Today we have Keith Curtis returning for a new discussion on Linux. Curtis spent 11 years as a Software Design Engineer at Microsoft before examining Linux and the open source side of things, which resulted in a change of perspective and a published book. Microsoft – Open source – Linux – Operating system – Unix Systems  Read More →

Steve Ballmer has said Microsoft is “betting the company” on cloud computing. He also offered some very interesting numbers with regards to how much of the company is focusing on cloud-related projects. Microsoft – Cloud computing – Steve Ballmer – Business – University of Washington  Read More →

This SSD has the SLC for your serious needs. Solid-state drive – Business – Western Digital – Serial ATA – SSD  Read More →

“Its main feature however is how quiet it is – virtually silent. Not only does it start out quiet it stays that way throughout the power curve. At full output the fan just becomes audible. Throw in modular cables, support for high-end graphic adapters, and a good assortment of peripheral cable… [PCSTATS]  Read More →

Seagate is well known for their popular Barracuda line-up of SATA hard drives that provide optimal performance for pretty much any task you are looking for. However, if you are into hard drive intensive tasks like high-definition video editing and compositing, standard SATA hard drives could be a bi… [PCSTATS]  Read More →

QNAP’s network attached storage devices are known for stability, versatile features, and great support from the few-year-old Taiwanese company. This time around, we’re reviewing TS-439U-RP, a 1U rackmount, dual power supply, dual NIC, dual OS, and four bay NAS aimed at the small business and corpora… [PCSTATS]  Read More →

Are we ready for high-capacity RAID solutions for our backup needs? Today we’re looking at an external device from Highly Reliable Systems that connects to your machine through a single eSATA interface and supports up to 15 drives in a 3U enclosure. RAID – Serial ATA – Backup – Hardware – Storage  Read More →

We’re big fans of media servers, and HP’s MediaSmart boxes have consistently impressed us. Of course, every time we look at a configured machine, the comments light up with DIY suggestions, so we went that route as well in today’s look at the new EX495. HP MediaSmart Server – Hewlett-Packard – HP – Hardware – HP 3000  Read More →

Seagate joins the SSD fray with Pulsar. Solid-state drive – Storage – hard drive – Hardware – Universal Serial Bus  Read More →

So where do I stand when it comes to evaluating the QNAP TS-219P as an overall unit? The benchmark results are certainly respectable. You can count on performance in the range of 20 to 40MB/s depending on file size and transfer rate. The difference between RAID 0 and RAID 1 is large enough that … [PCSTATS]  Read More →

“Nowadays, there is always the need to reduce the time needed to do just about anything while also make the process more and more efficient. Same applies when you want to make an exact copy of a hard drive without worrying about data loss.”… [PCSTATS]  Read More →

“Green, Quiet and Reliable” – this is the slogan for the new Synology Disk Station DS409slim that is designed to provide users with a budget-friendly solution for easy file sharing and backup. It features snap-in 2.5″ hard drive design, comes with Synology Disk Station Manager 2.2 and offers excelle… [PCSTATS]  Read More →

“Today for review I’ve got a little NAS box from Qnap called the TS-219P. It supports two 3.5” or 2.5” SATA hard drives and is truly feature packed with the ability to become your main network storage device at home and while on the go. Not only is it for storage and backups, you can stream from it,… [PCSTATS]  Read More →

HP has announced a $2.7 billion acquisition of networking company 3Com. 3Com – hewlettpackard – HP – Business – Product Support  Read More →

A lot of Sidekick customers are feeling the effects of the server outage that saw an unspecified amount of user data swallowed up by the cloud.  Read More →