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The Synology DS1618+ is a massive upgrade to the dual-bay DS218+ I reviewed a while back. It’s more than double the width in physical size, has many more options in redundancy and data safety, and was faster in my tests. However, sharing the same DiskStation Manager (DSM) operating system, both …
Synology recently released its 6-bay DS1618+ NAS server, capable of delivering a massive amount of storage space. Behold the server’s design and some of its features in the photos below. For more, check out its full review. Synology DS1618+ photos: Front Synology DS1618+photos: Back The PCIe slot can host one …
Portable drives — especially those housing a regular hard drive on the inside — need to be handled with care. It’s just common sense, but if you find that hard, the Silicon Power Armor A75 is for you. This portable drive is designed to keep data safe from mishaps, but …
The Synology DS218+ is a risk-free purchase. Partly because it’s relatively affordable, costing less than $300 (disk-less). The real reason, though, is that the server has a lot to offer. The DS218+ has a multitude of valuable applications, plus it can transcode 4K videos. If you use just a small …
The Crucial MX500 isn’t the fastest SSD I’ve worked with, but it has one thing to its advantage: the price. At just around 25 cents per gigabyte, it’s one of the most affordable new SSDs you can find. If you’ve been on the fence about the Samsung 860 EVO because …
The Samsung 860 EVO is supposed to be an inferior solid-state drive (SSD) compared to the high-end SSD 860 Pro. In reality, though, it has more than enough features to render its expensive brother sort of irrelevant. Despite being equipped with less flash memory, the Evo scored almost as well …
I didn’t have high expectations of the Toshiba OCZ TR200 Solid-State Drive (SSD) thanks to its modest specs. The drive indeed ended up being one of the slowest SSDs in my formal tests. But don’t write it off just yet! If you have an aging computer and want to get …
