Kingston’s NV3 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD drops to $156.99 at Newegg — 27% off brings it down to just 15.7 cents per GB
Kingston’s NV3 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD drops to $156.99 at Newegg — 27% off brings it down to just 15.7 cents per GB

The Kingston NV3 may not be built for heavy workloads, but its respectable gaming performance and low power consumption make this PCIe 4.0 SSD a compelling secondary storage upgrade.

Adata Urban Tapsafe 2TB review: Solid-state storage you unlock with your phone
Adata Urban Tapsafe 2TB review: Solid-state storage you unlock with your phone

Adata’s Urban Tapsafe portable SSD sports magnetic face plates, a metal mounting clip, the ability to unlock the drive with your phone, and share selective access with others via an app.

Magnetic core memory USB drive transfers files in sneakernet first — text and image files get moved between PCs via hugely constrained archaic memory tech
Magnetic core memory USB drive transfers files in sneakernet first — text and image files get moved between PCs via hugely constrained archaic memory tech

A dinner plate-sized magnetic core memory homebrew USB device has been used to transfer a text file from one PC to another for the first time.

Hot Chips 2026: High Bandwidth Flash promises massive bandwidth and capacity, but its usability is extremely limited — new memory format strikes a balance between HBM and NAND flash
Hot Chips 2026: High Bandwidth Flash promises massive bandwidth and capacity, but its usability is extremely limited — new memory format strikes a balance between HBM and NAND flash

OXMIQ presented its High Bandwidth Flash (HBF) use-case scenarios at Hot Chips 2026, which dramatically narrow the circumstances under which HBF makes sense.

Crucial SSD owner offered $200 refund for 4TB drive now selling for over $500 — company finally caves to warranty demands after protracted back-and-forth

Micron initially told a customer that no replacement Crucial X9 4TB SSDs were available and offered a refund based on last year’s purchase price, but a firm pushback ultimately resulted in a replacement.

Maxell brings back classic 1970s cassette tapes — 1970s ferric formula is custom-made for vintage PC data drives
Maxell brings back classic 1970s cassette tapes — 1970s ferric formula is custom-made for vintage PC data drives

Maxell and Disk Union collaborate to release special edition UD-60U cassette tapes in Japan.

SanDisk expansion cards for Xbox Series X|S now available on Amazon — alternative storage solution to Seagate, WD arrives on the market five years after the launch of the consoles

The SanDisk Optimus GX C50 expansion cards for the Xbox Series X|S are now available on Amazon starting at $249.99 for the 1TB variant. While gamers can use external drives to copy and backup games from the Xbox consoles, they need expansion cards like these from SanDisk or Seagate if they want to install more games.