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Jon Jacobi

Jon Jacobi

Freelance Journalist at PCWorld

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Recent Articles

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Best online backup 2024: iDrive, Backblaze, Livedrive, and more

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…
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Acronis True Image review: Top-tier do-it-all PC backup

With backup, disaster recovery, and malware protection under one roof, Acronis True Image is the most comprehensive end-user data-safety solution on the planet.
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Viofo A329 dash cam review: Hyper 4K detail at 60fps

The Viofo A329 with its 60fps, 4K UHD video is one of the two best daytime dash cams we've tested and uniquely supports capturing to external SSDs. However, it's also very, very expensive and detail drops off significantly in night captures.
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WD SN850X 8TB SSD review: Faster speeds, vaster capacity

This latest incarnation of WD's SN850X is available with up to 8TB, and turned in better results in our testing -- it's the fastest overall PCIe 4.0 DRAM-less SSD we've tested.
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Ashampoo Backup Pro 26 review: Easy, effective PC backup

With super-thorough wizards and all the common options, Ashampoo Backup Pro 26 is a great total backup solution for the average user. However, it's missing some of the options that would truly make it "pro."
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Nextbase Piqo review: A classy dash cam, with middling captures

This small single-channel dash cam from Nextbase leverages your phone for services and cloud uploads.
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Is Thunderbolt 5 storage ready? A first look at the cutting-edge tech

Thunderbolt 5 exhibits a marked improvement in sequential transfers, but our first look at the spec suffered some backwards compatibility issues. And it's... pricey.
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Best dash cams 2024: Reviews and buying advice

We review the best 1080p and 4K dash cams. They record what’s ahead (and sometimes what’s behind)—just the sort of backup you want in the midst of harried traffic.
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Corsair MP700 Elite SSD review: PCIe 5.0 delivers benchmark dominance

With a new controller and PCIe 5.0, this iteration of Corsair's MP700 host memory buffer SSD trounces PCIe 4.0's sequential benchmark performance.
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TerraMaster D8 Hybrid enclosure review: Versatile, vast, USB storage

With four 3.5-inch SATA HDD bays (two in RAID), and four NVMe SSD slots, the D8 Hybrid allows you to add a slew of drives to your system via 10Gbps USB.
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Samsung 990 EVO Plus review: Hybrid design makes a fast SSD faster

Samsung's new hybrid PCIe 4 x4, PCI 5 x2 990 EVO plus is significantly faster than its plain 990 EVO predecessor in most ways.
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Teamgroup T-Force A440 Lite SSD review: Affordable but lackluster

The Teamgroup R-Force A440 Lite SSD is a merely a decent performer, and it's up against stiff competition — including the company's own G50.
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How PCWorld tests and rates dash cams

Those capture-the-accident cameras you hang from your windshield come in a myriad of flavors--here's how we separate the dash cam wheat from the chaffe
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70Mai M500 dash cam review: An account requirement short of greatness

Using a somewhat odd 4:3, 2592x1944 resolution, the M500 captured some of the best day and night video I've seen. But you must register and run the app to activate the dash cam before you can use it.
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Seagate Game Drive SSD review: Classy, fast PlayStation-themed storage

Marketed directly at the Playstation crowd, the Game Drive SSD plays off its good looks and good performance. You do, however, pay for the pleasure.
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Rove R2-4K Dual dash cam review: Nice features at a nice price

Integrated GPS and phone connectivity highlight Rove's affordable R2-4K Dual two-channel dash cam. But captures were strictly average.
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Kingston NV3 review: Amazing real-world SSD performance for the price

While its synthetic benchmark numbers were strictly Gen 4, the Kingston NV3 was faster in our real-world transfers than many DRAM designs, including Gen 5 types.
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Nexar Beam2 dash cam review: LTE convenience is offset by app glitches

Nexar's Beam2, two-channel dash cam is stylish, capable, takes good captures, and uploads them to the cloud via its integrated LTE. But it's got some downsides, too.
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Zinstall FullBack review: Backup with a unique migration feature

If you're looking for easy disaster recovery that migrates your data and apps to a new installation, Zinstall FullBack is what you seek. But it's a pricey solution at $180 a year.
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Crucial P310 NVMe SSD review: Tiny (2230), but mighty!

Except for super-long transfers, the Crucial P310 is the fastest 2230 SSD we've tested -- and by a large margin.
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Macrium Reflect Home 8 review: An exceptional imaging and backup pr...

Macrium Reflect is one of our favorite easy-to-use, feature-filled imaging backup programs. It rivals R-Drive Image in our experience for long-lived success.