Axiomtek - a world-renowned leader relentlessly devoted to the research, development, and manufacture of innovative, highly efficient, and reliable industrial computer products - is pleased to introduce the KIWI330, an ultra-compact 1.6" embedded board built to accelerate AIoT development and streamline device integration. Powered by the Intel processor N50, the KIWI330 is equipped with 4 GB of onboard LPDDR5 memory and a 64 GB NVMe SSD, delivering energy-efficient performance in an ultra-small form factor - ideal for space-constrained applications. With its high integration, flexible expansion capabilities, and consistent industrial-grade quality, the KIWI330 is the perfect solution for developers building the next generation of compact AIoT systems.

"The KIWI330 is purpose-built for developers who require performance, modularity, and compactness in a single reliable embedded board," said Irene Su, Product Manager of the IDS Division at Axiomtek. "With powerful computing capabilities, USB Type-C expandability, and flexible MIO module support, the KIWI330 significantly shortens development cycles and time to market."

To support the new storage standard adopted by Nintendo Switch 2, AGI proudly announces the release of the TF338 microSD Express card. Built on the microSD Express standard and powered by the PCIe Gen 3 x1 interface with NVMe protocol, the TF338 delivers performance far beyond traditional microSD cards—offering up to 800 MB/s read and 700 MB/s write speeds for lightning-fast game loading and data transfer.

Compared to previous UHS-I microSD cards, microSD Express offers more than 4 times faster speeds, approaching SSD-level performance. This makes the TF338 an ideal solution for both high-performance gaming and mobile content creation. The card is backward compatible with UHS-I devices and has passed multiple durability tests—ensuring water, dust, shock, and temperature resistance for stable operation across demanding environments.

Team Group Inc., a global leader in memory solutions, officially announced the launch of the APEX SD7.1 MicroSD Express Card today. Designed to meet the next generation's demands for both speed and capacity in gaming, the card delivers read and write speeds of up to 800 MB/s and 700 MB/s, respectively, on devices that support the MicroSD Express interface.

The APEX SD7.1 features a PCIe Gen 3 x1 interface and NVMe protocol, and is rated A1 for application performance, delivering significantly faster data transfer speeds. It offers optimal performance on devices equipped with a MicroSD Express slot (e.g. Nintendo Switch 2) while remaining fully backward compatible with handheld consoles and mobile devices that support standard MicroSD cards. The card is available in 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, and 1 TB capacities, with the highest capacity model storing up to 30 games. It also supports Video Speed Class V30 and 4K UHD video recording, making it ideal for capturing smoothly rendered, high-resolution footage.

Other World Computing (OWC), a trusted leader in high-performance storage, memory, connectivity, software, and accessories that empower creative and business professionals to maximize performance, enhance reliability, and streamline workflows, today announced the launch of the OWC Express 4M2, a four-slot NVMe M.2 SSD USB4, Thunderbolt compatible enclosure offering improved performance, thermal protection for today's high performance drives, as well as expanded compatibility for an improved near-silent operation.

The Express 4M2 is made for the most demanding work. It's built to keep up whether you're backing up footage on set, editing 8K video, or sorting through thousands of high-res photos. It supports up to four NVMe M.2 SSDs (2230, 2242, or 2280) and achieves real-world speeds up to 3200 MB/s - and, with flexible RAID options, i.e., 0, 1, 4, 5, and 1+0, users can create the setup that works best for their workflow. Whether that's max performance, redundancy, or a mix of both. And even when things get intense… multi-camera offloads, long editing sessions, big batch processing, the aluminium shell and smart fans keep it cool and quiet so you're not dealing with slowdowns, overheating, or distracting noise. It's fully compatible with USB4, Thunderbolt, and USB-C, so whether you're working on a Mac or PC, it fits right in and works seamlessly, with no fuss.

ATP Electronics, a global leader in specialized storage and memory solutions, has once again achieved a breakthrough in extending the endurance of its industrial 3D triple level cell solid state drives (3D TLC SSDs). The N651Si/N651Sc Series now boasts an unparalleled 11,000 program/erase (P/E) cycles endurance - an unprecedented 120% leap from its initial published endurance of 5,000 cycles, making these solutions the highest-endurance industrial native TLC SSDs built on 512 Gb integrated circuits (IC) package.

