Storage Solutions

by Carroll Moore ·Posted
New from SanDisk, the SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive Luxe brings the double-connector design philosophy of previous Ixpand models to a new generation of Apple devices. Available in 64, 128, and
by John-Paul Pale… ·Posted
If you’ve been hesitant about making the move from an external hard drive to an external solid-state drive, I get it. Not only are hard drives less expensive, but many of them have a 5 Gb/s USB interface, which means you’ll find broad compatibility without having to worry about 10 Gb/s USB or 40 Gb/s Thunderbolt™ 3 connectivity. However, all of that just changed. Enter the WD My Passport SSD USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Portable SSD,
by Shawn C. Steiner ·Posted
Faster storage can help with more than just the basics of storing and moving files. It can improve performance of your computer and operating system, as well as give a boost to gaming and make your creative editing programs run smoother. Now for the latest and greatest tech to hit consumer storage: PCIe 4.0.NVME M.2 SSDs. Samsung has come through for us all with the 980 PRO series.
by Mos Khan ·Posted
The best secure portable drives offer the highest level of security and data protection wherever your career or passions take you. These drives utilize advanced safety measures (e.g., hardware encryption, biometric verification, etc.) to ensure that no matter what, your data cannot be stolen or accessed without your permission. If you’re looking for a portable drive that will keep all of your data completely secure, these are some of the best choices available. 1. Samsung T7 Shield SSD The
by M. Brett Smith ·Posted
Samsung’s T7 Portable SSD warrants many adjectives. It’s fast. It’s secure. And as the name implies, it is indeed portable. But the word I keep coming back to is elegant. That’s not a description I usually associate with storage devices, but for the T7, it fits. Samsung 2TB T7 Portable SSD Let’s start with
by John-Paul Pale… ·Posted
As cameras and laptops continue to become more powerful, while also becoming more portable, LaCie is following suit with two new Thunderbolt™ 3 storage and docking solutions: the 1big Dock and the 1big Dock SSD Pro. The 1big Dock is designed as an epicenter for 4K workflows and combines either a 4TB, 8TB or 16TB IronWolf Pro hard drive
by William Min ·Posted
Expand your storage and take it with you, with the Samsung T7 Portable SSD. Available in 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB variants, the T7 doesn’t just provide ample storage—it is also built for speed. The T7 offers data-transfer speeds of up to 1050 MB/s, thanks to its internal NVMe PCIe SSD and its USB 3.2 Gen 2 interface. This allows you to transfer data and media files quickly from your computer to the T7 and vice versa. The T7 also features
by John-Paul Pale… ·Posted
Capture more raw 4K and Full HD video, as well as raw still images and bursts, with the Lexar 512GB Professional CFexpress Type-B Memory Card. Designed to leverage the capabilities of next-generation cameras, this card utilizes the PCIe 3.0 and NVMe protocols to deliver durability, reliability, and high-speed transfers, with reads of up to 1750 MB/s and write of up to 1000 MB/s. All of this will help to not
by John-Paul Pale… ·Posted
Work quickly and efficiently with Delkin Devices’ 1TB CFexpress POWER Memory Card and USB 3.1 Gen 2 CFexpress Memory Card Reader. The CFexpress card provides read speeds of up to 1730 MB/s and write speeds of up to 1430 MB/s, making it suitable for professional photo and video work,
by William Min ·Posted
Back up your 4K footage with the six-bay LaCie 6big Thunderbolt™ 3 RAID Array. Thunderbolt™ 3 provides double the video bandwidth of its predecessor, allowing you to daisy-chain dual 4K displays or a single 5K display to the LaCie 6big. Thunderbolt™ 3 speeds of up to 1400 MB/s (RAID 0) allow you to edit multiple streams of ProRes 422 (HQ), ProRes 4444 XQ, and even uncompressed HD 10-bit and 12-bit video.
by Jill Waterman ·Posted
Jean Fruth is a diehard baseball fan. “Growing up in New York, with two great hometown teams, how could you not connect with the sport?” she asks. As a teen, she worked in a restaurant owned by serious Mets fans who had season tickets, “And they would take me to games,” she reminisces. “And my grandfather was a Mets fan, listening to games on the radio.” Such formative influences foreshadow her ultimate path to becoming one of baseball’s preeminent photographers, yet it took many years of exploration for Fruth to put a plan into action. “My
by Staff Writer ·Posted
Delkin Devices’ Juggler USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C Cinema SSD is a great new storage medium for demanding cinema-quality footage, including 12-bit Blackmagic RAW 4K DCI at 60 fps. Available in capacities of 1TB and 2TB, this SSD uses a 10 Gb/s USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C interface and provides read speeds of up to 1050 MB/s and write speeds of up to 1000 MB/s. Delkin tested this SSD on Blackmagic’s Pocket Cinema Camera 4K and URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2
by Staff Writer ·Posted
LaCie’s new lineup of Rugged and Rugged PRO portable SSDs are designed for filmmakers, photographers, and media professionals who need to remain mobile while retaining large storage capacities, high performance specs, and a durable design. Both of these SSDs employ Seagate FireCuda NVMe M.2 SSD media, can
by Todd Vorenkamp ·Posted
For a working professional photographer like renowned maritime photographer and Canon Explorer of Light Onne van der Wal, the most valuable part of his business is not the tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of cameras and lenses he carries, it is that which cannot be covered by insurance or easily replaced: data. Clients don’t care if your Canon camera was lost to Davy Jones’s Locker in the middle of the shoot or if a lens was ruined by a rogue saltwater wave—they just want the images. Van der Wal, based in Newport, Rhode Island, has compiled
by Allan Weitz ·Posted
I've traveled to many locales over the years, but a recent trip to China was about as far as I've ever been from home, and not just distance-wise. China is a place of extremes and this trip proved to be an amazing experience on many levels. Photographs © Allan Weitz, 2019