Apacer has announced a new line of dual-interface USB flash drives, the AH175. Coming in three different storage capacities: 8GB, 16GB and 32GB, these plug and play flash drives feature a stylish metallic casing, a USB 2.0 connection interface and a micro-USB connection interface that is protected by a pen cap. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing yet. [Apacer]
Here we have a new line of DRAM-cached USB 3.0 portable HDDs from Buffalo, the HD-PGDU3. Coming in 500GB and 1TB capacities, these travel-friendly HDDs are equipped with a USB 3.0 connection interface, a 1GB of DDR3 DRAM cache (transfer rates up to 400MB/s), an LED battery level meter for monitoring the battery life and a built-in lithium-ion battery (to ensure that there’s no data loss when data is being juggled to and from the cache due to an abrupt disconnection). The HD-PGDU3 will hit the market from late July for 18,900 Yen / $186 (500GB model) and 25,700 Yen / $254 (1TB model), respectively. [Buffalo]
It’s easy enough to find ultra-fast SD cards—if you’ve got the cash
Transcend has just added a new storage capacity to its SSD320 SSD line-up by launching the 512GB model. Just like the 64GB, 128GB and 256GB models, the 512GB model is also equipped with MLC NAND Flash memory chips, a SATA 6.0 Gbps interface, a SandForce SF-2281 controller, a built-in ECC function, TRIM support and capable of delivering read and write speeds of up to 560MB/s and 530MB/s, respectively. The 512GB SSD320 will begin shipping from mid-April for 34,800 Yen (about $341). [Transcend]
BitTorrent Sync is a feature that was announced a while back that is designed to be a cloud-like storage device that lets the user sync files across multiple devices. These … Continue reading
Here we have a new line of USB 3.0 flash drives from Kanguru, the FlashBlu30. Coming in capacities ranging from 8GB to 64GB, these high-speed flash drives feature a durable, brushed aluminum housing, a USB 3.0 connection interface and a convenient Physical Write Protect Switch on the side to prevent overwriting files, and can deliver read and write speeds of up to 145MB/s and 45MB/s, respectively. Prices unannounced yet. [Product Page]
Today’s Amazon Gold Box features flash storage ranging from 16GB to 2TB, and we’re not talking external hard drives. Pick up a new flash drive or memory card, or get your hands on the DataTraveler HyperX Predator 1TB USB3 Flash Drive, which is sitting at a new low by $100. [Amazon]
Transcend will start shipping their newest line of USB 3.0 flash drives in Japan, the JetFlash 750. Coming in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities, these high-speed flash drives are equipped with MLC NAND Flash memory chips, a USB 3.0 connection interface and capable of delivering read and write speeds of up to 130MB/s and 30MB/s, respectively. Backed by a lifetime warranty, the JetFlash 750 will become available from mid-April for around $19 (16GB), $31 (32GB) and $68 (64GB), respectively. [Transcend]
Everyone needs a little privacy at work, but unfortunately this usually means erecting cheap walls of plastic which depress their inhabitants at the same time they define workspace. A new line of office furniture by the folks at Rack & Tack manages to divide up a room while still being cheery, colorful and clever.
Akitio has announced a new storage solution that aims at people working with large video files. The storage device is called the Thunder2Quad and has four bays that support different … Continue reading
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