Conner may be an unfamiliar name to the younger generation of gamers, but in the 1980s and 1990s, it was one of the world's three major HDD giants along with Seagate and Quantum.Conner was once the founder of the 3.5-inch hard drive format standard. Since being acquired by Seagate in 1996, Conner has gradually faded out of people's sight, and its brand influence has gradually weakened.
But what is unexpected is that Conner announced its rebirth at the 2026 CES conference and returned to the market with new external storage and mobile phone peripheral products.
Conner CEO said that Conner once led early development in the field of personal storage and is now very happy to be able to revive its past glory. However, what is different from the past is that Conner's focus has shifted from traditional hard drives to external storage devices and mobile phone peripherals.
Currently, Conner has launched a variety of products, including USB mobile phone flash drives designed for mobile phone backup, SD card readers for mobile phones, USB-C chargers with built-in SSD, and power banks with built-in SSD storage.
In recent years, many long-lost classic brands have returned to the public through brand licensing or reorganization. In the future, we may see the return of Maxtor or more brands.
