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The Synology operating system for your NAS, DiskStation Manager (DSM), announced its official version DSM 6.0 , which comes as a round number to be part of a major upgrade version that incorporates numerous enhancements and new features.

The list of new elements in DSM 6.0 is huge (can consult on their website ) and of course differs slightly depending on the Synology NAS you have. In all cases many new features , improvements and bug fixes are integrated, and that as noted by Synology, represents the beginning of a new era for the DiskStation and RackStation the company ‘s products.

“With DSM 6.0, Synology provides all the most advanced technologies that go far beyond simple data management. We designed DSM 6.0 to provide a complete server that improves productivity and efficiency in enterprise environments , “ said Michael Zimmeman, general manager of Marvell Semiconductor Inc.  ” We applaud Synology for what they offer in this new version, and we are delighted our ARMADA processors 32 and 64 bits are those that promote most of its units.”

We will not go into detail about all that this new version offers, because as we discussed before the list of changes and improvements is huge and almost won more enlisted on their website  so you can see for yourselves. We for our part we have already installed in a Synology DS216j and we have seen that in terms of the interface is not much changed, and it is true that most of the changes are related to the business environment for system administrators using Synology NAS for replication of backups for virtual LUNs and other environments. Honestly, we believe it is a very important and necessary update to install for all users mostly for security improvements and stability, but a user on foot and we will not provide anything new that we did not already (perhaps some performance).

The update can be performed directly from the control panel in the DSM currently have in your Synology NAS.

Synology Inc. today announced the launch of its new model Synology DiskStation DS416slim , a server NAS with four bays for storage units is aimed at home users and professionals who need a compact storage solution with great energy saving and it easily transportable. It can accommodate up to four hard drives 2.5” for a total of 8TB of data available. Synology DiskStation DS416slim review.

From the point of view of hardware, the new Synology DiskStation DS416slim has a dual-core CPU 88F6820 Marvell Armada 385 with 32-bit internal architecture that runs at a clock speed of 1.0 GHz with an encryption engine and 512 MB dedicated DDR3 RAM.

Powered by Link Aggregation enabled, DS416slim is able to offer up to 170.23 MB / s read and 77.62 MB / s in writing. Writing through a single network Gigabit LAN rises to 78.81 MB / s, representing an increase of 30% compared to the previous generation. The high performance of Synology DS416slim is paired with low power consumption, since the DS416slim consumes only 17.17 watts on average while running.

The Synology DiskStation DS416slim is designed for easy maintenance and cleaning. The four hot swappable trays are easily accessible, and 2.5-inch hard drives can be replaced on the fly if necessary. In addition, the fan module located at the bottom of the unit can be removed in a blink of an eye in case of malfunction.

For completeness, one of the two USB 3.0 ports is available on the front panel of the DiskStation DS416slim for convenient access by its users. The new DiskStation DS416slim runs DiskStation Manager (DSM), the most advanced and intuitive for NAS devices that exists right now in the operating system market.

With a wide range of backup applications, network management to multimedia, the DS416slim offers all essential services and increased productivity at work, as well as a complete entertainment center solution for the whole family. Synology recently led storage systems during the 10th celebration of the awards TechTarget NAS Quality Awards in a survey of intermediate users and received the highest rating for the initial characteristics of product quality and product.

Chinese manufacturer Doogee has excelled in recent years mainly smartphones offer very good quality at low prices, these being generally well above as your price range . Doogee now has dared to change air presenting its first cheap portable projector, the Smart Cube P1 of which I speak in today. Doogee Smart Cube P1 review.

As you will have already noticed the images, the Doogee Smart Cube P1 has a fairly small and very bright colors that almost reminiscent of a Rubik’s Cube – not the form but the colors) size, but despite his equips a pretty decent size hardware that we describe now.

To begin we must mention that the Doogee Smart Cube P1 has a native resolution of 854 x 480 pixels but that is scalable to 1080p smoothly. Inside it features a dual-core SoC, 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of internal storage to move the entire system, although it is true that it is rather designed to play content from external sources.

And is that as a portable projector that is equipped with an internal battery of 4800 mAh which enables playing content continuously for more than 8 hours without recharging the battery (in fact you can also use external battery to recharge other devices), either through its USB 2.0 port, WiFi through DLNA (WiFi incorporates 2.4 GHz).

It also features Bluetooth 4.0 for connecting external devices or even to transfer files to its internal memory from smartphones, tablets or laptops. It also supports Miracast and Airplay, so we can also use these protocols for playing content. Finally, note that also has a microSD slot from which you can also play content.

With respect to the lens, he employs a LED capable of emitting 70 actual lumens (1000 lumens visible) with a contrast ratio of 800 to 1 royal lamp. As you can see in the picture below, is capable of generating an image of 30 inches to a meter away, 60 inches to 2.2 meters and up to 90 inches to 3.3 meters, coupled with its high brightness is ideal for outdoor use.

