TeamGroup manufacturer has long developed its own gaming line, as is now typical of nearly all IT companies, choosing the name T-Force. An interesting showcase was the stand at the Computex in Taipei, where many products on display attracted the attention of many visitors. We focused on the SSD range, making brave and interesting choices.
If not for aesthetics, the T-Force Delta Max model would actually be a "normal" SATA 6Gbps unit. This SSD displays a panel with RGB LED lights over the entire upper surface when it is operational, which can be controlled, among other things, by the T-Force controller, which can also handle a whole series of other components. Note an additional connector, specifically designed for lighting management. In short, a device is considered more than sufficient for those looking for originality in their homes, and the performance of SATA drives.
Even more original is the Cardea Liquid M.2 SSD series, which also boasts high performance compatibility with PCIe x4 Gen3 in the order of 3400MB / s in reading and 3000MB / s in writing. But it's not the first thing that catches your eye: a rather unusual liquid cooling system characterizes this series. The liquid can not be circulated in any system that already exists in the system. In short, it is a closed system that, according to the manufacturer, always ensures the operating temperature under control. It is possible to slide the black plastic part, leaving a screw free to replace the liquid with a different color. Initially the blue model will be on sale, but in the future there will also be other colors.
There are other solutions on the stand, designed for the console world. We report briefly an external hard drive for PS4/PS5, optimized for reading and writing, but also a pendrive with LEDs indicating the available capacity based on the color. A red light indicates the almost complete unity, green, optimal capacity, orange shades of intermediate situations.
It was not possible to miss a Gen4 SSD prototype. With the abbreviation Z440 (Z340 is the Gen3 series), T-Force calls it Cardea Zero. We know very little about this unit, if not the declared read and write data of 3800MB / s and 3200MB / s respectively, which appears to be a little low for a Gen4 (Gen3 was enough...). Therefore, in the final version, it is easy to expect higher transfer speeds.