http://www.tomshardware.co.uk en 10 Sun, 27 May 2012 08:53:55 +0200 http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/bestofmicro/design/groupe/logo_toms_uk.jpg http://www.tomshardware.co.uk http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/power-supply-specifications-atx-reference,review-32338.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/power-supply-specifications-atx-reference,review-32338.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:10:01 CET Today's article contains everything you've ever wanted to know about PC power supply specifications. Form factor dimensions, cable end pinouts, voltage/amp/watt specifications, and even compatibility issues are covered in this comprehensive reference!]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/local-area-network-gigabit-ethernet,review-32311.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/local-area-network-gigabit-ethernet,review-32311.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 06:10:00 CET In today's follow-up to LAN 101: Networking Basics, we discuss network topology, the hardware required for setting up wired and wireless networks, and even show you how to crimp your own 8P8C modular connector!]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/sas-6gb-raid-controller,review-32291.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/sas-6gb-raid-controller,review-32291.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:10:01 CEST We got our hands on four SAS 6 Gb/s RAID controllers from Adaptec, Areca, HighPoint, and LSI and ran them through RAID 0, 5, 6, and 10 workloads to test their mettle. Does your system need eight more ports of connectivity? We can answer that!]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/local-area-network-wi-fi-wireless,review-32275.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/local-area-network-wi-fi-wireless,review-32275.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 06:10:01 CEST Learn about the glue that holds our networks together in this LAN primer. We cover network types, wired, Wi-Fi, protocols, and alternate networking solutions to deliver a complete picture of traditional and modern local area networks. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/upgrade-repair-pc,review-32258.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/upgrade-repair-pc,review-32258.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 06:10:00 CEST From the humble beginnings of mechanical adding machines to today's multi-core processors, we recount the early developments that took us to where we are today. We also include a convenient timetable showing the complete history of the PC!]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/hdd-enterprise-storage-3.5,review-32244.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/hdd-enterprise-storage-3.5,review-32244.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:40:00 CEST In professional environments, reliability and scalability is what matters most. Cost and performance are oftentimes secondary criteria. We compare two Toshiba enterprise drives that only differ by their interface.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/cloud-computing-security,review-32082.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/cloud-computing-security,review-32082.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 22:50:00 CET IT professionals often perceive the cloud as insecure as or less secure than having their apps living inside their own data centers. But perceptions don't necessarily match reality. We run through some of the questions and answers you should be asking.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/server-virtualization-computer-cluster,review-32080.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/server-virtualization-computer-cluster,review-32080.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:20:00 CET Virtualization, along with cloud computing, is becoming the new way to provide redundant services formerly enabled by clustering, and as such is making it more affordable and within the reach of businesses without a lot of IT expertise.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/public-cloud-private-cloud-hybrid,review-32076.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/public-cloud-private-cloud-hybrid,review-32076.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Sun, 19 Dec 2010 10:40:00 CET The notion of a hybrid cloud is gaining traction. These are virtual services that run in various locations to deliver applications that can make use of a combination of public clouds and private hosted servers, as well as machines inside the data center.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/sas-storage-density,review-31995.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/sas-storage-density,review-31995.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 09:00:00 CEST Several hard drive makers created transitional products to facilitate the transition towards the compact 2.5” hard drive form factor. We provide an overview of options.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Citrix-XenServer-disaster-recovery-server-virtualization,review-31953.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Citrix-XenServer-disaster-recovery-server-virtualization,review-31953.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CEST With its latest announcements of XenServer-related products, Citrix has strengthened its ability to provide more capable disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity services using its server virtualization line of products.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Citrix-XenServer-disaster-recovery-server-virtualization,review-31914.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Citrix-XenServer-disaster-recovery-server-virtualization,review-31914.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:10:00 CEST With its latest announcements of XenServer-related products, Citrix has strengthened its ability to provide more capable disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity services using its server virtualization line of products.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Raidframe-Server,review-31789.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Raidframe-Server,review-31789.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:10:00 CET Are we ready for high-capacity RAID solutions for our backup needs? Today we're looking at an external device from Highly Reliable Systems that connects to your machine through a single eSATA interface and supports up to 15 drives in a 3U enclosure.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/hp-mediasmart-server,review-31769.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/hp-mediasmart-server,review-31769.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:10:00 CET We're big fans of media servers, and HP's MediaSmart boxes have consistently impressed us. Of course, every time we look at a configured machine, the comments light up with DIY suggestions, so we went that route as well in today's look at the new EX495.