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ZADAK511 Showcases SHIELD RGB Series DDR4 Modules and SSDs
There might be a good chance that you’ve never heard of ZADAK511 or Z511 LAB and that’s nothing to worry about – most haven’t. The company was founded by a group of enthusiasts from various areas and they’ve now shown off their unique DDR4 memory modules and Solid State Drives. These…
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MyDigitalSSD Boost 1TB USB 3.1 Portable SSD Review
Introduction The joys of traveling, may it be far or near, can be highly increased when you have all your data with you where you go. Portable storage usually has the downside and that it that it isn’t as fast as internal storage. As such, it can be a pain…
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Plextor Announces the Official Launch of the EX1 Drive
It has been a couple of months since I had the pleasure to review Plextor’s EX1 portable SSD and since then I’m sure that a lot of people have been wanting to get their hands on this impressive little drive – and now they can. Plextor has officially launched the…
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OWC Announces Thunderbolt 3 Docking Station
OWC is known to built products that break the norm a little while still offering the usual functions. This time they are ready with a new docking station that uses Thunderbolt 3 rather than USB. This doesn’t just make it perfect for the latest MacBook Pro systems, it also provides…
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SilverStone Releases The Kublai-Series KL07 Silent ATX Tower
SilverStone released a new chassis that is perfect for a clean setup and silent operation. The new KL07 is part of the Kublai-series and it is built to meet the needs of enthusiasts with everything they’ll want. It comes with the latest connectors such as USB-C and it is noise…
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ADATA Releases Huge Range of USB 3.1 Type-C Hardware
ADATA has just announced a massive range of USB Type-C adapters and hubs designed to help improve the new interface’s adoption rate. Even though USB 3.1 Type-C products are relatively new, they’re becoming more prevalent and many users may require an adapter to sync files or access a device’s data…
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G-Technology Expands G-Drive Portfolio with USB-C SSD Options
G-Technology, a part of Western Digital, announced a new addition to their G-Drive portfolio and this time it is a portable SSD drive. The new G-Drive slim SSD USB-C, as it is called, comes with a USB Type-C connector to suit the latest generation mobile devices and the colour options…
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Apacer Releases New ASMini USB and AS682 ARMOR+ SATA3 SSDs
Apacer is taking memory seriously and that statement is backed by more released products. You might remember the AS720 dual-interface SSD that I reviewed here at eTeknix a while ago or the Z280 NVMe drive that the unveiled at the end of August. Now they are back with two new…
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Drobo Announces Drobo 5C Self-Managing USB-C Storage
Drobo is another kind of storage compared to ordinary RAID setups as you don’t need to worry much about what drives you use and combine and they’ve now announced their latest family member, the Drobo 5c. The Drobo 5c is much like the Drobo 5N that I recently reviewed except…
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SilverStone Releases TS231U-C Dual-Bay 3.5″ RAID Enclosure With USB-C
SilverStone only just released the DS223 USB-C enclosure for 2.5-inch drives and now they’re ready with the next and slightly bigger one designed for the use with 3.5-inch drives. The new TS231U-C otherwise resembles the little brother in both features and design. The SilverStone TS231U-C utilizes the latest USB 3.1…
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VIA Labs Gets World First SC Native USB-C to SATA USB-IF Certification
Via Labs is a company that you don’t hear that much about, but their controllers and chips probably exist inside a lot of your hardware – most recently, we had Plextor’s EX1 external SSD in for a review which used one of Via Labs bridge controller. That bridge controller, the…
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Lexar Announces Two New 3-in-1 Flash Drives
I recently had the pleasure to review Lexar’s JumpDrive C20i which is a 3-in-1 flash drive, but it had the downside that it really only was useful for Apple users due to its Lightning connector on one end. Now everyone else can enjoy the same benefits of this drive as…
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Plextor EX1 128GB Portable USB-C SSD Review
Introduction Plextor hasn’t just embraced the new generation of storage drives when it comes to internal drives, they have equally embraced the latest generation of external drives with their new EX1 portable SSD. The Plextor EX1 portable SSD utilizes USB Type-C Gen.2 which is capable of up to 10 Gbps…
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Kensington SD4600P USB-C Universal Docking Station Review
Introduction So you just bought a new laptop, ultrabook, or similar that only comes with a USB Type-C connector, but none of your current peripherals and other devices have this type of connector. This could mean that you either need to purchase completely new peripherals or you could simplify it…
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