Zotac ZBOX EI750 Plus: A Feature-Rich Iris Pro mini-PC
Intel's Crystal Well parts (-R series) with integrated eDRAM have arguably been the most interesting products in the Haswell line-up. In the early stages, only Apple had access to...
34 by on 8/25/2014
Recovering Data from a Failed Synology NAS
It was bound to happen. After 4+ years of running multiple NAS units 24x7, I finally ended up with a bricked NAS. Did I lose data? Were my recovery...
55 by on 8/22/2014
NAS Units as VM Hosts: QNAP's Virtualization Station Explored
Virtualization has been around since the 1960s, but it has emerged as a hot topic over the last decade or so. Despite the rising popularity, its applications have been...
40 by on 8/18/2014
ioSafe 1513+ Review: A Disaster-Resistant Synology DS1513+
The 3-2-1 data backup strategy involves keeping three copies of all essential data, spread over at least two different devices with at least one of them being off-site or...
43 by on 8/13/2014
QNAP Launches x53 Pro Bay Trail NAS for SMBs
The launch of the QNAP TS-x51 series was covered in great detail. QNAP took the lead over other NAS manufacturers in opting for the 22 nm Atom SoCs. While...
18 by on 8/10/2014
WD Red Pro Review: 4 TB Drives for NAS Systems Benchmarked
A couple of weeks back, Western Digital updated their NAS-specific drive lineup with 5 and 6 TB Red drives. In addition, 7200 RPM Red Pro models with 2 -...
62 by on 8/8/2014
ZBOX Sphere OI520 Plus: Zotac's Take on the NUC
The Intel NUC has created a very successful niche for itself in the SFF PC market. While Gigabyte has released the BRIX lineup (with more options compared to the...
40 by on 8/1/2014
Linksys and ZyXEL Update SMB Networking Switches and Gateways
Linksys and ZyXEL recently updated their product portfolio for SMB (small and medium business) networking gear. The updates came in the managed switches category for both companies. In addition...
6 by on 7/31/2014
QNAP TS-451 Bay Trail NAS Performance Review
The launch of the QNAP TS-x51 series was covered in detail last month. Its introduction has revitalized the premium NAS market for SOHO and power users by providing a...
57 by on 7/28/2014
Seagate NAS 4-Bay with Marvell ARMADA 370 Review
Seagate recently rebooted their NAS offerings, completely revamping their 2013 Business Storage lineup and dropping the old software platform altogether. In its place, they adopted the Debian-based NAS OS...
20 by on 7/24/2014
Asus RT-AC87 AC2400 Router with Quantenna Chipset Set to Ship
Back at CES earlier this year, I had visited Quantenna and covered the announcement of their QSR1000 4x4 802.11ac MIMO chipset. It was announced that the Asus RT-AC87U would...
20 by on 7/22/2014
6 TB NAS Drives: WD Red, Seagate Enterprise Capacity and HGST Ultrastar He6 Face-Off
Western Digital launched the first NAS-specific 6 TB drive today. In expanding their Red portfolio, they have brought 6 TB drives suitable for 24x7 operation into the hands of...
84 by on 7/21/2014
Western Digital Updates Red NAS Drive Lineup with 6 TB and Pro Versions
Back in July 2012, Western Digital began the trend of hard drive manufacturers bringing out dedicated units for the burgeoning NAS market with the 3.5" Red hard drive lineup...
37 by on 7/21/2014
ECS LIVA Review: The Nettop Rises Again
Nettops and netbooks, as a class of products, have been on the decline over the last few years. However, the introduction of SoCs based on the new Silvermont Atom...
55 by on 7/18/2014
WiGig Startup Nitero Launches NT4600 802.11ad Solution for Mobile Platforms
We have looked at multiple 60 GHz 802.11ad solutions from Wilocity over the last couple of years. A couple of weeks back, this market area received a fillip as...
12 by on 7/16/2014
Synology Expands Evansport Arsenal with 4-bay DS415play
The DS214play 2-bay NAS is turning out to be a popular product for Synology. Sensing a lot of market interest in a version with more number of bays, Synology...
12 by on 7/15/2014
Seagate Reboots Network Storage Offerings with Rangeley NAS Pro and ARMADA NAS Lineups
The fruits of Seagate's LaCie acquisition started to appear earlier this year with the Seagate Business Storage Rackmount Series. The NAS OS that was part of the unit was...
19 by on 7/15/2014
Thread Group Moots New IP Wireless Networking Protocol for IoT
The increasing popularity of home automation (HA) equipment as well as the upcoming wearable market opportunities have fueled the Internet of Things (IoT) revolution. In the home automation front...
14 by on 7/15/2014
Netgear Launches ReadyRECOVER Appliances for Data Backup and Recovery
Netgear announced the launch of ReadyRECOVER appliances today to simplify data backup and recovery tasks for SMBs and enterprises. ReadyRECOVER appliances, at the hardware level, are the same as...
12 by on 7/14/2014
Western Digital My Book Duo DAS Review
Earlier this week, we took a look at LaCie's high end 2-bay RAID DAS, the 2big Thunderbolt 2. It integrated both USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt 2 as connectivity options...
27 by on 7/12/2014
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