Why only one Compact Flash Card mounts—and how to fix disk signature collisions. The most common reason why only one Compact Flash Card is usable when multiple cards are connected is a device signature collision. If you are dealing with bootable devices and see this problem, the collision is almost certainly the cause. If the […]
The information age heralded by our technology is proving more than capable of eroding the media blockade of regimes such as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Over 250 defectors have studied at a journalist academy founded by one of their own in 2011 and they have gone on to further undermine North Korean efforts […]
Memory Apocalypse: How the Surge in AI Demand Is Rapidly Driving Up the Cost of PC RAM and SSD Storage The so-called “memory apocalypse” is hitting the PC world like a bad hangover, and it’s showing up everywhere—from empty motherboard aisles to gamers quietly shelving their upgrade plans. Motherboard sales in key markets have fallen […]
What Is a Security Dongle? (Summary) A security dongle is a physical USB key that verifies software ownership through hardware-based authentication rather than cloud logins or passwords. Inside the dongle sits a secure chip that stores encrypted keys or runs protected code, making it extremely difficult to clone, spoof, or bypass. Because authentication happens locally […]
Trump Tariff Hurts USB Flash Drive Market Yes, there is a tariff on USB flash drives coming from China. Two tariffs have been assigned to the USB flash drive category when importing product from China since 2020: February of 2020 — a 7.5% tariff was enacted by Trump January of 2025 — a 10.0% tariff […]
Micron has introduced two new tech products: a tiny flash storage device for phones and a big memory chip for Nvidia GPUs. Micron, which makes and sells SSDs, created a flash chip that’s super small but packs a punch. It’s like a supercharged version of the standard UFS 4.0 device, only about the size of […]
Kioxia Holdings Corporation, abbreviated as Kioxia and stylized as KIOXIA, is a Japanese-American multinational computer memory manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo. In June 2018, Toshiba Memory Corporation was spun off from the Toshiba conglomerate. On March 1, 2019, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba Memory Holdings Corporation and was renamed Kioxia in October 2019 […]
KV-CSD is an acronym for Key Value Store Computational Storage Device and Hynix a NAND memory manufacturer is directing their technology towards this storage approach. Here at GetUSB.info we focus on NAND memory and typically look at the write speeds of devices. However, for data centers and analytic companies, the ability to retrieve data is […]
Nexcopy Introduces an Ultra-Fast 16-Target SD Card Duplicator with Advanced CID Capabilities The latest innovation from Nexcopy, the 16-target SD Card Duplicator, redefines efficiency by allowing users to copy 1GB of data every 30 seconds. With its enhanced copy speeds, this cutting-edge device is a key product for those needing to perform Secure Digital duplication. […]
This article explains how to encrypt data which can be decrypted on both a Mac and Windows computer. Microsoft Windows accounts for nearly 80% of desktop computers, with Apple OS accounting for about 18% of the market share (as of Q3, 2021). With this in mind, it is very common for users to want encrypted […]
