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Win a Spacious 9-Bay NAS and 16TB of Storage From Seagate and QNAP

By Joshua Simenhoff published 11 September 19

We have 16 TB of storage and super slim NAS enclosure to giveaway, courtesy of our partners Seagate and QNAP.

HighPoint SSD7120 Review With Optane 900P: High-Performance RAID On A Budget

By Chris Ramseyer published 29 April 18

We bring four of the fastest SSDs together in a powerful workstation with the HighPoint SSD7120 acting as the glue that links it all together.

Marvell Has An NVMe SSD RAID Controller

By Chris Ramseyer published 16 January 18

Marvell 88NR2241 NVMe RAID controller was out at CES 2018. Take two M.2 consumer SSDs, sprinkle some RAID spice and get 1.2M IOPS.

AMD ThreadRipper NVMe RAID Released

By Chris Ramseyer published 2 October 17

With a slight delay in timing, AMD and its motherboard partners have released the files needed to boot from NVMe RAID arrays on the X399 platform.

WD Announces My Cloud Home To Help You Master Your Digital Life

By Chris Ramseyer published 31 August 17

AMD X399 Supports Bootable SATA RAID, But Not NVMe RAID

By Chris Ramseyer published 3 August 17

WD Elevates Red, Red Pro HDDs To 10TB With Helium

By Chris Ramseyer published 18 May 17

WD increased the Red and Red Pro offerings to include new 10TB options. The drives are purpose-built for NAS environments where vibration and 24/7 operation intensify disk requirements.

Thecus N4810 Review

By Chris Ramseyer published 29 January 17

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Thecus expands a popular product with a new quad-core processor, ample system memory and features that make the new N4810 the most diverse system from the company.

6-Way 2-Bay NAS Round Up

By Chris Ramseyer published 2 August 16

We test the hottest new 2-Bay NAS to compare features and performance. These entry-level products allow you to access your data from around the world and secure your data with redundant disks.

Drobo B810n 8-Bay NAS Review

By Chris Ramseyer published 15 July 16

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Drobo. Now that's a name we haven't heard in a long time. The company is back, and it sent us its new Marvell-powered B810n storage appliance to test. Is there new magic in this once-prolific brand, or does it fail to reignite that old flame?

QNAP Displays New TS-x82T Systems with Thunderbolt, Tiering and 10GbE

By Chris Ramseyer last updated 28 April 22

QNAP invited us to the party, and we came away with information on new products, capabilities and insight into a new focus on enterprise features.

QNAP TS-453A NAS Review

By Chris Ramseyer published 29 April 16

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QNAP isn't a stranger to specialty NAS systems, but the new TS-453A introduces an entirely new feature that will have you singing with joy.

Asustor AS6204T NAS Review

By Chris Ramseyer last updated 28 April 22

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iXsystems FreeNAS Mini Goes XL With 8-Bay Model

By Chris Ramseyer last updated 28 April 22

The fastest NAS we've ever tested, the iXsystems FreeNAS Mini, goes XL with a new 8-bay model. The new iXsystems FreeNAS Mini XL cures one of our only complaints about the system--limited capacity.

LaCie Updates 5big Thunderbolt 2 To 40 TB, Adds 5-Year Warranty

By Chris Ramseyer last updated 28 April 22

WD Embraces Helium To Float 8TB Capacity, New Products Available

By Chris Ramseyer published 1 March 16

Samsung SM951-NVMe RAID Review

By Chris Ramseyer published 11 February 16

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The Samsung 950 Pro is available now and it's a hot seller, but the SM951-NVMe still packs a better value for shoppers looking to save. Today, we look at three Samsung PCIe solutions in both single-drive and RAID 0 configurations.