2.5″
- Storage
Seagate Ultra Touch 4TB USB-C External HDD Review
Things have been going green in my house, a bit of toast behind the cooker, the forgotten cup of coffee, and our take on global warming… OK maybe not the first two, but we have certainly been recycling more, and better than ever, we’re reusing and repurposing more things rather…
Read More » - Storage
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB 2.5″ SSD Review
It’s been many years since we featured a Samsung product here on eTeknix, and back then it was their fantastic DDR3 memory! However, today we’re looking at one of their latest SSDs, the Samsung 870 EVO 500GB SSD. Promising competitive speeds and prices, it’s not the bleeding edge of storage…
Read More » - Storage
Synology DS419slim 2.5″ 4-Bay Mini NAS Review
Synology DS419slim 2.5″ 4-Bay NAS Review Today’s review is a little something special in the NAS area. Not only do we get an unusual size, we’re also using a new type of drives to test it. I have Synology‘s brand new DS419slim in the office which is a NAS designed…
Read More » - News
Micron Announces New 96-Layer 3D TLC-Equipped 1300 SSD
Affordable Consumer SSD Upgrade from HDD Micron is launching their new 1300 solid-state drive lineup for consumers. Although not the fastest drive from the company, these are designed for regulars users as a faster alternative to HDDs. Since it is a mainstream SSD, it SATA-based and is available in both…
Read More » - News
Biostar Launches the S100 Plus SSD Series
More Storage Options from Biostar Motherboard manufacturer Biostar is adding the new S100 Plus series to their storage line up. These are 2.5″ form factor SATA3 drives, offering value and affordability. Its 7mm thick aluminium casing makes it possible to use as a storage upgrade on an Ultrabook as well.…
Read More » - News
Colorful Introduces 2TB SATA 2.5″ SL500 Solid State Drive
Larger Capacity Option Colorful is preparing the launch of their new SL500 2TB SSD ahead of CES 2019. This new Colorful SL500 drive uses the same standard 2.5-inch form factor and is a SATA device as previous SL500 units. However, now users have the option of up to 2TB, up…
Read More » - News
Samsung 860 QVO SSDs Spotted at Low Prices Up to 4TB
Has Affordable Large Capacity SSDs Finally Arrived? Samsung‘s recently announced QLC-based 860 QVO series of SSD drives have begun showing up online. The best part however, is the fact that these have remarkably lower price than even expected. The company has begun mass production of these four months ago. So…
Read More » - Storage
Apacer Panther AS330 240GB Solid State Drive Review
Apacer Panther AS330 240GB Apacer revealed their Panther memory products a while ago, and today I’m taking a closer look at the storage drive of the product family. The Apacer Panther AS330 SSD has capacity options up to 1TB and it comes in a traditional 2.5-inch form factor. That makes…
Read More » - News
Colorful Releases 3 Budget M.2 and 2.5″ SSDs
One way to know that a market has become commoditized is when every company releases products for it. For the SSD flash storage market, it looks pretty close to that right. There have never been more SSD vendors ever before. One of the later entrants is Colorful which is releasing 3 budget…
Read More » - News
QNAP Announces TVS-1282T3 Thunderbolt 3 NAS
QNAP just announced an impressive new NAS in every way, the new Thunderbolt 3 NAS TVS-1282T3. The new device comes with up to Intel i7 processors, 64GB memory, four Thunderbolt ports, and multiple 1 and 10 Gbps ports. “We are very excited to offer the pioneering Thunderbolt 3 NAS to…
Read More » - Storage
Seagate FireCuda 2TB 2.5″ SSHD Review
Introduction Sometimes you want the fast boot times that solid state drives have to offer and other times you want the large capacity for a low price that hard disk drives have to offer. But what if you want both and you want it in a single drive? Then you…
Read More » - News
Curvature Enters EMEA Market With New Enterprise-Class SAS HDDs
Curvature is probably an unknown name to you, it is to most, but they are a provider of IT infrastructure solutions and services. Now they’ve announced that they will be entering the hard disk drive (HDD) market with a new line of SAS drives suited for server systems in professional…
Read More » - News
QNAP Introduces TS-1685 16-Bay Super NAS With PCIe and M.2
QNAP released what could very well be the most awesome NAS in desktop form factor. Not only is it packed with a powerful Xeon processor, it also comes with up to 128GB DDR4 memory and room for a total of 22 drives. Officially it’s only a 16-bay NAS, but it…
Read More » - News
WD SanDisk Introduces Skyhawk NVMe SSD
Western Digital has been pushing their NAND business a lot since they acquired SanDisk which is pretty much a given. Else they wouldn’t have invested in them. All their efforts are clearly worth it as they’ve showcased some impressive products since the merger. The latest is no different, and the…
Read More » - News
ADATA Releases Ultimate SU900 MLC SSD With up to 2TB
ADATA has launched a new SSD drive that can bring both performance and capacity to almost any system. The new SSSD is the Ultimate SU900 and it is a classic 2.5-Inch SATA3 6Gbps drive. The Ultimate SU900 is built upon 3D NAND flash storage, but not TLC. Thanks to the…
Read More »