This remarkable achievement is made possible through ATP's outstanding capabilities that extend the inherent qualities of the NAND flash. The use of prime NAND package, strict NAND IC characterization, 100% NAND screening and validation capabilities, as well as ATP's proprietary firmware, specialized hardware configurations, and own-developed technologies made this extraordinary feat possible.

When storage speed and flexibility matter most, why compromise? Whether you're a creative pro managing massive media libraries, a gamer juggling terabytes of AAA titles, or a developer running virtual environments, your workflow deserves storage that's as fast, flexible, and beautiful as your Mac Mini M4 setup.

Introducing the Satechi USB4 Slim NVMe SSD Enclosure—a high-performance, travel-friendly storage solution designed to unlock the full potential of your device. Inspired by the sleek simplicity of Apple's USB SuperDrive and built for modern pros, this enclosure combines USB4 technology, expandable capacity, and a premium, minimalist design.

TrendForce's latest investigations reveal that several negative factors weighed on the enterprise SSD market in the first quarter of 2025. These include production challenges for next-gen AI systems and persistent inventory overhang in North America. As a result, major clients significantly scaled back orders, causing the ASP of enterprise SSDs to plunge nearly 20%. This led to QoQ revenue declines for the top five enterprise SSD vendors, reflecting a period of market adjustment.

However, conditions are expected to improve in the second quarter. As shipments of NVIDIA's new chips ramp up, demand for AI infrastructure in North America is rising. Meanwhile, Chinese CSPs are steadily expanding storage capacity in their data centers. Together, these trends are set to reinvigorate the enterprise SSD market, with overall revenue projected to return to positive growth.

MSI, a global leader in high-performance server solutions, is showcasing its enterprise-grade, high-performance server platforms at ISC 2025, taking place June 10-12 at booth #E12. Built on standardized and modular architectures, MSI's AI servers are designed to power next-generation AI and accelerated computing workloads, enabling enterprises to rapidly advance their AI innovations.

"As AI workloads continue to grow and evolve toward inference-driven applications, we're seeing a significant shift in how enterprises approach AI deployment," said Danny Hsu, General Manager of Enterprise Platform Solutions at MSI. "With modular and standards-based architectures, enterprise data centers can now adopt AI technologies more quickly and cost-effectively than ever before. This marks a new era where AI is not only powerful but also increasingly accessible to businesses of all sizes.

Other World Computing (OWC), a trusted leader in high-performance storage, memory, connectivity, software, and accessories that empower creative and business professionals to maximize performance, enhance reliability, and streamline workflows, today announced the general availability (GA) release of a new 4 TB version of its OWC Aura Pro X2 SSD. The expanded storage option ensures Mac users enjoy speeds up to 5.5x faster and up to 32x more storage capacity, making it easier to tackle larger files, projects, and applications.

The new 4 TB version of the OWC Aura Pro X2 SSD is built for Macs running macOS High Sierra (10.13) or later. Compatible with a wide range of MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac, Mac mini, and Mac Pro models (released from 2013 to 2019), it can deliver read and write speeds over 3200 MB/s (specific performance depends on Mac model).

Synology today announced the launch of the DS425+, a compact 4-bay storage solution. "The DS425+ offers remarkable performance and capability for its size," said Michael Wang, Product Manager at Synology. "They are an ideal choice for users with specific storage needs who still want the benefits of centralized storage."

The 4-bay DS425+ provides a fixed storage configuration of up to 80 TB of raw data, ideal for smaller-scale deployments with consistent storage requirements. For network connectivity, the DS425+ features a 2.5GbE port along with a 1GbE RJ-45 port. Additionally, it supports M.2 NVMe SSDs for either SSD caching or high-performance all-flash.

