The Canvio Flex 1TB drive from Toshiba is sporting a very light and compact casing, is compatible with new but also legacy systems thanks to the USB-C and USB-A cables supplied inside the packaging and offers good performance for its capacity. The elegant silver top cover finish transforms it into a fashion product but do not expect it to have the same protection to bumps or rough environment as we have seen with previously tested drives. read more

In terms of drive performance, the PXD 1TB trades punches with the Crucial X8 but the speed is a bit lower during mixed workloads. The sequential read/write speeds are near the rated numbers, while the drive chassis is implemented optimally, using the aluminum area as a heatsink; we were quite surprised to see that the PXD 1TB drive only gets warm during longer usage times, which is great! read more

We have successfully tested the Ballistix SODIMM 32GB kit by using the JEDEC timings but not the XMP ones, which means that the speed was limited to 2400MHz but with tighter timings. Even in this case, the performance differences are not very big, considering that the previous kits did come with less tight CASes. Many devices such as laptops and miniPCs do have UEFI BIOSes with very limited options and it is really a matter of luck if you will be able to run at the specified speeds; if the option to select the memory profile appears in BIOS, then you are in luck! read more

By making use of the 10th generation Intel’s CPUs (max TDP of 65W), the DH470 is a powerful little machine with quite a bit of interfaces in order to be used for both home and also business applications. Its compact chassis does allow it to be installed in a lot of areas such as the back of the monitor via the included VESA mount, in a rack (two units at once) but can be also mounted vertically by using the PS02 stand. Where WiFi connection is not possible, the LTE adapter kit WWN03 makes connection to a mobile network possible and makes use of a nanoSIM card. read more

After installing the headset on our test system and modifying the initial settings a bit in order to fit our preferences, we have tested it while playing Doom Eternal, Gears 5 but also Dark Pictures: Man of Medan. The SXFI headphone holography really adds quite a bit of atmosphere to the games, the “Battle Mode” enhancing the way you figure out how the enemies are positioned around you. The 50mm drivers are capable of delivering quite a bit of bass, while the voices are also clearly heard while using the standard SXFI or regular non-surround modes. read more