NETGEAR recently introduced the ReadyNAS 2xx family of network attached storage (NAS) devices running 1.4GHz Cortex ARM A-15 SoC. Having just reviewed the ReadyNAS 202, the introduction of the 212 (and 214) bumping the spec from two to four cores, but not the price – still $330 (diskless), came as a surprise. With all of the great features of the […]
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I cannot tell you how many times I’ve almost bought this, or one of the innumerable other Foscam IP cameras that look exactly like it (and TBH, who can tell the difference). I’ve never quite been able to pull the trigger though. I think it’s the name, “FI9821P” (et. al.) just isn’t interesting enough. C’mon Foscam – put some effort […]
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I’ve never heard of Ruckus Wireless before, so it was a bit of a surprise when I ran across their announcement of the ZoneFlex R710 which claims to be the first wave 2 802.11AC AP, and it’s probably true because unless someone snuck out another 4×4 MU-MIMO AP, and I missed it, this will be the first – which is […]
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Unless you have a fantastically large display, or sit really close to your moderately sized 4K TV, HDR is arguably the most important feature “get” of new 4K displays – should they support it (i.e. don’t buy one that doesn’t). With the future of 4K content probably more in the hands of OTT providers (sorry Blu-ray Association) announcements like today’s […]
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Looks like Emby made it to another NAS platform. Installation looks super easy too, so go ahead and give it a play.
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@RMerlinDev maintains a custom firmware for ASUS routers that adds that extra bit of polish, so he definitely has a level of expertise in this area. Which is why I follow him on Twitter and why I followed his link to see where current gen flagships fall out – unfortunately most didn’t do well. The really sad thing about all […]
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10TB is a gigantic amount of storage, but the size is not the biggest bit of news with WD’s announcement today. That would go to the use of perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) in this Helium filled monster — which means that when combined with 7200RPM means that it should perform like a normal hard drive instead like slowly like its […]
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The config UI is a bit hard on the eyes, but the feature set and $266 price tag make up for that a bit – considering it’s a 4-bay NAS. The Thecus N4310 is a small business oriented Linux NAS (Network Attached Storage) device that makes it easy to setup an EXT4-based RAID storage environment with encryption support. The Thecus […]
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If you can live the noise, I’ve found the WD Black drives to be one of my favorites for recording disc duty. I’ve never played with the 6TB model reviewed, or any 6TB HDD for that matter. That’s a lot of data, but the Black has 128MB cache, updated dual-core processor, and WD is claiming better performance than the 4TB […]
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It’s probably not fair for me to pick at the intro paragraph to a review of two SVS center channels, but frankly it just grated. I’ve believed, and stated myriad times publicly, that the center channel is the most important speaker in the mix for the majority of common multi-channel use cases. If you listen to TV, movies, or anything […]
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