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Sabrent Releases 5-Bay USB-C Docking Station For 2.5″ SATA Drives With Active Cooling
Sabrent has released a new USB-C docking station which is capable of hosting up to five 2.5″ HDDS or SSDs and keeping them cool with a built-in fan. Sabrent 5-Bay USB-C Docking Station The new DS-5R15 is a 5-Bay docking station that connects through a fast USB-C Gen 3.2 connection…
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Kioxia Exceria SSD Roundup Review
Kioxia, formerly known as Toshiba Storage, has a list of new drives on the market and today I’m taking a little look at three of them. The Exceria NVMe SSD with 1TB, the Exceria Plus NVMe SSD with 2TB, and the Exceria SATA SSD with 960GB capacity. Kioxia Exceria SSD…
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Kingston DC500M 960GB Data Centre SSD Review
It is time for a second go at Kingston‘s DC500 series today. I got the DC500M in the office which is a drive geared towards mixed workloads. The last time I looked at the series it was the DC500R which is a read-oriented drive. Both have one thing in common…
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Seagate IronWolf 110 240GB NAS SSD Review
Seagate IronWolf 110 240GB NAS SSD Review On the surface, all SSDs look the same. But underneath, there can be huge differences. Today we’re looking at something which isn’t like most, Seagate‘s IronWolf 110 SSD designed for 24/7 multi-user setups such as in NAS devices. Seagate IronWolf 110 The IronWolf…
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Toshiba Announces XD5 NVMe SSD for Data Centres
More NVMe Options From Toshiba Toshiba announces the availability of its XD5 Series NVMe SSD platform in a new 2.5-inch, 7mm low-profile form factor. The drive is optimised for low-latency and performance consistency in read-intensive workloads. XD5 Data Centre SSD The XD5 is for both data centre and cloud environments.…
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Western Digital Releases Ultrastar DC SN630 and CL SN720 SSDs
A Pair of SATA-Replacing NVMe SSDs Western Digital has two new NVMe data centre drives, the Ultrastar DC SN630 and the CL SN720. The new drives are meant as replacements for lower-performing SATA SSDs for the obvious reasons. Both of the two drives leverage the power of Western Digital’s vertical…
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GOODRAM IRDM PRO 480GB SATA SSD Review
Introduction GOODRAM IRDM PRO 480GB SATA SSD Review We welcome a new brand into our storage review categories today as I take a look at my first GOODRAM SSD, the IRDM PRO (product link). The GOODRAM IRDM PRO is a SATA3 drive which comes in the capacity options of 240,…
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Crucial Rolls Out New Improvement Firmware for MX500 SSDs
Crucial Improves MX500 Performance A new firmware update is available for Crucial‘s MX500 series of solid state drives. This new firmware version M3CR022 is an optional update from version M3CR010. Aiming to address various performance improvements including: Ready time from DEVSLP low-power state. TRIM and Wear Leveling performance. SATA error…
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Sharkoon Introduces the Quickstore One Type-C Enclosure
The USB Type-C interface is quickly becoming a common standard when it comes to devices. Its compact, reversible and versatile nature makes it a superior connector solution compared to previous USB options. Which is why Sharkoon is updating their Quickstore line with the new Quickstore One enclosure that uses a…
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COLORFUL Releases New Plus Series Solid-State Drive
COLORFUL presents a new range of solid-state drives, the Plus Series SSD. The new drives come in unusual capacity options of 160GB, 320GB, and 640GB. The capacity change is due to the result of new developments in 3D NAND technology. They allow a large volume single BGA NAND Flash chip…
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BIOSTAR Introduces New G330 Series SSD
BIOSTAR entered the SSD market with their G300 drive last fall and now the company is back with a successor and improved version called the G330. The new drive promises a 10% faster performance while maintaining the same design. BIOSTAR’s new G330 drive is built with Micron 3D TLC NAND…
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Seagate FireCuda 2TB 2.5″ SSHD Review
Introduction Sometimes you want the fast boot times that solid state drives have to offer and other times you want the large capacity for a low price that hard disk drives have to offer. But what if you want both and you want it in a single drive? Then you…
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ICY Dock Introduces EZ-FIT Trio Drive Bracket
ICY Dock’s newest product might seem very simple at first, and in a way it is, but it can be a genuinely useful one. We’re talking about the EZ-Fit Trio (MB610SP) which in its simplicity is an internal mounting bracket that allows you to mount three 2.5-inch drives in a…
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Blitzwolf BW-D1 120GB SATA3 SSD Review
Introduction Today is a little bit of a special day as it is the first time that we have a solid state drive from BlitzWolf in the office for some testing and benchmarks as well as a closer look. The BlitzWolf drive that I’m testing today is called the BW-D1…
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Transcend Launches Portable HDD With Aluminum Alloy Finish
Transcend has launched their latest drive and this time the storage comes in a beautiful aluminium wrapping that gives your portable storage a level of style that few drives have to offer. The new Transcend StoreJet 25C3 is an extra-slim portable hard drive with a luxury aluminium alloy housing. It features a…
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