Review – Synology DS723+ NAS
John Diew March 27, 2023
Synology is one of the most popular Network Attached Storage (NAS) brands in the market. It is well-known for its extremely powerful and versatile DiskStation
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Unboxing & First Impression: Lexar NM710 1TB PCIe Gen4x4 NVMe M.2 SSD
John Diew March 12, 2023
Lexar is a reputable brand when it comes to flash memory products. I still remember shooting with Lexar Compact Flash memory cards on my Nikon
Review – ADATA Legend 850 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD
Calvin Liew February 20, 2023
Today, we take a look at the ADATA Legend 850 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD to see what tricks it is pulling to avoid, or at least reduce the side effects of being a DRAM-less drive.
Is a USB 4.0 external SSD worth the price?
Kok Kee February 15, 2023
A few months ago, we did a video talking about how to choose the best SSD and external SSD enclosure for yourself. In that video, we were using one of the many enclosures that Orico has in their catalog, alongside the PNY CS2140 SSD.
Review – ASUS TUF Gaming A1 SSD Enclosure – A good portable house for your budget drive
Calvin Liew December 28, 2022
Today we look at the ASUS TUF Gaming A1 SSD enclosure to find out why would you get this when portable SSDs are literally here and there in the market.
Review – Kingston NV2 PCIe 4.0 M.2 NVMe SSD – Great for all but one use case at an affordable price
Calvin Liew December 23, 2022
The Kingston NV2 seeks to push the lower ground of PCIe 4.0 by sacrificing one of the important but not so important part of an NVMe drive.
Review – Samsung 990 PRO 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD – Premium drive with a well deserved high price tag
Calvin Liew December 15, 2022
Today’s guest on the SSD testing list is Samsung’s latest premium contender – the 990 Pro 2TB PCIe 4.0 M.2 NVMe SSD.
Review – Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD – One of the best drives for the rich fellas
Calvin Liew November 22, 2022
Another day, another review of an SSD drive. What we have today is a brand that is not officially available in the Malaysian market. That brand is Sabrent. Founded and launched in the great land of the USA, we got this drive via Amazon US so you know we paid a fortune for it (especially for shipping).
Review – PNY CS2140 PCIe Gen 4×4 NVMe SSD
Kok Kee September 6, 2022
Today’s review is going to be straightforward. We have two SSDs with us – they’re from the PNY CS2140 series of SSDs and both of them are PCIe Gen 4×4 NVMe SSDs that are using the standard M.2 2280 size. We have two capacities with us today to review – the 500GB and 1TB variants. Both of them will perform differently because that’s the nature of how SSDs work.
Review – Synology DiskStation DS920+
Kok Kee August 30, 2022
In today’s digital day and age, I think everyone has a bunch of data they want to store in a personal, digital vault. But, we’ll also want to access it from anywhere in the world. The solution that many of us opted for is just the basic cloud storage. However, we’ve seen many cloud storage services switching their policies all of a sudden and causing massive headaches for everyone. Case in point – Google Photos no longer offering its free service. Even small-medium enterprises (SME) or businesses need a similar self-hosted cloud storage solution.
Review – KLEVV R1 (1TB) portable external SSD
Kok Kee April 29, 2022
External SSDs are replacing external hard disks at a rapid pace. It’s smaller, lighter, yet more durable and resilient against bumps and drops. Plus, external SSDs are also much faster than hard disks. Yet external SSDs are also very affordable nowadays.
Review – Samsung 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD 250GB – Great example of why premium SSDs have their own market
Calvin Liew April 29, 2022
Needless to say PCIe 3.0 SSD is basically ubiquitous thanks to the affordable price, transfer speed, and responsiveness that is more than enough for daily usage. With that in mind and plenty of choices and selections in the market, how does one justify the need for a PCIe 4.0 SSD – let alone the premium ones with their high price tag? Today, we’ll bring your attention to the Samsung 980 Pro PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD that we have here.
