 by Dr. Ian Cutress & Gavin Bonshor on 1/8/2021Silicon Motion Launches PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD Controllers
Silicon Motion has announced the official launch of their first generation of PCIe 4.0-capable NVMe SSD controllers. These controllers have been on the roadmap for quite a while and...
23 by Billy Tallis on 10/20/2020ADATA External and HP Portable SSDs Review: Featuring the ADATA SE800 and HP P700
Portable flash-based storage solutions are one of the growing segments in the direct-attached storage market. The emergence of 3D NAND with TLC and QLC has brought down the cost...
13 by Ganesh T S on 9/24/2020ADATA XPG Launches a PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD for Notebooks: Gammix S50 Lite
One of the primary issues with most of the PCIe 4.0 NVMe storage drives on the market today is power consumption. The only base solution for OEMs in the...
15 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 9/18/2020XPG Enters the Gaming Notebook Market with the 15.6-inch XENIA
XPG, the gaming arm of prolific storage vendor ADATA, has just announced its first-ever gaming notebook, the XENIA. Designed in collaboration with Intel, the 15.6-inch XENIA is based on...
25 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/22/2020ADATA's New 32 GB DDR4-3200 SO-DIMM, Ideal for Ryzen Mobile
ADATA, one of the leading manufacturers of DRAM and NAND products, has just unveiled its latest memory modules. The new ADATA DDR4-3200 32 GB parts are available in both...
41 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/15/2020ADATA Releases SE760 USB 3.2 Gen 2 External SSD: Up to 1000 MB/s
High-performance external storage devices are gaining popularity these days as many mobile PCs come with a relatively low-capacity SSD that cannot be upgraded. To that end, ADATA this week...
9 by Anton Shilov on 2/20/2020CES 2020: ADATA Preparing Three PCIe 4.0 Consumer SSDs
Among a mountain of new product announcements at CES, ADATA previewed three upcoming high-end consumer SSDs supporting PCIe 4.0. These will launch under their XPG gaming-oriented brand, and will...
29 by Billy Tallis on 1/17/2020