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KIOXIA CM9 Series Supports Cold-Plate Cooling Option in E3.S Form Factor

Les Tokar — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:02:42 +0000

KIOXIA has announced the addition of direct liquid cooling (DLC) models to its KIOXIA CM9 Series enterprise SSD lineup to support cold-plate-enabled server designs. The new E3.S DLC models also support traditional air-cooled environments. As AI and other high-performance enterprise environments continue to advance, direct liquid cooling is becoming increasingly important to address growing computing …

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SanDisk Optimus GX Pro 8100 Gen5 8TB SSD Review – This 8TB Beast Includes Industry Leading 14GB/s Gen5 Speeds & a 5-Year Warranty

Les Tokar — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:54:49 +0000

Up bright and early this morning to put the finishing touches on what has been a whirlwind of SSD reviews over the past few weeks. In less than 48 hours, I’ll be setting the keyboard aside for a month as I embark on a coast-to-coast-to-coast motorcycle journey across North America in under three weeks, Atlantic …

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Exascend PD5 Gen5 7.68TB Enterprise SSD Review – 15GB/s Throughput with 3000K+ IOPS and Exceptional Random Writes

Les Tokar — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 22:08:05 +0000

While attending Computex in Taiwan this past June, The SSD Review had the opportunity to meet with Exascend CEO and Founder Frank Chen, who provided valuable insight into the company’s background and philosophy. Exascend is a NAND flash storage specialty manufacturer with a product portfolio that spans memory cards, DRAM, embedded storage solutions, and enterprise-class …

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Longsys Gen5 2TB mSSD Review – 13GB/s Speed & up to 8TB Capacity in a 25 Cent Piece Sized Storage Device

Les Tokar — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:29:56 +0000

I absolutely love world firsts. Even more than that, I love seeing genuine technological innovation. Not long ago, we introduced the Longsys Gen4 mSSD, and we were fortunate enough to receive the drive directly from Longsys Chairman Huabo Cai, giving us the opportunity to publish what turned out to be an unexpected world exclusive. That …

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Samsung 990 QLC DRAMless Gen4 2TB SSD Review – Choosing Between This & the TLC-based 990 EVO Plus

Les Tokar — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:55:29 +0000

When it comes to SSDs, I can’t help but wonder whether the latest price spike is simply a temporary shock driven by AI demand, or whether it was inevitable all along. For a while, we had it incredibly good. High-performance, DRAM-equipped SSDs with generous capacities and five-year warranties were selling at prices that would seem …

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