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MobileLite Wireless G3 File Hub

MobileLite is a unique tool for public and private sectors that provide easy file sharing between individuals in local physical locations using Adhoc WiFi

Synology DS416j NAS

The DS416j is Synology's latest consumer 4 bay NAS. For some vendors the consumer level is a feature stripped version of their successful lines. Not with Synology read the review to find out why we gave this our gold award.

PNY CS2211 SSD Review

Announced January 19th PNY has launched the XLR8 SSD. The CS2211 targets the Gamer/Enthusiast Market with read speeds of up to 565 MB/s. Today we have hands on the 480Gb model and we are going to see exactly how it performs in our system.

Mushkin ECO2 240GB 7mm SSD Review

Selecting the right hard drive for your laptop or PC just became a bit easier thanks to Mushkin. The introduction of the ECO2 series of SSD's brings the price per gigabyte down to well below .50 cents, and it does so with reliability and a trusted brand name. With read speeds up to 550MB/sec and write speeds up to 530MB/sec you are getting a very competitive SSD at an excellent price that is suitable for all of your storage needs. The ECO2 is being introduced in 120, 240, and 480GB capacities and while you would think that at 480GB the price tag would be similarly inflated the 480GB version retails for a mere $159.99 making it the best SSD deal we have seen.

BeyondCloud BC214se 2300 by Synology

Synology is a trusted name in the NAS market. We take a look at their new line BeyondCloud aimed at home users with a lower price point and simplified setup.

The Case for Cloud Backup at Home

5 years ago a good backup solution for your house was to buy an external hard drive and put copies of you data on it. The problem now is that with multiple computers a single external USB drive will be quite the task to move around from system to system. Also if you are using the external as another storage device to free space, you no longer have two copies and the external is your master. You are still highly susceptible to hardware failure. Quickly it becomes apparent that an external hard drive sitting next to your computer is not going to protect you against all inevitabilities, or even most of them.