ETA on Phison E18 controller Gen4 NVME drives?

lynx29 · Nov 17, 2020

Just wondering if anyone has any info when these drives might hit shelves, I plan to do a clean install of Windows 10 within next month, just want to know if it's worth waiting a few more weeks or so... I plan to get a 1TB of any brand as long as it has the E18 controller not E16.

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Makaveli · Nov 17, 2020

My best guess not until January.

btarunr · Nov 18, 2020

Not before Feb-March from what I heard.

lynx29 · Nov 18, 2020

btarunr said:
Not before Feb-March from what I heard.

thank you, just saved me a lot of time. will go on ahead and grab something else now, thanks again. i didn't want to wait any longer than december, so it's all good.

TheLostSwede · Nov 18, 2020

lynx29 said:
Just wondering if anyone has any info when these drives might hit shelves, I plan to do a clean install of Windows 10 within next month, just want to know if it's worth waiting a few more weeks or so... I plan to get a 1TB of any brand as long as it has the E18 controller not E16.

@TheLostSwede @btarunr

Phison's New PCIe 4.0 Controller Tested: 7.4 GBps of Potential

Phison’s PS5018-E18 could be the fastest SSD controller yet.

www.tomshardware.com

Seems like the WD Black SN850 is the way to go.
Obviously this is still not the final firmware for the Phison drive they tested, but WD has done a really good job this time around.

HighEndToys · Nov 19, 2020

The first E18 drives will ship well before March 2021. The final firmware is in the last stages of testing. You will likely see them at the usual online stores before the end of this month or at the latest the start of next month.

Bayfront Benny · Nov 19, 2020

HighEndToys said:
The first E18 drives will ship well before March 2021. The final firmware is in the last stages of testing. You will likely see them at the usual online stores before the end of this month or at the latest the start of next month.

This month of November or beginning of December?

HighEndToys · Nov 19, 2020

I just saw the mockup of a retail drive less than an hour ago. I wouldn't be surprised to see presale by the end of next week. I can't say that for certain because I'm not on the sales team of the partner companies, but they are coming much sooner than mentioned above.

Bayfront Benny · Nov 20, 2020

Worth the wait I think. NVMe 1.4 looks promising - hope they have software and drivers to complement. Currently the Sabrent app is still beta and never provided firmware for their Gen 3 or 4 rocket M.2s.
That said the Samsung 980s don't seem to have drivers or software either.

Bayfront Benny · Nov 25, 2020

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ETA on Phison E18 controller Gen4 NVME drives?

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