We are thrilled to announce a landmark pricing strategy for our Gen 5 x16 4x M.2 NVMe AIC series, making cutting-edge performance more accessible than ever. Now available for USD$999 and $899 respectively, the Rocket 7604A RAID AIC and Rocket 1604A Switch AIC represent an exceptional value by doubling the performance capabilities of conventional 4-port NVMe solutions with over 50 GB/s+ of real-world transfer speed.

This significant pricing offer reflects our commitment to accelerating market adoption of today's leading SSD media and enabling a wider range of industrial and high-performance computing applications to leverage the full power of Gen 5 NVMe storage technology.

Synology today unveiled PAS7700, an active-active NVMe all-flash storage solution engineered to deliver uninterrupted high-performance services for enterprise mission-critical workloads. Combining dual-controllers with 48 NVMe SSD bays in a space-efficient 4U chassis, PAS7700 scales seamlessly to 1.65 PB of raw capacity with the addition of seven expansion units. PAS7700 features comprehensive support for a range of file and block protocols including NVMe-oF. With redundant memory upgradable to 2,048 GB across both controllers and support for high-speed 100GbE networking, PAS7700 delivers exceptional performance, availability, and scalability to meet enterprise storage demands.

"PAS7700 is the culmination of Synology's 25 years of engineering experience in data management and storage," said Kenneth Hsu, Director of the System Group at Synology. "By combining our deep software and hardware development expertise with close collaboration with partners and enterprise customers, we've engineered PAS7700 to deliver ultra-high performance at a price point previously unseen in the enterprise storage market."

Kioxia at the 2025 Computex showcased its next-generation Exceria PRO G2 M.2 NVMe SSD for PC enthusiasts. The drive is under development, and leverages PCI-Express Gen 5. What's most interesting is the first-party claim that the drive offers sequential speeds of over 14 GB/s, which would make this contemporary against high-end Gen 5 SSDs in the market, but with the brand trust and market reach of Kioxia. The drive comes in 1 TB, 2 TB, and 4 TB capacities. Also shown in its booth were the enterprise CM9 drives in U.2 NVMe Gen 5 x4 and E3.S form-factors. Winding things up is an Exceria Gen 4 NVMe SSD with sequential speeds of 6.2 GB/s, with a heatsink, meant for PlayStation 5.

Tiny PC maker Minisforum was showing off its upcoming N5 Pro NAS at Computex, and it's quite different from what most NAS makers have put out to date. For starters, it's built around AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX Pro 370 SoC and has support for up to 96 GB of ECC DDR5 5600 MHz memory over two SO-DIMM slots. Connectivity consists of one 10 Gbps and one 5 Gbps Ethernet port, two USB4 ports—with DP Alt mode support—one HDMI 2.1 port, two USB 3.2 10 Gbps ports and one USB 2.0 port. For some reason the Oculink port, clearly visible around the back of the unit on display, isn't mentioned in the specs we were provided, but it's still mentioned on the product page, so we'll have to wait and see if that will be part of the final product or not.

On the storage side of things there's room for five 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch drives in traditional drive caddies, and drives up to 22 TB in size are supported. In addition to this, there's room for one M.2 NVMe slot which is limited to PCIe 4.0 X1, lengths of up to 110 mm are supported. There is also an extra PCB that can be slotted in that adds support for a further two NVMe drives in either the U.2 or M.2 form factor, one with a PCIe 4.0 x2 interface and one with PCIe 4.0 x1. Judging by the design of this expansion PCB, it might be a bit fiddly to install, but as the main PCB of the N5 Pro slides out for access, it could've been far worse. Internally there's also a full-length low-profile PCIe x16 slot—which was occupied by a GPU in the unit on display—although it's limited to four lanes electrically, as well as a USB 3.2 10 Gbps port. It will apparently come with MinisCloud OS, but Windows 11 is also supported, which means the N5 Pro could be used for something else than just as a NAS. No word on pricing, but the company is offering a 30 percent off discount if you sign up on their website.

