Toshiba Readies XG5 NVMe SSD With 64-Layer BiCS

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Toshiba displayed the new XG5 NVMe SSD at Dell World, but only as a nameless working model. Now the company has flipped the notebook over to show us the new XG5. This is the first client SSD with 64-layer BiCS 3D NAND technology.

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We don't yet know how well BiCS compares to Samsung's and IMFT's 64-layer 3D NAND technology. What we do know is that the increase in bit output will ease the current supply issues and get us back on track for decreasing SSD prices. The NAND race is about to heat up again with the additional 3D technologies that reset the endurance clock and spur lower prices that aid user adaption.

Yes! We continued making progress in terms of performance, but we stalled in terms of price/capacity. Lower pricing for high-capacity drives can't happen soon enough. My next build is going to have a 1TB NVMe SSD for primary storage. Games are getting big.