The Sabrent Rocket 2230 is an M.2 SSD designed for laptops and devices like the Steam Deck that use M.2 2230 (30mm) length drives. It has a Gen4 interface, 176-layer TLC NAND, and surprisingly high capacities up to 1TB. We put it through its paces in our test system and the Steam Deck.

The HP Z2 Tower G9 is the company’s next generation of performance-driven desktop workstations, featuring a range of different configurations and customizability to suit pretty much any need. It supports full-sized AMD and NVIDIA RTX video cards, and 12th-gen Intel “Alder Lake” Core K-series processors, making it a great choice for those who have the

The iStorage diskAshur M2 is a portable, hardware-encrypted flash drive designed for maximum security and ruggedness. It uses FIPS PUB 197-validated AES-XTS 256-bit hardware encryption and has a Common Criteria EAL 5+ (Hardware Certified) secure microprocessor with built-in physical protection mechanisms to defend against tampering and physical attacks. The drive is available in capacities ranging

Synology has launched its latest router, the WRX560. Designed to provide fast, secure, and safe internet connectivity to busy households and small businesses, the Synology WRX560 is a powerful Wi-Fi 6 router that is equipped to handle many networking challenges.

The Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Ultra is a workstation mini-PC. Despite its size, it supports 125-watt Intel processors, 128GB of DDR5 RAM, and two PCIe Gen4 SSDs. Graphics come from Nvidia’s RTX A-class mobile cards. For its size, it’s hard to beat the power in this little workstation.

The EcoFlow DELTA 2 portable power station is a highly capable and powerful solution for those who need reliable backup power on the go. With a battery capacity of 1024Wh and peak inverter output of up to 1800W, the DELTA 2 can power a variety of IT hardware and small clusters for a period of

The BLUETTI AC200P is a 2,000W/2,000Wh portable power station meant for those who need an off-the-grid power source during camping vacations, road trips, or long hiking ventures in the woods, although we will be exploring its use in our lab with datacenter equipment.

The OWC Envoy Pro Mini is a bus-powered, flash-drive-sized portable SSD that leverages USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gb/s) with a built-in USB Type-A to Type-C converter. Its flash-drive form factor is its main appeal, claiming full SSD performance in a thumb drive package.

Packing lots of performance into small spaces is a specialty of Intel’s Next Unit of Computing (NUC) mini-PCs. The NUC 12 Pro is the smallest member of the lineup. It fits in the palm of your hand but offers solid everyday performance from its laptop-style components, including two storage drives.