Addonics Secure NAS R5 - A NAS / DAS Combo for the Security-Conscious
The number of readers requesting for encryption benchmarks after reading our NAS reviews has shown an uptick in the recent past. For consumers paranoid about security, Addonics is launching...
4 by on 6/29/2013Logic Supply Launches LGX ML250 Intel Socket G2-based Fanless Industrial PC
We had reviewed Logic Supply's fanless LGX AG150 Cedar Trail-based PC last year. Though a majority of fanless x86-based PCs are based on the anemic Atom platform, there has...
2 by on 6/29/2013Synology DS1812+ 8-bay SMB / SOHO NAS Review
Synology recently refreshed their 8-bay SMB / SOHO NAS lineup with the DS1813+. Based on the same platform as the DS1812+ (Atom D2700), it added two extra network ports...
93 by on 6/13/2013Seagate Introduces NAS HDD: WD Red Gets a Competitor
Consumers looking to fill their SOHO / consumer NAS units with hard drives haven't had too many choices. Western Digital recognized early on that the dwindling HDD sales in...
46 by on 6/11/2013QNAP Launches TS-x70 Pro Series with Core i3-3220
QNAP had a number of interesting announcements at Computex, and one that grabbed my attention right away was the new TS-x70 Pro series. Available in 4-bay, 6-bay and 8-bay...
9 by on 6/7/2013Broadcom Updates 802.11ac SoC Lineup with NAS-Friendly BCM5862x
The initial batch of 802.11ac routers shipped with the dated and inefficient BCM4706 (based on a 600 MHz MIPS32 CPU). Broadcom made some amends last year with the BCM4708x...
8 by on 6/3/2013Intel's Haswell - An HTPC Perspective: Media Playback, 4K and QuickSync Evaluated
Over the last two years, the launch of every major desktop CPU family from both AMD and Intel has been accompanied by a dedicated HTPC-oriented article. This coverage has...
95 by on 6/2/2013Western Digital Launches RX4100 Rackmount SMB Storage Server
Western Digital's Windows Storage Server based DX4000 has been very well received by SMBs. However, its desktop form factor restricted the target market. After listening to feedback from customers...
3 by on 5/30/2013Synology Launches DS1813+ Quad-GbE 8-bay NAS
A few weeks back, we had the launch of the DS1513+ 5-bay NAS from Synology. Today, we have the follow-up product in the 8-bay DS1813+. Similar to the DS1513+...
17 by on 5/28/2013Western Digital Launches WD Se Hard Drive Lineup for Datacenters and High-end NAS Units
One of the most interesting launches from Western Digital last year was the WD Red line of hard drives from the client storage division. It was intended for low...
23 by on 5/28/2013Nixeus NX-VUE30 30" : A $699 WQXGA (2560x1600) IPS Monitor
Updated: The article's title has been updated at 9:45 PM on 28th May, 2013 to reflect the fact that the monitor has a CCFL backlight. Apologies for the confusion. In...
25 by on 5/28/2013Synology Launches DS1513+ Quad-GbE 5-bay NAS
In the desktop form factor NAS space, it is quite difficult to find units with more than two network ports and / or PCIe expansion slots. These features are...
6 by on 5/14/2013Synology's DS213j Targets Budget-Conscious Home NAS Market
Synology is one of the few NAS vendors to successfully pull through multiple units in our labs without any showstopper failures. The quality and breadth of the feature set...
12 by on 5/7/2013QNAP Lauches Marvell-based TS-x20 / x21 Series with Revamped QTS 4.0 OS
QNAP's entry level NAS models received an upgrade recently with the launch of the TS-x20 and TS-x21 series. Both of therm are based on Marvell CPUs (and the lack...
8 by on 5/2/2013QNAP's TS-EC1279U-RP 12-bay Flagship Rackmount NAS Review
Our enterprise NAS reviews have focused on Atom-based desktop form factor systems till now. These units have enough performance for a moderately sized workgroup and lack some of the...
23 by on 4/29/2013LenovoEMC's LifeLine OS 4.0 Brings Enterprise Features to SMB NAS Devices
Iomega / LenovoEMC launched an updated version of the LifeLine OS for their NAS devices last week. The new release (v 4.0) will be compatible with the existing StorCenter...
2 by on 4/8/2013Ubiquiti Networks Brings 802.11ac to Enterprise Wi-Fi APs
The enterprise Wi-Fi market is a hotly contested one with expensive offerings from companies such as Aruba Networks and Ruckus Wireless being the preferred choice of many IT administrators...
13 by on 3/25/2013QNAP Launches Marvell-based 4-bay Rackmount NAS Units
Rackmount NAS units introduced in recent days have been mostly based on the powerful Intel processors, but there is a market demand amongst small workgroups and SMBs for low...
7 by on 3/23/2013Sigma Designs Updates Z-Wave SoC Portfolio for Affordable Home Automation
The rise of connected devices has brought about an increased interest in home automation amongst consumers. Readers looking for a brief background on the various home automation (HA) technologies...
1 by on 3/19/2013ReadyNAS 100, 300 and 500 Series Reboots Netgear's SMB NAS Lineup
Netgear got into the SMB / SOHO / consumer NAS market with the purchase of Infrant Technologies in May 2007. The first generation ReadyNAS NV products were based on...
21 by on 3/18/2013