This year at Computex, Apacer was showing off several new DDR5 memory modules and storage products. First up is its NOX RGB DDR5 CUDIMM which delivers a base speed of 8000 MT/s, but according to the company, can be overclocked to 9000 MT/s and there's also a non RGB version. Next up we have the Shield RGB DDR5 modules, which appears to want to take on Corsair's Dominator modules, at least design vise and these are also available without RGB. There was no mention of any speeds for these modules and as they'll only be available later this year, there's no information on the Apacer website either. Finally, Apacer has entered into a partnership with ASUS to produce TUF co-branded memory and was showing off the new NOX TUF RGB DDR5 modules. The already available non RGB version is available in speeds from 5200 MT/s to 6800 MT/s.

On the storage side, Apacer had a new external USB4 Gen 3x2—otherwise known as 40 Gbps—SSD, which is based on the Phison U21 controller. The AS741 as the drive is called, will be available in sizes from 1 TB to 4 TB and it should offer sequential read speeds of up to 4000 MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 3600 MB/s. It also has an integrated cable/handle, which is the blue part in the picture, but we're not sure how it really is intended to work. Apacer also had a new PCIe 5.0 x4 M.2 NVMe SSD that goes under the name of AS2280F4U, which is based on Silicon Motion SM2508 controller and it should offer read speeds of up to 14000 MB/s and write speeds of 13000 MB/s. It will come in sizes between 1 TB and 4 TB and the heatsink has a rather tiny fan built into it. Both of the SSDs will be available later this year.

Sapphire brought unique new hardware to Computex 2025. We begin our tour with the new Sapphire Edge AI line of mini PCs. First up, is the Edge AI 370, a mini PC measuring 117 mm x 111 mm x 30 mm (WxDxH). It is powered by AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 "Strix Point" mobile processor, with two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots supporting up to 96 GB of memory. Storage comes from a 1 TB Gen 4 NVMe SSD. The CPU is configured with 12 cores (4x Zen 5 + 8x Zen 5c), while the maxed out RDNA 3.5 iGPU has 16 CU. The XDNA 2 NPU is clocked for 50 AI TOPS, and meets Microsoft Copilot+ requirements.

Next up, is the Sapphire X870EA Wi-Fi PhantomLink Edition motherboard. This is Sapphire's first high-end motherboard in years. The Socket AM5 motherboard is based on the flagship AMD X870E chipset, and offers premium connectivity and I/O features. It's also designed to visually match the company's latest Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ graphics card, but its most striking feature is PhantomLink. This is a backside power delivery feature similar to ASUS BTF. The main PCI-Express 5.0 x16 slot has a trailing power delivery slot that relays power from a 12V-2x6 power input located next to the 24-pin ATX connector on the motherboard. This may not be a complete backside I/O motherboard, but at least keeps the graphics card free from any power cables sticking out. To use PhantomLink, however, you need a compatible graphics card, and Sapphire showed us the Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ PhantomLink Edition.

QNAP has broadened its high-speed networking and storage portfolio to address the growing demands of data centers, creative studios, and small-to-medium businesses. We were at their Computex 2025 booth to check it out. Central to this expansion is the QSW-M7230-2X4F24T, a 1U rackmount L3 Lite managed switch featuring 24 copper 10 GbE BASE-T ports, four 25 GbE SFP28 fiber interfaces, and two 100 GbE QSFP28 uplinks. With support for ECN and PFC to ensure lossless Ethernet, PTP for precise time synchronization, and MC-LAG for automatic link redundancy, this switch provides a unified management platform that is well suited for both GPU-intensive compute clusters and high-throughput video editing environments.

At Computex this year, UGREEN showcases its newest NAS devices, the NASync iDX6011 and the iDX6011 Pro, both models launched this January at CES although at that time only the NASync iDX6011 was available on display. On our visit to UGREEN's booth at Computex we have now found both of them. These NAS models feature Intel Core Ultra processors with six 3.5-inch drive bays and dual M.2 slots for storage (160 TB max., 6x 24 TB, 2x 8 TB) or cache. They come with 32 GB DDR5 RAM (expandable to 64 GB), PCIe 4.0 x8 expansion, and 128 GB SSD for the UGOS Pro operating system. Connectivity includes dual 10 Gbps Ethernet, 8K HDMI, USB 3.2/2.0 ports, and SD 4.0 card slot. The standard iDX6011 includes Thunderbolt 4 (40 Gbps) front ports, while the Pro model features front USB-C ports, status LCD, and rear OCuLink port (64 Gbps).

