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Cheap VMware Homelab
Consumer  ◇  Workstation

Cheap VMware Homelab with SSD for $155

We’ve been looking for value lately, whether it’s the sub $200 TrueNAS platform that included both SSD boot and 10GbE. Or the budget PC for home use that had an SSD and Windows 10 for under $150. The problem though when it comes to Homelabbing is that these value options, or even something nicer like

Intel Optane H20 back
Client SSD  ◇  Consumer

Intel Optane Memory H20 Review

Announced back in December 2020, the Intel Optane Memory H20 is the latest release of the company’s unique hybrid technology designed for notebooks and mobile devices. Like its predecessor, the H20 combines Optane with QLC NAND on a single M.2 2280 drive to deliver higher performance without the higher cost. The Intel H20 offers up

Kevin's NAS with a Western Digital Drive
Consumer  ◇  NAS

DIY TrueNAS CORE: HPE MicroServer Gen10 Plus

As StorageReview makes its way through three different $800 DIY TrueNAS CORE projects, this article focuses on why the HPE MicroServer Gen10 Plus makes a great fit for the platform. The project we’ve created centers around how far $800 can go when building a DIY NAS platform. As the person who runs the lab at

Gigabyte aorus AIC adaptor sabrent SSDs
Client Accessories  ◇  Consumer

Gigabyte AORUS Gen4 AIC Adaptor Review

The Gigabyte AORUS Gen4 AIC Adaptor is a well-built expansion card that allows users to add more NVMe M.2 drives to their system and is highlighted by its support for the PCIe Gen4. With access to 16 lanes and when populated with four SSDs, Gigabyte states that read and write throughput can reach up to

multiple chia plotters
Client Accessories  ◇  Consumer

Manage Multiple Chia Plotters, Farmers and Harvesters

For small Chia farmers and plotters doing their work on a single system, life is pretty easy, even if the Chia lotto gods are unkind. But as your plotter cranks along, many are finding it’s optimal to run separate plotting and farming rigs. Taken a step further, as we’ve found in our lab, it’s important

HP ZBook Power G8 logo
Consumer  ◇  Workstation

HP ZBook Power G8 Hands On

HP has refreshed its ZBook line of workstations. This includes an entry-level workstation, the HP ZBook Power G8. The company is referring it to the most affordable mobile workstation (though this may lay in the eyes of the user, their budget, and what they consider a workstation). Though the budget model, the HP ZBook Power

HP ZBook Studio G8 Mobile Workstation Bang & Olufsen
Consumer  ◇  Workstation

HP ZBook Studio G8 Hands On

HP has refreshed its ZBook line of workstations. Of those announced, is the HP ZBook Studio G8 billed as the most powerful mobile workstation of its size. The Studio is aimed at being balanced between mobility and performance, obviously, if the highest performance is the goal, there are a lot of desktop options out there.

Raspberry pi for mining chia
Client Accessories  ◇  Consumer

Farming Chia Raspberry Pi How-To

Chia farming is a less intensive task when trying to get in on the latest crypto craze. While Chia plotting requires an SSD for optimal performance, farming on the other hand thrives on hard drives and can run on just about anything. Of course, the Raspberry Pi is the homelabber’s delight, a little unit that

Consumer  ◇  NAS

How to Build a DIY NAS with TrueNAS CORE

Today we’ll be turning what, at first glance, appears to be a pile of gaming gear, into a DIY NAS build! If you’ve never built a NAS before, or even heard of one, don’t worry; this in-depth guide will walk you through the ins and outs of NAS. We’ll start by covering off on what

Icy dock NVME adapter for Chia
Client Accessories  ◇  Consumer

Move Chia Plots to Farm with a USB U.2 NVMe SSD Adapter

We’ve written prior about Chia plot migration and how best to handle that move when running separate plotting and farming rigs. It just so happens that Icy Dock sent us over a new device that may make this process easier and faster for anyone wanting to access U.2 NVMe SSDs on any system with a