DIY NAS vs Buying One: What 10 Years Really Costs
A real build-or-buy comparison using Ryan’s reused home server, ten-year electricity costs, and the maintenance lessons that changed the verdict.
Storage
SSD reviews, storage pricing, and cloud storage guides
Samsung P9 Portable SSD: Complete Buy or Wait Guide
Samsung P9 portable SSD is a US$339.99 bet at Samsung’s 1TB list price, checked September 25, 2026, that your work involves moving enough data to notice a 4,000 MB/s ceiling. Samsung says the new USB4 drive can read at up to 4,000 MB/s and write at up to 3,800 MB/s. Those are very impressive claims. … Read more
Self Hosted Cloud Storage: My Honest Dropbox Alternative
Self hosted cloud storage from a 2010 server and a 2026 rebuild. See current cloud prices, honest costs, Seafile vs Nextcloud, backups, and build lessons.
SSD Price Increase 2026: Latest Data, Buy or Wait?
SSD prices are unlikely to fall broadly in the rest of 2026, but Canadian retail prices are no longer moving in one direction. From July 24 to August 29, our tracker found the lowest qualifying Gen4 1TB price rose 11.1%, while Gen4 2TB fell 3.7% and Gen5 2TB rose 2.5%. NAND contracts are still forecast … Read more
Samsung 990 QLC Review: The Complete Storage Verdict
This page contains affiliate links. If you buy through these links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Full disclosure. Prices checked and links verified September 2026. The Samsung 990 QLC is slower than the drive it effectively replaces, ships without a DRAM cache, and still costs more than that … Read more