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Attached Storage  ◇  Enterprise

WiebeTech RTX 220H-QR Review

The WiebeTech RTX 220-QR is a DAS unit not quite like anything else we’ve had in for review before. The 2-bay unit does all the normal stuff, RAID 0/1 for performance or redundancy; it has eSATA, FireWire 800, USB 2.0 for connectivity and oh yeah, built in shock absorption and a built-in recessed handle in

Enterprise  ◇  SSD

OCZ Z-Drive R4 SSD Review

The OCZ Z-Drive R4 was announced in early August as an update to OCZ's line of enterprise PCIe SSDs. The Z-Drive R4 works the same way as prior Z-Drives – there are up to eight SandForce SF-2282 powered SSDs with SLC or MLC NAND on a PCI Express board that are connected via hardware and software to

Client SSD  ◇  Consumer

Samsung SSD 830 Review (256GB)

In mid-August Samsung announced their SSD 830, the updated follow-up to the 470 SSD. Samsung’s 470 and now 830 SSDs are becoming a bit of a rarity; both SSDs are built entirely in house with Samsung components. The Samsung 830 features a 3-core MCX controller, 2x nm Toggle MLC NAND, 256MB SDRAM cache and firmware, all made by

Enterprise  ◇  SSD

Intel SSD 710 Series Review (200GB)

At IDF last week Intel launched their new enterprise line of SSDs, the 710 Series. The SSD 710 is Intel’s first enterprise SSD in quite a while, the previous generation X25-E has been in the market for nearly three years. Over that span of time, a lot has changed in the enterprise space and those

Consumer  ◇  Portable Storage

Western Digital My Passport Studio Review (1TB)

WD just launched a pair of external hard drives largely designed for Mac users. The My Passport Studio is the higher end of the two, featuring an all metal anodized aluminum body, sleek rounded edges, capacities up to 1TB, dual FireWire 800 ports and a suite of drive management and security software. The new drives essentially put

Consumer  ◇  Desktop Storage (External)

Western Digital My Book Studio Review (3TB)

This summer WD revamped their My Book Studio line of desktop external hard drives. The new My Book Studios feature an all metal aluminum enclosure and an increased capacity 3TB Caviar Green hard drive inside. The result is a drive that blends in perfectly with Apple’s aluminum-cased products and offers rapid transfers over FireWire 800.

Consumer  ◇  Portable Storage

Western Digital My Passport for Mac Review (1TB)

Western Digital completely redesigned and increased the capacity on both their My Passport for Mac and My Passport Studio portable hard drives. Besides the new look, the latest models increase the capacities offered, upping the previous cap at 500GB to 750GB and 1TB. In this review we take a look at the more affordable 1TB My Passport

Client SSD  ◇  Consumer

Crucial m4 SSD 64GB/128GB Review (Firmware 0009)

We’ve looked at the Crucial m4 SSD in the past – once with the original firmware and then again with the updated firmware 0009. In this review we add in the data sets for the 64GB and 128GB versions with the old and new firmware. The goal: find out if they improve the same as

Enterprise  ◇  Small NAS

LaCie 5big Network 2 Review

LaCie and beautiful design intuitively go together, thanks to years of LaCie regularly pumping out great looking storage devices. The LaCie 5big Network 2 is no different, sporting the classic aluminum body around a 5-bay NAS that comes pre-configured in 5TB, 10TB and 15TB capacities. This NAS isn’t just all looks though, it’s a performer

Enterprise  ◇  SSD

Fusion-io ioDrive Duo Review (640GB)

Fusion-io has built an entire brand around speed – their ioDrive PCIe SSDs have long been touted as some of the fasted storage devices on the market. If your enterprise needs even more performance in a single PCIe slot, then there's the Fusion-io ioDrive Duo, which basically doubles down on performance. We put a 640GB