The SanDisk Professional Pro-Dock 4 is a niche desktop card reader for content creators who generate loads of digital media and need the blazing speeds of Thunderbolt 3.

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WD is beefing up its SanDisk Professional line with a new storage solution for creatives who need quick access to massive amounts of data, plus a new card reader for its ultra-fast USS-1 SD and microSD cards.

The TerraMaster F4-423 is a four-bay network attached storage (NAS) device for small businesses, with plenty of ports and decent performance, but it could use a bigger app library.

Samsung's UFS 4.0 storage chips promise 4,200MB/s read speeds and a 46% power reduction.

They are protected against water, magnets, X-rays, extreme temperatures, and drops.

The Long-life SSD is meant to 'solve your worries' over accidental file deletion.

The RGB-illuminated Lexar SL660 Blaze Game Portable SSD supports the fast USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 interface (though your PC may not) and generally performs well, though your growing game library may quickly fill its 1TB max capacity.

Samsung's Portable SSD T7 Shield is an external solid-state drive that's impervious to dust, rain, and tumbles. It's a durable and secure choice for outdoor workers and travelers, if on the slow side compared to non-rugged SSDs.

The QNAP TS-233 is an affordably priced two-bay network attached storage (NAS) device that makes it easy to store and share your data in your own personal cloud.

Priced below most high-performance gaming SSDs, the Silicon Power XS70 trails them in performance tests. On the plus side, it fits into a PS5 even with its attached heatsink and offers capacities up to 4TB.

With blistering throughput speeds and fine benchmark results, Acer makes a splash with its Predator GM7000, the first PCI Express 4.0 SSD in its line and every bit as lethal as its gaming laptop and monitor brandmates.

The ioSafe 1520+ is an extremely durable, costly five-bay NAS device with a fireproof and waterproof enclosure to protect your data from disasters.

TerraMaster's D2-310 direct-attached storage (DAS) device will give you the performance and/or redundancy that a basic RAID array offers at a low starting price. (You supply the drives.)

The WD Black SN770 is a nice-priced PCIe 4.0 NVMe internal SSD that aced many of our benchmarks, especially for program loading and file copy. Our only quibbles? Hardware-based encryption and a snap-on heat spreader would complete this package.

The network-attached storage manufacturer says the change is intended to help its users defend against evolving security threats.

Materials contamination has forced two NAND production plants to cease operations.

The compact, handsome Lexar SL200 comes in at a modest price and provides 256-bit AES encryption, but it's competing against much faster external SSDs that cost just a little more money.

The ADATA XPG Atom 50, which can be used in a laptop, desktop, or PlayStation 5, delivers stellar performance for a budget PCI Express 4.0 internal SSD.

A remake of a secure solid-state drive that Apricorn has sold since 2010, the latest Aegis Padlock SSD offers enhanced speed and security in capacities ranging up to 4TB.