John-Paul Palescandolo writes for B&H’s computer team but is also a freelance photographer, videographer, and filmmaker. While he has embraced digital technology, he still enjoys shooting with film and developing black-and-white emulsions at home. He maintains a photoblog at willscarlett.aminus3.com and has also fostered some unique animals over the years, including baby raccoons.
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At CES 2024, Lexar showcased an array of professional storage solutions, encompassing memory cards and portable SSDs. First up, the brand's CFexpress 4.0 Type B DIAMOND Series takes advantage of the PCIe Gen 4 bus to deliver read speeds of up to 3600 MB/s and write speeds of up to 3300 MB/s, which is more than enough to capture raw 8K video and photos. CFexpress Type A users won't be disappointed…
2 years ago
At CES 2024, OWC announced the ThunderBlade X8, improving upon the current ThunderBlade, a 4-Bay Thunderbolt™ 3 RAID array. Designed for a wide range of users, including DITs, creative professionals, and editors, the…
2 years ago
At CES 2024, ASUS announced its new 16" and 18" Republic of Gamers Strix Notebooks. Designed for gamers who require power on the go, ASUS continues to innovate with this release, providing users with powerful processing, large RAM loadouts, fast SSD storage, dedicated graphics, and displays with a 240 Hz refresh rate. Let’s take a more in-depth look at these systems, not only to learn more about…
2 years ago
Today at CES, Lenovo announced a full lineup of more than 40 new devices and solutions powered by AI, furthering the brand's vision of "AI for All." The announcements cover new AI innovations across Lenovo's series of Yoga, ThinkBook, ThinkPad, ThinkCentre, and Legion sub-brands, and more, to help make the computing experience more personal.
Devices that Supercharge the Creative Process with AI…
2 years ago
Built using the 40 Gb/s USB4 standard to power demanding tasks, the OWC Express 1M2 USB4 External SSD is designed for photo and video professionals, DITs, prosumers, performance enthusiasts, and other creative professionals. Available with either a 1TB,…
2 years ago
Microsoft held a special event today in New York City, during which the company announced the 14.4" Surface Laptop Studio 2 and 12.4" Surface Laptop Go 3…
2 years ago
In today's age of ever-growing bit rates and resolutions, ProGrade Digital has upgraded its CFexpress Type B Cobalt lineup with a 1.3TB capacity card that employs the CFexpress 4.0 standard. Available as a single card or a…
2 years ago
There's no question that SSDs are not only becoming more of a mainstay, but also increasing in their overall capacity. To this end, Crucial has further bolstered its lineup with the X9 Pro USB 3.2 Gen 2 Portable SSD and…
3 years ago
If you're a photographer or filmmaker working in extreme conditions who needs a CFexpress Type A solution that's purpose-built to endure outdoor adventures, the Sony CFexpress Type A TOUGH Memory Card has been constructed for you―it's IP57-rated, meaning it is dust and water resistant. It…
3 years ago
Create like a pro and accelerate the performance of your multi-threaded applications with the Dell Precision 7865 Tower Workstation, which features fast processing power, professional graphics, and advanced thermals for quieter operations. Users will be able to configure this…
3 years ago
If you're a filmmaker working in the wild who needs a storage solution that's purpose-built to endure outdoor adventures, the Exascend Gecko USB-C 3.2 Gen 2x2 Portable SSD might be the right option for you. Constructed using IP67-rated aluminum, it can withstand…
3 years ago
Whether you're an architect, engineer, construction manager, product designer, creative, media, or entertainment professional, data scientist or analyst, or a software/game developer, the HP Z8 Fury G5 Tower Workstation is optimized for your workflow. In designing this system, HP…
3 years ago
OWC has always had an impressive arsenal of products, which has recently expanded to include SDXC and CFexpress Type B memory cards, allowing the company to better serve a wider range of content creators and media professionals. Let’s take a deeper dive into OWC's latest releases and see which may be most suitable for you.
Designed for pro photo and video creatives, social media influencers,…
3 years ago
QNAP has always offered a variety of NAS- and RAID-compatible solutions that can be used for virtually any computing, networking, and storage need. The brand’s latest offerings, the TVS-hx74 and TS-x64 series, are no exception and feature upgrades that will help users and businesses further excel.
The TVS-hx74 ZFS NAS for Virtualization Applications
The TVS-hx74 series, which is made up of the…