Choosing the Best Hard Drives for your NAS When choosing a NAS server for your home or business, selecting the right hard drive is essential. Just like every tool in a toolbox has its role, NAS-specific drives are engineered to meet the particular needs of network storage environments. Using the wrong type of drive in […]
The Seagate Ironwolf Pro 24TB HDD Review Seagate and their Ironwolf series of hard drives have fast become a mainstay of the NAS landscape in a relatively short time, considering their NAS HDD and eventual rebranding to Ironwolf in 2015/2016. In that time they have closed considerable ground on their biggest rival in this field, […]
The Seagate Ironwolf Pro 24TB HDD Review Seagate and their Ironwolf series of hard drives have fast become a mainstay of the NAS landscape in a relatively short time, considering their NAS HDD and eventual rebranding to Ironwolf in 2015/2016. In that time they have closed considerable ground on their biggest rival in this field, […]
The Crucial T700 vs Seagate Firecuda 540 Gen5 SSD – Which Should You Buy? After a wait, Gen 5 m.2 NVMe SSDs are increasingly accessible and affordable, with key players in the SSD market now introducing them. The delayed introduction of Gen 5 in the realm of solid-state drives is partly due to the repercussions […]
The Corsair MP700 vs Seagate Firecuda 540 Gen5 SSD – Which Should You Buy? It has taken some time, but Gen 5 m.2 NVMe SSDs are becoming more available, seeing a decrease in price, and are now being launched by major players in the SSD market. The slow rollout of Gen 5 in the solid-state […]
The Seagate Firecuda 540 vs MSI Spatium M570 Gen5 SSD – Which Should You Buy? It’s been a gradual journey, but Gen 5 m.2 NVMe SSDs are now more accessible, witnessing price reductions, and being introduced by prominent SSD brands. The measured emergence of Gen 5 in the SSD realm can partly be linked to […]
The ADATA Legend 970 vs Seagate Firecuda 540 Gen5 SSD – Which Should You Buy? It has taken some time, but Gen 5 m.2 NVMe SSDs are becoming more available, seeing a decrease in price, and are now being launched by major players in the SSD market. The slow rollout of Gen 5 in the […]
Seagate Firecuda 540 vs. Crucial T700 : A Gen5 SSD Showdown After a wait, Gen 5 m.2 NVMe SSDs are increasingly accessible and affordable, with key players in the SSD market now introducing them. The delayed introduction of Gen 5 in the realm of solid-state drives is partly due to the repercussions of the 2020 […]
The Corsair MP700 vs Seagate Firecuda 540 Gen5 SSD – Which Should You Buy? It has taken some time, but Gen 5 m.2 NVMe SSDs are becoming more available, seeing a decrease in price, and are now being launched by major players in the SSD market. The slow rollout of Gen 5 in the solid-state […]
The Seagate Firecuda 540 vs MSI Spatium M570 Gen5 SSD – Which Should You Buy? It’s been a gradual journey, but Gen 5 m.2 NVMe SSDs are now more accessible, witnessing price reductions, and being introduced by prominent SSD brands. The measured emergence of Gen 5 in the SSD realm can partly be linked to […]
The ADATA Legend 970 vs Seagate Firecuda 540 Gen5 SSD – Which Should You Buy? Over time, the availability of Gen 5 m.2 NVMe SSDs has steadily increased, coupled with a noticeable price drop, and they are now being introduced by key players in the SSD industry. The gradual introduction of Gen 5 to the […]
Gen5 SSDs – 4 Reasons to Switch to PCIe Gen 5 NOW (and 4 Reasons NOT TO!) There is no avoiding it, PCIe Gen 5 M.2 NVMe SSDs are the rage now! In the last 12 months, we have seen more than 20 different Gen 5 SSDs unveiled at various trade events in the tech […]
Gen5 SSDs – 4 Reasons to Switch to PCIe Gen 5 NOW (and 4 Reasons NOT TO!) There is no avoiding it, PCIe Gen 5 M.2 NVMe SSDs are the rage now! In the last 12 months, we have seen more than 20 different Gen 5 SSDs unveiled at various trade events in the tech […]
Seagate Firecuda 540 SSD – Their FIRST Gen5 5×4 SSD Released Updated 27/06/23 – The Seagate Firecuda 540 M.2 NVMe SSD Has Now Been Released. Here are the confirmed Specifications: Brand Seagate Firecuda 540 Seagate Firecuda 540 Model # ZP1000GM3A004 ZP2000GM3A004 Capacity 1TB / 1000GB 2TB / 2000GB Price $189 (Check Amazon) $299 (Check Amazon) […]
Seagate Firecuda 540 SSD – Their FIRST Gen5 5×4 SSD Revealed Updated 27/06/23 – The Seagate Firecuda 540 M.2 NVMe SSD Has Now Been Released. Here are the confirmed Specifications: Brand Seagate Firecuda 540 Seagate Firecuda 540 Model # ZP1000GM3A004 ZP2000GM3A004 Capacity 1TB / 1000GB 2TB / 2000GB Price $189 (Check Amazon) $299 (Check Amazon) […]
Every Gen 5 NVMe SSD On Show at Computex 2023 I think it would be fair to say that 2023 is fast turning into the REAL launch year for Gen 5 NVMes. Although the impact of factors such as the pandemic, hardware shortages and political tensions in trading blocks has delayed the planned rollout for […]
A Guide to Buying the Right USB Drive for Shucking Right – First Time If you are looking at making a significant saving on larger capacity HDDs or picking up much faster NVMe SSDs for a bargain price, then shucking will likely be one of the first methods that you have considered. For the uninitiated, […]
A Guide to Buying the Right USB Drive for Shucking Right – First Time If you are looking at making a significant saving on larger capacity HDDs or picking up much faster NVMe SSDs for a bargain price, then shucking will likely be one of the first methods that you have considered. For the uninitiated, […]
Is External Drive Shucking Still Worth It? As long as there have been ready-made USB external hard drives, there has been shucking. Hard Drive Shucking (and in recent years, even SSD shucking) is the process of purchasing an external HDD/SSD enclosure, such as WD My Book or Seagate Backup Plus drive, and then cracking open […]
Seagate EXOS Mach.2 HDD – Should You Buy It? Seagate revealed the dual actuator EXOS Mach.2 series of HDDs way back in 2019 at CES, promising that this new kind of HDD for enterprise could smash the current performance benchmarks set by optical HDDs. Fast forward to 2023 and they have been hard at work […]