Synology's DiskStation DS1517+, a quad core powered 5-bay NAS which has been designed to handle data intensive tasks.
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This is one of the fastest external drive systems we have tested - its blisteringly quick.
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The KC1000 has a PCIe Gen 3.0 x 4 interface with a Phison PS5007-E7 controller looking after Toshiba 15nm 2D Planer MLC NAND.
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We examine Intel's new 3D XPoint technology in the Optane Memory module.
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For a 4-bay NAS, the TS-435B is a really compact design measuring just 226 x 170 x 168mm.
Read More »Toshiba N300 8TB HDD Review
We've already looked at the mainstream P300 and high-end X300 consumer hard drives from Toshiba, now we get the chance to have a look at something a bit more specialised … in the shape of the N300, a drive range specifically designed for use in NAS devices. The N300 has …
Read More »Thecus W5810 5-bay NAS review
Designed for small and medium businesses of up to 50 employees, the W5810 uses Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Essentials as the OS.
Read More »Asustor AS6208T 8-bay NAS Review
The Asustor AS6208T is powered by an Intel Celeron J3160 quad-core processor clocked at 1.60GHz
Read More »ADATA XPG SX950 240GB SSD Review
Today we look at the ADATA XPG SX950, the first XPG 2.5in drive to use 3D NAND.
Read More »Western Digital Black PCIe Gen3x4 NVMe 512GB SSD Review
The WD Black PCIe drive is as it says on the tin a PCIe drive - and a PCIe Gen3 x4 one at that.
Read More »ioSafe 216 2-Bay NAS Review
This is no ordinary NAS, it is Fireproof and waterproof and built like a tank.
Read More »LaCie d2 Thunderbolt 3 10TB external drive Review
The flagship of the range is the massive 10TB model we are looking at today.
Read More »Toshiba X300 6TB HDD Review
We recently looked at Toshiba's mainstream P300 hard drive and now it's the turn of a drive from the ‘premium' range of Toshiba's consumer HDD's, the X300, in the shape of the 6TB flagship drive. The X300 takes over from where the P300 stops in terms of capacity, the P300 …
Read More »Drobo 5N2 NAS Review
We reviewed Drobo's 5N home/SOHO 5-bay tower NAS last year and now the next generation 5N, the 5N2 has arrived. Drobo claim it's their fastest 5-bay NAS to date with a more powerful processor than the original as well as an additional LAN port to offer improved network performance and …
Read More »Synology DiskStation DS916+ 4-Bay NAS Review
The DiskStation DS916+ is the latest addition to the the Synology Plus product line aimed at Workgroups and Small & Medium Business users. The 4-Bay DS916+ features a Quad-core Intel processor and expandable memory. Powered by an Intel Pentium N3710 processor clocked at 1.6GHz (burst up to 2.56GHz) the DiskStation DS916+ …
Read More »Buffalo MiniStation Velocity 960GB external SSD Review
Buffalo's MiniStation Velocity range is the flagship of company's portable SSD range of storage drives. Based around an SSD drive, the MiniStation Velocity uses a USB 3.1 (Gen 2) interface and Buffalo claim it to be the slimmest portable SSD of its class at just 8.8mm thick. The 960GB drive is …
Read More »Toshiba P300 3TB HDD Review
Today we look at Toshiba's latest P300 series - in a 3TB capacity.
Read More »PNY CS2030 240GB PCIe NVMe M.2 drive Review
Built on an M.2 2280 form factor with a PCIe Gen3.0 x4 interface, the NVMe CS2030 uses a combination of a Phison E7 controller and Toshiba 15mn MLC NAND.
Read More »ADATA SD700 External 256GB SSD Review
The ADATA SD700 is an external SSD which uses 3D NAND - is it any good?
Read More »LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt USB-C 2TB Review
LaCie's Rugged range of protected external hard drives has been with us for over a decade now with a variety of interfaces, formats and capacities to choose from depending on your needs. The latest drive range is the Rugged Thunderbolt USB-C which uses, as you might have guessed already, both …
Read More »Buffalo TeraStation TS3210DN 2-Bay NAS Review
The TS3210DN is an entry level 2 bay model and is aimed at small business and SOHO users.
Read More »Transcend ESD400 256GB External SSD Review
Its classy looking, its very fast - and its £110, but is it worth your money?
Read More »QNAP TS-231P 2-Bay NAS Review
Designed as an affordable and powerful NAS, the 2-bay TS-231P is the mid-range model of QNAP's latest family of NAS drives aimed at SOHO/Home use, the TS-x31P series. It's sandwiched between the single bay TS-131P and the flagship 4-bay TS-431P. All three models in the range are powered by an …
Read More »Corsair Force MP500 480GB SSD Review
The storage arm of Corsair has been pretty quiet over the last few months; the last drive we looked at was the Neutron XTi high-end drive back in July 2016. But they are back with a bang at the sharp end with the Force MP500, the fastest SSD drive they …
Read More »QNAP TVS-473-16G 4-Bay NAS Review
QNAP's latest TVS NAS series, the TVS-473 sits under the company's SMB midrange label and is available as four, six and eight-bay units. The TVS-473 is the 4-bay entry level model of the series; a 4-bay NAS that so packed full of features it can be used for just about …
Read More »Integral SVR-PRO 100 SRI 4TB SSD Review
Integral may be a new name to some but they have been in the memory business since the late eighties with all the design, R&D and testing of products done in the UK. The company has a wide portfolio of SSD's from M.2 drives up to specialist hardware encrypted drives …
Read More »Samsung SSD750 EVO 500GB Review
The one thing that was missing from Samsung’s range of SSD’s was a low price value oriented drive. This has been rectified by the arrival of the SSD750 EVO product line. To keep production costs and therefore the cost of the drive down, Samsung has forsaken the 3D V-NAND of …
Read More »Kingston DC400 480GB SSD Review
Kingston's DC400 series are the latest additions to the companies Enterprise range of SSDs and have been designed as entry level drives for data centers. The new drives have been built with read-intensive applications in mind for use in a mixed workload environments. The DC400 treads down a well-worn path …
Read More »Samsung 960 EVO 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD Review
Announced at the same time as the high-end SSD 960 PRO, but arriving a month later, the newly-launched SSD 960 EVO is Samsung's attempt to push the M.2 PCIe NVMe format SSD into the mainstream market. The EVO uses the same Polaris controller as the 960 PRO but combines it …
Read More »Drobo 5C USB Type-C DAS Review
Drobo's 5C is the world's first self-managing USB-C storage device and is a replacement for the Drobo 4-Bay which is getting very long in the tooth. The 5C is a 5-bay DAS (Direct Attached Storage) unit that, as with all Drobo systems, uses the company's BeyondRAID storage technology. The Drobo …
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