UGREEN also showcases its Thunderbolt 5 M.2 NVMe SSD enclosure launched this April. They say it can achieve speeds up to 7000 MB/s (read) and up to 6000 MB/s (write) thanks to the JHL9480 chip when using a Thunderbolt 5 connection (it is however backward compatible with Thunderbolt 4/3 and USB4). It supports up to 8 TB NVMe storage capacity with M.2 2280 NVMe M-KEY/(M&B) Key drives and promise to keep your SSD cool thanks to its aluminium enclosure and active cooling with a temperature-activated fan that engages at 40°C.

Asustor didn't have any big news at Computex this year, but the company was showing it's upcoming Lockerstor 6 Gen2+, which is a slightly improved version of the current Lockerstor 6 Gen2, with the only upgrade being a move from red to blue Ethernet ports. Ok, there's a little more to it than a colour change, as the new blue ports support speeds of up to 5 Gbps vs. 2.5 Gbps for the red ports, something Asustor has done to make it easy to visually differentiate between the port speeds. The plus version is set to launch later this year, with no firm launch date as yet.

The company was also showing off its new Lockerstor 12R Pro Gen2 rack mounted NAS appliances with support for either 12 or 16 3.5-inch drives. These 3U or 4U rackmount NASes are powered by AMD's Ryzen 7 Pro processors and come standard with 16 GB of ECC DDR5-4800 memory, dual 10 Gbps Ethernet ports, plus a pair of Gigabit Ethernet ports, one M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe 5.0 x4 slot for an OS drive and a PCIe x8 expansion slot.

Realtek appears to have decided that it still wants a slice of the SSD controller market and showed off two new products at Computex. The first, is a DRAM-less PCIe 5.0 NVMe controller that the company says will offer random read/write speeds of up to 10,000 MB/s, which it also delivers according to a CrystalDiskMark 8.0.4 screenshot that the company shared at the show. The RTS5781 as the controller is known as, is a typical 4-channel controller that supports ONFi 5.1 and Toggle 5.1 3D TLC/QLC NAND with I/O speeds of up to 3600 MT/s. It also supports advanced power saving features and common encryption protocols such as TCG OPAL 2.0 and AES 256. Random performance is on par with your typical DRAM-less SSD controller. The RTS5781 was originally revealed last year on a roadmap, but only announced now.

Next up is the RM1220, which is comparable to Silicon Motion's SM2322 in that it's a USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20 Gbps controller that doesn't require any bridge chip for better or worse. Realtek claims the same 2,100/2,000 MB/s read and write performance as Silicon Motion and thus better performance than Phison's PS2251-18/U18 controller. However, Realtek has a couple of tricks up its sleeve to make the RM1220 stand out from the crowd, the first being an integrated addressable RGB controller for "gaming" SSDs and the other being integrated fingerprint reader support, where just the physical reader is needed, for companies that want to add some security features to their external SSDs.

Although Synology already announced its first plus series NAS in its 2025 range a month ago with the DS925+ and its accompanying expansion unit, the company had no less than six new devices on display at Computex. We also talked at length with the company and got an explanation as to why the company decided to move to supporting its own brand drives only and it turns out the situation isn't quite what Synology's press release made it seem like, but more on that after we go over the new devices.

The new range starts with the DS225+ and the DS425+, where the DS225+ is the new base model of the plus series. Both models are built around an Intel Celeron J4125—a chip that launched at the end of 2019—which is paired with 2 GB of DDR4 which can be expanded to 6 GB in total. Both models come with one 2.5 Gbps and one 1 Gbps Ethernet port, two 5 Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports and two or four drive bays. The DS425+ also gets a pair of M.2 2280 NVMe SSD slots, but unless the CPU information provided is wrong, these will only be PCIe 2.0 and will most likely not sport more than one or two lanes.

