The novelty from Western Digital – a portable SSD drive under the G-Technology brand (namely the R-Series G-Drive Mobile SSD) – is to see the world by the end of the year. This product is aimed at photographers, video bloggers and content creators. Out of the box customers get a device, formatted for Mac-operated computers, however, when reformatted, it becomes compatible with the Windows OS.The G-Drive Mobile SSD complies with the IP67 standard, so it is dust- and water-protected. This storage device, performed in a rugged enclosure, is said to sustain falling from the 3 m height on a carpeted concrete surface.
The WD specialty supports a USB 3.1 Gen 2 interface, ensuring the bandwidth capacity of up to 10 Gbps. A reversible USB Type-C port is also present. The reported rate of transmission comes to 560 MBps. The overall capacity equals to 500 GB, 1 and 2 TB.
Dimensions of this SSD are 94 × 50 × 14.5 mm. USB-C — USB-C and USB-C — USB-A cables are added to …
Synology Inc., a well-known Taiwanese manufacturer of high-end network solutions, announces the release of a two-disk NAS, entitled DiskStation DS214. The storage is targeting budget-oriented home and small business customers who long for high performance and stability of system operation. This NAS comes with two 3.5-inch drives, each featuring 4 TB capacity. Herein, the drives are mounted without any tools, by means of rubber shims only.
First displayed at Computex 2015, the Z170A Gaming Pro motherboard from MSI is now available for the web community. The company teases the first shot of the extended ATX model, showing off its main privileges. The new-comer is based on Intel Z170 chipset, intended for Socket LGA 1151-compatible Intel Skylake CPUs. Its key visual attraction is the availability of a stripe with RGB illumination on the right side. The stripe supports 8 working modes and is able to display up to 16.5 million colors.