GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards, and hardware solutions announced the AORUS Gen5 AIC Adaptor with PCIe® 5.0 support. It is a single-slot Add In Card, featuring four NVMe M.2 slots, supporting a maximum of four PCIe® 5.0 SSDs with 16TB storage. By configuring a RAID array, the bandwidth can boost up to 60 GB/s to allow massive data files to transfer in a snap. The eight integrated temperature sensors and active temperature-controlled double ball bearing fan should satisfy users with large-capacity, ultra-fast and ultra-cool data access.

“With the coming PCIe® 5.0 platform, high-speed storage can reach access speed of more than 10 GB/s. For users who chase higher performance, GIGABYTE AORUS Gen5 AIC leads the way to extreme performance by building a disk array.” said Jackson Hsu, Director of the GIGABYTE Channel Solutions Product Development Division. “Integrating four PCIe® 5.0 slots, users can choose different NVMe M.2 SSDs with customized capacity and performance for the greatest flexibility. Meanwhile, the advanced thermal design prevents thermal throttling under high-speed operation which makes GIGABYTE AORUS Gen5 AIC the best choice when upgrading storage performance.”

GIGABYTE Technology, one of the top global manufacturers of motherboards, graphics cards, and hardware solutions, announces today the latest AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD with 10GB/s read speed. Enhanced by the new generation PCIe® 5.0 controller with ultra-fast 3D-TLC NAND Flash, AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD provides boosted performance of more than 55% over PCIe® 4.0 SSDs and comes in 1TB to 4TB capacity variants using an M.2 2280 interface to deliver easy installation and superb capability. Additionally, the separate SSD and heatsink offers more flexibility in system build and thermal options for users. GIGABYTE’s exclusive SSD Tool Box application provides users real-time status of SSD to leverage performance, thermal, stability and capability.

“With PCIe® 5.0 support on new motherboard platform, the bandwidth and transfer performance are raised to the next level. As the first manufacturer to have both motherboards and SSD product lines in the market, GIGABYTE is also the first to unveil the AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD. This new product brings blistering fast storage performance with ultra durability and compatibility to users for optimal quality and performance.” said Jackson Hsu, Director of the GIGABYTE Channel Solutions Product Development Division.

Apricorn, the leading manufacturer of software-free, 256-bit AES XTS hardware-encrypted USB drives, today announced the release of the USB 3.2 Gen 1 Aegis Secure Key 3 2TB encrypted flash key. Designed for organizations that need large amounts of encrypted storage with a minimal footprint, the new 2TB Aegis Secure Key 3 is the industry's first hardware-encrypted flash key of this size, marking a time-honored tradition of innovation from Apricorn. Currently, the Aegis Secure Key 3 has eight capacity options ranging from 16GB to 2TB, pricing from $129.00 – $999.00 U.S.

The Aegis Secure Key 3, originally introduced in 2015, was the first Apricorn device to feature AegisWare™, Apricorn's patent-protected firmware that first introduced Forced Enrollment, Programmable PIN lengths, Unattended Auto Lock and Lock Override. At 256GB, this original version was already double the storage capacity of any encrypted flash key on the market. Fifteen months later, that maximum size doubled to 480GB, and again doubled to 1TB in November of 2018. Seven years after its initial launch, the Aegis Secure Key 3 has been adopted in myriad government, military, and corporate environments and remains Apricorn's fastest, most rugged flash key in the line.

QNAP Systems, Inc., a leading computing, networking, and storage solution innovator, today launched the QXG-100G2SF-CX6 dual-port 100GbE PCIe 4.0 expansion card. Featuring an NVIDIA Mellanox® ConnectX-6 Dx controller, the QXG-100G2SF-CX6 can be installed in a QNAP all-flash NAS or Windows®/Linux® workstations/servers to provide up to 200Gbps total throughput. The QXG-100G2SF-CX6 is suited for overcoming performance bottlenecks with incredibly low-latency in bandwidth-demanding applications including data centers, virtualization, multimedia streaming/transfer, and mission-critical backup/restore tasks.

“Server efficiency and virtualization density drive the growing demands for higher bandwidth, and the QXG-100G2SF-CX6 network expansion card provides an accessible solution for upgrading to 100GbE network environments to boost performance and reduce latency,“ said Andy Chuang, Product Manager of QNAP, adding “The QXG-100G2SF-CX6 is a feature-rich networking solution with advanced technologies for lowering CPU workloads, making it ideal for I/O-intensive, latency-sensitive virtualization and enterprise-class storage applications.”

Global memory brand, TEAMGROUP, has created numerous innovative SSD products over the years with its cutting-edge research and development to offer the very best solutions in the storage market. Today it has announced MP44L M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD, featuring a unique breakthrough cooling technology: the industry's first SSD label to incorporate graphene copper foil. This less than 1mm thick Heat Dissipating Graphene SSD Label has received Utility Patents and is tightly adhered to the SSD to provide precise and greater cooling. The design of MP44L M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD's heat dissipating graphene SSD label eliminates the possibility of installation interference. Moreover, it allows users to enjoy double the cooling performance and the increased stability of PCIe Gen4 without the need to install additional thermal equipment when it's paired with an M.2 slot heatsink.

TEAMGROUP's brand new MP44L M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD is a storage upgrade solution for Gen4x4 SSDs. It offers a read speed of 5,000MB/s and a write speed of 4,500MB/s and supports SLC Cache technology, which provides over double the operation efficiency of Gen3 SSDs. By solving the problem of computer lag, it allows users to multitask with ease and enjoy fast and smooth performance. The MP44L SSD provides excellent data transfer accuracy due to its LDPC (Low-Density Parity Check Code) technology. It supports Windows TRIM optimization commands and the latest NVMe 1.4 standard. With the allocation mechanism of NVM Sets, PLM (Predictable Latency Mode) and the latest RRL (Read Recovery Level) technology, the SSD's latency is significantly reduced, and wear and tear at high read and write speeds is also diminished, extending the lifespan of the drive.

QNAP Systems, Inc., a leading computing, networking, and storage solution innovator, today introduced the new TS-410E professional-grade NAS, designed for multimedia center and noise-sensitive environments. With fanless cooling the TS-410E provides high-speed I/O, including two 2.5GbE ports, SATA SSD slots, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) ports, and 4K HDMI output and meets the requirements of demanding applications, such as large file transfer and streaming, virtual machines, or virtual machine desktop/surveillance footage transmission.

The compact TS-410E fits multiple usage scenarios, including the ability to be installed upright for greater space efficiency. It is powered by an Intel® Celeron® J6412 quad-core processor (burst up to 2.6 GHz) with 8GB dual-channel memory. It has four 2.5-inch SATA 6Gb/s SSD slots for allocating SSDs to provide high-speed and stable read write performance. Users can flexibly configure SSD caching to boost IOPS performance and meet performance requirements. The TS-410E also provides hardware-accelerated AES-NI encryption to ensure data security without impacting performance. With dual 2.5GbE RJ45 ports, up to 5 Gbps transfer speeds can be achieved by setting port trunking.

CDRLabs has put together a brief review of Samsung's new and improved version of its PRO Endurance memory card. Available in 32GB, 64GB, 128GB and 256GB capacities, this microSD card is designed to meet the rigorous demands of surveillance cameras, dashboard cameras, doorbell cameras and body cameras. The PRO Endurance offers industry-leading endurance with up to 16 years (140,160 hours) of continuous recording time. Also, thanks to its 100 MB/s read and 40 MB/s write speeds, the card is ideal for handling large, high-resolution files while enabling seamless recording and playback in Full HD and 4K.