The premiere of the first peripheral Doogee presented with good performance and best of all, it does so with a very small product, portable and in fact is intended to take it from here to there and even for outdoor use. The bad part is coming out a little expensive compared to other competing devices, while it is true that it is superior in performance.

If you want to become a Doogee P1 Smart Cube you can do through various online Chinese sites, where they are now available for pre – purchase by 153.37 euros with shipping included. They begin with shipments from April 4.

Contrary to what usually happens with most of limited edition graphics cards, the Asus TUF Echelon incorporates much more than a cosmetic change. And is that honoring the name TUF that the manufacturer only uses in its base higher end motherboards and are designed under military standards, the GTX 950 TUF Echelon has electronic components of the highest quality and, as with the plates exceeds the strictest military standards of quality to ensure a long life. Acer Aspire VN7-791G Black Edition comes with Nvidia GTX 950M GPU.

And for the manufacturing process of these graphics Asus uses elo who have called Asus Auto Extreme (AAE), an automated manufacturing process that incorporates premium quality materials technology and ensures that each and every one of the components exiting the production chain are exactly the same, so you only need to make quality tests a model and have the absolute certainty that all the others will too.

Some of the tests they do to these charts to ensure quality and durability, for example, subject them to beatings, maintain full chart at 55 ° C for 48 hours with humidity above 90% (in this case corrosion kill any “normal”) electronic component, and in general, Asus has tested over 1000 units of the TUF Echelon under these tests to ensure that the models launched on the market are simply perfect.

Regarding aesthetics, as you will see by the images Asus has equipped the TUF Echelon of a military aesthetic reasons greyish white with “urban camo”. It is equipped with the usual sink Asus DirectCU II fans with double ball bearing according to the manufacturer temperatures provide 20% better and a noise level three times lower than the reference models in this graph.

Speaking a little of everything, the TUF Echelon GTX 950 from Asus also has factory overclocked, as Asus has raised the operating frequency of the core to the 1329 Mhz, delivering a performance 10% higher than the GTX 950 reference NVIDIA.

The specialist network storage systems (NAS) Synology has announced the newest addition to its portfolio of home – oriented devices. This is the Synology DiskStation DS216j , a simple but powerful NAS two bays that already can buy a recommended price 175 euros with VAT included.

The DS216j incorporates a dual-core processor seeing improved performance over previous versions of DS216 with the addition of an integrated floating point unit that accelerates the generation of thumbnails. Similarly, the new processor allows the NAS generate speeds of data transmission 112.75 MB / s read and 97.6 MB of writing, but always depends on the speed of the hard drives we install within and the ability of the network to which we connect the DS216j.

According to Synology, the DS216j consumes only 6.95 watts when both disks in hibernation, reaching a maximum consumption of 14.85 watts with both at full capacity. Thanks to these features, users can enjoy an experience fast and efficient use. Synology DS214se specs can be read here.

On the other hand, as always it Synology NAS uses the DSM interface (Disk Station Manager) brand, one of the best operating systems for NAS which allows almost any task, from integration with domains and creating LUN to volume configuration or RAID systems and internal course management applications, Synology NAS because as it allows access from outside the network with File DS and other applications.

Has said Jason Fan, product manager of Synology, “Thanks to the intuitive user interface of Synology, its platform to date and its versatile features, we expect the DS216j to become one of the best servers for Hoga. It is aimed at users who need a NAS to play, share and synchronize media content in the home, in addition to store data clear “.

As we advanced at first, Synology has already put on its website the new DS216j available to users at a price of 175.45 euros including VAT, and should soon reach its network of distributors and usual shops.

Epson Endeavor TD160E review. You have to see how times change. Do you remember from Epson and its famous printers? Personally I had long heard nothing of this manufacturer, which had fallen almost into oblivion. However , the company still active and so much so that in an attempt to rise from its ashes a phoenix which announced the launch of its first computer All in One focused on home users, the Epson Endeavor TD160E.

In fact it is not that wonderful team, but it’s something and something is better than nothing. The Epson Endeavor TD160E All in One is a capacitive touch screen with 10 points with a size of 15.6 inches and 1366 x 768 resolution, as a portable standard 15 inches. It houses an Intel Celeron N3150 1.60 GHz processor with 2GB of DDR3 memory and a 64GB SSD capacity. Read Celeron N3150 benchmark here.

Yes, the system is totally silent since it lacks active cooling (fanless), thereby being ideal for use in spaces where silence is very important as libraries or hospitals. It incorporates WiFi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth, one RJ-45 Gigabit and two USB 3.0 and HDMI video output connectivity.

The Epson Endeavor TD160E Pro comes with Windows 10 operating system factory and the manufacturer will offer different configuration options. In its most basic version (which I have described) will hit stores mid-March with a price of $ 889, quite high for what it offers.

We’ll see how she is going to Epson with this attempt to return to the domestic market, although it seems they have already left far behind the time when they were a world leader in the field of printers and related devices. Since then the team of which I speak today not blunts its hardware or its price exactly, but who knows if it’s just a test to see what market segment can be positioned.