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Western Digital My Book Live Duo Review

At the beginning of this month Western Digital announced the My Book Live Duo, a two bay version of their popular My Book Live. When we reviewed the original My Book Live, we raved about its simple setup, which includes bypassing the need to alter any router settings. For the home user, and even SMB,

Consumer  ◇  Desktop Storage (External)

Drobo B800i Review

Drobo claims their B800i SAN is the easiest to use iSCSI array on the market. Getting the B800i up and running is as simple as connecting the appropriate data and power cables, sliding in your array of drives, and firing up the setup application on your host system. Total time spent finding a place to

Enterprise  ◇  Small NAS

Iomega StorCenter PX4-300d Review

Iomega’s StorCenter PX4-300d is the successor to the ix4-200d, both of which are specifically built for small businesses that need to store a significant amount of data. All of the models in Iomega’s PX line have similar features but differ when it comes to the number of drives and the form factor. The PX4-300d and

Client Accessories  ◇  Consumer

Netgear N900 (WNDR4500) Review

While generally not considered part of the storage ecosystem, networking gear plays a key role in transporting data from device to device. In this case we’re taking a look at Netgear’s latest high-performance router offering, the N900 (WNDR4500). The N900 offers all the wired and wireless standards, including 802.11 b/g/n on the 2.4 GHz spectrum

Enterprise  ◇  SSD

Toshiba MKx001GRZB Enterprise SSD Review

The Toshiba MKx001GRZB enterprise SSD was announced a year ago and went into full production in early-2011 and is Toshiba’s flagship enterprise SSD; all of this seemingly done at a snail’s pace when compared to the rapid churn of client-based SSDs. But in the enterprise, SSD storage buying decisions take time and aren’t at all about

Client SSD  ◇  Consumer

Samsung SSD 830 RAID Review

When we completed our review of the Samsung SSD 830 in September, we praised the SSD for being built entirely in-house, which includes key components like the NAND, processor, cache RAM and firmware. Being a home grown creation generally means to better host system compatibility and better/faster support when issues arise. But SSDs need to

Enterprise  ◇  Small NAS

Netgear ReadyNAS NV+ v2 Review

Netgear’s array of products is, in a word, extensive. From home routers to enterprise-grade equipment, it’s only fitting that they have a small NAS for power users and small businesses, the ReadyNAS NV+ v2. The NV+ v2 is a 4 bay unit with great performance and built so well you could use one in place

Consumer  ◇  Enterprise  ◇  Portable Storage

Lenovo ThinkPad USB 3.0 Secure Hard Drive Review

Lenovo has made versions of their secure external hard drives for a while, we reviewed their eSATA version about a year ago. This time we’re looking at the USB 3.0 enabled hard drive, available in capacities of 500GB and 750GB. The new USB 3.0 drives are highlighted by the same security – a ten digital

Client SSD  ◇  Consumer

Corsair Force Series 3 Review

The Corsair Force Series 3 is one of three current generation SSDs offered by Corsair. It’s nearly identical to their Force Series GT, both leverage a SATA 6Gb/s interface, SandForce SF-2281 processors and 25nm MLC NAND. The key difference is the Series 3 uses Asynchronous NAND where the GT uses Synchronous NAND. The difference gives

Client SSD  ◇  Consumer

Patriot Pyro SE Review (240GB)

The Pyro SE is the latest SSD from Patriot and is a new and improved version of the Pyro, both of which are powered by SandForce’s SF-2281 processor. The main difference between the two is that instead of asynchronous NAND, the Pyro SE is equipped with 25nm synchronous MLC NAND, which can deliver up to