Kingston XS1000 External SSD Review – Tiny & Affordable Drive Ideal for Travelling
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Kingston XS1000 External SSD Review – Tiny & Affordable Drive Ideal for Travelling

Last year, Kingston launched the XS2000, a tiny external SSD that supports USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 with read/write speeds of 2000MB/s and an IP55 rating when used with the removable rubber sleeve. Kingston has now launched a more affordable option with the XS1000 external SSD. This has a similar design and dimensions and is an…

Orico Montage MTQ-40G 40Gbps SSD Review – This USB4 SSD is the fastest external drive you can buy
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Orico Montage MTQ-40G 40Gbps SSD Review – This USB4 SSD is the fastest external drive you can buy

The Orico Montage 40Gbps USB4 external SSDs were announced last month with claimed 3,126MB/s reads speeds and 2,832MB/s write speeds. It comes in an attractive bright enclosure draws from Mondrian’s famous work Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow, incorporating the thick black lines and blocks of colour that immediately distinguish the device from the monochrome…

Kingston IronKey Vault Privacy 80 External SSD Review – A FIPS 197 encrypted SSD with touch screen display
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Kingston IronKey Vault Privacy 80 External SSD Review – A FIPS 197 encrypted SSD with touch screen display

The IronKey Vault Privacy 80 External SSD is the latest secure drive by Kingston and their top-of-the-range drive. Unlike most drives on the market, this has a touchscreen interface with many customisable options that keep your data safe. There are a lot of similarities with the more expensive Datalocker DL4 FE I have previously reviewed….

Samsung launches 860 QVO SSDs with up to 4TB capacity using QLC NAND
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Samsung launches 860 QVO SSDs with up to 4TB capacity using QLC NAND

Samsung has launched a new range of 2.5-inch form factor SATA interface SSDs. The new Samsung 860 QVO SSD targets entry-level consumers but will also appeal to users wanting to replace large mechanical drives with SSDs. The new drives start off with at 1TB and go all the way up to 4TB so this represents…

Buffalo MiniStation Velocity 960GB external SSD Review
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Buffalo MiniStation Velocity 960GB external SSD Review

Solid State Storage is all the rage for laptops and desktops nowadays, it offers exponentially better performance than a mechanical drive while being smaller, quieter and giving off less heat. However, they are expensive compared to their mechanical equivalents and store less data, this means that we haven’t really seen many external SSDs on the…