A cheap adapter from Sintech allows industrious photographers to take inexpensive SSDs and build their own CFexpress memory cards at home, allowing them to possibly save hundreds of dollars over "official" cards.
As cameras have rapidly evolved over the last decade, so have the requirements to get the most out of them. Specifically, what a photographer should care about when it comes to a computer has gone from simple, to somewhat complicated and often nuanced.
The topic of proper backup and storage strategies for creatives has been a heated debate for years. While there are a plethora of best practices to follow, arguably there is no "one size fits all" solution to cater to every photographer's needs.
From photographers to graphic designers to software developers, people are increasingly dependent on their computers to manage their workflow, and any extra lag or load times can lead to increased stress and decreased productivity. Juggling many workload demands, today’s creative professionals need technology that empowers their creativity.
Other World Computing (OWC) has announced the Mercury Elite Pro mini, a new bus-powered compact and portable storage drive that emulates the design of its larger desktop storage solution.
Other World Computing (OWC) has announced the Mercury Pro U.2 Dual SSD storage array and claims it is the first Thunderbolt Dual Bay U.2 desktop storage solution on the market and can take advantage of Thunderbolt's full 2,800 MB/s of data bandwidth.
G-Technology has been a mainstay brand for photographers for years, but was recently rebranded under SanDisk Professional. While the products now have a new name, has anything else changed?
China-based LamboTech has announced the LamboGo, a portable and rugged high-speed SSD backup solution that is designed for photographers who want to secure their footage without needing to use a laptop as a go-between.
Working with large amounts of data can be tough on your computer and your time. If you want to work more productively and efficiently, upgrading your storage can help. For a powerful, reliable, and cost-effective storage upgrade, look no further than Western Digital's WD Blue™ SN550 NVMe™ SSD.
OWC has announced the rugged and compact bus-powered Envoy Pro SX Thunderbolt 3 SSD that is water, dust, and drop-proof, promises transfer speeds of up to 2,847 MB/s, silently cools, and is bus-powered.
A new report indicates that both solid-state drives (SSD) and hard drives (HDD) are in short supply. Combined with the global chip shortage, the issue will only add to the woes experienced by consumers and manufacturers alike.
New storage company GigaDrive has debuted what it is calling "the fastest external SSD in the world," boasting up to 2,800 MB/s read and 2,500 MB/s write speeds thanks to USB4 and Thunderbolt 4.
Other World Computing (OWC) has announced the OWC Envoy Pro FX, a universally compatible Thunderbolt and USB-C portable SSD that the company says can reach up to 2800 MB/s and is dust, water, and shockproof.
The folks at Seagate have just added an M.2 NVMe SSD to their high-endurance IronWolf lineup. The new IronWolf 510 is described as "ideal for creative pros" and "the world's first PCIe SSD" to meet the rigorous endurance specifications set by Network Attached Storage (NAS) manufacturers.
Not to be outdone by SanDisk's crazy 8TB portable SSD concept, Samsung brought their own "next-generation" SSD to CES 2020. It's called the T7 Touch, and it's a fast, portable SSD with a built-in fingerprint reader for security.
Western Digital is showing off the world's highest capacity, portable SSD at CES 2020. It's the SanDisk 8TB SSD, and it's small enough to be easily slipped into your pocket.
CalDigit has just released a rugged new portable SSD that's waterproof, shock proof, and blazing fast, with read speeds up to 1055MB/s and write up to 900MB/s. That's megaBYTES not megaBITS.
LaCie's rugged portable drives are extremely popular among photographers who demand the best combination of performance and durability, and starting today, they have three compelling new solid state options to choose from.
Sony has announced new ultra-tough, high-speed external SSD drives geared toward photographers, videographers, and other creatives who want peace of mind while storing large amounts of data on-the-go.
If you're an outdoor photographer who needs a tiny and lightweight storage device that can withstand everything that you and your camera can, SanDisk's new Extreme Portable SSD is one that's designed for you.
If you're looking for a way to do ultra-fast photo backups on-the-go -- and you have deep wallets -- Samsung has announced a new portable solid state drive (SSD) for you. The new Samsung X5 is the fastest portable drive on the market, boasting a max write speed of a whopping 2.3 gigabytes per second.
Samsung has announced that it has begun mass producing the storage industry's first 4-bit 4-terabyte SSD drives. While Samsung has also unveiled a 30TB SSD and the world's largest SSD is a staggering 100TB, those are designed for enterprise uses. These latest 4TB drives are designed for ordinary consumers.
It seems the competition for the title of "world's highest capacity SSD" is heating up. Just a month after Samsung announced an industry-leading 30TB SSD, the bar has just been raised over three times higher. The company Nimbus Data has unveiled a monstrous 100TB SSD.
If you're in the market for an SSD drive, you're probably looking at 128GB, 250GB, or 500GB drive. Well, Samsung just announced a 30720GB drive. Yes, you read that number correctly -- it's the highest-capacity SSD drive in the world.
All of the drives we are using to store our precious photos and videos are not 100% reliable. Everybody should know that by now (and back everything up) but even if you are doing it properly, there are times when a drive fails and you have nowhere else to get its contents except from the drive itself.
Western Digital today unveiled its first portable SSD. The My Passport SSD features blazing-fast data transfer speeds in a pint-sized drive that photographers can easily slip into a small camera bag.
Holy terabytes Batman! A 60TB drive would be massive by any standard, but the latest Seagate SAS drive is mind-blowing for one other very important reason: it's a solid state drive. In fact, it's officially the world's largest SSD.
If you're a photographer who's constantly on the move, Samsung has a new external drive that you may want to add to your camera bag. The new Portable SSD T3 is a palm-sized external solid state drive that can store 2 terabytes of your photos and files while taking up minimal space and weight.
At the 2015 Flash Memory Summit in California this past week, Samsung unveiled the largest capacity hard drive in the world. It's a 2.5-inch solid state drive (SSD) that can hold 16 terabytes of data (15.36TB, to be exact).
Media storage has come a long way since the days of the room-sized 3.75MB hard disk drives (HDDs) you had to carry around with a fork lift. Most recently, solid state drives (SSDs) have taken over, providing a much more durable means of storing your media, since there are no moving parts inside.
But just how durable are we talking here? It turns out, very. The Tech Report recently put six different drives through the wringer, and it’s been concluded that today’s SSDs will last a thousand years of use -- long enough to last until we find the technology to start literally storing data in the clouds.
It’s not all that unusual to see deals on SanDisk storage, but the deals are quite a bit more discounted today than they have been in a long while. As part of their special Gold Box, Amazon is offering a number of impressive discounts on SD Cards, CF Cards, and even SSDs if you’re looking to give your computer a solid performance upgrade.