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The Best Portable SSD for Sustained Performance

We’ve been reviewing portable drives for almost a decade now. Over that span, we’ve seen the market transition from hard drives to flash. At the same time, we’ve seen the workloads for portable SSDs become more intensive. It’s common to see a portable SSD strapped to the side of a digital camera on a set

Crucial P5 Plus front with background
Client SSD  ◇  Consumer

Crucial P5 Plus SSD Review

The Crucial P5 Plus is the company’s first Gen4 SSD to hit the market.  Though the P5 line is considered by the company as their more premium SSDs, it is actually more in line with the mainstream, budget-friendly category. Historically this affordable price tag comes at the expense of performance, and the new Plus model

Consumer  ◇  Portable Storage

Apricorn Aegis Padlock SSD Review

The Apricorn Aegis Padlock SSD is the company’s latest high-security portable storage device. The device is sold as being super tough, compact, and SSD fast with the quoted speed being a maximum of 350MB/s. The SSD is ideal for those that need to transfer important files frequently and need another layer of security.

Consumer  ◇  Workstation

HP ZBook Power G8 Review (15.6″)

The HP ZBook Power G8 is part of the newly refreshed its ZBook line, an entry-level mobile workstation with a 15.6” display. Though the base models are certainly one of the more affordable laptops of the ZBook family, the Power G8 still has the potential to deliver some pretty good performance with some fairly extensive

Client Accessories  ◇  Consumer

Orico Multi-Port Hub & HDD Enclosure Expand Desktop Storage

There are times when users may end up with several HDDs with data on them that needs to be gone through. HDDs are still fairly cheap and can pack massive amounts of capacity. This is great for creative professionals or others that may deal with a rotation of bare drives, portable drives, or larger desktop

Consumer  ◇  Workstation

HP ZBook Firefly G8 Review

The HP ZBook Firefly G8 is the line’s most portable workstation with dedicated graphics to date. Available in both 14- and 15-inch versions, the new HP laptop is a highly customizable workstation that weighs in at just 2.98lbs and 3.74lbs, respectively, and features Wi-Fi 3, gigabit-class 5G, and long battery life.

Consumer  ◇  Desktop Storage (External)

Sabrent DS-SC5B 5-Bay Docking Station Review

The Sabrent DS-SC5B is a 5-bay “docking station” that allows users to create a high-capacity, external storage solution. It supports up to five SATA 3.5” hard drives, features an all-aluminum build, and is equipped with USB 3.1 Gen2 connectivity. While the DS-SC5B is designed specifically for 3.5-inch HDDs out-of-the-box, you can still use SSDs with

1U4LW-X570/2L2T-RPSU ASRock overview
Consumer  ◇  Workstation

ASRock Rack 1U4LW-X570 Review

The ASRock Rack 1U4LW-X570/2L2T RPSU is a barebones system that delivers AMD Ryzen 5000 Series CPUs in a 1U server form factor. This system is not just a consumer board squished into server form factor though. It offers dual 10GbE on-board, out-of-band management, and a lot of storage flexibility. Importantly the NICs are supported by

Consumer  ◇  Desktop Storage (External)

OWC Express 4M2 Review

The OWC Express 4M2 is a Thunderbolt 3 external enclosure for up to four NVMe M.2 drives. Configurable in a variety of RAID options via OWC’s SoftRAID XT software (which is included as a $100 add-on), this external enclosure packs some serious performance in a small package. In this review, I’ll be looking at this

Consumer  ◇  Portable Storage

OWC Envoy Pro Elektron 1TB Review

The OWC Envoy Pro Elektron is a small, portable NVMe SSD that is bus powered and leverages USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gb/s). It also boasts being crushproof and dustproof and is IP67 rated, which means it can be submerged for up to 30 minutes in 1 meter (3.3 feet) of water. Overall the drive does