ADATA FALCON M.2 SSD Review

The ADATA FALCON is an M.2 SSD that is built around high performance, or “pro-formance” as they clumsily said. The drive comes in a fairly wide capacity range, 256GB up to 2TB. The M.2, 2280, form factor makes it a fit for desktops or notebooks. The main use cases for the ADATA FALCON are photo editing, industrial drawing, and programming. (more…)
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WD Red SMR Updates

Back in April we wrote an article (I’m aware some of you didn’t like the title) about WD’s woes with the WD Red drives being SMR when the buyers thought they were CMR. The previous article covered WD’s response to the customer outcry (this is the age where the masses can raise up their digital pitchforks and torches and make companies change, for better or worse). WD has made further clarifications around the WD Red SMR line to best serve their customers as they buy drives for the NAS devices. (more…)
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