Kingston Digital reported beginning of UV500 family SSDs deliveries. These devices possess a SATA interface and are compatible with desktop computers, workstations and laptops.

 

The storage units are available in 2.5-inch, M.2 2280 and mSATA form factors. In the first case the capacity claimed is 120, 240, 480, 960 GB and 1.92 TB. M.2 2280 SSDs are represented in 120, 240, 480 and 960 GB modifications. mSATA modules offer 120, 240 or 480 GB of volume for data storing.

 

Kingston drives rely on 3D TLC NAND flash memory chips and the Marvell 88SS1074 controller. The average error-free running time (MTBF) stated is 1 mln hours. The sequential write speed varies in the range of 320–500 MBps, which depends on the model. The sequential read velocity comes to 520 MBps with all samples. The IOPS rate reaches 79,000 at reading and 45,000 at writing processes, when dealing with 4 KB data chunks. The drives support AES-256 algorithmic …

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 …

The Akasa vendor presented the Vegas R7 chassis fan, constructed primarily for gaming desktop computers.



This 120 mm cooling device is able to produce an air flow of 1 m3 per minute at the rotary velocity of 1,500 rpm. The noise factor specified doesn’t overcome 23.8 dBA. The fan is built on the FDB bearing and has special rubber damping pads, diminishing vibration. The lifespan reported equals 40,000 hours.


Vegas R7 is supplied with transparent blades and multicoloured LED RGB-backlighting. Being compatible with the ASUS Aura Sync, MSI Mystic Light Sync and Gigabyte RGB Fusion control technologies, it can be easily integrated into eye-catching desktop systems featuring the consistent operation scheme of components backlighting.


This 120 × 120 × 25 mm fan is linked via the 3-pin (power) and 4-pin (illumination) connectors.

Unfortunately, we are not armed with info concerning the Akasa Vegas R7 approximate price and retail starting date.