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Seagate FireCuda Lightsaber Collection SSD Review

Seagate has added a very unique version to their FireCuda SSD line: the Star Wars-inspired Seagate FireCuda Lightsaber Collection SSD. This officially licensed internal PCI Gen4 is based on the FireCuda 530 SSD and allows users to swap between three lightsaber faceplates—Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, and Luke Skywalker—and features customizable RGB LED lighting. This release

Cloud  ◇  Enterprise

How To Add an EC2 Boost to AWS Snowball Edge Storage Optimized Device

The rapid growth of edge computing has led to a surge in data generation and collection at unprecedented levels. Temporary installations, such as scientific research stations, surveillance systems, and industrial facilities, often require rapid data collection and transfer for smooth operations. However, the high cost of hardware, coupled with the need for reliable and efficient

Enterprise  ◇  SSD

Apex Storage X21 Review: The Roaring Twenty-Ones

The Apex Storage X21 brings top-tier performance and capacity to enterprise and prosumer use cases with 21 Gen4 NVMe  M.2 SSDs on a double-width PCIe add-in card (FHFL). In total, the X21 can provide 168TB of storage per card (8TB SSDs) and cranks out up to 31GB/s read speeds and over 10 million IOPS.

Enterprise  ◇  Server

Supermicro Storage SuperServer SSG-121E-NES24R Review (24x E1.S)

The Supermicro Storage SuperServer SSG-121E-NES24R is a dual-socket server that supports the latest 4th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, up to 32 DIMMs, and support for 24 E1.S SSDs. The server is designed for hyperscalers and others that require massive scale and density via the 24 hot-swappable NVMe drive bays, PCIe 5.0 x16 expansion slots,

Consumer  ◇  Power

Anker PowerHouse 555 Portable Power Station Review

The Anker PowerHouse 555 is a midrange portable power station, with a 1024Wh battery and 1000W inverter. With its InfiniPower technology and durable LiFePO4 batteries, it is built to last over a decade, even with everyday use. The Anker PowerHouse 555 has a no-frills design, which is easy to use in any situation, whether you’re

Enterprise  ◇  In the Lab

The Storage Review Bare-Bones AI Setup Guide

Recently we have been working extensively with AI in the lab. This has had wide-ranging results, from accidentally borking an entire OS with various configurations and software to needing to set up and have a baseline image to work with across platforms. We decided that it would be worth outlining the basic getting started steps as

Lexar ARES RGB DDR5
Client Accessories  ◇  Consumer

Lexar ARES RGB DDR5 Review

Lexar is known for its memory cards but it also makes desktop memory kits, like the Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-6000 kit we’re reviewing here. This highly-clocked RAM has Intel XMP 3.0 and AMD EXPO compatibility and RGB heatsinks.

Enterprise  ◇  Enterprise Storage

HPE Alletra MP Hardware Deep Dive

New block and file services highlighted the HPE GreenLake Storage Day. While HPE emphasizes the operational and management benefits of making these services available in GreenLake, we’re interested in the new universal hardware platform that sits behind the scenes – the HPE Alletra MP storage server.

AI  ◇  Enterprise

Meta LLaMa And Alpacas Loose in the Lab! Running Large Language Models Locally

In recent months, large language models have been the subject of extensive research and development, with state-of-the-art models like GPT-4, Meta LLaMa, and Alpaca pushing the boundaries of natural language processing and the hardware required to run them. Running inference on these models can be computationally challenging, requiring powerful hardware to deliver real-time results.