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QNAP TVS-463 NAS - Network Attached Storage for Novices

StorageWritten by Martin Regtien on 15 May 2015.

(This review was written by our latest contributor Roel Verhoeven – Ed.)

Over the last years I have occasionally wondered if I should invest in a Network Attached Storage (NAS) box. I, like most people, have amassed lots of pictures, home videos, music and more. All of these are stored on my laptop and I regularly back these up on an external USB harddrive which I keep at work.

If, like me, you've not owned a NAS before but are interested in what it can do for you, then this review is written for you. Note that this NAS has many features aimed at (small) business users which I've only partially covered, this review has a home user in mind.

So how did I go?

Galaxy S6 Essentials: the Samsung S-View Case and Wireless Charger

AccessoriesWritten by Martin Regtien on 15 May 2015.

Every time Samsung releases a new phone in the Galaxy lineup it seems we are doing a quick review of some essential accessories, courtesy of our friends at MobileZap.

This time around we also stuck with the original Samsung products in the hope of a better user experience.

We might change our mind on one of these products though...

Hands On with the New Synology 5 Bay DiskStation DS1515 NAS: Perfect for Small Business.

StorageWritten by Martin Regtien on 13 May 2015.

Whenever a storage company announces a new model you can be sure of one thing: the first paragraph in their press report will read something like this –
Synology® today launched the new DiskStation DS1515, a powerful and expandable 5-bay NAS offering a high-performance, reliable, and full-featured network attached storage solution for growing small and medium-sized businesses.

Of course we expect high-performance and the utmost in reliability. That's a given.
And nothing less than full featured network features will do. After all, that's why we buy a network attached storage system.

So what makes the DiskStation DS1515 different from all the others we have reviewed?

Let's have a quick overview.

QNAP TS-451U SOHO Rackmount Reviewed

StorageWritten by Kevin Cheng on 04 May 2015.

The QNAP TS-451U is the entry-level rack mounted NAS for SoHos and small businesses. Does this low(er) cost, 4-bay 1RU rackmount unit have what it takes to do the job? With thanks to QNAP, DigitalReviews gets to check out this unit.

"In the entry-level rack-mountable NAS segment, we are glad to be the first NAS company to introduce the energy-efficient, 64-bit Celeron®-powered TS-451U, which is designed for budget-conscious SOHO users to store and back up data without sacrificing performance," said Jason Hsu, product manager of QNAP. "Coupled with feature-rich business applications, QvPC Technology, Virtualization Station and 1080p video transcoding, the TS-451U delivers the best cost-effectiveness for growing business data needs."

Got My Eye On You - Synology DS115 NAS/Surveillance Station Review

StorageWritten by Paul Moons on 04 May 2015.

The DS115 is Synology's latest single drive bay Networked Attached Storage (NAS) device. Along with our usual hardware review, we also take a look at how the DS115 works in tandem with the free Surveillance Station software package to control multiple IP cameras.

Read on for our review.

Zeiss VR One: a Virtual Reality Work in Progress

AccessoriesWritten by Martin Regtien on 19 April 2015.

Terms like virtual reality and augmented reality have been around for some time and it is only fairly recently that we have some applications and hardware available for consumers to test out these concepts.
One of the arguably better headsets seems to be the Zeiss VR One, which is the one that MobileZap sent us to test out.

Did it live up to expectations?

Well, it shows great potential, but...
let's see how it all panned out for me.

Sleeping in the Cloud: Beddit Family Experience

MiscellaneousWritten by Paul Moons on 07 April 2015.

Late last year we took a look at the revolutionary Beddit Sleep Tracker and Wellness Coach and loved the non-wearable concept.

In February Beddit introduced a cloud based web portal to enable groups to gather and compare their sleep data.

To put it to the test, the members of my family have each been using a Beddit Sleep Tracker and via the new Family portal, collectively shared our sleep data for the past few months.

Read on for our experiences.

VisionTek Wallet Drive: Could Be Worth More Than Your Own Wallet...

AccessoriesWritten by Martin Regtien on 31 March 2015.

We all know we can't have enough external storage devices. Great for backup, sharing, travelling. Most of them have their own housing and power supplies but when you do a heart transplant on your laptop and put in an SSD, what are you gonna do with that naked hard drive you just pulled out? It probably has more capacity than that SSD but you need to have an enclosure for that.

That's where the VisionTek Wallet Drive comes in. The cheapest and best solution to get many more years out of that drive.

It's a very simple accessory so we can keep this mini review also pretty simple.

Aegis Secure Key 3.0 - Another Upgrade from Apricorn. More Secure Than Fort Knox?

StorageWritten by Martin Regtien on 30 March 2015.

I didn't realise that it was already more than three years ago that we reviewed the original Aegis Secure Key.

See our article here.

We highly recommended that little critter for its security in such a tiny USB key package.

Now it's a slightly bigger edition that Apricorn sent us the other day: this time around it sports USB 3.0, it's a bootable drive and it has much higher capacities.

So let's have a quick roundup of some of the main specifications and differences.