Samsung has announced the release of its latest range of memory and storage solutions.

The Portable SSD T9, PRO Ultimate microSD and the SSD 990 PRO 4TB are designed to cater to a wide range of user needs from professionals to creators. The new storage range is built to empower users with fast transfer speeds and ample storage, as well as providing the reliability and convenience they need to help maximise productivity.

“Samsung’s new storage line up, including the Portable SSD T9, PRO Ultimate microSD and SSD 990 4TB redefines storage excellence for today’s users. With cutting-edge technology and incredible performance, we’re empowering creative professionals and gamers alike to elevate their digital experiences, by offering high performance storage with high-capacity, and optimised memory solutions that can enable Australians to achieve their creative potential,” said Phil Gaut, Senior Director of Display and Brand Memory at Samsung Australia.

With its stylish and portable design, the Portable SSD T9 is a game-changer. The T9 is built to offer fast transfer speeds and ample storage. This innovative SSD features a USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 interface, delivering maximum sequential read/write speeds of up to 2,000 MB/s. It’s approximately two times faster than the previous model T7, enabling users to transfer a 4 gigabyte (GB) Full HD video in just two seconds. The T9 comes in three capacities – 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB, providing storage for pro-grade content while maintaining a compact, credit-card-sized form factor.

The T9 features a unique design with curved diagonal lines and reverse carbon patterns. Moreover, with Samsung’s Dynamic Thermal Guard, it helps to ensure consistent and fast transfer speeds.

With proven experience in Portable SSD compatibility, Samsung has designed the T9 to meet the USB Type-C power spec. This has enhanced compatibility across operating systems such as Windows, macOS, smartphones and tablets, gaming consoles and professional high-resolution cameras. The T9 also comes with USB Type C-to-C and USB Type C-to-A cables.

The new flagship UHS-I memory card model ‘PRO Ultimate’ is available in microSD with capacities of up to 512GB. Read speeds of up to 200MB/s, the maximum speed achievable through the UHS-I interface and write speeds of 130MB/s, enable professional photographers and content creators to maximise productivity.

These high-performance read/write speeds, help to allow for the seamless transfer of heavy-duty files such as 4K ultra-high definition (UHD) and Full HD (FHD) video with Video Speed Class 30 (V30) support.

To meet consumer needs for the ability to manage large volumes of content and quick transfers to other devices, the PRO Ultimate microSD card showcases an Application Performance Class 2 (A2), facilitating high performance for random read and write operations as well as multi-tasking capabilities.

The PRO Ultimate microSD card offers extensive compatibility with selected Android smartphones, tablets, handheld game consoles, action cameras, drones, PCs, and more.

Samsung is expanding its SSD 990 PRO series with the release of a 4-terabyte (TB) model. This series, powered by Samsung’s eighth-generation V-NAND technology and enhanced proprietary controller, delivers incredible sequential read speed of up to 7,450 MB/s.

With improved total bytes written (TBW) ratings of up to 2,400TB, the SSD 990 PRO series features SSD reliability and longevity compared to the 980 PRO, making it a perfect storage solution for gamers and creative professionals who demand high-capacity, high-performance SSDs.

The 990 PRO series achieves increased power efficiency compared to the 980 Pro, with up to 50% performance improvement per watt over the 980 PRO series. It also incorporates a nickel coating on the controller and features a heat spreader label on the backside of the SSD, helping to ensure optimal temperature level maintenance and minimal performance fluctuations over time. The 990 PRO with Heatsink is equipped with an effective, slim heatsink, giving users the full experience in sustained high-performance computing and gaming capabilities.

For high-end games that support the latest in game-loading technology, the 990 PRO series can help reduce lag, allowing users to enjoy real-time gameplay experiences with consistently high frames per second (FPS).

The Samsung Magician software ensures optimal performance in SSDs by keeping firmware, drivers and other settings up to date, while also offering the flexibility to customise power and performance optimisation, according to user preferences. The software also supports RGB functionality for the 990 PRO with Heatsink, so gamers have the option to customise colour and LED effects.

The Samsung Portable SSD T9 and the PRO Ultimate microSD cards are available now.  The SSD 990 PRO 4TB is currently available for pre-order.

