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Super Talent MasterDrive RX 512GB SSD now available

Brenda Stokes, Apr 8th 2009 Discuss [0]

And today is the day of the solid state drive. Or at least, it would seem that way. First, Corsair announced their 256GB SSD and now it's all about Super Talent as they announce their latest product: a 512GB SSD. Read The Full Story

Corsair Voyager Port: flash stick becomes backup

Chris Davies, Mar 31st 2009 Discuss [0]

Corsair have announced a desktop dock that can turn any USB flash drive into a one-click backup solution. The Corsair Voyager Port has a top-mounted USB 2.0 port and comes with a copy of NovaBACKUP 10; at the push of the Voyager Port's single button, a preset backup is triggered. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Western Digital acquires SSD company

Brenda Stokes, Mar 30th 2009 Discuss [0]

Western Digital announced this morning that they were acquiring SiliconSystems, a flash storage company, in an effort to expand their offerings into the SSD realm. The acquisition cost $65 million and is effective immediately. Read The Full Story

OCZ announces a trio of ExpressCard flash-based storages

Daniel Lim, Dec 8th 2008 Discuss [0]

OCZ rolls out a trio of ExpressCard Storage solution in the capacities of 8GB, 16Gb and 32GB configuration. The Slate series flash drives are compatible with Expresscard 34 standard, fit snugly inside your laptop and also works with the ubiquitous USB thanks to a secondary connection via an integrated mini-USB port. 32GB flash based storage is ok but slightly small in comparing to nowadays’ USB thumb drives. Additionally, the specification of maximum read and write sequential speed at 18MB/s and 12.5MB/s respectively are not that impressive either. If you hate the idea of an external drive, USB thumb drive or burning data into optical disks; the Slate series ExpressCard drive is always an option. Price and availability have not yet been announced.

Offers from SuperTalent you can’t refuse

Daniel Lim, Dec 3rd 2008 Discuss [0]

You can get thumb drives for dirt-cheap these days. Last time I purchased a pair of desktop memory, the manufacturer threw in a 2GB flash drive for free. Yeah, they are commodity items like the double A battery at the grocery checkout counter. But what you got are two-bit vanilla production; SuperTalent will soon market a Godfather imprinted USB drives for the gang of Don Corleones. Read The Full Story

LaCie CurrenKey flash drive announced

Brenda Stokes, Dec 1st 2008 Discuss [0]

If you're one for taking your information with you on the go, then you might be interested in the latest USB drive from LaCie. The LaCie CurrenKey is a USB 2.0 drive that looks like a coin. Yes, you read that correctly. It actually looks like a coin. Read The Full Story

IEEE 1667 format makes for cross-platform USB drive security

Brenda Stokes, Nov 25th 2008 Discuss [0]

There have been a lot of problems caused by people bringing in storage devices from home to their workplace. While most people who do this bring in clean drives, others might bring in those with viruses or those that are improperly formatted. Things like this can cause problems on the network and pose a security risk. But with the new IEEE 1667 format standard, things should be getting better. Read The Full Story

Han Solo Carbonite USB Drive is cute

Brenda Stokes, Nov 21st 2008 Discuss [0]

If you don't mind your Star Wars memorabilia with a healthy dose of cutesy, kitschy appeal, then you'll most likely appreciate the Han Solo Carbonite USB Drive. I mean, you can store your data, and remember how Han Solo was frozen in agony in carbonite in The Empire Strikes Back. Read The Full Story

Kingston DataTraveler 150 thumb drive has 64GB capacity

Brenda Stokes, Nov 19th 2008 Discuss [22]

Not ones to be outdone, Kingston has just seriously upped the capacity of their thumb drives to 64GB. Now, that is a significant amount of data storage, right there. And even though it might seem excessive to some, it really will be useful to those with on-the-go data needs. Read The Full Story

Duracell to make flash memory products

Brenda Stokes, Oct 28th 2008 Discuss [0]

Duracell, the world-renowned copper-top battery brand, are moving in a new direction. In fact, they have decided to step into the world of flash memory with SD, microSD, USB drives and Compactflash cards in an effort to expand the brand. Read The Full Story

Super Talent Luxio USB drives available this week

Brenda Stokes, Oct 22nd 2008 Discuss [0]

For those looking for a bit more USB storage than the standard drive offers, Super Talent Technology has announced their new Luxio line of USB drives that can provide you with a maximum of 64GB of extra space. The Luxio drives are pretty stylish on top of their large capacity for a small package benefits. Measuring in at .8-inch by 3-inches by .4-inch, the Luxio drives are encased in UV-coated ABS/PC and feature zinc trim that's chrome-plated. You also have several color options including wood grain, black and silver. Read The Full Story

Sony SLDR A900 has the highest in-camera write speed

Daniel Lim, Oct 9th 2008 Discuss [0]

With the variety of flash-based media cards in the market, how could you tell which works the best on your high speed Digital camera? Does the lightening fast Sandisk Ducati or Extreme IV series CompactFlash warrant the premium price for your DSLR? Rob Galbraith has the answer for you; they’ve been testing in camera writing speed in both Jpeg and Raw format on numbers of popular Digital SLR for ages. Their latest updates are Nikon D90, Canon EOS 50D and Sony A900; and the latter tops 35MB/S write speed with Sandisk Ducati CompactFlash. Read The Full Story