Akasa brought a selection of its latest products to Computex 2025. We begin our tour with the company's new SOHO series CPU air coolers. The first one, the AK-CC4022HP01, is a dual fin-stack (D-type) cooler, featuring two large fin-stacks for a total height nearing 160 mm, 7 copper heat pipes, and a pair of 120 mm FDB fans in push-pull configuration, for a cooling capacity of 250 W. All 7 heat pipes make direct contact with the CPU at the base. The 120 mm fans offer addressable RGB LED lighting. Next up is the AK-CC4026HP01, a thick single fin-stack cooler that uses two 120 mm fans in push-pull configuration. This cooler uses four copper heat pipes, and offers the same ARGB illuminated fans as its larger sibling.

Next up, are the company's new T6 ProGrade series thermal compounds. These include the T6 ProGrade Plus (T685), and the T6 ProGrade Max (T695). These come in 5-15 g syringes, as well as tubs going all the way up to 1 kg for systems integrators. The company didn't put out conductivity specs for these coolers. Next up, we have the company's AK-FN120 series "ultra premium" fans that offer IP68 dust and water protection, an impeller design that favors high static pressure and airflow, and a fluid dynamic bearing.

Netac at Computex 2025 brought its latest consumer storage products. We begin our coverage with the NVI50MK, the company's flagship M.2 NVMe Gen 5 SSD. This drive comes with a factory fitted aluminium heatsink, and comes in capacities of up to 4 TB. The company didn't reveal the controller+NAND flash combination, but mentioned that it offers DRAM caching, and sequential transfer speeds of up to 14 GB/s reads, with up to 11 GB/s sequential writes.

Next up, is the HDIOM2 Pr, a magnetic SSD enclosure for M.2-2242 and M.2-2230 NVMe SSDs. Its bridge chip offers a Gen 3 x2 connection internally, which it wires out as 10 Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2. The enclosure is magnetized to stick to most smartphones, with a short length USB-C cable. We also spied the coin-sized US9 USB flash drive, which comes with USB-C and USB-A receptacles, up to 1 TB of capacity, and sequential transfer speeds of up to 1000 MB/s over the drive's 10 Gbps-capable USB 3.2 Gen 2 connection. The ZX20-II is a credit card-sized magnetic portable SSD with a 10 Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2 type-C connection, and a slender 8 mm profile that weighs just 49 g. The drive comes in capacities of up to 2 TB.

We were passing by the Transcend booth here at Computex 2025 when our curious eyes and rapid camera spotted the "yet to be announced" Transcend MTE260S M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 5 SSD. This is the next-generation high-performance M.2 SSDs that are capable of reaching speeds up to 14,000 MB/s (reads) and up to 12,500 MB/s (writes) thanks to its 3D NAND Flash memory, and the Silicon Motion controller (presumably the SM2508 series) aided by a DRAM cache. Other than that, for the moment, we only know that Transcend plans to offer models from 1 TB up to 4 TB capacity with the same graphene heatsink design seen on previous Transcend 2000 M.2 SSD series; the rest of the technical specifications will be known soon once the company makes its official announcement. The product will likely be aimed towards gamers and content creators.

Patriot Memory, a global leader in high-performance memory, storage, and gaming-grade hardware, returns to COMPUTEX 2025 with a powerful lineup of next-generation innovations. The company will unveil record-breaking DRAM speeds and the world's first DRAM-less PCIe Gen 5 SSD, alongside intelligent storage accessories designed for today's mobile lifestyles. In parallel, ACPI, Patriot's industrial brand, will debut robust enterprise and edge AI solutions—further reinforcing Patriot's leadership in performance and reliability across global markets.

Viper Xtreme 5 CKD RGB & Non-RGB High-Performance DRAM
The Viper Xtreme 5 CKD RGB and Non-RGB modules deliver ultra-high data rates of up to 9600 MT/s. Featuring an integrated Client Clock Driver (CKD) for independent signal timing, these modules maintain exceptional stability during extreme overclocking—without relying on the CPU's internal clock. It's a breakthrough solution designed for hardcore performance enthusiasts and overclockers.