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Go hard and go fast with Western Digital and their newly released WD Black SN850 1TB NVMe PCIe SSD.

Western Digital (WD) know their digital storage, they’ve been the kings since decades ago. And as each year brings around new technical initiatives WD are at the forefront of it all.

STG received one of their WD Black SN850 1TB NVMe PCIe SSD‘s to put through it’s paces and sure enough it is able to do everything it claims on it’s box.

First off you’ll need to have either a laptop or motherboard that is PCIe compatible and of course can take a NVMe drive stick. Alternatively you can also pick up an external enclosure that takes NVMe’s too but you may find read and write speeds slowed down by the USB port.

This review was conducted using a test MSI B450 Gaming Plus Max ATX Motherboard.

Adding the SN850 1TB NVMe into the PCIe slot is super easy, if you’re new to installing any PC components, building a RIG or just upgrading / changing hard drives you can’t get it wrong. It will slot in and Windows will auto recognise the drive immediately, in our case the drive was not formatted and showed as unallocated.

Due to the speed of the drive (and motherboard) formatting in to NTFS literally took a few seconds.

Internal write speed of large game files and folders (120GB+) took around 7 to 8 minutes to the freshly formatted SSD. The write speed ramped itself up to 4.6GBps. The WD Black SN850 1TB NVMe PCIe SSD has a write maximum of 5.3GBps. So this was both surprising and pleasing to see it get to near its maximum speed.

Read speeds were again just as epic. After having moved 50GB of 8K video files on to the WD SSD they streamed without a glitch as did gaming from the SSD. No lag, no stutters, not even enough time to go and have a coffee while you’re waiting for stuff to load. Instantaneous.

The purported read speed on the WD Black SN850 1TB NVMe PCIe SSD is 7GBps.

The WD Black SN850 1TB NVMe PCIe SSD is a must have for eSports and hardcore PC gamers.

You can of course replace your current primary Windows drive with one of these too.

Windows setup is not fun for any of us PC users. It can be slow and grinding.

So, how was the WD Black SN850 1TB NVMe PCIe SSD as a primary drive?

Installing a Windows image on to the SSD then replacing the existing operating system (OS) drive with the WD Black SN850 1TB NVMe PCIe SSD saw the same setup of Windows (of course) but a hell of a lot quicker. Around 8 minutes – when generally it can take up to 15+ minutes on a standard SSD.

Your initial OS setup time almost halved. Windows boot up on a general restart was super quick, basically after the BIOS splash screen (MSI) there was the Windows 10 user login. Not a second of load time.

You may also want to make use of the WD_BLACK Dashboard software. Free to download this will keep your SSD in check and monitor both its health, capacity and optimization.

The WD Black SN850 1TB NVMe PCIe SSD is at a fair low pricing tier which all serious PC enthusiasts, RIG builders and novices are going to be able to afford.

Designed for multitaskers, gamers and content creators the small but mighty WD Black SN850 1TB NVMe PCIe SSD has got the space, the speed and the reliability you’ll ever need.

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There was a time that dust was a gamers worst enemy.

Back in the days when games came on cartridges and in-game death was usually permanent, we would find ourselves having blow dust out of the cartridge slot on the console if the game wouldn’t load up.

Sure, we are light years away from that now as technology evolved. But as the evolution took place a new problem arose – digital storage.

Consoles from both the last gen and our current next gen offered up a cheaper digital only option.

With 500GB to 1TB storage selections, for most light casual gamers it’s likely to be enough. But the more serious of us need more.

Even the non-digital consoles that have a Bluray drive usually install data from the Bluray disc on to the internal SSD drive, making it choc full in no time as newer games can get as big as 50GB+.

Seagate, who have been in the digital storage business for decades have a solution for Xbox X|S owners. Their Storage Expansion Card for Xbox Series X|S.

At the rear of the new Xbox models there is a slot, where you can beef up your internal storage by way of expansion. It, infact, slots in just like an old skool game cartridge.

The Seagate Storage Expansion Card is an SSD to the same speed as the built-in drive, so there is no drop in either load (if any) and gameplay experience.

It comes in a 1TB version, instantly transforming my Xbox Series X in to a 2TB console.

The Xbox will see the drive as a secondary and via it’s hub interface you can select the Seagate Expansion Card as your primary installation drive for your games and apps.

