Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 4TB Review (vs. SN580): A Solid PCIe 4.0 Entry-Level NVMe SSD
5 Min Read
When announcing the WD Blue SN5000 on Jun 18, 2024, Western Digital tried hard to make it special. The storage …
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OWC SoftRAID 8: Professional RAID Software Moves to Subscription-based Pricing, Now with a Free Option
5 Min Read
OWC SoftRAID 8 is now available. The latest release now, for the first time, is avaible with a free tier.
Crucial T705 Review (vs. T700): Turning PCIe 5.0 NVMe Performance to Eleven
5 Min Read
When it launched over a year ago, the Crucial T700 was undoubtedly the fastest consumer-grade SSD. Now, its successor, the …
Samsung 990 EVO SSD Review (vs. Crucial T700): A Cool Approach to PCIe 5.0 NVMe Storage
7 Min Read
The new Samsung SSD 990 EVO—first announced on January 23, 2024—is a special PCIe 5.0 NVMe internal SSD that is …
Synology DiskStation DS223 Review (vs. DS224+): An Entry-Level NAS Server that Means Business
7 Min Read
The DS223 is the first standard Synology NAS server I’ve officially tested in a long time. Previously, I’ve reviewed mostly …
New Samsung T5 EVO Puts up to 8TB of Rugged Storage in Your Pocket
3 Min Read
Samsung today unveiled its T5 EVO portable state drive (SSD)—the first on the market that can hold up to 8TB …
Crucial T500 Review (vs. T700): An Excellent Sweet-spot NVMe Performance Alternative
5 Min Read
At the announcement on October 31, 2023, Micron’s latest NVMe solid-state drive (SSD), the Crucial T500, was a bit of …
Samsung T9 Review (vs. Crucial X10 Pro): Totally Fast for a Price
7 Min Read
The Samsung T9 Portable SSD, announced on October 3, 2023, is easily the best USB external storage the electronics giant …
Synology BeeDrive Review: A Surprisingly Effective Little Backup Solution
7 Min Read
At first glance, the Synology BeeDrive portable SSD, first announced in May 2023, is an odd device. It has nothing …
Micron Crucial X10 Pro Review (vs. X9 Pro): Turning Things up to Eleven
5 Min Read
On the one hand, the Crucial X10 Pro is Micron’s first USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 (20 Gbps) portable SSD—rivaling the …
