15 March 201415 March 2014Technology EditorialsBy Derek Smith

The Future: USB 3.1 or Intel Thunderbolt?

The 2014 CES Introduced USB 3.1 as a future new standard for USB data transfers. Competition has been the driving force of the computer industry since the beginning, and the consumers have been the greatest benefactor to this constant technological race. Just when you thought you had the latest and greatest USB 3.0 on your new computer system, along comes USB 3.1. Was there something wrong with USB 3.0, and did it really need an update? Yes and No.

6 March 2014Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

StarTech.com Thunderbolt Hard Drive Enclosure Announced

New dual-drive Thunderbolt Hard Drive Enclosure lets users connect two 2.5” SATA HDDs or SSDs to their Mac or PC, delivering a high-capacity, high-speed data storage solution for faster external backups, graphics-intensive applications StarTech.com, a leading manufacturer of hard-to-find connectivity parts has announced the availability of their new 2-Bay Thunderbolt Hard Drive Enclosure (SKU: S252SMTB3), which lets users add reliable, high-speed external storage to a Mac® or PC computer through a Thunderbolt port. The Thunderbolt enclosure is the first external drive enclosure from StarTech.com to feature a Thunderbolt host connection, and features two drive bays which allows users to maximize external storage capacity while ensuring the best possible data transfer rates with the host system. The Thunderbolt enclosure offers […]

19 December 2013Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

StarTech.com Thunderbolt Docking Station Released

New Thunderbolt laptop docking station adds HDMI Display Adapter, UASP-enabled USB 3.0 hub, Gigabit Ethernet port, speaker and microphone support through a single cable connection StarTech.com, a leading manufacturer of hard-to-find connectivity parts, has announced the availability of their new Thunderbolt Docking Station (SKU: TBDOCKHDPBC), which enables users to transform a Thunderbolt-equipped MacBook® or Ultrabook™ laptop into a powerful full-featured workstation, through a single Thunderbolt cable. The new docking station can be positioned vertically or horizontally to best suit the desk space, and includes a 1-metre Thunderbolt cable to provide a ready-to-connect docking solution right out of the box. The docking station is the first from StarTech.com to feature a Thunderbolt host connection, and includes numerous high-performance peripheral connections including […]

10 September 201316 April 2018Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Silicon Power Thunder T50 Thunderbolt Series Debut at IDF 2013

SP/ Silicon Power, the world’s leading provider of memory storage solutions announces its participation in the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2013 in San Francisco, USA, at Moscone Center West (Thunderbolt Booth No.186) from September 10th to 12th, 2013. Creative Invention, Unlimited Expansion Silicon Power (SP) has proven great achievements in product design, and also positively expanded its business in worldwide storage markets. With the technical guidance from Intel, SP has now developed various innovative Thunderbolt storage products, including Thunder T11, Thunder T20, Thunder T30 and Thunder T50, and will showcase these products at IDF this year. Under the eye-catching designs, Silicon Power always surprises users with its creativities in digital storage devices, and provides unique image with wide variety of […]