"It’s been a few weeks now since I got my hands on the MiPhi Storm 1100X external SSD, and after putting it through its paces, I’m finally ready to share my thoughts. As a content creator and avid gamer, I’m always on the lookout for storage solutions that can keep...

"Crucial promises sequential reads and writes speeds of up to 14,100 and 12,600MB/s, respectively, and random reads and writes of up to 1,500K and 1,800K IOPS (input-output operations per second) respectively. This is made possible thanks to the Phison PS5026-E26...

"The controller here is from Phison, the PS5021-E21T, with a 12nm process, Micron B48R QLC NAND, and a 176-layer MT29F8T08GULCEM4-QA:C memory chip. The module can withstand temperatures up to 85 degrees, but to maintain speed, it needs to operate below 70 degrees....

"The controller is closest to the M.2 connection and is Phison's E26 with the full mode number being PS5026-E26-52. The E26 does utilize DRAM for the FTL and they have the DRAM right next to the controller with it being Micron LPDDR4 DRAM, using a 2GB chip here but...