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How to spot a fake SSD?
Fake SSD drives are being sold again online. In this blog, we explain how to spot a fake drive and how you can avoid falling victim to the scams.Read More
Video: Role of Kingston SSD in Arc Production Animations
In this video, Kingston Technology shows why Arc Productions’ animation artists rely on fast SSDs for their work.Read More
What is Write Amplification (WA) and how does it effect SSDs?
In a recent blog, we described Garbage Collection and the Trim command. Both are methods to mark and set data that are no longer in use and can, therefore, be overwritten in a Flash NAND based SSD. These two methods try to solve the problem that any SSD made by Flash NAND chips have – the Write Amplification (WA) and the Write Amplification Factor (WAF). As we have mentioned before, …Read More
How does wear leveling make your SSD live longer?
Previously, we looked at some of the most basic technologies that make SSDs and their Flash NAND chips work. This week we go one step further and explore wear levelling.Read More