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LaCie d2 Thunderbolt 2 Review

LaCie, a company that is well known for high end storage devices has just released the d2 Thunderbolt 2. This new upgrade to their d2 desktop storage line is a great edition to LaCie family. The d2 Thunderbolt 2 is the first single drive solution to feature Thunderbolt 2 connectivity as well as the first to include both Thunderbolt 2 and USB 3.0 together. If this wasn't enough for you, LaCie also allows users the to purchase an SSD Upgrade Kit to enhance the d2 thunderbolt 2's performance.

Thermaltake BlacX Urban Wi-Fi Edition HDD Docking Station Review

Thermaltake takes hard drive docking a couple of steps further with the BlacX Urban Wi-Fi edition hard drive dock by including USB 3.0 and reliable Wi-Fi. With the new features, you are not just getting a hard drive dock. However, you are just about getting a home cloud server capable of storing movies, music, and files on a single hard drive and being able to stream them anywhere from home. I believe the real value of the BlacX Urban comes from its extra features and versatility. A great buy for anyone looking for a cheap streaming solution or just a simple hard drive dock.

Western Digital My Passport Ultra Portable Hard Drive Review

Today we are taking a look at Western Digital's performance portable drive, the My Passport Ultra. This drive offers up exceptional speeds through USB 3.0 with up to 2TB of capacity. Combine that with an incredibly small and slim package and this drive looks to have a lot of promise. Read on to see how it performs.

Western Digital My Cloud EX2 Review

We have previously looked at and reviewed the Western Digital My Cloud EX4 and were extremely impressed with it, so much so we awarded it out Editor's Choice award. Now Western Digital has sent us their next model down, the My Cloud EX2 4TB (WDBVKW0040JCH). These two units are near identical in hardware, aside from the EX2 having two less drive bays, no display on the front, and a smaller processor(1.2GHz vs the EX4's 2.0GHz), and completely identical in software and graphical UI. With that being the case, rather than re-visit all the areas covered in our WD My Cloud EX4 Review, we will focus on performance testing this go around.

Crucial MX100 512GB SSD Review

Today we are looking at Crucial's newest budget drive, the MX100. This drive uses the same controller as Crucial's high-end drives but a new, smaller NAND that helps to reduce the price per gigabyte significantly. With a low price and the promise of high performance this new drive could prove to be a big winner. Read on to see how it stacks up against the competition.

Thecus N5550 NAS Server Review

While Thecus offers products for large business to home use, today we will be taking a look at the N5550, which is targeted for SMB (Small/Medium Business). In the Tower (as opposed to rackmount) SMB product category, Thecus has NAS devices with 2 to 7 drive bay configurations, and these units will also differ in CPU speed and pre-installed memory. Also, since this is targeted for the SMB market, the N5550 has features such as iSCSI Thin-Provisioning, RSync Backup, and User quotas.