08-30-2018, 04:14 AM
https://us.hardware.info/reviews/8629/11...conclusion
Quote:All in all, we now have three high-end NVMe SSDs that rival each other: the Samsung 970 Evo, the WD Black 2018 and the Toshiba XG6. Each model has its own strengths and weaknesses, but overall they perform similarly. Coming from a situation where Samsung had exclusive rights in the high-end segment, that is obviously a very pleasant situation for the consumer. Also pleasing to consumers is that Toshiba has the potential to price the XG6 well below the competition, thanks to the implementation of its 96-layer BiCS 4 flash memory.
However, for the time being we do not know the price of the Toshiba XG6, and it seems that you will probably have to wait a few months before you can buy this SSD or any spin-off under Toshiba's consumer brand OCZ. Just before our publication, Toshiba even informed us that mass production would probably not start until early 2019. However, due to the fact that Toshiba is the first to utilize the new 96-layer NAND, they promote themselves to a full player in the high-end segment. Therefore, we give the Toshiba XG6 a Hardware.Info Innovation Award.