➀ The Crucial X10 2TB is a compact and cost-effective portable SSD with USB 3.2 Gen2 speeds, positioned between the X6 and X10 Pro models;

➁ It features IP65 dust/water resistance and a 3-meter drop rating, making it durable for mobile use;

➂ Despite its lower price than the X10 Pro, it delivers competitive performance, offering faster speeds than entry-level options like the X6.

➀ Chinese researchers developed a prototype DNA-based storage system mimicking magnetic tape, achieving theoretical petabyte/km density but currently limited to 156KB/hour speeds;

➁ The system uses barcode-addressed polyester-nylon tape with ZIF-protected DNA payloads, claiming 300+ year shelf life at room temperature;

➂ Despite automated cartridge loading and addressing capabilities, commercial viability remains hampered by slow DNA synthesis/sequencing bottlenecks.

➀ Raspberry Pi Foundation has released its own-brand 1TB SSD, complementing the existing 512GB and 256GB options.

➁ The SSD is designed to enhance performance of I/O-intensive applications on the Raspberry Pi 5 and offers fast startup times.

➂ The 1TB model is the most performant with 4K random reads and writes at 90,000 IOPS.

➀ Seagate's IronWolf Pro 30TB HDD utilizes HAMR (Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording) to achieve 30TB capacity with 7,200 RPM and 275 MB/s speeds;

➁ While excelling in NAS environments with optimized idle performance and data recovery services, its high base price ($549.99) targets enterprise/data hoarder users;

➂ The drive shares hardware with enterprise-grade Exos M series but offers better consumer-friendly pricing and compatibility with NAS systems like QNAP.

➀ SK hynix has begun mass production of its 321-layer 2-terabit (Tb) quad-level cell (QLC) NAND flash memory, marking the first implementation of QLC NAND with more than 300 layers.

➁ The technology is initially set to be applied in PC SSDs, followed by expansion into data center storage.

➂ SK hynix claims the new technology doubles the capacity of existing solutions, improves performance, and enhances efficiency.

➀ Microchip Technology launched the Adaptec SmartRAID 4300 series, a NVMe RAID storage accelerator family designed for data centers and enterprise storage with up to 7x performance improvement using a disaggregated architecture;

➁ The solution supports NVMe/cloud SSDs, scales to 32×4 NVMe devices, and integrates advanced security features like hardware root of trust and self-encrypting drives;

➂ Power efficiency optimizations and comprehensive management tools (web GUI, CLI, BMC) enhance deployment flexibility for server OEMs and enterprise users.

➀ SNIA launched the Storage.AI project to optimize AI storage efficiency by integrating storage with high-performance networks like InfiniBand and Ethernet;

➁ The initiative proposes shifting storage to scale-out networks to enhance GPU utilization and reduce pre-processing bottlenecks;

➂ Key industry players including AMD, Dell, and Intel have joined, but NVIDIA's absence raises questions about future collaboration.

➀ Lexar推出专为PlayStation 5设计的Play 2280 SE SSD，容量高达4TB，可存储约100款AAA游戏；

➁ 该SSD满足PS5的所有要求，包括PCIe 4.0接口和高达7000MB/s的读写速度；

➂ Lexar Play 2280 SE独家在Costco出售，价格为224.99美元。

➀ LTO tape storage shipments surged to 176.5 exabytes in 2024 with 15.4% YoY growth, marking four consecutive years of record highs;

➁ Enterprises increasingly adopt LTO for AI/ML implementations, leveraging its cost-effectiveness, security, and compatibility with modern storage architectures;

➂ Despite the U.S. DOGE's dismissal of tape as 'obsolete,' industry leaders emphasize LTO's irreplaceable role in sustainable and high-capacity data storage solutions.

➀ Kioxia has announced the expansion of its LC9 series with the industry's first 245.76TB NVMe SSD available in both 2.5-inch and E3.L designs.

➁ The new SSD is designed for generative AI storage needs, requiring large capacity, high speed, and exceptional power efficiency.

➂ The LC9 features a PCI Express 5.0 x4 interface and a 32-die stack of 2 terabit (Tb) BiCS Flash quad-level cell (QLC) 3D flash memory, offering up to 12,000MB/s of sequential read performance and 3,000MB/s for sequential writes.

➀ Kioxia launches the LC9 SSD with a groundbreaking 245.76TB capacity in a 2.5-inch drive, utilizing QLC NAND and 8th-gen BiCS FLASH technology;

➁ Achieves high-density storage through 32-layer stacking of 2Tb NAND dies, offering sequential performance optimized for data center applications;

➂ Challenges HDD dominance by delivering ~8x the capacity of Seagate's 30TB 3.5-inch HDDs in a single drive, signaling rapid SSD capacity scaling trends.

➀ HoloMem introduces holographic ribbon storage with 200TB capacity and 50-year lifespan, surpassing LTO-10 magnetic tape's 18TB and 5-year benchmarks;

➀❷ The system uses low-cost components like $5 laser diodes and polymer ribbons, enabling seamless integration with legacy tape libraries;

➂ Competitors like Cerabyte and Microsoft Project Silica face higher costs and technical barriers, while HoloMem secures Intel Ignite backing and prepares real-world testing in UK data centers.

➀ Kingston's Fury Renegade PCIe 5.0 SSDs are on sale, offering high-speed storage performance up to 14.8 GB/second.

➁ The Kingston Fury Renegade G5, a high-end PCIe 5.0 x4 SSD, achieves nearly 15GB/second on reads and 14GB/second on writes.

➂ The drives use 232-layer Micron TLC flash memory for durability.

➀ Cerabyte's ceramic nanolayer technology aims for 100PB/rack by 2030, with 10x speed boosts and 10-second TTFB;

➀ The storage solution claims 5,000-year data integrity and partnerships with WD to accelerate deployment;

➂ Ambitious plans for 100,000PB/rack by 2045 using particle beam tech, reducing CO2 emissions by 37.5% globally.

➀ Transcend has introduced a new top-of-the-line SSD, the MTE260S, with impressive speed metrics;

➁ The drive offers sequential read speeds of up to 14,000MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 11,000MB/s;

➂ The MTE260S is available in 2TB and 1TB capacities, with a 5-year warranty.

➀ Micron's new 2600 series NVMe SSDs offer TLC-like performance with QLC NAND cost efficiency;

➁ The key to this is the new Adaptive Write Technology (AWT), boosting write speeds up to 63% faster;

➂ The 2600 SSD uses 9th-generation QLC NAND and achieves up to 3.6 GB/s NAND I/O speeds.

➀ A $28 UnionSine 500GB external HDD on Amazon performs as advertised but contains a 9-year-old Toshiba drive, raising longevity concerns;

➀ Testing revealed read/write speeds matching advertised specs, but internal components suggest refurbished units;

➂ While cost-effective for short-term use, experts caution against relying on it for critical long-term storage.