PNY XLR8 SSD Cover with Integrated Heatsink wins Red Dot Award

PNY has announced that it has won a Red Dot Award: Product Design for the XLR8 SSD Cover with Integrated Heatsink, designed to fit PS5. This product was designed to replace the standard SSD cover and provides simple installation when upgrading the expanded SSD storage.

Designers and manufacturers from 60 countries submitted products for consideration for the Red Dot Award: Product Design in 2022. Only those products that won over the experts with their outstanding design quality received a distinction from the Red Dot Jury’s 48 international members. When it comes to these new products, PNY XLR8 Powered by PNY is committed to providing gamers with the ultimate Gaming experience by combining a passion for gaming with expertly engineered components.

 “In this year of the competition, I have been particularly struck by the exceptional creativity shown by the award-winning products. It is really impressive and praiseworthy that there are still designs out there that can surprise us with their form and functionality. This makes it clear that design cannot be restricted or brought to a standstill by unfavourable circumstances. On the contrary: more and more new ideas and creations emerge, and futuristic techniques are developed. The fact that the quality of these products equals their level of innovation makes them well-deserved winners in the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2022,” said Professor Dr. Peter Zec, founder and CEO of Red Dot.

Designed for Less Waiting & More Gaming 

The SSD cover is integrated with an extruded aluminum heatsink in PNY’s exclusive new design, which improves the cooling efficiency of an installed NVMe SSD. The SSD cover and integrated heatsink work together to maximize thermal performance of your NVMe SSD upgrade during intense gaming sessions. The heatsink, in conjunction with a negative pressure design, provides extreme cooling performance, cooling the SSD by more than 40% when compared to no heatsink.