How does wear levelling extend the life of a SSD?

24 January 2019 00:00:00 EST

In a previous blog, we looked at some of the most basic technologies that make SSDs and their Flash NAND chips work more efficiently and thus live longer. But there is one thing we have not...

18 December 2018 00:00:00 EST

What is TCG Opal Encryption?

TCG Opal stands for Trusted Computing Group OPAL. The Trusted Computing Group is an organisation that develops open standards for trusted computing platforms. It is run by leading companies from the...

13 December 2018 00:00:00 EST

Kingston Guest Blog Post: Effects of Garbage Collection and TRIM on SSD Performance

All Flash–based storage devices, SSDs included, are unique in the way they deal with previously deleted data. When a file is deleted in Windows or any OS, the file still exists on the storage device,...

08 November 2018 00:00:00 EST

Kingston guest blog: What is Over-Provisioning and how does it benefit a SSD?

To begin with, let’s look into the differences between how a HDD vs. SSD writes. When it comes to data being saved on an HDD, the information will get placed wherever there is space for it. Often it...

14 September 2018 00:00:00 EDT

Kingston Technology Guest Post: Are SSDs the future?

Kingston Technology and Ontrack Data Recovery launcehd new series of articles focusing on the 'Use of SSD's in IT.' Each blog will aim to provide basic information about technology, share insight...

05 September 2018 00:00:00 EDT

The main issues with the MacBook Pros embedded SSD

The new MacBook Pro has been released, and boy, does it look good! We’ve read the reviews, saved up the many, many pennies needed to buy it, and decided what version we want. But there is one problem...

15 September 2017 00:00:00 EDT

Here's how NVMe is making your SSD faster

Traditional, mechanical hard disk drives (HDDs) are a long way from being obsolete. However, sales of chip-based solid state drives (SSDs) are constantly increasing and are widely considered to be...

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