The portable SSD market has been steadily expanding thanks to the increasing digital footprint of consumers. Content creators find themselves capturing photos and videos at higher and higher resolutions and bit-rates, while gamers are encountering installation sizes running into 100s of GBs. And the backup requirements for the average consumer have also grown in … [Read more...] about SanDisk Extreme PRO and Crucial X6 4TB Portable SSDs Review: Contrasting High-Capacity Storage Options
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Western Digital Unveils Multimedia-Focused SanDisk Professional Portfolio
Western Digital's G-Technology brand is well-known in multimedia production circles with products ranging from portable SSDs to multi-HDD RAID enclosures. As part of its Flash Perspective event today, the company is introducing the SanDisk Professional tag for products sold earlier under the G-Technology brand. In addition to new products targeting the prosumers and production … [Read more...] about Western Digital Unveils Multimedia-Focused SanDisk Professional Portfolio
Review: SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD V2 (1TB)
Remember when it took forever to move files to USB sticks? The rise of faster routers, Gigabit Ethernet networking and speedy WiFi has taken the pressure off attached storage to some degree, but creative types and multimedia hoarders still appreciate being able to transfer gigabytes of data in seconds rather than minutes. Helped on by steady increases in consumer USB … [Read more...] about Review: SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD V2 (1TB)
WD SanDisk break into wireless charging with new Ixpand chargers
WD SanDisk break into wireless charging with new Ixpand chargers SanDisk and parent company Western Digital are best known for their data storage products, with the former specializing in flash storage for USB drives and SD cards. Both, however, have also dipped their hands in other markets related to consumer electronics and the digital lifestyle. Their latest act … [Read more...] about WD SanDisk break into wireless charging with new Ixpand chargers
SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD v2 and WD My Passport SSD (2020) Review
External bus-powered storage devices have grown both in storage capacity as well as speeds over the last decade. Thanks to rapid advancements in flash technology (including the advent of 3D NAND and NVMe) as well as faster host interfaces (such as Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.x), we now have palm-sized flash-based storage devices capable of delivering 2GBps+ speeds. While those … [Read more...] about SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD v2 and WD My Passport SSD (2020) Review
Western Digital Unveils USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD v2
The SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD released in 2019 has been one of the top performers in the external flash storage market segment. Putting a high-end WD Black SN750-class M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe SSD behind an ASMedia ASM2362 bridge helped it deliver speeds of up to 1050 MBps when used with USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports. One of the key differentiators was its performance consistency … [Read more...] about Western Digital Unveils USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD v2
SanDisk Launches SD and microSD for Industrial and Automotive: Extreme Temps, Upped Reliability
Western Digital has introduced its new SanDisk Automotive and SanDisk Industrial memory cards for specialized applications. The new cards can work in extreme temperatures for prolonged amounts of time, integrate health status monitor capability, special data retention mechanisms, and some are compliant with the AEC-Q100 Grade 3 standard. In addition, the cards are substantially … [Read more...] about SanDisk Launches SD and microSD for Industrial and Automotive: Extreme Temps, Upped Reliability
Western Digital Launches SanDisk iXpand Base SD-Based Storage for iPhone with Backup Capability
Western Digital has introduced its new SanDisk iXpand Base storage solution for Apple iOS-based devices. Just like the SanDisk iXpand flash drive launched several years ago, the new device can backup photos, videos and contacts from iPhones, iPads and other devices to free some space and/or make a redundant copy. Internally, the iXpand base uses SD cards, essentially making it … [Read more...] about Western Digital Launches SanDisk iXpand Base SD-Based Storage for iPhone with Backup Capability
SanDisk launches its Ultra 400GB microSD UHS-I card
Two years after launching its record breaking 200GB microSD card SanDisk is back with a fast new mini flash storage card offering twice the capacity. The 400GB SanDisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I card doesn't appear to be orderable or even pre-orderable right now, however parent company Western Digital Corporation says that the capacious new memory card will come with an MSRP of … [Read more...] about SanDisk launches its Ultra 400GB microSD UHS-I card
Western Digital Launches SanDisk Ultra microSD Card with 400 GB Capacity
Today Western Digital is taking the wraps off of the industry’s first microSDXC card with a 400 GB capacity. The card is aimed at Google Android-based smartphones or tablets and can run applications that require A1 performance class spec. Meanwhile, given the current shortage state of the NAND market combined with its class-leading density, the price of the card is not going to … [Read more...] about Western Digital Launches SanDisk Ultra microSD Card with 400 GB Capacity