microSD Express Cards: Storage for Switch 2 and Handhelds
Nintendo's Switch 2 made an obscure memory-card standard mandatory overnight: microSD Express . Your drawer full of old microSD cards will not work for Switch 2 game stor…
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Portable & USB
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XS2000 vs XS1000: Picking the Right Portable SSD
The two pocket-sized portable SSDs look nearly identical, but the XS2000 (up to 2,000MB/s) and XS1000 (up to 1,050MB/s) serve different buyers. If you are trying to pick …
USB4 vs USB 3.2 Flash Drives: Speeds Compared
Flash drives grew up. The stick you once used for PowerPoint files now comes in USB4 flavors promising 3,000 MB/s — faster than the internal SSD of many laptops. But the …
USB4 Portable SSDs in 2026: 40Gbps Speed at a Premium
USB4 portable SSDs advertising 3,000–3,800MB/s are the new halo product in external storage — and on paper, a USB4 portable SSD looks like the biggest leap external drive…
NVMe Enclosure Buying Guide: Thunderbolt and USB4
Have a spare NVMe SSD from a laptop upgrade? An NVMe enclosure turns it into a portable drive that can outperform most off-the-shelf external SSDs — often for less money.…
Hardware-Encrypted USB vs BitLocker and VeraCrypt
You have sensitive files on a USB drive. Three roads lead to encryption: a hardware-encrypted USB drive with built-in AES, Microsoft's BitLocker, or the open-source VeraC…
FIPS-Validated USB Drives for Business Compliance
Your auditor asks one question about the USB drives carrying company data: "Are they FIPS-validated?" A yes ends the conversation. Anything else starts a long one. FIPS-v…
Best External SSD for Photographers in 2026
A single wedding shoot can produce 3,000 RAW files. A day of 8K video can fill 2TB before lunch. For photographers, external storage stopped being an accessory years ago …
Hardware-Encrypted USB Drives in 2026: Who Needs One and What to Look For
Every lost USB drive is a potential data breach. Software encryption (BitLocker, VeraCrypt) helps — but a hardware encrypted USB drive like the IronKey family exists beca…
IronKey Locker+ 50 G2 Brings Hardware Encryption Up a Gear
The hardware-encrypted USB lineup has been refreshed with the IronKey Locker+ 50 G2 , announced as part of the company's May 2026 portfolio expansion. The drive targets p…