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After research, testing and experience, here’s our take on the best external hard drives and SSDs you can buy right now. Best for: Quick and easy access to heaps of data. Best for: Taking terabytes of data with you on…
Before you buy that RJ45 coupler, consider a $15 network switch or a single longer cable. Either one will usually serve you better. The coupler itself works fine, but it adds another spot where a network fault can hide. The appeal is…
Longer cables or a network switch could save you a lot of hassle. But that small adapter does add another connection you'd need to check if the network starts acting up. For a permanent setup, a single longer cable is…
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by Adam Riley 5 October 2026 0 Ugreen’s NASync line has expanded quickly, and hot on the heels of the excellent NASync DH2300, now comes the DXP2800 GT – what may just seem like a smaller sibling at first glance. This is not a casual two…
BGR The Best Keychain USB Drives For Emergency Storage We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Cloud storage is great until the Wi-Fi drops or a power outage bumps you offline. In these kinds of scenarios, it…
Until now, I was running two NAS units at home: a 4-bay entirely dedicated to my Plex server and a 2-bay that took everything else, backups, projects, archives. The Chinese brand UGREEN, whose products I test here regularly, must have…
MINISFORUM AI NAS S5 All-Flash Storage Breaks Through the Speed Limitations of Mechanical Hard Drives Fanless Passive Cooling for Quiet Operation and Low Power Consumption The S5 features a fanless design, using a heat pipe and cooling fins for passive cooling without…
Gather these before you order a bracket, not after. Returning a riser cable because it was the wrong PCIe generation is a common and avoidable cost. One compatibility note worth flagging early: a PCIe 4.0 riser cable will physically fit a…
The XPC nano NC50N by Shuttle is an upcoming barebone mini PC based on Intel’s N150 processor. The system supports up to 16GB of DDR5 memory, dual M.2 NVMe SSDs, and 2.5GbE networking, targeting digital signage, point-of-sale terminals, office environments, and multimedia applications. The NC50N uses…