Tuesday, March 17, 2015

IT News Head Lines (PCSTATS) 3/18/2015

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11 high-end DDR3 memory kits, reviewed



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Samsung M9T 2TB (2.5-inch) & Seagate SSHD 2TB
Our conclusion will be no surprise to die-hard overclockers: modules based on Hynix MFR chips – which includes just about every DDR3-2666+ module found in stores – essentially only exist for you to be able to claim high clock frequencies, without this having any other practical advantage. Performance when overclocked even tends to be worse rather t... [PCSTATS]


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MX-Technology Secure Encryption USB 3.0 128GB Review
Two mechanical drives from Seagate: The Samsung SpinPoint M9T 2TB is the only standard 9.5mm thick 2.5" notebook drive of this capacity; others are thicker. The Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB is a hybrid desktop model with 8GB of NAND Flash augmenting a 7200 RPM motor and 2x1TB platters.
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Using RAID-5 Means the Sky is Falling
“The ubiquitous USB flash drive comes in many designs and sizes, but data protection and encryption has not traditionally been a selling point, although we get that sense that is starting to change. With the need for data to be portable and secure, today we’re looking at the MX-Technology SEC 128GB USB 3.0 flash drive that features AES 256-bit encr... [PCSTATS]


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Synology DiskStation DS115 NAS Review
In reality, most hard disks seldom see operating temperatures below the chill of a server room or beyond the warmth of rack space, and most disks will not commit an URE that crashes a RAID-5 rebuild. While it is agreed that better parity schemes exist, the exception is not the rule. My customer could have retained cold storage data to individual di... [PCSTATS]


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Efergy Ego Wi-Fi Smart Plug Review
Synology’s latest single bay NAS is based on the twin-bay DS215j and uses the same processor, memory and configuration of ports and connectors. For some reason Synology has seen fit to change the colour from white to black, perhaps to disguise the heritage of the DS115 tiddler, but that strikes us as a curious move. The DS215j is a fine performer t... [PCSTATS]


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