QNAP Systems, Inc., a leading computing, networking, and storage solution innovator, introduced new QM2 PCIe Gen 3 expansion cards: the QM2-2P-344A and QM2-2P-384A. QM2 cards can be installed in compatible QNAP NAS or Windows®/Linux® PCs/workstations to add M.2 NVMe SSD slots (M.2 SSD sold separately) for boosting system performance and increasing storage capacity.

“The QM2-2P-344A and QM2-2P-384A are a budget-friendly expansion solution for both QNAP NAS and PC/workstations, providing flexible M.2 NVMe SSD configuration with easy-to-use tool-free installation,” said Andy Chuang, Product Manager of QNAP, adding “Compared with SATA-based SSDs, the QM2’s PCIe interface provides higher bandwidth to deliver faster transfer speed and data access.”

Today, Star Wars fans have another way to feel the power of the Force with three new collectible Seagate Hard Disk Drives (HDD) inspired by heroes and villains of the Star Wars galaxy. Featuring Luke Skywalker™, Darth Vader™, and Han Solo™, the latest additions to the company’s line of licensed special edition storage devices bring speed, capacity, and striking appearance to the battle stations of Star Wars collectors and tech enthusiasts.

The special edition FireCuda external hard drives represent the famed characters with three unique aesthetics: the courage of Luke Skywalker, the raw power of Darth Vader, and the confidence of the galaxy’s favorite smuggler, Han Solo. The drives offer customizable RGB LED lighting and each design features a default custom character light out-of-the-box: a forceful blue for Luke Skywalker, a wrathful red for Darth Vader, and a white glow reminiscent of the Millennium Falcon for Han Solo. With built-in and customizable lighting options, all three of the drives enable Star Wars enthusiasts and gamers to awaken the powers of the Force at home.

TerraMaster, a professional brand that specializes in providing innovative storage products for home, businesses and enterprises, presents its line-up of new storage solutions for 2022. TerraMaster expands its portfolio of professional storage solutions for home and business, entry-level to professional-grade storage products. The new storage solutions aim to meet the needs of a wide range of users, meeting different budget and performance needs. The new products feature updated specifications making them faster, more efficient, and more secured.

New Products This 2022

TerraMaster 223 Series: Home Multimedia NAS
TerraMaster 223 series is equipped with Intel Celeron N4505 dual-core processor and two 2.5G Ethernet ports, supporting up to 32GB of dual-channel memory. The F2-223 and F4-223 support Emby and Plex media servers, compatible with uPnP/DLNA protocols, and can stream video to a variety of multimedia devices, including computers, smartphones, media players, and TVs. With TNAS. Online, users can easily access, manage and share NAS files, making it an ideal NAS for creating personal private cloud and home multimedia center.

Prepare your data for liftoff with the Rocket NANO V2. Designed to be portable, fast, and rugged, it can go wherever you venture and never leave you hanging. Enjoy transfers at over 1500 MB/s and sustained performance capable of seamless 8K video recording. And while it may fit in your pocket, don’t underestimate the nano V2’s capacity: store up to 4TB of videos, photos, files, and more, all in one tiny device. USB-A and USB-C cables are included, so you have one less thing to worry about when planning your shoot. It’s also backward compatible with many devices to make life on the go a little bit easier.

The nano V2’s aluminum housing is attractive but also practical and resilient, keeping your storage safe and cool even under rigorous conditions. It is additionally protected from drops and debris with an outer silicone sleeve. The nano V2 is optimized to take up as little space as possible, ready for travel in tough environments so you can always capture the best shots without bulky storage weighing you down. Integrated health monitoring and advanced flash management work together to ensure your data is always protected.

Leading memory provider, TEAMGROUP, has launched two new products under its creator sub-brand T-CREATE and its original brand TEAMGROUP: the T-CREATE CLASSIC PCIe 4.0 DL SSD equipped with a patented graphene heatsink and the TEAMGROUP EC01 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD Enclosure Kit designed for tool-free installation. Whether you need a smoother creative experience or more flexibility from your M.2 SSD, TEAMGROUP provides the best solutions for consumers with its leading technology and innovative products.

The T-CREATE sub-brand is dedicated to helping creators capture all of their precious inspirations with efficient and stable storage products. Its CLASSIC PCIe 4.0 DL SSD has high read and write speeds of up to 5,000MB/s and 4,500MB/s, significantly reducing the wait for file transfers and giving creators more time to create. To meet the needs of creators who value stable performance, TEAMGROUP has introduced its patented graphene cooling technology into its T-CREATE SSDs for the first time. The CLASSIC DL SSD's ultra-thin graphene heatsink significantly cools the SSD while it runs at high speed. To further maintain efficiency and stability over long periods of operation, it's also equipped with high-quality controllers and custom firmware with excellent stability. Creators can rest easy and enjoy the smooth creative experience and steady performance the CLASSIC DL SSD provides.

Synology today announced the new 4-bay Synology DiskStation DS923+, the latest in its Plus line of all-in-one storage devices for home office and small business users.

Powered by the versatile Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) operating system, the DS923+ delivers comprehensive solutions to protect and manage business data, easily collaborate on documents, access files remotely, and monitor physical assets, all within a compact desktop format. It offers consistent performance out of the box, with the option to easily upgrade networking and further boost data transfer speeds through network cards.

ProGrade Digital, Inc., founded with a mission to provide the highest quality professional grade digital memory cards and workflow solutions, announces its higher capacity SDXC UHS-II V60 512GB memory card. With the same sustained read speeds of up to 250MB/s and sustained write speed of up to 130MB/s as our other SD V60 Gold memory cards professionals can now capture even longer clips of high-resolution video and/or greater amount of still images. ProGrade Digital SDXC UHS-II, U3, Class 10, V60 cards bring high performance to digital cinema cameras, DSLRs, and mirrorless cameras, which produce incredibly rich data streams and require greater capacity from a memory card.

“The addition of an SD V60, 512GB capacity point into our Gold product line provides a nice option for those shooting large amounts of 4K video at bit rates that don’t demand a V90 performance level,” said Wes Brewer, founder, and CEO of ProGrade Digital. We see this capacity and performance level providing a great value to less demanding photography and videography needs with a very attractive price point just under $200 USD.” This card will also be compatible with our unique Refresh Pro™ software, allowing professionals to refresh their ProGrade Digital cards back to factory condition and monitor the health of their cards.