Looking for the Amazon Prime Day Deals Page for October 11th and 12th 2022? Visit this page HERE Prime Day Bargains on Synology, QNAP, Seagate, WD, Sabrent and More to Watch For That’s right, it is that time once again when the biggest e-retail company in the world hosts Its very own mega sale – […]
2.5GbE Switches – Get it Right, First Time! 2.5 Gigabit ethernet is becoming increasingly prevalent in 2023, from ISP routers and gaming desktops to USB adapters and PCIe cards at $25, access to 2.5x traditional 1GbE network speeds is widely available. Many devices now come with 2.5G at the same price as 1G, or include […]
2.5GbE Switches – Get it Right, First Time! 2.5 Gigabit ethernet is becoming increasingly prevalent in 2023, from ISP routers and gaming desktops to USB adapters and PCIe cards at $25, access to 2.5x traditional 1GbE network speeds is widely available. Many devices now come with 2.5G at the same price as 1G, or include […]
Buying the Right 2.5GbE Switch Switch First Time Whether you like it or not, 2.5 Gigabit ethernet is very much a THING in 2022! From ISP routers and gaming desktops, to USB adapters and PCIe cards at $25, the access to 2.5x traditional 1GbE network speeds is pretty much 100% for everyone now. The ease […]
Prime Day Bargains on NAS, Hard Drives, SSDs, Cameras and Network Equipment ANOTHER Amazon Prime Day in 2022? Yep, just a month before Black Friday kicks off and Amazon has decided to host an impromptu 2nd in-house sale event beginning on Tuesday 11th Oct until midnight on Wednesday 12th Oct (in 15 countries; Austria, Canada, […]
Review of the D-Link 10G/2.5G DMS-106XT Switch Remember when buying a network switch was something you did because it was needed for work? Or because you needed to catch a network together for a client and had to explain for what felt like the millionth time the difference between a switch and a router? That […]
Review of the D-Link 10G/2.5G DMS-106XT Switch Remember when buying a network switch was something you did because it was needed for work? Or because you needed to catch a network together for a client and had to explain for what felt like the millionth time the difference between a switch and a router? That […]
Buying the Right 2.5GbE Switch Switch First Time Whether you like it or not, 2.5 Gigabit ethernet is very much a THING in 2022! From ISP routers and gaming desktops, to USB adapters and PCIe cards at $25, the access to 2.5x traditional 1GbE network speeds is pretty much 100% for everyone now. The ease […]
Hardware Review of the ASUS RT-AX92U 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 Mesh Router The standard of wireless connectivity has been a sore subject for some other the years, always appearing wildly inferior to wired/LAN connections. However, in the last 12 months, we have seen a tremendous shift in what is possible and the bigger part of this […]
Mobile Broadband in an Office Router – Is the Archer MR600 the Perfect Answer? The way we use and deploy the internet (and our networks) has changed so much in the last few years. We have moved from dial-up, to broadband, to fiber broadband and more. Meanwhile, mobile phones have evolved from WAP, to 3G, […]
QNAP QSW-M408-4C 10Gbe Managed Switch Hardware Review I remember as little as 2 years ago go when someone spoke to me a brand launch event about the possibility of QNAP releasing a network switch at some point. QNAP had been talking for a while about releasing a 10Gbe affordable network switch solution and have gone […]
Reviewing the Affordable QNAP QSW-1105-5T 2.5Gbe Switch QNAP has really been making aggressive moves into the word of network switches in the last two years. We have seen multiple 10Gbe switches for copper and fibre connectivity arrive on the market from them (managed and unmanaged) that have made the cost of upgrading the hub of […]
QNAP QHora-301W Hardware Review – ALOT to live up to! Earlier this year when I first learnt about the release of the QNAP QHora-301W router, I think it would be fair to say that I was impressed. Wi-Fi 6 protocol has already been around commercially for more than a year and I have already reviewed […]
QNAP QMiroPlus-201W & QMiro-201W Mesh Router+NAS System Review Of all the devices that I talked about here and on YouTube, there is one device that I would wager is inside 99% of people’s homes these days, namely a router. For most users, the router provided by their internet service provider is more than proficient for […]
QNAP QMiroPlus-201W & QMiro-201W Mesh Router+NAS System Review Of all the devices that I talked about here and on YouTube, there is one device that I would wager is inside 99% of people’s homes these days, namely a router. For most users, the router provided by their internet service provider is more than proficient for […]
Does the QNAP QGD-3014-16PT Combined NAS, Centralized NVR and PoE Switch Deserve Your Data? Over the last few years, we have seen some genuinely innovative things being done with data storage. The days of NAS systems being just glorified hard drives that you access over the internet are long gone and have given way too […]
Does the QNAP QGD-3014-16PT Combined NAS, Centralized NVR and PoE Switch Deserve Your Data? Over the last few years, we have seen some genuinely innovative things being done with data storage. The days of NAS systems being just glorified hard drives that you access over the internet are long gone and have given way too […]
D-Link DWR-2101 5G Wifi 6 Router Review – Too Good To Be True? Mobile routers are INCREDIBLY useful and on the face of it, the D-Link DWR-2101 WiFi 6 and 5G Network router is just insane! Whether you are on the commute, on a business trip, on holiday or simply just looking for a much […]
Ovolink 8-Port PoE OL-GS1110P Managed Switch Review – Too Good to be true? Even as you read this you almost certainly have a device that is similar in architecture to a switch in your home or office. From your ISP router to a basic box creating a private network for your devices, you are almost […]
QNAP QSW-2108-2C 10Gbe & 2.5Gbe Managed Switch Hardware Review The full range of QNAP network solutions is certainly expanding fast! Staying on top of their new releases outside of NAS has been quite a rollercoaster and with newer managed switches on the way, new NAS+Switch combos and even a growing range of Wifi 6 and […]