PS5 SSD Expansion Testing with the Samsung 980 Pro SSD The Samsung 980 Pro was one of the earliest PCIe 4.0 SSDs to hit the market, back in Autumn 2020. Despite the drive arriving on the market before the PS5 itself AND being almost a whole year since its formal commercial release, it is still […]
Review of the Patriot Viper VP4300 PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD The Patriot Viper VP4300 SSD is an example of how technology can evolve once the existing boundaries of what we consider ‘the best’ gets challenged. When PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSDs arrived on the scene, some of the earliest brand entries into this blisteringly […]
New QNAP TBS-464 NVMe SSD NAS Revealed Why are there no NVMe SSD NAS systems out there for home and prosumer users? That is a question that many have asked in the comments over on YouTube, here on the blog and over on the ‘socials’ for the last few years. With NVMe SSDs becoming increasingly […]
Review of the Seagate Ironwolf 525 M.2 NVMe SSD for NAS Drives When Seagate first announced the Ironwolf 525 SSD, the reception was definitely warmer than when NAS server optimized SSDs were first raised back in 2017/2018. The idea of an SSD that is specifically targeted towards NAS use is something that many are starting […]
Review of the Addlink A95 PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD To say that there have been a lot of SSD brands fighting for association with PS5 as a desirable upgrade for this console system would be quite an understatement. Although there are numerous supported SSDs that have been available on the market (some longer than […]
Two New Synology Desktop 12-Bay NAS – The DS3622xs+ and DS2422+ NAS Drive Great news for anyone who has been waiting the long, LONG time that has passed since Synology released a follow up to the formidable DS3617xs NAS back in 2016/2017, with the reveal of the long-awaited DS3622xs+ NAS. A 12-Bay Desktop NAS system […]
New QNAP HS-264 NAS Coming – Latest Entry to the Popular Silent NAS Series I think it would be fair to say that QNAP has quite a lot of NAS hardware under their belt. From rackmount monster servers to petite desktop value systems, they have released a wide variety of solutions over the years. However, […]
PS5 SSD Expansion Testing with the MSI SPATIUM M480 SSD The SPATIUM M480 from MSI is a recent release on the M.2 NVMe SSD market but one that was rather hyped up in summer 2021. Arriving from a big name in PC architecture, this new SSD promised high-performance gaming storage for desktop computer, laptop and […]
QNAP NAS QTS 5.0 System Software & Services – How Well Does It Review? When buying a NAS system, it is easy to forget that you are getting more than a bunch of hard drives connected to the internet/network. In fact, most modern NAS systems arrive with software and services included in the price that […]
New QNAP TS-264, TS-464, TS-262, TS-462, TS-264C, TS-464C, TS-364, TS-564 and TBS-464 NAS Hinted At in 2021/2022 For those of you who have been wondering about any new desktop NAS drives arriving in the near future, there may be a whole new series of releases coming from QNAP. Although we have already highlighted that a […]
Review of the Crucial P5 Plus PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD It seems like EVERY brand seemingly has its own PCIe4 NVMe SSD to release in 2021. If you are a already established data storage media provider or are already an established name in PC components, then that almost certainly means that you either already […]
PS5 SSD Expansion Testing with the Corsair MP600 Pro SSD Looking for an SSD for your PS5 that provides a good level of performance, reasonable price and includes a heatsink? Then chances are you have looked at the Corsair MP600 Pro SSD. Whether you are looking at upgrading the SSD on your PS5 because you […]
Review of the WD Red SN700 M.2 NVMe SSD for NAS Drives Why should you put the WD Red SN700 SSD in your NAS? It’s a fair question. Western Digital (WD) has been in the SSD market for quite a few years now, with a lot of in-house R&D at their disposal and their past […]
Choosing the Best 1-Bay NAS Drive from Synology & QNAP Choosing the best NAS drive for your needs can often be a difficult or imposing job. Network Attached Storage has evolved a lot over the years to a point now where they are less like basic storage devices and more like fully functioning computers, with […]
The PS5 SSD Designed Sabrent Heatsink Review – Fad or Fantastic? Earlier this month, when we discovered that Sabrent had been working on a custom PS5 designed heatsink for SSD upgrades on the system, we were understandably surprised. Not only because they were the first company in the world to have produced this potentially game-changing […]
D-Link EXO AX5400 Router Review – Should You Buy It? D-Link is no stranger to routers, but the EXO-AX DIR-X5460 Router entered the market earlier this year trying to bring something a little more inclusive to the ever-growing ranges of Wi-Fi6 routers on the market right now. If you are in the market for a […]
Seagate PCIe Gen 4 NVMe for NAS on its Way – The Ironwolf 525 SSD Continuing their reputation for bringing new media releases to the market before everyone else, Seagate seemingly has a PCIe Gen 4.0 NVMe SSD in the pipeline for NAS/SAN server use in their Ironwolf series, known as the Seagate Ironwolf 525. […]
Review of the Titanium Micro TH7175 PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD I think it would be fair to say that over the last few weeks I have seen ALOT of SSDs. Because of a myriad of industry affecting events in the last 18 months (Covid, Chia, Trade Wars, Component shortages) the usually regimented and carefully […]
Should you bother with SSD cache in on a NAS? Most modern generation network attached storage NAS drives include the option of utilising SSD cache, which promises to improve file access and general system performance in a number of ways. Is by no means a new concept and has existed in one shape or form […]
PS5 SSD Expansion Testing with the Gigabyte Aorus 7000s SSD Always a big name in the world of computer components and gaming PC architecture, Gigabyte is a stalwart brand in motherboards but their recent M.2 NVMe SSD is the focus of today’s article. The Gigabyte Aorus 7000s is one of the higher tier SSDs on […]