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WD Releases 1TB Gaming Drive Accelerated SSD for Xbox One
By Nathaniel Mott published
Western Digital released the new Gaming Drive Accelerated for Xbox One in 500GB and 1TB capacities.
Team Group Impresses at Computex With Liquid-Cooled M.2 SSD, Slick RGB Devices
By Joe Shields published
Team Group went all in on RGBs with new memory, flash drives, and external drive cases at Computex, as well as liquid-cooling a PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD.
New OWC ThunderBlade External SSD Offers Pro Speeds With a Price to Match
By Nathaniel Mott published
OWC released the second generation of its ThunderBlade external SSD with two Thunderbolt 3 ports, up to 2,800 MB/s read speeds, and a ballistic hard-shell case.
G-Technology G-Drive mobile Pro SSD Review: The New Thunderbolt 3 SSD Champ
By Sean Webster published
G-Technology's Thunderbolt 3 and NVMe external SSD is ready to take the performance crown from Samsung's speedy X5.
Samsung 1TB Portable SSD X5 Review: Leading Edge Performance
By Sean Webster published
Samsung's 1TB Portable SSD X5 brings the speed of the Thunderbolt 3 interface and the NVMe protocol to a speedy external SSD.
Toshiba Ships Powerful XS700 External SSD
By Chris Ramseyer published
Toshiba beat the Computex product announcement flood by shipping the new XS700 240GB external SSD early. USB Type-C connectivity for up to 550 MB/s performance.
SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD Review: Speedy & Rugged
By Chris Ramseyer published
Thunderbolt portable SSDs received a lot of attention at CES, but USB is still more common, ensures maximum compatibility, and is very fast.
TEKQ Rapide Portable SSD Review: NVMe, Thunderbolt 3 Raise The Bar
By Chris Ramseyer published
Not yet ratedThe TEKQ Rapide external SSD is the first SSD to marry the high-performance NVMe and Thunderbolt 3 interfaces.
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