Servers & Storage

5 things I learned while setting up my first media server

Sure, you can spend a fortune setting up a media server for your music and videos, but it turns out you don’t have to.

Western Digital vs Seagate: we take a look at the two storage giants

When it comes to storage, Western Digital and Seagate are the brands to beat but there's rarely a clear winner between the two.

OWC Envoy Pro Elektron SSD review: Fast, svelte, IP67-rated USB 10GBps storage

The small, stylish OWC Envoy Pro Elektron looks nice next to a Mac. It's also fast and surprisingly ruggedized

Fledging Shell Thunderbolt SSD review: Super fast and now with cooling

The latest version of Fledging's Shell Thunderbolt NVMe SSD enclosure features a larger profile, plenty of venting, and an active fan for vastly improved cooling.

OWC Envoy Express review: Roll-your-own external Thunderbolt 3 storage

OWC's Envoy Express T3 enclosure lets you use your own M.2 NVMe SSD for external Thunderbolt storage. A clever sticky-mount caddy helps keep it in place.

Best NAS Hard Drives: Seagate vs Western Digital

Populating your NAS with drives could be as simple as dropping in the cheapest drives that meet your capacity needs, but that's a path fraught with peril.

Not all external hard drives will work properly when connected to a TV's USB port

If you've been considering buying a brand new external hard drive to plug into your TV's USB port for media playback, beware!

Parallels Desktop 16 for Mac review: Standing at the crossroads of Mac’s future

Reengineered with macOS Big Sur in mind plus the usual performance and feature enhancements, Parallels Desktop 16 makes it a snap to run other operating systems as virtual machines on your Mac.

Sabrent XTRM-Q SSD review: 8TB of pocket-sized Thunderbolt 3/USB storage

Sabrent leverages the power of their Rocket Q NVMe SSD in this small but fast, dual-interface speedster. It’s also available with up to 8TB of capacity.