QNAP Systems, Inc. (QNAP) today officially released QuTS hero h5.1.0, the latest version of QNAP’s ZFS-based NAS operating system. New features and updates within this version reinforce QuTS hero NAS with higher system performance and improved capabilities for big data storage and data security – providing robust and reliable storage solutions for critical business workloads that demand data integrity.

“The ZFS-based QuTS hero NAS is engineered with advanced technologies for optimizing business storage, including self-healing, inline data reduction, SSD optimization, and Real-time SnapSync that enables zero RPO,” said Sam Lin, Product Manager of QNAP, adding “With these continual improvements and innovations, QuTS hero NAS solutions empower businesses with strengthened IT efficiency and system reliability.”

Micron Technology, Inc., today announced the Crucial X9 Pro Portable SSD and Crucial X10 Pro Portable SSD, two new performance offerings in the Crucial Pro Series product portfolio, designed for content creators such as photographers, videographers, designers, or any performance-seeking consumer. Both drives utilize Micron TLC NAND and leverage a revolutionary single-ASIC portable storage architecture to enable a breakthrough, ultra-compact, lightweight form factor and allows Micron to ship the most capacity per square millimeter in the industry. With either the Crucial X9 Pro and X10 Pro, users can safely store, transport and backup important videos, photos, files and more on the go, without cloud or internet access at lightning-fast speeds.

“We recognize that fast, efficient workflow processes are essential to the success of videographers, photographers and other content creators,” said Jonathan Weech, senior director of product marketing for Micron’s Commercial Products Group. “We designed and built our two new portable SSDs, the Crucial X9 Pro and the Crucial X10 Pro, to specifically address these demanding workloads. With more photos and videos being taken than ever before, consumers are looking for ways to save, preserve and protect their digital lives reliably and quickly. These two new Crucial Pro Portable SSDs are a great choice for anyone who needs dependable, fast, high-capacity storage.”

Solidigm, a leading global provider of innovative NAND flash memory solutions, is proud to announce another industry-first quad-level cell (QLC) solid-state storage drive (SSD) for the data center — the Solidigm™ D5-P5336. Offered in capacities from 7.68TB to 61.44TB, the Solidigm D5-P5336 makes it possible to store up to 6X more data in the same space compared to an all hard disk drive (HDD) array.

"Modern workloads like AI and capabilities like 5G are rapidly reshaping the storage landscape,” said Greg Matson, VP of Strategic Planning and Marketing at Solidigm. “Businesses need storage in more places that is inexpensive, able to store massive data sets efficiently and access the data at speed. The D5-P5336 delivers on all three -- value, density and performance. With QLC, the economics are compelling -- imagine storing 6X more data than HDDs and 2X more data than TLC SSDs, all in the same space at TLC speed."

Apacer Technology, one of the world's leading industrial storage and memory manufacturers, has been in business for more than 20 years, all the while focused on the research and development of non-volatile flash memory and solid state drives. With the needs of professional video photographers and editors in mind, Apacer’s engineers created a high-performance memory card solution specially designed for these users. It’s optimized for use in high-speed continuous shooting cameras as well as digital video recorders, and it is known as the Professional Grade PC32CF-R CFexpress Type B memory card. With excellent read/write performance, large capacity and rock-solid reliability, it has become an indispensable asset for the photography and videography industries.

Specially Built for Flagship Cameras, Ultra-high-speed access, Dedicated to Video Recording
Apacer professional-grade CFexpress Type B memory cards are carefully crafted for flagship cameras, and stand out for their superior access speed and professional video recording capabilities. These memory cards adopt high-endurance NAND Flash and high-speed PCIe Gen 3x2 interfaces. The continuous reading speed can reach 1,700 MB/s, the continuous writing speed can reach 1,600 MB/s, and the continuous writing speed can be maintained at 1,500 MB/s. These performance features can cope with the extremely high-speed conditions of 4K/120P and 8.3K/60P RAW lossless compression recording, and meet the specification requirements of mainstream high-definition cameras and flagship cameras. These memory cards provide the highest level of picture detail and post-production latitude, bringing better performance to image creation.

BIOSTAR, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards, and storage devices, today unveils the brand new M800 Series PCIe Gen4x4 M.2 SSD, designed to revolutionize gaming for everyone from casual enthusiasts to professional gamers and streamers.

The all-new M800 Series SSD promises incredible performance and high-speed data transfer, ensuring smoother gameplay and faster load times, ideal for gaming streamers and content creators. Its core features include a PCIe Gen4x4 interface, standard M.2 2280 form factor, BIOSTAR unique design, support for NVMe v1.3, and end-to-end data protection.

Available in 2TB, 1TB, and 512GB capacity, the M800 series promises a read speed of up to 5000MB/s and a maximum write speed of 4450MB/s, outperforming the competition and ensuring an incredibly immersive gaming experience.

XPG, the e-sports arm of ADATA, the world's leading memory brand, specializes in creating high-performance and stunningly designed e-sports products for e-sports enthusiasts, technology-minded gamers, and overclockers. XPG today announced the launch of LANCER BLADE RGB DDR5 and LANCER BLADE DDR5 memory, emphasizing its low-profile heatsink design, freeing motherboard assembly from heatsink height, and providing a profile that is perfect for small cases with limited space. The XPG LANCER BLADE series includes two models with top speeds of 6000MT/s and 6400MT/s.

By utilizing high-quality carefully selected Hynix chips, these memory modules are low latency and easy to overclock while allowing gamers to enable a hassle-free speed boost with one-click overclocking. At the same time, The XPG LANCER BLADE series supports Intel XMP 3.0 and AMD EXPO and is compatible with the latest Intel and AMD platforms, ensuring excellent memory stability and a smoother operating experience when multitasking or running large-scale applications. In addition, the XPG LANCER BLADE series adopts a high price-performance strategy, combined with excellent operation and quality, it is definitely the foremost choice when gamers upgrade their systems.

The AS5402T and AS5404T are here! The all-new gaming-inspired AS54 series bring numerous improvements to deliver a phenomenal combination of performance and price. The AS54 series is powered by Intel's latest 10 nm Celeron N5105 Quad-Core that turbos up to 2.9 GHz. The N5105 represents a 31% performance uplift over the previous generation of Celeron CPUs while the included 4 GB DDR4-2933 of RAM that brings up to 20% more performance than DDR4-2400.

New to the AS54 are the addition of four M.2 slots for NVMe SSDs. These slots use PCIe 3.0 to allow for lightning-fast read and write speeds. Installed M.2 SSDs can be used for system storage, caching or both, and significantly enhances access speed for data on different types of volumes. This feature provides the AS54 series with the dual benefits of maximum speed and maximum capacity.