Western Digital has added to their line of media streaming products with their latest effort, the WD TV Live (WDBHG70000NBK). TV Live is designed to get both your networked media files and streaming services into new places in the home. Where the WD TV Live Hub is the bigger brother with 1TB of internal storage and geared to
Icy Dock 4 in 3 SATA Internal RAID Backplane Review (MB974SP-B)
The Icy Dock 4-in-3 backplane gives users easy access to four hard drives in the space occupied by three 5.25″ drive bays in a typical PC case. The unit is highlighted by tool-less/tray-less hard drive slots and dedicated SATA connections making it an ideal RAID backplane. Icy Dock has also thrown in a bunch of
Icy Dock Hard Drive Docking Station Review (MB981U3-1SA)
Icy Dock released a new hard drive docking station this summer that offers great flexibility; the MB981U3-1SA has a long list of supported drive types including 2.5″ and 3.5″ SATA drives, but if that’s not good enough for you, they also include legacy IDE support. The dock connects to a computer via USB 3.0 interface, which
Icy Dock SSD/HDD Conversion Kit Roundup
Icy Dock is perhaps the most prolific storage accessory company out there – case in point, in this review we look at a trio of 2.5″ to 3.5″ conversion kits. With street prices ranging from $15 to $30, the products are designed for almost any budget and interface need. On the high end is the
Lenovo ThinkPad T520 Review
Certain notebooks gain a reputation over the years, be it good or bad. The Lenovo ThinkPad-series has been one of those families that has grown for almost 20 years, while still retaining the namesake of being one of the best business notebooks money can buy. Today we look at the new Lenovo ThinkPad T520, which
Patriot Convoy 425XL 4-Drive Backplane Review
The Patriot Convoy 425XL provides desktop users with the ability to add up to four 2.5” hard drives to their desktop using just one 5.25” device bay. The hook though is RAID, the Convoy supports RAID 0/1/3/5/10 Clone, Large, and JBOD via onboard JMicron controller.
USB 3.0 to Dual SATA Cable Adapter Review
The USB 3.0 to dual SATA adapter can connect two SATA hard drives to a computer using a single USB port. Both 2.5” and 3.5” drives are supported. Does it work as advertised? Read our review to find out.
Addonics CipherChain ExpressCard Review
The Addonics CipherChain ExpressCard gives your ExpressCard 34/54-equipped notebook the ability to connect to eSATA or USB external storage devices. Additionally, when using an eSATA drive, the Addonics card can provide hardware-based AES 256-bit full-disk encryption. In this brief review we put this Addonics device through some quick tests to make sure it works as advertised.
Icy Dock DUAL 2.5” to 3.5” SSD/Hard Drive Bracket Review (MB990SP-B)
Not all storage drives are 3.5” – as a matter of fact, most Solid State Drives (SSDs) are 2.5”. Icy Dock created its 2.5” to 3.5” hard drive bracket for those looking to fit one or two 2.5” drives into a 3.5” desktop hard drive bay. We take a look.
Silverstone HDDBoost Review
Silverstone’s HDDBoost device pairs an SSD with a hard drive and claims to increase performance up to 70%. We take an in-depth look and find out if it delivers.



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