If your internal drive is getting a bit choca already, move some stuff over and share the load.

Sure – the Xbox Series X|S does allow you to use external USB 3.0 drives.

Unless you fork out big bucks for a external 1TB SSD, you may find that as games evolve for the new gen loading speed, whether before or during gameplay, may decrease as the 3.0 technology is overlapped by the faster drive inside the console.

Plus the 1TB Seagate Expansion Card is a couple of hundred dollars. On par or slightly cheaper than a USB SSD equivalent.

The expansion cards can also be swapped out. Get a couple of these and have your games ready to go, without the time consuming need to uninstall games from the internal drive just to have to redownload again when you want to play that title at a later date.

Solid, sturdy and reliable the Seagate Expansion Card for Xbox Series X|S is a sure investment for us gamers out there who just want to keep playing.

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Seagate Technology has announced the local availability of its new high-performance industry-leading line of storage solutions for gamers:  the Seagate FireCuda 520 PCIe Gen4 x4 SSD, FireCuda Gaming Dock, FireCuda Gaming SSD, and the Barracuda Fast SSD.

Built to deliver the intense speeds needed for the rigor of modern gaming, the FireCuda 520 SSD is the company’s fastest solid-state drive and offers plug-and-play compatibility with all PCIe Gen4 motherboards.  With sequential read-write speeds of up to 45% faster than PCIe Gen3 NVMe drives, the FireCuda 520 delivers an extreme boost in performance for PC gamers looking for the edge.

The M.2 2280 SSD is available in 500GB, 1TB or 2TB capacities and compatible with  the new AMD X570 chipset and third-generation AMD Ryzen Desktop Processors.  It features plug-and-play compatibility with PCIe Gen4 motherboards delivering an extreme boost in performance as well as backward compatibility with PCIe Gen3 devices.

Seagate’s FireCuda Gaming Dock is a high-performance storage solution offering the simplicity of a one-cable connection to all of your peripherals.  It features a built-in 4TB 3.5” HDD and a PCIe Gen3 NVMe M.2 SSD expansion slot for an optional SSD upgrade, offering vast storage for archiving games and data and the ability to take advantage of the intense speed of solid-state drives.

In addition to the Thunderbolt 3 laptop connector, the FireCuda Gaming Dock includes a Thunderbolt 3 accessory port, DisplayPort 1.4, RJ45 ethernet network port, a 3.5mm audio-in/mic port, 3.5mm audio-out port, four USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, and a USB 3.1 Gen2 charge port. It also includes Seagate’s easy-to-use Toolkit software that lets you control a range of colors and light patterns for leveled-up illumination to complement your gaming station and offers a three-year limited warranty.

FireCuda Gaming Dock will be available in March 2020.

Designed as the perfect companion to Seagate’s recently released FireCuda Gaming Dock, the portable FireCuda Gaming SSD delivers performance to help scorch the competition.

Purpose-built for gamers, it marries Seagate’s premium FireCuda NVMe 510 SSD and the latest cutting-edge SuperSpeed USB 20 Gb/s (USB 3.2 Gen2×2) interface, delivering staggering read speeds of up to 2,000 MB/s1.Optimised for performance and high on style, the drive offers capacities of 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB and features a signature chisel metal enclosure with customizable RGB LED lighting.

Gamers can personalise the drive’s full-range RGB LED with the free Seagate Toolkit software and synchronise the LEDs with a FireCuda Gaming Dock, creating an immersive setup.

FireCuda Gaming SSD will be available in May 2020.

Also new to the Seagate SSD line-up is the BarraCuda Fast SSD offering 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB of capacity. With mobile gamers and active power users in mind, the SATA SSD external drive features rapid read/write speeds of up to 540 MB/s for improved gameplay and quick file transfers. Pocket-sized, the sleek drive features an attractive green LED and offers versatility with a USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port. It is PC and Mac (exFAT) compatible out of the box, includes Seagate’s Toolkit with simple backup and sync, and a complimentary two-month subscription to the Adobe Creative Cloud® Photography Plan.

BarraCuda Fast SSD (500GB), (1TB) and (2TB) and will be available in April 2020.

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Samsung announced to us here at STG that their 860 PRO and 860 EVO solid state drives (SSDs), the most up-to-date additions to the company’s SATA interface lineup.

