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This 8TB SanDisk SSD is over ,000 off at Best Buy – and I recommend it

This 8TB SanDisk SSD is over $1,000 off at Best Buy – and I recommend it

Published by skeptic

Best Buy/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Whether you need a high-capacity SSD for large game downloads, raw and rendered videos or photos, a digital art portfolio, or just to back up your PC and documents, the SanDisk Desk Drive is an almost-perfect option with up to 8TB of space. And if you’ve been putting off buying a backup drive due to high costs, right now is the perfect time to pick up the SanDisk Desk Drive. Best Buy is offering an impressive 62% discount, bringing the price down to $740; still pricey, but much closer to pre-AI costs than I’ve seen in a long time. Also: This 4TB WD Black SSD is nearly $1,200 off at Best Buy The SanDisk Desk Drive packs 8TB of storage into a compact design, measuring just 3.9 x 1.58 inches and weighing just over half an ounce. This makes it ideal for tucking away on a smaller desk, in a drawer, or in a travel bag for mobile professionals. It uses USB-C connectivity for read …

SanDisk High Endurance review: 20,000 hours of testing later, it’s the microSD card to beat

SanDisk High Endurance review: 20,000 hours of testing later, it’s the microSD card to beat

Published by skeptic

SanDisk High Endurance microSDXC storage card ZDNET’s key takeaways SanDisk’s High Endurance Video microSDXC Cards are on sale for $53 for the 256GB version. They’re the perfect cards for continuous recording, and are fast enough to handle 4K video recording. They are more expensive than regular microSD cards. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. On Valentine’s Day, 2023, I got it into my head to test the long-term durability of microSD cards. This idea came to me after encountering failures in a few Raspberry Pi projects that involved writing large amounts of data to storage cards over extended periods.  I had a handful of SanDisk High Endurance microSDXC cards, specifically designed for heavy use in dash cams, body cams, and home security cameras, so I decided to put them to the test. Also: I stuck this power station in a freezer to test its subzero claims – here’s how it held up I grabbed three dash cams I had lying around (yeah, that’s the sort of stuff I have lying around my place), set …

Memory-Holed? Western Digital Dumps Billion Sandisk Stock Stake

Memory-Holed? Western Digital Dumps $3 Billion Sandisk Stock Stake

Published by Jenni Sidey

Almost exactly a year after the spinoff officially closed on Feb. 24 last year, Western Digital is seeking to raise $3.09 billion from the sale of its remaining equity stake in Sandisk. While WDC has risen dramatically, SNDK has been on quite a tear since the spin-off… Chief Financial Officer Kris Sennesael said on Western Digital’s quarterly earnings call Jan. 29. that the company planned to sell its remaining 7.5 million Sandisk shares before the one-year anniversary of the separation. And so, according to a statement Sandisk launched the sale on behalf of its former parent in a statement Tuesday that didn’t disclose how many shares it would sell. According to the statement, Western Digital is expected to exchange the SanDisk shares for debt held by affiliates of JPMorgan and Bank of America. For now, WDC is flat in the after-hours trade but SNDK is down around 8%, extending the losses during the day… Amid a global shortage of flash memory, that has sent DRAM prices soaring since September, demand for Sandisk’s products, which are used …