Dong’s mostly rational opinions on various subjects or his previews/first impressions of products, based on vendor-supplied information, that he’s interested in reviewing subsequently after real-world, hands-on testing.
Synology today officially releases its two additional DiskStation NAS servers in its Plus family, the DS1825+ and DS725+. Judging from their hardware specs, while the former can pass for a minor four-year upgrade to the previous DS1821+, the latter, like the recently available DS925+, is an outright downgrade compared to the … Continue Reading
Together with the 2025 NAS models, starting with the DiskStation DS925+, Synology has an unpleasant surprise for its fans: The NAS maker now implements a strict hardware compatibility (HCL) policy, which, for the time being, is basically a storage lock-in approach. To put it bluntly, apart from the server, you … Continue Reading
Today, Synology announced the availability of its second NAS server for 2025, the DiskStation DS425+, for the US market. It’s a four-bay server, similar to the DS925+ that was released earlier this month, but with lower hardware specifications and capabilities. Synology DS425+: A straightforward 4-bay NAS server The first thing … Continue Reading
Today, TP-Link announced the availability of an extensive collection of Wi-Fi 7 broadcasters, including routers, mesh systems, and extenders. A few of them are new, and others were announced earlier this year during CES. Still, most, if not all, of them are simply slight variants of one another or of … Continue Reading
If you’re looking to extend your Wi-Fi network outdoors and want to enjoy the 6GHz band, TP-Link has some good news. Today, the networking vendor announced the availability of the EAP772-Outdoor. This is its latest in a relatively extensive portfolio of business-oriented Omada Wi-Fi 7 access points, but the first … Continue Reading
If you’re unhappy with the U7 Pro or the U7 Pro Max due to their internal fan but can’t afford the fan-less UniFi E7, Ubiquiti has something that will change your mood. Today, the networking vendor announced the official availability of its next-gen Flagship UniFi access points, the U7 Pro XG and … Continue Reading
Western Digital today unveiled five new external storage devices, all based on its latest 26TB “enterprise-class Ultrastar 7200 RPM HDDs for high performance, reliability, and fast read/write speeds.” These new devices are massive in storage space, yet more significant is that they are the first following the company’s decision to … Continue Reading
