Thursday, October 3rd 2024

ProGrade Digital Launches Its First USB 4.0 Portable SSD

ProGrade Digital, founded with a mission to provide the highest quality professional grade digital memory cards and workflow solutions, announces its new solid state drive (SSD) product line available in a 2 TB, 4 TB, and 8 TB capacities. The PG10 Pro SSD is based on the latest USB 4.0 technology which is designed to achieve speeds of up to 40Gbits/sec and provides a real-world read and write speed of up to 2500 MB/s, and a sustained write speed of 1500 MB/s (2 TB) and 2000 MB/s (4 TB and 8 TB) with no cache depletion. The PG10 is also equipped with ProGrade's patented magnetic base and comes with an adhesive metal plate that allows users to mount the reader to any work surface. The new SSD is also supplied with a high-quality certified USB 4.0 cable - assuring the maximum performance possible.

"ProGrade Digital is embarking into a new category of professional SSDs (Solid State Drives) with a product offering that aligns with all of the core values of our brand," said Wes Brewer, founder, and CEO of ProGrade Digital. "We have recognized for years that there is an opportunity to expand further into the professional workflow with a high capacity, high performance SSD but were waiting for just the right time to enter with a truly new and defining product that offers unique features and value. Our introduction of capacity points from 2 TB to 8 TB, and a USB 4.0/Thunderbolt 4 interface, allows us to provide industry-leading sustained performance and reliability for professionals that have traditionally had to settle for much slower and less reliable solutions. Our uniquely designed housing and internal heat-sink provide unmatched sustained write and read speeds ideal for long, multi-TB data file transfers".
ProGrade Digital USB 4.0 Solid State Drive Key Features:
  • Read speed of up to 2500 MB/s
  • Write speed of up to 2500 MB/s
  • Sustained write speed of 1500 MB/s (2 TB) and 2000 MB/s (4 TB & 8 TB)
  • USB 4.0 interface provides transfer rates of up to 40 Gbps (5 GBytes/sec)
  • Compatible with Thunderbolt 4, Thunderbolt 3, USB 3.2, and 3.1 Type-C ports
  • Patent-pending power sensing circuit and LED to inform users if the host computer is not supporting the recommended 15 W of power
  • Patented magnetic base for solid drive stacking or workspace mounting with included adhesive metal plate
  • Uniquely designed dual-heat-sink internal structure for best-in-class cooling performance with no thermal throttling
  • Writable label area that utilizes industry-standard Avery labels to easily identify the contents of the drive as it moves through the digital workflow
  • High-quality hard-shell carrying case - no extra cost
  • Refresh Pro enabled
  • USB 4.0 certified high-speed cable included
  • Capacities: 2 TB, 4 TB, and 8 TB
  • 3-year warranty
  • X-ray proof and shock-proof
  • MSRP $399.99, $799.99, and $1,399.99 respectively
Like all ProGrade products, each SSD contains a unique serial number to ensure best-in-class after-sales support and tight quality control of the components used inside. Using this serial number, a customer can register their product at http://progradedigital.com/register to receive product updates.

Customers may purchase ProGrade Digital products on www.progradedigital.com, B&H Photo and Video, or Adorama websites along with many other retailers around the globe. Customers in select regions may purchase on Amazon with Prime shipping.
Source: ProGrade Digital
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7 Comments on ProGrade Digital Launches Its First USB 4.0 Portable SSD

#1
TheLostSwede
News Editor
So not a certified USB4 product then...
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#2
Chaitanya
TheLostSwedeSo not a certified USB4 product then...
And its been available for couple of days already.
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#3
TheLostSwede
News Editor
ChaitanyaAnd its been available for couple of days already.
They're not a USB-IF member, so yeah, not a certified product, hence USB 4.0, not USB4, so not very pro grade...
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#4
Chaitanya
TheLostSwedeThey're not a USB-IF member, so yeah, not a certified product, hence USB 4.0, not USB4, so not very pro grade...
Their CFx card readers(both type A and Type C) also has similar USB 4.0 labelling instead of USB4, infact quick look at B&H only Nextorage and Wise have card readers listing USB4 while others OWC, and ProGrade are USB 4.0.
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#5
Asni
Either a cheap disk that goes up to 2.5GB/s or a TB3 controller, which is limited to 22Gbps data rate.
A native USB4 controller goes up to 3.8GB/s.
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#6
skizzo
x-ray proof?! :wtf:
is this really a feature people are looking for?
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#7
Cheeseball
Not a Potato
  • Read speed of up to 2500 MB/s
  • Write speed of up to 2500 MB/s
Yup, this is doesn't look like it uses ASM2464PD or ASM2464PDX. These real USB4v1 device controllers can reach up to 3.8 GB/s sequential when a capable NVMe drive or PCI-E device is hooked up.
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