LaCie has been a fixture in our lab for well over a decade. From the 8big Rack Thunderbolt 2 we covered in 2014 through the many generations of 5big, 6big, 8big, and Rugged devices that have followed, the formula has been consistent: premium Neil Poulton-designed enclosures, Seagate drives inside, Mac-centric polish, a solid warranty, and a
Seagate’s FireCuda X Vault is the gaming-flavored half of a two-drive launch that brings bus-powered USB-C to 3.5-inch external hard drives for the first time. Available in 8TB and 20TB capacities starting at $269.99, it runs on a single USB-C cable for both data and power, provided the host port can supply at least 15W.
Seagate’s new One Touch Desktop HDD sidesteps one of the staples of the desktop external drive category: the power brick. The refreshed lineup runs 8TB, 20TB, and 24TB in a 3.5-inch chassis, but instead of a DC input and wall adapter, it draws everything it needs over a single USB-C cable. Seagate bills it as
The SanDisk Desk Drive is a solid desktop SSD solution that balances high capacity with reliable performance.
The toys in the StorageReview lab are extensive. In this piece, we look at an actual toy, our Valve Steam Deck, and a metaphorical storage toy, the Solidigm P5336 61.44TB enterprise SSD. The biggest problem with the Steam Deck is its limited storage, with support for just a single 2230 M.2 SSD, which caps at
The Kingston XS1000 portable SSD is designed for creators seeking a fast and tiny drive for all their storage needs. The XS1000 recently hit the market alongside its more powerful brother, the XS2000. When looking at the portside of the SSD it somewhat resembles the shape of a candy bar.
The Blackmagic Cloud Store Mini and Cloud Pod are Blackmagic Design’s latest network-based storage solutions. The Cloud Store Mini is a small form factor box with 8TB of NVMe storage configured in RAID0, and the Cloud Pod is designed to easily and quickly add USB-C storage to a 10GbE network.
The Sabrent DS-UCTB is a 10-bay JBOD that allows users to create a flexible, high-capacity external storage solution. The DS-UCTB supports ten SATA 3.5” hard drives, sports an all-aluminum build for heat dissipation, and is configured with a USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C port. The JBOD features a fully tray-less design along with independent power switches
The OWC miniStack STX is Other World Computing’s latest iteration of their miniStack line, which has been pairing itself with the Mac mini since 2005. This latest version brings a 3.5-inch hard drive bay, a 2210 M.2 NVMe slot, and a Thunderbolt dock, which gives you three extra Thunderbolt 4 ports. These ports are where
The iodyne Pro Data is the company’s first product; a laptop-sized RAID enclosure containing twelve NVMe SSDs. This device is primarily focused on creative professional applications, specifically the film industry where large amounts of data delivered at high speeds are critical. The company claims up to 5GB/s in transfer speeds using their novel Thunderbolt Multipathing,
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