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.

Western Digital has introduced cutting-edge storage devices under its SanDisk Professional brands, specifically tailored for the broadcasting, media, and entertainment industries. These pro-grade storage solutions (SanDisk Professional G-DRIVE PROJECT, Professional G-RAID MIRROR, and PRO-CINEMA CFexpress Type B Card) feature high speeds and a variety of features to optimize the video production process.

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,

The Sabrent DS-SC5B is a 5-bay “docking station” that allows users to create a high-capacity, external storage solution. It supports up to five SATA 3.5” hard drives, features an all-aluminum build, and is equipped with USB 3.1 Gen2 connectivity. While the DS-SC5B is designed specifically for 3.5-inch HDDs out-of-the-box, you can still use SSDs with

The OWC Express 4M2 is a Thunderbolt 3 external enclosure for up to four NVMe M.2 drives. Configurable in a variety of RAID options via OWC’s SoftRAID XT software (which is included as a $100 add-on), this external enclosure packs some serious performance in a small package. In this review, I’ll be looking at this