Hard Drives and SSDs

UGREEN NASync iDX6011 and iDX6011 Pro Bring Local AI Storage into the Spotlight

Events, News & Features

UGREEN NASync iDX6011 and iDX6011 Pro Bring Local AI Storage into the Spotlight

UGREEN clearly wants you to rethink what network-attached storage looks like in 2026, and the UGREEN NASync iDX6011 and UGREEN iDX6011 Pro are its argument. Just announced at CES, these new NAS systems are built on the idea that your storage should not just hold files quietly in the background, but actually help you find, understand, and protect them without shipping your personal data to the cloud. That is a tall promise, but the hardware and software choices here suggest UGREEN is taking it seriously.

UGREEN Black Friday

Deals

UGREEN Black Friday Deals Cut Prices on GaN Chargers, Qi2 Power Banks, and NAS Systems for Smarter Power and Storage

UGREEN is kicking off its Black Friday event with a lineup that spans compact GaN chargers, Qi2 wireless gear, and storage systems built to handle everything from a growing photo collection to a full creative studio. The promotion is running now through December 1, and with price cuts up to 40%, it gives anyone in need of a charging or storage upgrade a reason to stop pretending that the old cables, half-working bricks, and overstuffed hard drives are still fine.

PNY RP60 Portable SSD

Reviews

PNY RP60 Portable SSD Review: Twice as Fast as Most USB 3.2 Gen 2 Drives for the Same Money

Although USB Type-A is sticking around for backward compatibility, Type-C is clearly the way forward. This is especially true with new Apple and Android devices, which now use USB-C, and with all new laptops and desktops adopting it as the standard. With today’s more powerful computers facilitating more intensive work with larger files, increased speed is essential. Once again, PNY rises to the challenge with the new PNY RP60 Portable SSD, available in capacities of 1 TB and 2 TB. In this review, we look at the 2 TB model.

WD_Black C50 plugged into an Xbox

Reviews

WD_Black C50 Review: Rugged and Fast Xbox Storage Expansion

Are you looking to supercharge your Xbox Series X|S with extra storage? If so, you’ll want to check out the WD_BLACK C50 Storage Expansion Card. This officially licensed accessory offers a seamless solution for storing today’s larger games. To use it, you insert the card into your console for expanded storage with performance on par with the Xbox’s internal drive. It’s easy to use and definitely fast, but as of now, it is only available in 512GB and 1TB sizes.

1TB iStorage datAshur SD Flash Drive Review: Encrypted Security You Can Count On

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1TB iStorage datAshur SD Flash Drive Review: Encrypted Security You Can Count On

Imagine having a terabyte of data in your pocket; now imagine having a terabyte of encrypted data in your pocket. A microSD card with that much storage capacity and the smarts to keep all that data completely secure sounds like science fiction, doesn’t it? Well, science fiction meets reality in the iStorage datAshur SD Flash Drive, and the result is pretty impressive.

Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD

Reviews

Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD Review: Small, Tough, and Fast!

I remember the days of large, hard drives with mechanical internals and enough storage for just a few songs or photos. Those days are long gone, and the new Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD shows just how far we have come. Available in 1TB and 2TB capacities, the T7 Shield is a small, fast, rugged drive for 2022.

Front of the WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD in stand.

Reviews

WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD Review: Speedy Memory Expansion for Most Gaming Rigs with a Few Caveats

Xbox systems come with 512GB to 1TB user memory, and PlayStation systems come with 500GB or 1TB user memory. Even with no games installed on either gaming console, the device’s software and systems will use some of that stated user memory. Considering that the average Xbox and PlayStation games require 40GB of memory for storage, it’s easy to see how memory can suddenly become a very precious commodity once you start loading games to either console. Rather than picking and choosing, or worse, deleting games, the WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD proposes itself as a solution.

iStorage diskAshur M2 in hand

Reviews

iStorage diskAshur M2 Review: Rugged, Waterproof Portable Memory Drive with Serious Built-In Security

Everything important anymore is stored on our computers, laptops, and portable flash drives. This data can include personal things like photos, medical information, passwords, the projects we are working on, or the novel we keep starting and stopping. Depending on our jobs, that data can also include sensitive materials that could wreck our companies and livelihoods if it fell into the wrong hands. Knowing that our personal or work information is protected while remaining portable and accessible — especially in this time of hybrid-work locations — is essential, and that’s where the iStorage diskAshur M2 comes in.

WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD

News & Features

Western Digital Flash Perspective Event: Creating Environments Where Our Data Can Thrive

Over 40% of the bits in the world are stored on Western Digital products, which is insane when you think about it, but here we are. Just about everything that we use or do utilizes some form of storage, and Western Digital is the global leader in both hard drives and SSDs. During the Western Digital Flash Perspective Event today, they shared some exciting announcements that give us a glimpse at how Western Digital will continue creating environments for our data to thrive.

SanDisk, WD, and WD_BLACK Announce 4TB Updates to Four of Their Most Popular SSD Lines

News & Features, Events

SanDisk, WD, and WD_BLACK Announce 4TB Updates to Four of Their Most Popular SSD Lines

This week, Sandisk, WD, and WD_BLACK have announced that four of their popular portable SSD lines will soon be available with 4TB updates. If you’re a photographer, content creator, or gamer, you’ll definitely want to check out the larger capacities now available in the SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD V2, SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD V2, WD_BLACK P50 Game Drive SSD, and the WD My Passport SSD.

Thanks to Seagate and LaCie, I Don’t Have to Purchase a New MacBook Pro

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Thanks to Seagate and LaCie, I Don’t Have to Purchase a New MacBook Pro

Back in 2016, when I purchased my MacBook, I thought that 1TB of storage would go far. At the time, I was using Dropbox to store larger files in an attempt to go all-in on cloud storage. Four years later, and I once again find value in having my crucial documents and files readily available without having to use a browser to get to them. And thanks to these LaCie and Seagate portable storage solutions, I’ve been able to do just that.

Western Digital My Passport SSD Now Available in up to 2TB

News & Features

Western Digital My Passport SSD Now Available in up to 2TB

Cloud backups are great, but there is nothing better than knowing you have a hard copy of everything important — whether it be your computer backup or all of the photos that you have ever taken. The thing is that all these types of files can take up a lot of memory space, and that’s where the Western Digital My Passport SSD comes in so handy. It was already available in 500GB and 1TB sizes, but now you can get one with 2TB.

1TB SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Luxe USB Type-C Flash Drive

Reviews

The 1TB SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Luxe USB Type-C Flash Drive Is a Tiny Wonder #ad

This is a sponsored post; we received compensation from SanDisk, but all opinions are the author’s. It wasn’t so long ago that 1GB seemed like an astronomical amount of memory, but now it’s passé. Most laptops come with at least 512GB, and now you can even get a 1TB flash drive that’s about the size of a child’s thumb for less than $300. Crazy, right? Say hello to the SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Luxe USB Type-C Flash Drive.

Kingston HyperX SAVAGE EXO Portable Solid-State Drive Is Thin, Light and Fast

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Kingston HyperX SAVAGE EXO Portable Solid-State Drive Is Thin, Light and Fast

A few years ago, I realized none of my mobile devices used a mechanical drive any longer. Not only did my iPhone and iPad used solid-state drives, but both my MacBook Pro and iMac had shed the mechanical drives. My external drives, however, were another story. Now, thanks to Kingston’s HyperX SAVAGE EXO SSD, my external drive has joined the party.