Here at MyCE, storage will always have a special place in our hearts. This fall, MyCE will bring you no less than five reviews on different storage products. First up: Plextor PX-NAS2-BL1 Review.
As most of you know, MyCE was originally a community focused on optical storage. With the changes in technology, you can now discuss all sorts of electronics related subjects at MyCE, such as computer hardware, software, or just general chat with our residents. However, storage will always have a special place in the heart of this great community. That’s why we are happy to announce our Fall 2010 Storage Review Series.
The Review Series exist of no less than five (!) reviews that will be published shortly after each other. In total, our team of experts has reviewed (in random order): two NAS units, an Iomega NAS and a Plextor NAS; two Transcend SSDs, a Kingston USB 3.0 flash drive; and a Seagate hybrid HDD.
Plextor PX-NAS2-BL review
Vroom (who already has some experience with reviewing NAS drives) will lead off this Storage Review Series with his Plextor PX-NAS2-BL review. The Plextor PX-NAS2 comes in three flavors, first without any hard drives, second with 2x 500GB and the third that has 2x 1TB hard drives. In this review, MyCE is taking a closer look at the Plextor PX-NAS2-BL1 NAS, the NAS system that has two 500GB hard drives. It also has a gigabit connection. Read the full Plextor PX-NAS2-BL1 Review here.
Transcend 256GB & 32GB SSD Review
Next up in this series, Seán who takes on two Transcend SSDs. Transcend gave MyCE a lend of two SSDs for review with some impressive read/write ratings of up to 240MB/s and 200MB/s respectively. This review takes a look at how the SSDs perform in real world conditions against two HDDs (2.5" & 3.5") and a popular rival SSD.
In this review, Seán first does some standard benchmarks and shows IOMeter test results of both Transcend SSDs. However, synthetic tests can only be used as a rough guide to how these SSDs will perform in real life use. No amount of testing on a car will reveal how it will feel like and handle on the road and the same goes with an SSD. That's why Seán puts a lot of focus on real world testing for these two Transcend SSDs.
Read the full Transcend 256GB & 32GB SSD Review here
Iomega StorCenter ix2-200 NAS Review
Time for another NAS review: the Iomega StorCenter ix2-200 NAS reviewed by Wombler. Iomega have built on their past experience and pulled out all the stops to try and make this their best budget NAS unit ever. This comprehensive review covers setup and installation of the unit, a strong focus on the StorCenter Manager Software, and of course performance testing.
So did Iomega succeed in creating their best budget NAS unit ever? Read the full Iomega StorCenter ix2-200 NAS Review here.
Seagate Momentus XT 500GB Hybrid HDD Review
The Momentus XT series of drives have a 2.5 inch form factor, SATA2 connection and SATA power connector. The Momentus XT is however different from other HDDs, as the Momentus XT is a “hybrid” drive. The Momentus XT has traditional spinning platters for storing data, but also 4GB of SLC (single level cell) NAND for caching frequently used files, which can be OS files or frequently used applications.
In this review, the Seagate Momentus XT 500GB Hybrid HDD is put through a lot of test, including standard benchmarks, IOMeter tests, performance tests of various application and game loading. Next to this, real world tests are conducted, and the Seagate Momentus XT 500GB Hybrid HDD is put through our MyCE Reality Suite test.
With prices around EUR/USD 125, find out if the Seagate Momentus XT is something for you, read the full Seagate Momentus XT 500GB Hybrid HDD Review here.
Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 32GB USB 3.0 Review
More and more new Laptops and Desktop PCs are equipped with the new USB 3 technology, so it’s time for us to look closer at devices that are supporting this new USB Superspeed standard. This time Kingston NL was kind enough to send us a review sample of their first USB 3 supporting flash memory drive, the Kingston Data Traveler Ultimate 3.0. The device is available with storage capacities of of 16GB, 32GB and 64GB. In this review, we use the 32GB version.
In this review, we will take a look at the features and specifications of the Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 32GB USB3.0 flash drive. Also, we will do a short recap on USB 3.0. The Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate then gets a round through our Benchmark series, after which the Real World tests are conducted.
Read all this and our conclusion in the full Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate Review.
We hope you enjoy the Storage Review Series, feel free to leave any comments on the Storage Review Series below.
