This is a multi-part review of Apple’s new Mac Mini 2018 just released recently in Nov 2018. It has been a while since Apple last updated the Mac Mini range. The last refresh of the Mac Mini range was about four years back. The design of the Mac Mini 2018 has been the same slick…
This is a review of the Samsung T5 Portable SSD 1TB version. To be very frank, after I moved on to using Networked Attached Storage (NAS), it has been a while since I last bought external direct-attached storage for my devices. Usually, the traditional USB based HDDs are much slower and are used as a…
This review will cover the installation of SSD Cache on Synology DiskStation DS918+ using Samsung 960 Evo NVMe M2 1TB SSD and the performance gains it brings to the Synology DiskStation. For the review on the Synology DiskStation DS918+, please refer here. Before I begin, I would also like to thank friends at Synology for…
After setting up the Synology DiskStation DS918+, the next step would be to upgrade the memory modules/RAM from the existing 4GB to something more. This is especially important if you are going to run more stuff such as Dockers, or even virtual machines in your Synology DiskStation using the Virtual Machine Manager. For those who…
This is the review of the latest prosumer Network Attached Storage by Synology, the Synology Diskstation DS918+. Although I have been using various models of Synology DiskStation NAS since I bought my DS1511+ back in 200?, DS412+ has always been my favorite model as it provides a balance between expandability (with its 4 Bay) and…
This is the Review of the Synology DiskStation Manager 6.1 RC. Synology announced the availability of the DiskStation Manager (DSM) 6.1 beta late last year, also inviting adventurous Synology users to join the Synology Beta Program to test and provide their suggestions and comments on the new product. DSM is the brain and heart of all…
