Synology DSM 7.1 Is Officially Available, Sans Surveillance Station 9.0 for Now
3 Min Read
After five months in public beta, the latest version of the popular DiskStation Manager NAS operating system, the DSM 7.1, …
Reviews
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All reviews and overviews on this website are based on thorough hands-on testing and real-world first-hand experience.
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Silicon Power Armor A66 Review: A Solid, yet Borderline Obsolete, Portable Drive
5 Min Read
The Armor A66 is the first portable hard drive I’ve reviewed in a long time—since the WD My Passport in …
Silicon Power XS70 Review: An Excellent PCIe 4.0 SSD Deal
5 Min Read
At the current retail price of just $130 for the 1TB capacity, the new Silicon Power XS70 solid-state drive (SSD) …
DS1821+ NAS Review (vs. DS1621+): Tips on Synology 10Gbps and RAM Upgrades
8 Min Read
As the name suggests, the Synology DS1821+ is of yesteryear. It’s even older than that—Synology first announced it in 2020. …
WD Black SN850 Review: Top NVMe SSD for Gamers and Home Users Alike
6 Min Read
The WD Black SN850 is not new, Western Digital first unveiled in late 2020, and it became available in early 2021 …
WD Black SN770 Review: An Excellent PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD for the Home
4 Min Read
If you’re looking for a relatively affordable way to upgrade your latest gaming rig, the new WD Black SN770—first announced on …
WD Blue SN570 Review: An Affordable Entry-Level PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSD
5 Min Read
The WD Blue SN570 NVMe SSD, first announced on October 4, brings both the price and performance of NVMe SSDs …
SanDisk Professional G-Drive SSD Review: An Exciting Pro-Grade Portable Drive
5 Min Read
The SanDisk Professional G-Drive SSD is the latest in Western Digital’s large portable family, including the previous SanDisk Extreme/PRO and …
Seagate IronWolf 525 Review (vs. IronWolf 510): A Cool but Unneeded Upgrade
6 Min Read
The Seagate IronWolf 525, first announced today, is the PCIe 4.0 version of the 2020 IronWolf 510 to rival the …
iStorage diskAshur M2 Review: A Tiny Ultra-Secure Storage Vault Oddity
7 Min Read
In many ways, the new diskAshur M2 portable drive is an upgrade to iStorage’s datAshur PRO2 that came out in …