The products are aimed at consumers who require fast, reliable performance across various applications, from everyday computing to heavy workloads and graphic-intensive operations. Building on the successful launch of the 850 PRO and 850 EVO – the industry’s first consumer SSDs with V-NAND technology – the 860 PRO and 860 EVO achieve industry-leading performance for SATA SSDs, offering enhancements in speed, reliability, compatibility and capacity.

“The new 860 PRO and 860 EVO SSDs combine the latest 512Gb and 256Gb 64-layer V-NAND, up to 4GB LPDDR4 mobile DRAM and a new MJX controller to elevate the user experience for both consumers and businesses,” said Hugh Kim, Business Manager for Memory Samsung New Zealand. “Samsung will continue to fuel meaningful innovations in the consumer SSD space and drive growth of the overall memory industry for years to come.”

As file sizes continue to increase with high-resolution photos and 4K videos, the need for faster data transfers and sustainable high performance over a longer period of time has become paramount for users. To address this need, Samsung’s 860 PRO and 860 EVO support up to 560 MB/s read and 530 MB/s write speeds and offer unmatched reliability with an upgraded five-year limited warranty, or up to 4,800 terabytes written (TBW) for the 860 PRO and up to 2,400 TBW for the 860 EVO. The new MJX controller also enables faster communication with the host system. The controller is powerful enough to handle workstation storage, while improving Linux operating system compatibility.

The 860 PRO are available in 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, 2TB and 4TB capacities, with the 4TB memory storage holding up to 114 hours and 30 minutes of 4K Ultra HD video. The 860 PRO is available in a widely compatible 2.5-inch form factor, which is ideal for PCs, laptops, workstations and NAS.

The 860 EVO come in 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB and 4TB[6] capacities, in a 2.5-inch for PCs and laptops, as well as mSATA and M.2 form factors for ultra-slim computing applications. The 860 EVO has up to six times longer sustained performance than its predecessor due to enhanced Intelligent TurboWrite technology, with read and write speeds of up to 550 MB/s and 520 MB/s, respectively.

The 860 PRO and 860 EVO SSDs are currently available now.

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Netgear has informed us here at STG that it has expanded its business-class ReadyNAS Series of reliable, high performance rackmount Network Attached Storage (NAS) appliances with ReadyNAS 2304 Business Class 1U 4-Bay Network Storage (RR2304).

Ideal for supporting up to 40 concurrent users for Gigabit speed file backup and file serving, ReadyNAS 2304 meets the needs of data-focused small businesses for on-premise storage and backup with remote collaboration combined with cloud backup to Amazon AWS, Google Drive or Dropbox as a few examples. It provides new capabilities and a 50 per cent performance increase over the previous-generation, the ReadyNAS 2120 – the current bestselling entry-level rackmount business-class NAS from NETGEAR.

With ReadyNAS 2304, businesses achieve a level of data protection that is unmatched in the realm of SMB storage. ReadyNAS 2304 runs the latest version of the groundbreaking ReadyNAS operating system, the innovative OS 6.7, which enables a wide set of business features. ReadyNAS OS safeguards data through five levels of unrivaled file protection, seamless, zero-cost ReadyCLOUD file sharing, and full data protection with ReadyDR block-level backup and disaster recovery.

In terms of hardware, ReadyNAS 2304 is a 1U rack mount form factor, 4-bay NAS appliance with capacity up to 40TB for supporting up to 40 concurrent business users. It has a faster and more powerful 64-bit Dual Core Intel® Celeron® processor for 2.0GHz of processing power, 1.5 times the previous model. It features two Gigabit Ethernet ports (1GbE), three USB 3.0 ports, for additional data storage and transfer.

“ReadyNAS Rackmount 2304 represents a significant upgrade in terms of storage features and performance available for small businesses, at an incredibly cost-effective price point for the number of users supported,” said Richard Jonker, vice president of SMB product line management for NETGEAR. “Network managers can sleep soundly at night knowing their mission-critical data is protected against human error, hard drive and system failures, viruses and malware, and natural disasters.”

