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M.2 SSDs have gained a lot of traction over the past 12 to 18 months. Their size has made them very popular with small form factor devices such as ultraportable notebooks. Now you can also use them in external USB-C enclosures giving you significantly more storage capacity than traditional USB thumb drives. The latest of […]
At the end of last year, QNAP started to release models from the new TS-x83XU enterprise Network Attached Storage (NAS) series. Available in a range of configurations, these high powered storage devices suit most IT environments. Thanks to our friends at QNAP, we were able to get hands-on with the QNAP TS-883XU-RP-E2124-8G-US. Powered by Intel’s […]
Micron Technology has unveiled its new series of flagship NVM Express™ (NVMe™) based solid-state drives (SSDs). The Micron 9300 series feature industry-leading storage performance with higher capacities suitable for the cloud and enterprise. “The introduction of our third generation of NVMe SSDs endorses our tradition of continued innovation for cloud and enterprise markets,” Derek Dicker, […]
At the end of 2018, QNAP launched the TS-977XU series NAS. The TS-977XU is first 1U hybrid storage structure NAS that features the AMD Ryzen processor. It certainly looks to be packing a whole lot of horsepower in that compact chassis. In fact, the TS-977XU series is available with AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and Ryzen […]
For some time now, I have been stuck with 1Gbps network connectivity on my iMac to my QNAP NAS’s that are on a 10Gbps network. Sure, there are some thunderbolt to 10Gbps adapters, but these have been either expensive or too large for a smallish computer desk. Thankfully, this has all changed now with QNAP […]
SSD technology has had significant advances in the past few years. With the latest NVMe based drives, things are looking even better. NVMe technology has traditionally been expensive, but with the Crucial P1, it looks to be changing. The P1 SSD currently comes in two capacities 500GB or 1TB. A 2TB variant is coming soon. […]
Crucial has released it’s latest NVMe PCIe product, the Crucial P1 SSD series. The P1 SSD is a powerful combination of the NVMe PCIe interface and Micron’s QLC technology. Expanding Crucial’s already large portfolio of high-performance drives, the P1 promises to deliver real-world performance gains at an affordable price point. A recent study done by […]
If you are not already running SSDs in your primary computer system, you are missing out on some easy performance gains. There is nothing more satisfying than having your system boot up quickly or have an application load almost instantaneously. Crucial is no stranger to SSDs and we took their latest offering, the BX500, for […]
Over the years we’ve reviewed numerous QNAP devices. One thing we have loved about them was the QTS operating system and the ability to test out upcoming beta releases. QNAP have now released their latest QTS beta – QTS 4.3.5 for public testing. Before you run off an install on a production NAS, please remember […]
The new BX500 SSD, Crucial’s next-generation drive has been launched. It is designed as an economical upgrade for everyday users. The 2.5-inch BX500 drives are currently available in three capacities (120GB, 240GB, and 480GB). Crucial provided us with the follow key features of the new drives: Compared to a 1TB WD Cavier Blue, the BX500 […]