The new Samsung SSD 860 QVO solid-state drive (SSD), announced today, is Samsung’s most affordable SSD yet. Indeed, the new drive is available in 1TB, 2TB and 4TB with the suggested retail price of $150, $300 and $600, respectively, or …
The line between home and small/medium-sized business (SMB) Wi-Fi routers is blurred these days. Case in point: the TRENDnet TEW-829DRU AC3000 Tri-Band Wireless Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN SMB Router. From the look of it, this is a business router with a …
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I first tested the Synology RT2600ac back in early 2017 and found it cool for geeks and nerds. Now, almost two years later, Synology manages to make it cool again — probably for everyone this time around. So, I decided …
Synology released its third Wi-Fi router, the MR2200ac, early last month. While this is a great standalone router in many ways, its ability to be part of a Synology mesh Wi-Fi system is most noteworthy. Effectively, you now have another …
The Synology MR2200ac, released earlier this month, changes almost everything you know about Synology home Wi-Fi routers, including the company’s first two, the RT2600ac and RT1900ac. And that’s fantastic news. By itself, the MR2200ac is a fast Wi-Fi router with …
The Linksys Velop Plug-In AC4800 (model WHW0203P) is the third revision of Belkin’s popular Velop Wi-Fi system. It’s a mashup between the 2017 original tri-band Velop and the Velop Dual-Band that came out earlier this year, with a twist. Instead of three identical units, …
Read MoreLinksys Velop Plug-In Review: Reliable but Overpriced Plug-n-Play Mash-Up Mesh
The recently released G-Drive Mobile USB-C from G-Tech is similar to the previous model that came out two years ago. It’s now just slightly faster and includes two new capacities, 2TB, and 4TB. If you think the new capacities are not …
Read MoreG-Tech G-Drive Mobile USB-C (2018) Review: Your Mac’s Handy Friend
The Crucial P1 is the first NVMe solid-state drive (SSD) from Micron and continues the low-cost trend found in the MX500 and BX500. Indeed, at just $.22 per gigabyte, the new drive costs much less than other NVMe SSDs, like the …
The long name says it all! The Netgear Orbi Voice Smart Speaker and WiFi Mesh Satellite with Built-In Amazon Alexa is the first Wi-Fi mesh point that also works as a smart Alexa-enabled speaker. And it worked exactly like that in my …
If most existing portable SSD drives are fast cars, the new Samsung X5 Portable SSD is like a private jet. It’s super-fast, luxurious, and expensive. Most importantly, it’s not for everyone. This is because the drive works with Thunderbolt 3 …
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Calling TP-Link’s Archer C5400X MU-MIMO Tri-Band Gaming Router, a gaming router, is like calling a Hummer a race car just because it’s sturdy and you can drive it on a race track. Indeed, the new router has no built-in gamers’ …
Read MoreTP-Link Archer C5400X Review: A Formidable Misnomer
For years, in my experience, Synology has been the leader in NAS servers, but Asus has been catching up. And while the gap is still sizable, Asus now proves to be a formidable contender. Case in point: the recently released …
Read MoreAsus AS4002T Server Review: A Respectable NAS Contender
The SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD is indeed quite extreme. First, it’s incredibly speedy and compact. Even faster more compact than the already super-fast and -small WD My Passport SSD, or the Samsung T5 for that matter. And at an average cost …
Read MoreSanDisk Extreme Portable Review: A Super-Fast Little SSD
The My Passport SSD 2018 version, available up to 2TB, is a bit of a surprise. Even though it appears very similar to a namesake drive that shipped last year, it’s different enough to qualify as a new portable drive entirely. …
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There’s a big, intriguing blue hole right in the middle of the Asus Blue Cave that catches your full attention the first time you lay eyes on it. But that’s all there is to it. I was a bit disappointed …
The latest WD Black SSD turns the competition in the NVMe market up a notch. Indeed, this new drive is a significant upgrade to WD’s last year’s NVMe SSD of the same name. It’s much faster and has significantly higher endurance. …
The Toshiba RC100 is tiny, slightly large than an SD card, and affordable, costing just around 30 cents per gigabyte. In fact, with it, you now can get an NVMe SSD for less than the cost of an SATA SSD. And …
Read MoreToshiba RC100 SSD Review: An affordable taste of NVMe
The Samsung 970 PRO, as intended, is superior to the more affordable Samsung 970 Evo. It’s faster and has double the endurance — it’ll last much longer. But it’s also in some ways inferior. For example, it caps at 1TB, half …
Read MoreSamsung 970 PRO Review: Extreme speed and endurance
Since the original Orbi RBK50 that came out two years ago, Netgear has released many variants of its popular Wi-Fi system. The Orbi CBK40 is the latest and a special one. It’s the first Wi-Fi system on the market that has a …
Read MoreNetgear Orbi CBK40 Review: Easy but Pricey Cable Upgrade
At slightly less than 40 cents per Gigabyte, the Samsung 970 EVO is currently cheaper than its older brother, the 960 EVO that came out two years ago. It’s arguably the best “budget” NVMe solid-state drive (SSD) you can get, …