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/build-file-server,review-31638.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/build-file-server,review-31638.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:30:00 CEST Whenever we review dedicated NAS devices, readers point out that do-it-yourself projects are often much less expensive and much more flexible. Jeff Deifik explains why he built his own file server and the hardware that went into the job.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/mediasmart-ex475-hack,review-31531.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/mediasmart-ex475-hack,review-31531.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:41:00 CET HP's MediaSmart Servers are basically low-power PCs running Windows Home Server software from a corner of your house. Ed Tittel takes his apart and shows you how to upgrade (and benchmark) the machine's memory, cooling capacity, and CPU.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/mediasmart-ex475-hack,review-31530.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/mediasmart-ex475-hack,review-31530.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:10:00 CET HP's MediaSmart Servers are basically low-power PCs running Windows Home Server software from a corner of your house. Ed Tittel takes his apart and shows you how to upgrade (and benchmark) the machine's memory, cooling capacity, and CPU.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/promise-ns4300n-nas,review-31507.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/promise-ns4300n-nas,review-31507.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Sat, 07 Feb 2009 08:10:00 CET Promise is known for its RAID controllers, but how the company will fare long-term on the NAS market remains to be seen. We took a closer look at the first of its network storage offerings, the NS4300N]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/mfsys25-smb-server,review-31502.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/mfsys25-smb-server,review-31502.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:10:00 CET Intel's MFSYS25 modular server promises small- and medium-sized businesses high reliability, resource optimization, and multi-core computing power. How well does the server live up to this promise? Check out our review.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/hp-server-web,review-30956.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/hp-server-web,review-30956.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:40:00 CEST Two servers per blade enable 1000 cores without special cooling, for Web 2.0 apps and Hollywood special effects.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/servers-hp-ibm,review-30875.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/servers-hp-ibm,review-30875.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Fri, 23 May 2008 19:00:00 CEST Most Web 2.0 services are built on cheap, off-the shelf servers. IBM and HP think standardized servers, water cooling and petabytes of disk are a better answer.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Windows-Server-2008,review-29693.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Windows-Server-2008,review-29693.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:56:00 CEST Improved management features, integrated virtualization and a new Internet Information Server. The server version of Windows Vista offers a number of new options. Tom's Hardware has taken a look at the beta version RC0.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/FSC-Activy-Mediaserver150-Zyxel-NSA-220-uPNP,review-29652.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/FSC-Activy-Mediaserver150-Zyxel-NSA-220-uPNP,review-29652.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:24:00 CEST Forget about your old DVD player in the living room – that’s yesterday’s news. In the age of broadband Internet, multimedia servers with support for a variety of modern audio and video formats are gaining ever more importance. THG presents some alternati ...]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/TwonkyMedia-On2Share,review-29646.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/TwonkyMedia-On2Share,review-29646.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:06:00 CEST Turn your home PC into a video source for your digital living room. With the right software, virtually any system can be upgraded to a multimedia server, making it compatible with numerous receivers that support the uPNP standard. Today, most multimedia ...]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/thecus-terabyte-hdd-meets-nas-enclosure,review-2330.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/thecus-terabyte-hdd-meets-nas-enclosure,review-2330.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:16:40 CEST Looking for huge storage capacity, practically unlimited functionality and comprehensive network connectivity? Then the combination of Hitachi's 7K1000 and the Thecus N2100 might be the perfect fit.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/hp-media-vault-review-uk,review-1904.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/hp-media-vault-review-uk,review-1904.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:33:17 CET HP's entry into the consumer NAS market might take the prize for size. But Jim Buzbee found it has award-worthy performance and features, too.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/dlink-dns323-review-uk,review-1899.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/dlink-dns323-review-uk,review-1899.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:33:10 CET Given all the stuff you've got squirreled away on your NAS, maybe you should be thinking of stepping up to RAID for a bit of storage insurance. Craig Ellison looked at D-Link's DNS-323 and liked what he saw.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/thecus-n5200-nas-review-uk,review-1890.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/thecus-n5200-nas-review-uk,review-1890.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:31:02 CET Thecus has produced a business-focused NAS with advanced RAID features and high performance. But Tim Higgins found more of a diamond in the rough than a polished gem.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/wd-netcenter-500gb-network-drive-review-uk,review-1830.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/wd-netcenter-500gb-network-drive-review-uk,review-1830.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:54:06 CEST Jim Buzbee found Western Digital's NetCenter NAS to be a good value if you don't mind slow performance and a limited feature set.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/maxtor-ssii-review-uk,review-1804.html#xtor=RSS-142311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/maxtor-ssii-review-uk,review-1804.html#xtor=RSS-142311 Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:30:16 CEST Jim Buzbee found that Maxtor's second-generation Shared Storage NAS has what it takes to compete with the new generation of higher-performance networked storage.]]>