Samsung has recently introduced a new card in their flash lineup which should be a very comfortable entry into the media world. It is the Samsung Pro Plus microSDXC and it is available in 128, 256 and 512GB capacities with and without the included card reader. This card also comes with a 10-year warranty. Its performance specs are rather impressive …
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ProGrade Digital 160GB Cobalt CFExpress Type A Card and Dual Slot CFExpressA / SD Card Reader Review
Type B CFExpress cards have gained massive popularity as of late but what about CFExpress Type A. Has it been forgotten? The unfortunate reality of CFExpress Type A cards is that they are a very niche product limited to very few Sony cameras; the Sony a7S III, FX3 and Fx6 specifically. If it’s a professional DSLR that has CFExpress storage, …
Read More »Kingston XS2000 1TB Portable SSD Review – SMI’s Newest SM2320 USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Portable SSD Controller Shines
It isn’t often that we receive review samples of the same product from both the chip and product manufacturers within days, but such is the case with this report. In this instance, it is a very good thing as we are reviewing the Kingston XS2000 Portable SSD and this is a permanently enclosed unit, whereas we have also received the …
Read More »The Phison PCIe 4.0 Laptop Challenge – Making a Gen 4 Laptop Truly Gen 4 at 7000MB/s
Something has occurred in the laptop industry that should make the consumer angry. We are being sold PCIe 4.0 laptops and ultrabooks that aren’t truly PCIe 4.0. Don’t get me wrong. You may be considering a purchase, or have purchased a brand new Ryzen 5 or Intel Tiger Lake that is just that but you have to ask… Have I …
Read More »SMI Samples First SD Express Memory Card with SMI SM2708 Controller – Benched at 900MB/s
It hasn’t been that long now since the introduction of CF Express Type B cards have pushed storage performance to 1750MB/s in the media industry. Media professionals understand that storage speeds are everything; the key thought being that continuous video or photography can only be accomplished with high speed storage concurrent to their activity. Any DSLR owner knows EXACTLY what …
Read More »Lexar Play 1TB microSD Card Review
A decade ago, there wasn’t a person around that would have believed we might ever need 1TB as storage in a typical smartphone, camera or consumer-driven media device…but times have changed. We might never have expected 4K to be the norm for smartphone video but today there are those that will record in 8K. And pictures, yesterday’s DSLR family could …
Read More »Intel NUC Pro Kit NUC11TNKV7 Review – Intel Moves to the Best in Sabrent Storage
Much has changed in PC sales through the years, yet much is the same. Things can be unpredictable. Looking back, there have been instances of manufacturers selling their own brand laptops and ultra books equipped with competitors SSDs as storage, simply to maximize sales of their own higher cost…and higher performing SSDs. In fact, if you think you are getting …
Read More »Rocket XTRM-Q 16TB External Thunderbolt 3 SSD Review – Can an SSD Ever be Too Big?
Well, Sabrent seems to have pulled off something that we don’t expect to see any other manufacturer do anytime soon. Not Samsung. Not Crucial. Not Intel, Toshiba, Lexar, Team Group, Transcend, Mushkin, XPG, Corsair, WD, Seagate, ADATA, Corsair and not Silicon Power. Sabrent has thrown down the gauntlet and we want all to know that we are willing to accept …
Read More »Cigent Secure SSD K2 Portable SSD Review – Redefining Data Protection as We Know It
Data compromise through hacking, malware and ransomware worldwide has become the most lucrative occupation. Threat actors can attack data systems and PCs in an instant with proven total anonymity, wreaking havoc at the personal, business and corporate level with little chance of ever being caught. We might be so bold as to say that each and every one of us …
Read More »Mushkin carbonX USB 3.1 Gen 2 Portable SSD Review – Understanding USB Versions Key to Fast Data Transfer
If there is anything the storage industry has gotten wrong, it would be its approach to educating the consumer on storage speeds and their importance. As much as we would like to get into advertised flash performance specs which, for the most part are a total fallacy in relating the actual speed that data moves, today we are going to …
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