Author Archives: Jon L. Jacobi

Tribit XFree Go headphone review: Amazing sound, great price, and one glaring flaw

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Jon L. Jacobi

The Tribit XFree Go headphones punch far above their weight, sonically: sadly, the controls locked up after an hour or so of sustained use. Continue reading →

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Samsung SSD 870 QVO review: Stupendous 8TB capacity in a SATA SSD

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Jon L. Jacobi

The Samsung 870 QVO (‘Q’ as in in 4-bit QLC), is our first look at a drive that will eventually ship with a whopping 8TB of NAND on board. Announced Tuesday, this is the new top capacity available, superseding a still-new flock of 4TB models. Sa… Continue reading →

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Anker Soundcore Rave Neo review: Fat, punchy bass for the dance floor

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Jon L. Jacobi

This oversized Bluetooth speaker not only pumps the volume and the bass, it delivers a light show and syncs with other Soundcore speakers, too. Continue reading →

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Sabrent Rocket Q NVMe SSD: 8TB is a beautiful thing

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Jon L. Jacobi

Sabrent’s 8TB Rocket Q caps a few weeks of mind-blowing news for NVMe SSDs. It seems like only yesterday when 2TB was the largest-capacity NVMe SSD, or any SSD for that matter. Actually, when I started this article it was yesterday. Now we have the… Continue reading →

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OWC Aura P12 review: At 4TB it offers high capacity for big money

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Jon L. Jacobi

The OWC Aura P12 has an answer for the lack of capacity in NVMe drives: 4TB. Yes, four terabytes of TLC NAND. Not only does it double the typical maximum capacity of today’s SSDs, it offers excellent everyday performance. However, as you might gue… Continue reading →

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WD Black P50 Game Drive SSD review: It’s as fast as it looks

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Jon L. Jacobi

Never has an external SSD appeared more ready for a virtual shoot-‘em-up than the WD Black P50 Game Drive NVMe SSD. Even better, if you happen to be one of the lucky few with a SuperSpeed USB 20Gbps (formerly known as USB 3.2 gen 2×2) port on your… Continue reading →

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Samsung Q90T 4K UHD TV review: Samsung tweaks an already great smart TV

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Jon L. Jacobi

Samsung’s Q90T is a minor but welcome improvement over what was already one of the best 4K UHD LCD TVs on the market. The bigger news might be that Samsung has ditched the One Connect breakout box. Continue reading →

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Seagate FireCuda Gaming SSD review: High style and high speed for the lucky few

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Jon L. Jacobi

Right up front, kudos to whoever designed the enclosure of the Seagate FireCuda Gaming SSD. From gray-slate monolithic goodness, to tasteful LED lighting and pleasing heft, it’s one of those products that just makes you want to use it. Looks asid… Continue reading →

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Kingston KC2500 NVMe SSD review: Good performance at a nice price

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Jon L. Jacobi

Kingston’s KC2500 is an NVMe SSD that can run with the top-tier drive in any performance scenario—even long sustained writes. It’s also affordable compared to drives such as Samsung’s 970 Pro and WD’s Black SN570, etc. though it has some t… Continue reading →

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Crucial P2 NMVe SSD review: Inexpensive, but a slow performer

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Jon L. Jacobi

The Crucial P2 is a budget NVMe SSD that delivers good everyday performance—in other words, it runs the operating system, loads apps, and performs small tasks just fine. Alas, it isn’t particularly swift when transferring larger amounts of data, a… Continue reading →

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