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UD Info DB Series SSD Drives Achieve FIPS 140-3 Validation
17+ hour, 52+ min ago (184+ words) Sep 20, 2026, 22:00 ET NEW TAIPEI CITY, Sept. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- UD info today announced that the cryptographic module integrated into its DB Series SSD Drives has achieved FIPS 140-3 validation through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP)....
Kingston's NV3 NVMe range may have the best value 2TB SSD deal right now, and it's speedy too
9+ hour, 5+ min ago (135+ words) NVMe SSD prices are high, but based on capacity, the Kingston NV3 2TB gets you a drive at a decent relative cost of approximately 14.5 cents per 1GB. Compared to, say, the Samsung 990 2TB (18.5 cents per 1GB) or the Lexar NM790 2TB (16.4 cents per 1GB), it’s better value storage…...
SteamOS won't install on 4TB SSD after using drive in PlayStation 5
12+ hour, 25+ min ago (223+ words) en.gamegpu.com Users of portable and compact systems running SteamOS have encountered an unexpected technical error when attempting to upgrade their built-in storage to a 4 TB drive The hardware community has discovered that the error primarily occurs when the…...
SanDisk E31 Portable SSD Brings 1,000MB/s Speeds in a Compact USB-C Design – channelnews
16+ hour, 47+ min ago (287+ words) Despite its focus on portability, the E31 packs a relatively fast USB interface into a compact enclosure. The drive measures approximately 85 x 45 x 10mm and weighs just 33.2 grams, making it easy to slip into a pocket, laptop bag, or sleeve. The E31 is…...
UD Info DB Series SSD Drives Achieve FIPS 140-3 Validation | Taiwan News | Sep. 21, 2026 10:00
17+ hour, 52+ min ago (264+ words) PR Newswire Sep. 21, 2026 10:00 NEW TAIPEI CITY, Sept. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- UD info today announced that the cryptographic module integrated into its DB Series SSD Drives has achieved FIPS 140-3 validation through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cryptographic Module Validation Program…...
SoftRAID 9 adds RAID 6 for macOS 27 owners only
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (902+ words) Thu Sep 17 2026, 02:07 PM EDT · 3 minute read OWC SoftRAID 9 adds RAID 6 and RAID 6+ protection designed to keep an array accessible after two drives fail, but the new modes require macOS 27. The release expands SoftRAID's fault-tolerance options while adding access to encrypted…...
SanDisk launches E31 portable SSD with 1000MB/s speeds and up to 2TB storage
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (26+ words) SanDisk launches E31 portable SSD with 1,000MB/s read speeds, USB 3.2 Gen 2, up to 2TB storage, drop protection, and a compact 33.2g design....
Kioxia XL1 CXL XL-FLASH NAND Device Shown
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (175+ words) Here is the drive that we found at FMS 2026, which was a bit unassuming. The drive at the show was an E3.S form factor. That means the device has an EDSFF connection that is running CXL in this case instead…...
PCIe 5.0 Samsung 9100 PRO 1TB SSD deal slashes 27% off the recent sky high prices
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (438+ words) Samsung rates this 1TB model for sequential read speeds of up to 14,700MB/s. That level of throughput is particularly useful when working with very large contiguous files, high-resolution video, workstation datasets, and other storage-heavy workflows capable of exploiting sustained sequential performance. Sequential…...
QNAP TS-h966TX Combines Thunderbolt 4, 10GbE, and U.2 NVMe in a Compact 9-Bay NAS
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (354+ words) Home » News » QNAP TS-h966TX Combines Thunderbolt 4, 10GbE, and U.2 NVMe in a Compact 9-Bay NAS The 5+4 layout keeps bulk HDD capacity in the five SATA 6Gb/s bays, which also take 2.5-inch SATA SSDs, and gives the four U.2 PCIe NVMe bays…...