Today’s emphasis on cross-office collaboration and team work with remote offices pushes for increased file sharing, faster data access, and more secure storage. Video streaming and conferencing have become a part of daily business in even small companies. As a result, file sizes are regularly growing from kilobytes to megabytes to gigabytes, as businesses move to 4K, 3D, CAT files, large slide presentations, and large H264 video files.

Architects, creative agencies, film studios, CAT/CAD designers, and research labs manipulating large files can find their appropriate storage solution with the ReadyNAS 2304, along with businesses, schools and universities sharing data across remote offices and branch offices.

Yet not all data can be sent to the cloud due to its sensitive nature, for regulatory issues, for bandwidth issues, or for the need for immediate access in the case of high file utilisation. This has created the need for hybrid private clouds with on-premise storage, making ReadyNAS 2304 with ReadyCLOUD access an ideal storage solution for organisations where sensitive data is at the core of the business — healthcare, education and financial institutions, government agencies, notary and legal offices, retail chains and small telecom providers.

ReadyNAS 2304 is powered by the latest version of the industry-leading ReadyNAS OS, which enables a complete, reliable and cost-effective backup platform. It is also Virtual Memory System (VMS)-ready, a capability expected to be available later in 2017.

The ReadyNAS 2304 Business Class 1U 4-Bay Rackmount Network Storage (RR2304) is available now worldwide through authorised NETGEAR partners and other reseller channels and ecommerce sites at an RRP of $1,229 for a diskless model.

ReadyNAS Rackmount for business also come in populated configurations with various hard disk drive capacities, up to 4U 60-bay models offering up to 132 bays with expansion.

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In an attempt to find a solution to his ongoing PlayStation 4 storage problems, Shane the Gamer’s Australian editor checks out one of Nyko’s PS4 Data Bank 3.5” hard drive enclosures.

There’s no such thing as having too much data storage, ask any PC gamer. Unfortunately nobody told this to Sony or Microsoft, two companies that should have known better when they saw fit to stuff a paltry 500GB hard drive in their new consoles.

This extremely short-sighted action will have ramifications for gamers for the life of this generation of game consoles.

The swap over to the higher-capacity Blu-ray discs is part of the problem. Blu-ray access times are too slow to load content on-the-fly, so for both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 game installs are mandatory. With some games requiring 60GB of space, you’d be lucky to get a dozen games on your 500GB hard drive before you fill it up. A full drive means deleting older games to accommodate new ones and serious restriction on the amount of screenshots and gameplay video you can keep.

Whilst the Xbox One will support external hard drives, right now, the options to remedy the PlayStation 4’s storage shortcomings are extremely limited. Yes, Sony may have had the foresight to allow users to open up their console and replace the measly 500GB drive with something bigger like, say, a 1TB drive. But that’s all you can do.

Whereas the Xbox One supports any relatively inexpensive 3.5” external USB that you plug into it, the PlayStation is limited to costly 2.5” drives.

Enter Nyko with a potential solution with their PlayStation 4 Data Bank. Basically, it’s a housing that replaces the original PS4 drive cover, big enough to accommodate a 3.5” hard drive.

The Data bank is really easy to install, but comes with three massive instruction sheets covering the three processes needed to get everything going.  First, as with any PS4 hard drive replacement, you need to download the latest version of the system software, that’s the full version, not the update. The system software must be placed on a FAT32 formatted thumb drive (NTFS will not do, but I think exFAT will work).

You also need to consider how you are going to back up your data. If you are a PlayStation Plus subscriber your save should already be uploaded to Sony’s server (unless you’ve filled up your ridiculous 1GB online storage allocation). The easiest way to back up your stuff is to use the PS4’s built-in backup and restore facility to image the entire hard drive. It takes a while and does require the temporary use of an external hard drive. It also take a long time. Expect at least a three hour wait to backup 500GB and the same to restore.

The Data Bank installation only takes a couple of minutes. First the PS4’s drive cover needs to be slipped off, that’s the shiny side on the left. Then it’s just a case of unscrewing the drive caddy and pulling it out.

With the original hard drive removed from the PlayStation 4, the Data Bank’s adapter can be fitted into the vacant spot and screwed down. Then the Data Bank enclosure is slipped on, using the same fixings as the PS4’s old drive cover. The enclosure has a connector which clips into the adapter.

