Hopefully, you enjoyed the ‘cup of coffee’ I bought for you :)! So, to bring you moderately up to date: I bought the QNAP HS-453DX-8G, and two Samsung 4TB SSD drives (only, no M.2 SATA cache drives at all). The performance is “adequate” for my application, but I’d like to prepare for the days when […]
Review of the Sabrent Rocket Q4 PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD The versatility of modern SSDs is something that continues to evolve. Whether you are buying an SSD for its price tag, its speed, its durability or its sheer size, there is almost certainly an SSD that fits your needs. Now that the latest generation […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Installing/ Migrating PLEX to SSD/ M.2/ NVMe volume Open App Center Locate an app Click Select MIGRATE TO (app migration window opens) Select destination volume – SSD Click MIGRATE (accept confirmation) Click OK
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 […]
Connector 4 x M.2 2280 PCIe (Gen4 x 4) NVMe SSD slots PCIe and Lanes PCIe Gen4 x8 Bracket Low-profile (default). Low-profile flat and Full-height brackets are also included. Form factor Low-profile Note [NAS] Recommended models (please update your NAS to latest version) Note: The TS-x77 and TVS-x82(T) series only supports installing the QM2 […]
Review of the Seagate Firecuda Dock for Gamers When it comes to brands trying to market their products to appeal to buyers and get their hard-earned pounds/dollars/euros, few tech communities are more coveted than the ‘Gamer’ market. PC gamers and Console gamers alike have enormous buying power and naturally, any technology company that keeps an […]
Synology SNV3400 NVMe 400GB SSD for NAS Review – Worth Your Cache? As many of you may no doubt be aware, one of the biggest brands in the world of network-attached storage, Synology, recently took the bold step of entering the world of solid-state drive media. In recent weeks we have seen them bring a […]
Review of the Gigabyte Aorus 7000s PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD Remember when PCIe Gen 4 m.2 NVMes were a new thing? Doesn’t seem that long ago, does it? In fact, the first generation of M.2 SSDs to take advantage of the 8GB/s possible via PCIe 4×4 is barely a year old and in the […]
Review of the MSI SPATIUM M480 PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD There has been a remarkable deluge of PCIe NVMe M.2 SSDs hit the market in the middle of 2021 and for many users who have been looking at upgrading their high-performance gaming storage or post-production editing, this has come as something of a mixed […]
Review of the Corsair MP600 Pro PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD Of all the PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD that have arrived on the market in 2021, few promised the blend of value vs quality that the Corsair MP600 Pro has. It is no secret that this summer has seen a large number of 7,000MB/s […]
Review of the XPG GAMMIX S70 PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD 2021/2022 has been an unbelievable fruitful year for NVMe SSDs! After the initial reveal of a small handful of PCIe4 enabled drives, the sheer onslaught of brands and models that have arrived on the scene to tempt the commercial and prosumer sector has been […]
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 […]
IronWolf 525 SSD Future-Proof Speed IronWolf 525 boosts NAS caching and tiered storage solutions to the next level with PCIe Gen 4 speeds up to 5000MB/s, while maintaining backward compatibility with PCIe Gen 3 systems Always On, Always Accessible Designed to deliver performance in demanding 24×7 low latency, multi-user environments, enabling fast access to data […]
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New Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 8 Terabyte PCIe4 M.2 3D TLC SSD Revealed Good news for anyone looking to upgrade their PCIe4 m.2 NVMe enabled PC editing or gaming machine with the sneakily quiet reveal that Sabrent is working on an 8TB model to their popular Rocket 4 Plus series of SSDs. This is particularly […]
PCIe 4 NVMe SSD Comparison – Samsung 980 Pro vs Seagate Firecuda 530 One industry that continues to exceed all expectations is solid-state drives (SSD). The accepted norms of storage in terms of capacity, speed and durability have wildly eclipsed those early days of SATA and now the combined might of near-total bandwidth utilisation and […]
PCIe 4 NVMe SSD Comparison – MSI Spatium M480 vs Seagate Firecuda 530 The PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD market continues to grow into the accepted standard in 2021/2022 for performance – and the usual brands are rising to the challenge. If there is only one thing that you take from these comparisons on NVMe SSDs […]