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US Senator Wants to Know How Huawei Still Has Hard Drives

Home News (Image credit: Seagate) A senior U.S. senator on Tuesday filed a formal enquiry with three makers of hard drives — Seagate, Toshiba, and Western Digital — asking whether they complied with a regulation that requires them to obtain a license to sell HDDs to Huawei. Republican senator Roger Wicker this week decided to… Read more

Gigabyte Announces Its First RTX 3050 Series Laptops and a Core i9 Flagship

Home News (Image credit: Gigabyte) Gigabyte is announcing seven new laptops featuring the hardware from Intel and Nvidia, two of which are packing Nvidia’s brand new RTX 3050 Ampere mobile GPU. The new Gigabyte G5 and G7 are the company’s latest budget-friendly offerings for mainstream buyers. Both models are packing Intel’s 11th Gen Core processors,… Read more

SilverStone Milo 10 Mini-ITX Case Review

SilverStone Milo 10 is a tiny PC case that supports a Mini-ITX motherboard – and when we say ‘tiny’ what we really mean is ‘less than four litres in capacity.’ You won’t be shocked to learn that Milo 10 does not support a graphics card and requires the use of an external power brick, but… Read more

Flexxon Launches X-Phy SSD with Embedded AI-Based Security Features

Home News (Image credit: Flexxon) Flexxon, a Singapore-based security firm, has introduced an SSD with embedded AI-based security capabilities that the company says promises protection against traditional threats like malware and viruses, or physical tampering with the drive. Modern SSD controllers rely on several Arm Cortex R cores and are basically rather high-performance system-on-chips with fairly sophisticated… Read more

Big HDDs Set New Sales Record: 288 Exabytes in Q1

Home News (Image credit: Toshiba) Unit shipments of hard drives in the first quarter of 2021 were down both sequentially and year-over-year as consumer devices continued their migration to SSDs. Still, HDD capacity sold during the quarter set a new record of 288 exabytes as hyperscalers and enterprises upgraded their storage capabilities. Seagate remained the… Read more

How to Farm Chia Coin, the New Storage-Based Cryptocurrency

Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) The new Chia cryptocurrency has already started making waves in the storage industry, as we’ve reported back in April. With Chia trading now live, it looks set to become even more interesting in the coming months. The total netspace for Chia has already eclipsed 2 exabytes, and it’s well… Read more

The PS5 and Xbox Series X are available at Walmart again (Update: Sold Out)

Update: Walmart’s restock of the PS5 and Xbox Series X seems to be over. If you’re looking for some accessories to go with a console, we have some picks below. Due to the global electronic component shortage, getting your hands on a PS5 or Xbox Series X has been challenging. Fortunately, if you want another… Read more

Study Shows SSDs Are More Reliable than HDDs

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) If you needed another reason to get one of the best SSDs rather than any hard drive, here’s one. Blackblaze, an online backup storage company, published a study showing that SSDs having a far lower failure rate than traditional hard drives. (HDDs). This data was taken from the servers in… Read more

Chia Coin’s Initially High Prices Could Cause a Storage Shortage

Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) After about a month of preparation, following the initial mainnet launch, cryptocurrency Chia coin (XCH) has officially started trading — which means it’s possibly preparing to suck up all of the best SSDs like Ethereum (see how to mine Ethereum) has been gobbling up the best graphics cards. Early… Read more

Enmotus FuzeDrive P200 M.2 NVMe SSD Review: AI Storage Beats SSD Caching

Our Verdict The FuzeDrive P200 is a QLC-based hybrid SSD that defies the norm through clever tiering technology that delivers higher endurance, but the excessive pricing isn’t for everyone. For + Large static and dynamic SLC caches + Competitive performance + Software package + 5-year warranty + High endurance ratings Against – High cost –… Read more

Acer FA100 1 TB Review

Introduction Acer is a world-leading manufacturer of computer hardware. The company was founded in 1976, in Taiwan. They are mostly famous for their laptops, desktop PCs, and monitors. They have now branched into the field of solid-state storage with OEM partner BIWIN Storage, who are also helping HP produce their SSDs. The FA100 is part… Read more

Corsair One a200 Review: Liquid-Cooled Ryzen and RTX 3080

Our Verdict With a Ryzen 9 5900X and an RTX 3080, both liquid-cooled for quiet operation in a compact case, Corsair’s One a200 is easy to recommend–if you can afford it and find it in stock. Just know that your upgrade options are more limited than larger gaming rigs. For + Top-end performance + Space-saving,… Read more

CoolerMaster releases the MasterBox 540 and MasterBox MB600L V2

Home / Component / Cases / CoolerMaster releases the MasterBox 540 and MasterBox MB600L V2 João Silva 1 day ago Cases, Featured Tech News CoolerMaster is adding two new cases to its vast portfolio – the MasterBox 540 for RGB-lovers and the MasterBox MB600L V2 for those who prefer a minimalistic design. The CoolerMaster MasterBox… Read more

Seagate Has Shipped 3 Zettabytes of HDDs

Home News (Image credit: Seagate) Seagate has announced that it had surpassed a shipments milestone this March. Throughout its history, the company has shipped three zettabytes (ZB) of hard drive storage. Seagate’s math about its 3ZB achievement is pretty interesting by itself. Three zettabytes equal 30 billion 4K movies, 60 billion video games, 7.5 trillion MP3… Read more

Thermaltake Divider 300TG Review: Dividing Opinions

Our Verdict Thermaltake’s Divider 300TG is attractive, but lacks the quality and performance needed to stand out in today’s market. It didn’t perform well thermally or acoustically in our testing, making it tough to recommend. For + Unusual, but fresh design + Complete front IO Against – Thermally disappointing – Intake fans have little effect… Read more