Brief information on new products and developments.
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The recently released Samsung 980 PRO will soon be no longer the only hot kid on the PCIe 4.0 block. Indeed, Western Digital today announced, among other things, its own NVMe solid-state drive (SSD) of the same next-gen PCIe standard, the WD_BLACK SN850. The WD_BLACK is a relatively new product …
If you can’t replace your Xfinity xFi internet gateway, there’s now an easy way to extend its fast Wi-Fi coverage around your large home without resorting to third-party hardware. Comcast today announced the second-generation Xfinity xFi Pod that you could plug right into a wall socket. A faster mesh extender …
Western Digital today announced two new portable SSDs as major upgrades to the previous versions, the SanDisk Extreme and SanDisk Extreme PRO. Respectively, these two are the next versions of the 2018 SanDisk Extreme and 2019 SanDisk Extreme PRO. Similar design, double the speeds Due to the unchanged names and …
NETGEAR announced today the latest Orbi WiFi 6 tri-band Mesh System with DOCSIS 3.1 Built-in Cable Modem (model CBK752). As the name suggests, this is a mesh built specifically for cable Internet. It’s a matter of convenience Generally, you can use any mesh system with any Internet connection. For example, …
Are you looking to seriously future-proof yourself? Well, Gigabit Internet might not cut it anymore. Instead, you should probably think of multi-gig, and NETGEAR has you covered. Update: The review of the CM2000 is available here. NETGEAR 2.5Gbps Cable Modems that cover all the bases The networking vendor today announced …
For a couple of years now, I’ve been asking Synology when it’d release a DiskStation server that comes with 10Gbps network capability. Finally, today, it’s here. The NAS maker announced just now the DS1621xs+ that, among other things, has a 10Gbps network port and M.2 SSD slots. Synology DS1621xs+: A …
There are many ways to show off financial success. You can get an expensive painting, don a nice watch, buy that nice guy a coffee every morning, or, better yet, snatch this Orbi Pro Wi-Fi 6 tri-band Mesh System (model SXK80) NETGEAR announced today. Hang it on the wall, and …
