We could do with more storage. That’s pretty much a given. There’s cloud storage but we can’t always access that. Portable hard-drives are still handy but some can be bulky. Not the Buffalo MiniStation Slim though. The Buffalo MiniStation slim, as its name suggests, is a compact portable hard-drive that manages to pack 1TB of […]
STM Prime 13-inch laptop backpack review
I love my STM Drifter backpack and when my girlfriend said that she was looking for something similar my thoughts, of course, turned to STM’s Prime. At the moment my other half either takes just her laptop sleeve and a decent-sized shoulder bag or her trusty wheeled backpack. The thing is there are occasions where […]
QNAP TS-251 NAS RAM upgrade guide
It took me a while to decide on which NAS (Network Accessed Storage) solution to go for. In the end I opted for the QNAP TS-251. Why? Well, that will be covered in a review very soon. The reason for this post is that I bought the one with 1GB of RAM. This is fine […]
Buffalo Link Station LS510D NAS review
Having Network Attached Storage (NAS) is one of those things that you don’t realise how useful it is until you have it. That’s speaking as a very recent convert. Buffalo are skilled at making easy to use storage solutions and I have the LS510 here to test. The LS510D is from Buffalo’s Link Station range. […]
WD Red 8TB helium-packed NAS hard drive review #sponsored
I’ve been itching for an excuse to get a real NAS system for a while. Western Digital (WD) has handed it to me on a plate thanks to the release of their 8TB Red hard drives. Anyone familiar with the Western Digital Red hard drives will already be aware that these are specially designed for […]
Seagate releases 8TB hard drives perfect for NAS
Following on from Mushkin’s 4TB SSD, Seagate has announced their 8TB hard drive. The new larger capacity discs will be perfect for those storing large video files and complete artist discographies in lossless audio formats on Network Accessed Storage (NAS) systems. These new NAS drives will be available in 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and […]