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The post Network Drives at IFA 2018: What’s New and What’s Hot? appeared first on BardTech . The were several new NAS systems on show at IFA 2018, along with updated versions of previous systems. Here is a rundown of what we saw. Note: This article may be updated at a later date. QNAP TS-251B NAS Price: Around $350 QNAP showcased it’s 2018 version of the TS-251B NAS system. Aimed at the home/home office market, the small NAS box has a few interesting features. Equipped with an Intel Celeron J3335 dual-core 2.0 GHz processor and a choice of 2GB or 4GB of RAM, its PCIe expansion slot adds a variety of extra functions. Onboard LAN is 1 Gigabit with dual RJ34 ports, but this can extend to 10 Gigabits via the QM2 PCIe expansion card. This card serves a dual purpose, as it can also house extra storage. Alongside the two drive bays, further storage is available through an M.2 SSD PCIe expansion card. Some flexibility is available here as the card can contain up to 4 M.2 SSDs, or 2 S...

The post AWS cuts in half the price of most of its Lightsail virtual private servers appeared first on BardTech . AWS Lightsail , which launched in 2016 , is Amazon’s answer to the rise of Digital Ocean, OVH and other affordable virtual private server (VPS) players. Lightsail started as a pretty basic service, but over the course of the last two years, AWS added features like block storage, Windows support and additional regions. Today, the company announced  it is launching two new instance sizes and cutting in half the price of most Linux-based Lightsail instances. Windows instances are also getting cheaper, though the price cut there is closer to 30 percent for most instances. The only Linux instance that isn’t getting a full 50 percent cut is the $5/month 512 MB instance, which will now cost $3.50. That’s not too bad, either. Depending on your needs, 512 MB can be enough to run a few projects, so if you don’t need a full 1 GB, you can save a few dollars by going with Lig...