It’s not often that something comes across our Test Bench that we really want to brag about, but when it does, watch out. Every now and then reviewers get their hands on something that even they think is special, something that always draws some very obvious questions. and something that you can bet will be with them every time they …
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OWC ThunderBlade V4 Review (4TB) – Worlds Fastest External Storage
I thought I had seen all at CES. It was a long week making meetings and events in rain rarely seen, followed by a flight cancellation as our local airport was closed because of extreme snow conditions. It was late night when we finally arrived home and, as soon as I walked in, I was met by this: It’s a …
Read More »Samsung Portable SSD T5 Review (500GB/2TB) – The Industry Standard
Our report today is on Samsung’ newest T5 2TB and 500GB SSDs, and at this point in the game, few might argue that Samsung sets the industry standard in all that is SSD. Including a 2TB capacity into their newest T5 release, as they did for the T3 prior, one might say that 2TB is also the norm… but knowing …
Read More »Adata SD700 External SSD Review (256GB) – A Rugged Companion For Your Travels
With the warmer weather coming into season, camera enthusiasts will undoubtedly be gearing up to capture the scenes of spring and summer. The last thing you want is to run out of space on your SD card, forcing you to quickly swap it over to another storage device, possibly on the go. Up until today, there were many choices for …
Read More »PNY Elite 480GB Portable SSD Review
One of the main aspects of the SSD world that stands fast is size; size is everything. Not only have we gone from capacity at 64GB in 2007 to several TB today, but also, the ability to reduce footprint size while increasing capacity (and performance) is key. Now… throw in value and the PNY Elite 480GB Portable SSD is going …
Read More »ADATA SE730 External SSD Review (250GB) – USB Type-C
Without a doubt this is the year of portable storage. Through advances in NAND flash memory, we have seen the footprint of all storage devices shrink considerably, and if they haven’t, their capacity has increased significantly. Take a look at Samsung’s latest 960 Pro M.2 2TB SSD we recently reviewed for example. This little baby can store 34,000 hrs of …
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