Minisforum MS-01 SE Launched at IFA 2026 The Minisforum MS-01 SE is a lower-cost variation of the company’s established MS-01 mini workstation, first shown at IFA 2026 as a way to retain much of the original system’s compact workstation design while trimming back some of the more expensive hardware. Rather than replacing the MS-01 outright, […]

Synology DiskStation neo+ Series Revealed – Why the New Plus NAS Range Starts Cheaper but Still Upgrades Later Synology has introduced the DiskStation neo+ Series, a new desktop NAS lineup built around the same broad Plus Series platform but with a lower-cost memory configuration at launch. The new range includes the DS1825neo+, DS1525neo+, DS925neo+ and […]

10 WAYS that NAS is Getting Screwed Over the past 18 to 24 months, the consumer and prosumer Network Attached Storage (NAS) market has undergone a noticeable shift in design priorities, hardware architecture, and software accessibility. While broader industry pressures—ranging from component supply constraints to shifting manufacturing priorities—have introduced genuine engineering challenges, many recent market […]

Samsung 990 SSD – The Future Consumer SSD Market? Samsung’s SSD range has become increasingly crowded, with the 990 PRO, 990 EVO, 990 EVO Plus and PCIe 5.0 9100 PRO already covering several different performance levels. The newly revealed Samsung 990 enters that line-up without a PRO, EVO or EVO Plus label, which immediately raises […]

A More Focused 4-Bay NAS From UGREEN – the DXP4800GT Review UGREEN has moved quickly in the NAS market, and the DXP4800GT is one of the clearer examples of that. I first looked at this model when it appeared through UGREEN’s China-facing material, then again around Computex 2026 when it became clear that it was […]

Is Synology Moving Away From Routers? Synology is still best known for NAS hardware, DSM, backup software, private cloud storage, surveillance, and business data management, but its router range has always been an interesting side branch of the wider ecosystem and one that I have genuinely enjoyed reviewing. Products such as the RT2600ac, MR2200ac, WRX560 […]