Hardware

If asked, there really is no way to put a total on the number of systems we have built throughout the years.  It has to be above 100.  In all instances, we gain a great deal of support through manufacturers and, as I look back, there is one manufacturer that seems to get overlooked more often than not; Icy Dock.  …

I thought I had seen all at CES.  It was a long week making meetings and events in rain rarely seen, followed by a flight cancellation as our local airport was closed because of extreme snow conditions.  It was late night when we finally arrived home and, as soon as I walked in, I was met by this: It’s a …

So you just built a brand new Z270 PC and Intel comes out with the newest X299 ahead of schedule.  Is it worth the bump to have the latest and greatest… or do you stick with the Z?  If you are a media professional or high end user that needs every core you can get, the Intel Skylake-X i9-7900x is a monster with …

Our report today is on Samsung’ newest T5 2TB and 500GB SSDs, and at this point in the game, few might argue that Samsung sets the industry standard in all that is SSD. Including a 2TB capacity into their newest T5 release, as they did for the T3 prior, one might say that 2TB is also the norm… but knowing …

With the warmer weather coming into season, camera enthusiasts will undoubtedly be gearing up to capture the scenes of spring and summer. The last thing you want is to run out of space on your SD card, forcing you to quickly swap it over to another storage device, possibly on the go. Up until today, there were many choices for …

A flash drive was dropped at my door a few days back that, not so long ago, I would never have foreseen.  It is the Kingston Ultimate GT USB 3.1 Gen 1 flash drive and its storage capacity is an amazing 2TB.  Considering that it is probable twice as thick as a normal flash drive, it’s pretty amazing that I …

As much as so many like their iPhone, the glaring negative of that device is their proprietary integrated storage.  The inability to add a SDXC card to increase the memory of that phone, not only hinders use of the phone but also, the consumer ends up paying well over a 100x increase for the same storage they might get if …

Every so often, I get my hands on a new tech device that really makes me smile. Undoubtedly, it becomes a key gadget that I keep with me in my travels, and one that I tend to show off at tech events I attend.  The Glyph 2TB AtomRAID portable SSD just happened to show up on our doorstep a few days before …

SanDisk, now part of Western Digital, is announcing a pair of new external storage devices to expand the storage capacity of consumers’ iPhones and iPads.  The iXpand Flash Drive offers up to 256GB of additional storage for easily moving photos and videos between their iPhone, iPad, and Mac or PC.  It features a flexible lightning connector and a USB 3.0 …

Every year or so, we try to upgrade our hardware to stay current with tech trends and bumping our newest test bench up to the new Kaby Lake design was no different.  With Intel’ newest Optane Technology knocking at the door, the Z270 was a must.  If you are wondering whether the boot to Z270 is worth the jump from Z170, …