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SUPERMICRO MBD-M11SDV-8CT-LN4F-O Mini ITX Server Motherboard
Consumer  ◇  NAS

DIY TrueNAS CORE: AMD EPYC Edition

My entry in our $800 TrueNAS showdown is certainly the best. The Intern effectively edited a gaming PC build and Kevin took the lazy path to TrueNAS CORE. I, on the other hand, assembled a pile of “premium” components (some in more pieces than intended)  that will help me deliver reliable performance that will smoke

HP Pavilion x360 top
Consumer  ◇  Workstation

Intel Iris Xe: Good Enough for Gaming?

Gaming seems to always be increasing. It is no longer a young person’s hobby as people of all ages tend to game, even old fogeys like me.  For the longest time, PC gaming was the dominant market force. If you wanted the game to look the best and have the best controls, PC is where

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

Cigent Secure SSD Front
Data Protection  ◇  Enterprise

Cigent Data Defense & Cigent K2 Secure SSD Review

Here recently, Cigent Technology came out of the shadows and announced its breakthrough Cigent Data Defense plan. This plan is two-part, involving the company’s Dynamic Data Defense Engine (D3E) and its self-defending Cigent K2 Secure SSD. Both combined add to the best security, though the two components can be used separately as well.

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

Dell EMC PowerEdge R750 label
Enterprise  ◇  Server

Dell EMC PowerEdge R750 Server Review

The Dell EMC PowerEdge R750 was launched in March as Dell Technologies revamped most of their server lineup with fresh AMD and Intel models. The timing of the launch was a little odd as Dell wanted to launch all of the systems together to show off the portfolio, but Intel hadn’t yet announced Gen3 Xeon.

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