Fitting the new 3.5” drive is really easy; you just carefully push it into the enclosure where it firmly clips into the power and SATA connectors. Then it’s just a case of putting the shiny Nyko cover on the Data Bank enclosure.

Whilst the drive fits snuggly into the enclosure, it is not fixed firmly enough for my liking. I’d have preferred to have screwed in down or something to stop it coming loose. I donn’t tend to move my PS4 about, but if you did and weren’t careful, I could see the drive slipping out, knocking the cover off and smashing to bits on the floor.

The final thing that needs doing is to connect the Data Bank’s power cable. Unlike the internal 2.5” drive, the Data Bank takes its power directly from the mains by piggy-backing the PS4’s power cable.

The PS4 needs to then be booted into safe mode. You do this by pressing and holding the power button for about six seconds, until it beeps. Following the prompt you insert your USB drive with the system software and wait whilst the PS4 reconfigures itself.

When the process is finished, the console is a back to its initial state. Depending on how you backed up your stuff you will need to either sign in and start downloading your saves or head straight over to the backup/restore options and prepare for the long wait as your data transfers over from your external drive.

I was aware that in the past, sticking anything larger than a 1TB drive in your PS4 was asking for trouble, but I thought that we had moved past that.

It was only when the Data Bank arrived that I noticed a warning on the box stating that it would only work with drives up to 2TB. I’d intended on sticking a 3TB Seagate Barracuda in it to maximise my investment. The 2TB limitation was a big deal and something that wasn’t advertised on the Mighty Ape website.

Investigating the issue on the internet, it seems that the PS4 can’t properly suspend and resume with a drive over 2TB. Whilst there are some workarounds, my PS4 was going to have issues with my 3TB drive.

Adding insult to injury, for the price of a 2TB 3.5” drive and the Nyko Data Bank you can buy a 2TB 2.5” drive and slot it straight in the PS4… but more on that later.

I was disappointed, but still keen to see the back of my PS4 storage issues, when I slotted a 2TB Seagate Barracuda into the Data Bank. Eight hours later my PS4 was back up and running with twice the storage capacity.

Whilst the Nyko Data Bank solves my immediate problem, the inability to utilise a 3TB drive is only one of the issue that I have with it.

3.5” drives give off a lot more heat, making the PS4 very hot, hot enough for me to get concerned about leaving the PS4 on to download overnight. The other thing about 3.5” drives, is that a decent one will spin at 7,200rpm, a lot more that the 5,200rpm that is standard for 2.5”drives. The buzz of a drive spinning at 7,200rpm is all fine and dandy in a PC, but when insulated by only an eggshell thick bit of plastic, the hum can get very annoying.

During this product test, by way of comparison, I also tested a 2TB Samsung 2.5” as a direct replacement for my 1TB PS4 drive. Interestingly, the 2TB 2.5” upgrade was fraught with problems of its own. Whilst it all seemed to go well at first, I soon found that my PS4 unable to read games from discs. Worst still, the machine would not boot properly from a shut-down, eventually causing a failure so catastrophic that I had to reformat the drive and start again. It seem that, in order to get a 2.5” 2TB drive to work properly the PS4’s HDCP needs to be switched off. This is because the drive is unable to perform the required copy protection handshake with the console in a timely manner.

Whilst I have issues with the Data Bank, I’d sooner enjoy the full functionality of my PS4 than have to switch things off – applications like Spotify won’t work without HDCP switched on – in order to get the hard drive to work.

The Nyko Data Bank is a compromised solution and possibly the best one that we have until Sony sees sense to provide us with an external storage solution. After a couple of years of service even the 1TB Sony are currently putting in their machines isn’t going enough space to store a decent game collection. I can only imagine what a nightmare it will be in ten years’ time if Sony don’t pull their finger out.

I hope, intime, Sony at least allow PS4 owners to put larger capacity hard drives in their machine and when that day happens I’m sure my Nyko Data Bank will be ready to receive an upgrade.

The Data Bank solved my own PS4 storage problem, but I’m still reluctant to whole-heartedly recommend it. It has too many issues for my liking.

My advice would be to stick with a 1TB 2.5” hybrid drive for as long as you can. But if you must increase your hard drive capacity beyond 1TB, the Nyko Data Bank is probably the best way to go right now.

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