At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Provides up to four full-speed PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 slots Fantastically affordable Auxiliary power connector and fan control header Very good performance Cons Motherboard PCIe bifurcation capabilities determine how…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Fast 40Gbps USB4 performer Ruggedized and weatherized to IP54 Fantastically easy to pick out of the crowd Cons Type-C port cover isn’t captive Our Verdict The Rugged SSD4 is…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Handsome heatsink design Priced attractively Decent write performance for its class Cons Slower in many ways than the plain Play 2280 Marketed at Playstations that may not support HMB…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Decent HMB PCIe 4.0 performance Sustains long write performance better than most of the budget competition Extremely generous TBW ratings Cons Slower overall than much of the HMB PCIe…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Excellent 10Gbps performer, even with long writes Small even for a thumb drive Both Type-C and Type-A connectors Cons Slows down off secondary cache Our Verdict Not only is…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Access your data and personal digital media from anywhere Supremely easy setup OS and phone apps Cons Lacks many of the features of a mainstream NAS box Synology account…
There’s no doubt that dragging and dropping files using Windows Explorer is a super convenient way to copy and move files. But the sad truth is that these transfers are pathetically slow compared to what…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Free and integrated into Windows Uses common VHDX containers Backs up your system, user libraries, and internal drives Cons Windows disaster recovery features are limited and unreliable Our Verdict…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Extremely powerful and granular selection criteria Support for legacy and modern storage — including online Excellent performance Anti-ransomware monitoring Cons No disaster recovery Not always easy Minor bugs Pricey…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Super portable, clever, and versatile design Runs off an internal battery or USB power Attaches via ethernet or USB SD/TF and CFe card slots Wi-Fi hotspot and USB mass…