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Online backup is an essential hedge against physical data disaster. No matter if it’s a technical failure, an act of malice, or an act of nature, you never know when all the files and folders you have stored on your PC will be threatened. While we always recommend keeping a local backup for quick restores (see our roundup of the best Windows backup software for desktop solutions), uploading your data to an online backup service can be a reliable way to cover your bases. After all, the “backup r…
7 months ago
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Though not the fastest 40Gbps SSD we've tested, the DataMag is still fast and attaches magnetically to any suitable surface.
8 months ago
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At CES 2026, LG Electronics will be showing off it's new lifestyle line addition: the LG Gallery TV.
10 months ago
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The new set, which will be available in 85-, 86-, and 100-inch sizes, will be on display at CES in Las Vegas this January.
10 months ago
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This small, square, and stylish MagSafe SSD is slower than its USB4 EX400U cousin, but also more affordable.
about 1 year ago
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Though limited by motherboard bifurcation capabilities (4x4x4x4 is required for all four slots to operate), the Hyper M.2 x16 is still a handy and very affordable way to add one to four PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 slots to your system.
about 1 year ago
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External USB/Thunderbolt drives are a super-convenient way to quickly back up your important files, as well as store any data that you don’t need on your computer’s internal storage. They’re also an extremely handy way to transport data between locations and devices. While any of these would be a great reason to pick up an external drive, the advantages of having reliable backup is the number-one reason your setup isn’t complete without one. Why? Chances are you have important data on your PC t…
about 1 year ago
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Once consistently top of the leader board, but recently an also-ran, Samsung storms back to the top with its latest NVMe SSD — the 9100 Pro.
about 1 year ago
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There's a well-hidden feature in Windows called "Backup and Restore (Windows 7)" that will image your storage drives to the highly compatible VHDX format. Alas, creating boot media is arduous, it's unreliable, and limitations spoil it as a recipe for disaster recovery.
about 1 year ago
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The best free and paid backup software for your Windows system, disks, and data.
about 1 year ago
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Asus's TUF Gaming A2 USB 3.2x2 NVMe SSD enclosure with an IP68 rating has earned a permanent place in my backpack.
about 1 year ago
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One of the most configurable and effective backup programs on the market, Retrospect wards off ransomware damage to your backups and now supports backup to the cloud.
about 1 year ago
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Want 50GBps of sequential performance? HighPoint's 7604A x16 PCIe 5.0 NVMe RAID card sporting four full-speed M.2 slots can deliver it -- for a rather hefty amount of coin.
about 1 year ago
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We love this tiny, weatherproofed drive's overall performance and that it can fit 8TB of storage in such a small form-factor. We do, however, wish it was USB4 rather than USB 3.2x2.
over 1 year ago
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Most computers and storage drives still use the common SATA or PCIe 3.0 interfaces to sling your bits of data around, but if you’re lucky enough to own a relatively modern PC, you might be able to upgrade to a solid-state drive (SSD) built on the insanely fast PCIe 4.0 protocol. We’ve tested several PCIe 4.0 SSDs and the best one to cross our labs thus far is the Solidgm P44 Pro in a field of tough contenders thanks to ferociously fast speeds only rivaled by next-gen PCIe 5.0 SSDs. Read on to…
over 1 year ago
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Though not the 2230 SSD (think Steam Deck) you want for long writes, the PNY CS2342 is killer for everyday tasks.
over 1 year ago
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The oddly named Adata XPG Mars 980 Blade, PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD set new records in CrystalDiskMark 8's random tests. It wasn't shoddy in other areas, either.
over 1 year ago
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The new WD Black SN8100 is one of the fastest PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSDs we've tested, but apparent incompatibilities with our test bed had write performance at times dipping to SATA speeds.
over 1 year ago
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With its web-based console, MSP360 Managed Backup provides imaging and file backup services for multiple devices at a reasonable price.
over 1 year ago
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In its free incarnation, MSP360 Desktop Backup is a worthwhile upgrade to Windows File History. However, the Pro version with imaging is subscription-only, which puts it head to head with Acronis.
over 1 year ago
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Though the Extreme Pro SSD with USB4 was fast when it connected properly, our test unit often connected at only 10Gbps and even 5Gbps to our test bed.
over 1 year ago
