Video: Sandisk launches new SD Cards, USB storage and Memory Vault Products

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Sandisk has launched a long list of of new storage solutions for photographers, tablet users (Cruzer Fit) and folks who need an archival solution (Memory Vault) good for 100 years. These are all part of the company's Capture, Share and Preserve end to end storage solutions. Hit jump for the full press release.

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WishList: Lenovo's ThinkPad X1

Sleek, sturdy and 'without compromise,' the Lenovo X1 is definitely a desirable ultraportable. Best feature is probably the Rapidcharge technology that gets you from 0-80 per cent charged in 30 minutes.

Review: 16GB Lexar Echo USB ZX Backup Drive

Tesxt and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

WIth the proliferation of tablets, netbooks and all increasingly thin ultrabooks in the market, storage has become a big deal. $100 is the penalty to double a tablet or notebook's memory from 16GB to 32GB because internal SSD (Solid State Drive) memory is still darn costly. Lexar's series of tiny yet capable (8GB, 16GB and 32GB capacities) USB backup drive give instant memory expansion at a relatively affordable price.

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Hitachi releases 8 and 4 Terabyte Hard Drives with Thunderbolt ports

We're finally seeing the first of the long awaited Thunderbolt-capable external drives. Hitachi's 8 and 4 Terabyte G Drives are designed with the vaunted Thunderbolt ports that allow  bidirectional data transfer rates of 10 Gbps, which is roughly twice the speed of USB 3.0 and 12 times faster than FireWire 800. With the MacBook Air and Mac Minis now rocking Thunderbolt ports, even consumer-level users can take advantage of the high speed througput now available. No news on price or availability yet but these should be coming soon. Video editors rejoice!