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Client Accessories  ◇  Consumer

In The Lab: Solving Problems with a 3D Printer

This article isn’t our standard review article, instead, this piece explores the fun (and practical?) side of 3D printing and showcases a few prints that anyone can do for their homelab. Let me preface by saying that we don’t own any of the models that we printed. All the models we printed can be found

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4 Exterior
Consumer  ◇  Workstation

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4 Review

A high-end 16-inch business laptop, the ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4 is the non-workstation version of the ThinkPad P1 G4. Unless you need that model’s Xeon CPU, ECC memory, Nvidia RTX A-class workstation graphics, or ISV certifications, the ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4 is a more economical option and still offers a high level of performance.

Enterprise  ◇  SSD

Memblaze PBlaze6 6530 SSD Review

The Memblaze PBlaze6 6530 series is the company’s newest addition to the company’s PCIe Gen4 enterprise SSD portfolio. Designed for the mainstream enterprise market, the new PBlaze6 6530 series is based on the company’s self-developed Unified Framework Platform (MUFP) and 176-layer enterprise 3D eTLC NAND flash. Memblaze highlights its significant improvement in power efficiency (172%

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Enterprise  ◇  SSD

Dapustor X2900P SCM SSD Review

The Dapustor X2900P is the company’s newest storage-class memory (SCM) data center SSD. Powered by an internally developed DPU600 controller and paired with KIOXIA XL-Flash, this second-generation SSD features models in both the AIC and U.2 form factor and is PCIe Gen4. Because it’s SCM, the Dapustor X2900P is designed for applications that require the

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Consumer  ◇  Portable Storage

OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini SSD Review (1TB)

The OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini SSD is the newest portable storage device from OWC. With its compact footprint, lightweight design, and aircraft-grade aluminum, the Elite Pro mini SSD is designed to go anywhere. While being universally compatible with Macs, PCs, iPads, Chromebooks, and Android tablets, the BUS-powered drive is rated for up to 542MB/s

Client Software  ◇  Consumer

In The Lab: 6-port $3,000 pfSense Box

We recently posted a video on the Lenovo ThinkEdge SE50 on our TikTok account that went over swimmingly well. We received numerous comments revolving around using the SE50 as a pfSense router. The notion is widely unpractical, given the cost of the SE50 (it starts around $2500 US). But the system does have a lot

Cloud  ◇  Enterprise

Leostream and AWS: Flexible Virtual Desktops in the Cloud

About two years ago, we penned a review of a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solution comprised of Scale Computing for the hardware and Leostream for the VDI software. Since writing that article, the world has radically changed, and in effect, so have virtual desktops. Over the last two years, we have seen the largest migration

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Enterprise  ◇  Server

Supermicro Storage SuperServer Review (36-Bay, 3rd Gen Xeon)

We like talking about flash because, well, it’s fast and makes applications smile thanks to low latency. But the reality is, hard drives still dominate the storage landscape whether you’re a hyperscaler or a small business — our readers certainly don’t need the hyperbolic rant about the speed of data growth. To help address these

Enterprise  ◇  HDD

Seagate IronWolf Pro 20TB NAS HDD Review

The Seagate IronWolf Pro 20TB is a CMR-based HDD, joining the recently launched WD Gold and Ultrastar DC HC560 20TB HDDs as the industry’s largest capacity data center drives. The new massive IronWolf Pro is a NAS-optimized AgileArray drive that combines RAID reliability and compatibility during the heavy 24×7 NAS workloads.

Cloud  ◇  Enterprise

NVIDIA LaunchPad Enterprise AI Lab Review

Looking for a platform to test your AI/ML applications before launch, but don’t have access to that redundant environment? Having the ability to build and test new AI workloads can save time, money, and headaches. NVIDIA has an answer that might be the solution to your development problem. And it’s free! Welcome NVIDIA LaunchPad.