Suppose you have been holding up on getting one of those portable SSDs from Western Digital because it just doesn’t have enough storage, well, no more excuses. The storage vendors today announced at CES 2021 the 4TB versions across the …
Read MoreExtra Room Definitely Available: WD Adds 4TB to Flagship Portable SSDs
Western Digital today announced two new portable SSDs as the major upgrades to the previous versions, the SanDisk Extreme and SanDisk Extreme PRO. Respectively, these two are the next versions of the 2018 SanDisk Extreme and 2019 SanDisk Extreme PRO. …
Read MoreWD’s Next-Gen SanDisk Portable SSDs Double Down on Performance
If you want to carry a lot of data on the go, access them fast, and have the peace of mind on security — and who doesn’t? — you’ll be interested in what Western Digital announced today, the ArmorLock Security …
Read MoreWD’s New ArmorLock Security Turns Data Safeguarding a No-Brainer
The state of peripheral connections is about to get quite interesting thanks to Intel’s just-announced details on the latest Thunderbolt 4 standard. Double the bandwidth and more Naturally, this is the next step after Thunderbolt 3. Thunderbolt 4 will inherit …
Read MoreIntel’s Thunderbolt 4 Doubles the Bandwidth, Available Soon
Of the things we tend to learn when it’s too late, data backup is one of the most, if not the most common. I’ve seen too many instances where folks learned about data backup when it was no longer possible. …
If you’re in the market for a robust network-attached storage (NAS) server, there are now a couple of new and exciting options. Synology announced today its latest 2020 lineup of the Plus series that includes four brand-news servers, the DS220+, …
Read MoreSynology’s 2020 Plus NAS Gets NVMe Caching and Speed Boost
You might have heard of solid-state drive (SSD). This post will explain this type of storage and its variant (i.e., SATA SSD vs. NVMe SSD) and how they are different from the traditional hard drive (HDD). And even if you’re …
Read MoreEverything You Need To Know about Solid-State Drives
The Silicon Power PC60 is not a novelty, yet it manages to be somewhat of a one-of-a-kind storage device. The new portable solid-state drive (SSD) is super-light, ultra-compact, and delivered excellent performance in testing, though not the fastest I’ve seen. …
Read MoreSilicon Power PC60 Review: A Featherlight and Speedy Portable SSD
Once upon a time, somebody asked me about my most important piece of tech and was surprised when I said it was my Synology NAS server. But that’s true! Despite the not-so-sexy name, that NAS box has been my most …
Read MoreNAS Explained: Why You Probably Want a (Synology) Server, Too!
If you’re not sure of the difference between USB-C vs. Thunderbolt 3, or between USB 3.0 vs. USB 3.2, you’re not alone. But mind you, that’s a small problem to have. Not so long ago, we had to also deal …
Western Digital today unveiled the AS-specific WD Red SA500 solid-state drive (SSD) as the answer to the Seagate IronWolf 110 that came out earlier this year. And that’s excellent news for network-attached storage (NAS) enthusiasts. Update: The full review of …
The WD My Passport SSD just got some serious competitors. Seagate today announced an all-new ultra-portable SSD-based family of portable drives, the One Touch SSD. A fashion statement From the descriptions, all One Touch SSD drives are compact with stylish …
Read MoreSeagate Turns Portable Storage Cool with One Touch SSD
The recent release of the WD Black product line for hardcore gamers doesn’t mean Western Digital has forgotten about its general audience. The proof? The storage maker today announced a refreshed lineup of its signature WD My Passport drives. The …
Read MoreWD My Passport Refreshed: Thinner yet More Capacious
You’re probably familiar with WD Black as an internal hard drive (HDD), or the super-fast NVMe solid-state drive (SSD). Here’s the news: Western Digital today launched WD_BLACKas a brand-new product line dedicated to gaming. A host of storage options The …
Read MoreWestern Digital Now Paints Gaming Seriously WD_BLACK
It’s quite hard to make portable storage devices interesting these days, but WD has managed to do just that at CES 2019 with four new products, each unique in its own right. These include the SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD, …
Read MoreWD Makes Portable Storage Interesting Again at CES 2019
The new Samsung SSD 860 QVO solid-state drive (SSD), announced today, is Samsung’s most affordable SSD yet. Indeed, the new drive is available in 1TB, 2TB and 4TB with the suggested retail price of $150, $300 and $600, respectively, or …
An SSD upgrade is quite simple. All you have to do is make a clone of an existing drive to a solid-state drive. Then physically swap the former out for the latter. The process will help the computer perform much …
The recently released G-Drive Mobile USB-C from G-Tech is similar to the previous model that came out two years ago. It’s now just slightly faster and includes two new capacities, 2TB, and 4TB. If you think the new capacities are not …
Read MoreG-Tech G-Drive Mobile USB-C (2018) Review: Your Mac’s Handy Friend
The Crucial P1 is the first NVMe solid-state drive (SSD) from Micron and continues the low-cost trend found in the MX500 and BX500. Indeed, at just $.22 per gigabyte, the new drive costs much less than other NVMe SSDs, like the …
If you’ve been using the Surveillance Station feature of a Synology NAS server, here’s some good news. The NAS maker today announced version 8.2 of its Surveillance Station that adds a host of new features, including LiveCam and Live Broadcast. …
Read MoreSynology Surveillance Station 8.2 Gets LiveCam and More