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Drobo 5N2 5-Bay Self-Managing NAS Review
Introduction Drobo only just released their newest NAS device and I already have the pleasure to have one of them in the office for a review and some benchmarking. The new Drobo 5N2 brings double the network connectivity and an improved processor when compared to the predecessor, the Drobo 5N.…
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Drobo Launches New Drobo 5N2 NAS
Drobo launched a new NAS unit and it is the fastest 5-Bay Drobo to date. The new NAS is fittingly named the 5N2 as it comes with double the network connectivity and an improved processor for increased speed and throughput. The 5N2 is built with Drobo’s patented BeyondRAID technology to…
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MyDigitalSSD Boost 1TB USB 3.1 Portable SSD Review
Introduction The joys of traveling, may it be far or near, can be highly increased when you have all your data with you where you go. Portable storage usually has the downside and that it that it isn’t as fast as internal storage. As such, it can be a pain…
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A Brief Introduction to Storage Connectors and Protocols
When it comes to storage, then there are a lot of different connector types and protocols which might confuse some. Today I will take a little look at the most common used as well as some legacy ones and the newest ones too. The most common storage connector these days…
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Drobo 5N 5-Bay NAS Review
Introduction I’ve reviewed quite a few NAS devices in my time here at eTeknix and tried a lot more NAS devices before and during that I haven’t written about, but the one I’m taking for a spin in the testing area this time is something different and not like other…
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Colorful Displays Solid State Drives @ Computex 2016
Colorful might be mostly known for their graphics cards, but they do make other products too such as Tablet PCs and portable HiFi players. Another one of their products is a lineup of solid state drives, both internal and external. During our visit to Computex 2016 we naturally also stopped…
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Transcend Introduces Full SLC SSD Lineup
Transcend revealed their SSD570 almost three months ago and now they’re ready with the full lineup surrounding the SSD570 SLC SSD and with most current form factors. SLC NAND has quite a few advantages over MLC and TLC NAND, but it also comes at a higher price and with less capacity.…
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Transcend Develops SuperMLC NAND Technology
Here I sat thinking that I knew all the terms for the different NAND technologies and then Transcend comes along with a new one that they have called SuperMLC. SuperMLC was developed as a more cost effective solution to SLC NAND with a performance that comes very close. In fact,…
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Addonics Announces Complete Family of Industrial or Enterprise Grade SSDs
Addonics announced a new family of SSDs that support the CFast, mSATA and M2 form factors in both Industrial or Enterprise class grades. The difference between the two types is the type of NAND used. The Industrial class modules are built with SLC NAND where the Enterprise class modules are…
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ASRock Releases Upgraded BeeBox NUC Mini-PC
ASRock released an upgraded version of their tiny NUC mini PC, the BeeBox. The BeeBox is now available with a quad-core processor, 32GB eMMC SSD and comes bundled with a free copy of Windows 10. The BeeBox is also available in a new silver coloured version now on top of…
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Giada Introduces Compact and Fanless F103D Mini PC
Giada unveiled a new compact and completely silent Mini PC dubbed the F103D. The Giada F103D isn’t the average mini-PC, it is packed with the latest Intel Braswell N3150, N3050, or N3000 Processors with a max TDP of 6W as well as other great features. The F103D is designed for…
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Kingston SSDnow KC380 1.8-Inch Solid State Drive Review
Introduction The solid state drive that I’m taking a look at today is one that I’ve actually had around for a while, but couldn’t test up until now. I’m taking the tiny 1.8-inch KC380 SSDnow from Kingston for a spin on my test bench to see how well this tiny SSD…
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Plextor Releases All New V-Series Solid State Drive Series
Plextor already has some really great solid state drives in their line-up, they’ve proven that in every review we’ve done with their drives so far. The newest member has just been officially introduced and it is called the V series. The Plextor V-series SSDs comes in three different form factors,…
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Gigabyte BRIX GB-BXi5H-5200 Review
Introduction Today we are taking a look at Gigabyte’s Intel i5 5200U powered BRIX. Gigabyte has an impressive array of BRIX models that come in at all different performance levels with many CPU options and even options with discrete GPUs. The small form factor computer business has been exploding the last…
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Plextor Presents mSATA and M.2 Drives at Computex
Computex 2015 – When it comes to picking an SSD, mSATA isn’t the first connection type that comes to mind. But that doesn’t mean that it isn’t relevant. Small form factor systems and notebooks often utilize this form factor and it is great to see more drives made for it.…
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