Articles by Jon L. Jacobi
Nexar One Pro dash cam review: Classy as it gets, with some quirks
Nexar's uber-classy One dash cam leverages all the latest technologies including phone connectivity and online storage. The latter, however, is required and subscription-based. Also, captures are so-so for 4K and we experienced serious issues getting video off the camera.
Teamgroup M200 portable SSD review: Fast, stylish, super affordable
The Teamgroup M200 20Gbps portable SSD will look right at home with first-person shooter gaming rigs—or just about any computer, truth be told.
Internxt Drive review: Fantastically affordable storage, sync, and backup
Internxt is an online storage and backup service that's easy, covers all the data-safety bases, and the lifetime plans are a flat-out steal. Check it out.
Gigabyte Aorus Gen5 10000 review: The first PCIe 5.0 SSD makes a splash
Gigabyte's Aorus Gen5 10000 PCIe 5.0 SSD offers easily the fastest sustained transfer rates of any drive we've tested.
70mai Dash Cam Omni review: A unique design delivers quality where it counts
With unique styling and a motorized, rotatable camera this dash cam both looks good in your vehicle and takes detailed captures in any direction.
NovaBackup review: File, image, and online backup in one package
NovaBackup offers a very appealing backup proposition: local file and image backups as well as cloud storage with one program. Alas, the latter is extremely expensive, so not a great fit for the average end-user.
Kingslim D6 dash cam review: Decent video, nice price
The Kingslim D6 is an affordable 4K camera and a step up in capture quality from the previously reviewed D4. There are still, however, a few rough edges.
Kingston Fury Renegade SSD review: A price-to-performance gem
Kingston's Fury Renegade PCIe 4.0 SSD brings top-notch performance to the table at a relatively affordable price, and tosses in a generous TBW rating for peace of mind.
Viofo A139 Pro dash cam review: Three cameras, quality captures, slick design
Viofo's A139 Pro captures high-quality front, interior, and rear video using three separate, freely-placeable cameras. Daytime capture quality is excellent, with night captures only a notch below.
R-Drive Image 7.1 review: The best backup now supports VHD and WinPE
After an attractive new interface was introduced with version 7 of R-Drive Image, the newest iteration is improved with the addition of VHD support to make recovery for Windows users program-independent, as well as WinPE boot disc for better boot-time Windows support.
Adata Legend 850 SSD review: Legendary everyday performance
A colorful Mister Fred-designed version of the Adata Legend 850 NVMe SSD performed exceptionally well in our 48GB real-world file transfers, and extraordinarily well for a 512GB SSD.
Sync.com review: Superb, simple online device sync and backup
Sync.com boasts end-to-end security, web browser operation, and local software for both syncing your data across devices and backing up data you don't want shared elsewhere.
Teamgroup C212 review: This ultra-fast USB stick is basically a portable SSD
The Teamgroup C212 USB 10Gbps is a great choice for those looking for superior speed, capacity, and the extreme portability of a thumb drive.
4TB Samsung T7 Shield review: The best portable SSD gets bigger
We love the Samsung T7 Shield 4TB's capacity, excellent performance, weather resistance and svelte, handsome design. It's not the cheapest external 10Gbps SSD on the market, but quite arguably the best.
Sabrent Rocket 2230 SSD review: The perfect Steam Deck companion
This 2230 form factor (only 30mm long) M.2 NVMe drive is everyday fast and a good candidate for laptop and device upgrades.
Kingslim D4 dash cam review: 4K front with backup assist, weak captures
Kingslim's D4 dash cam system is unusual in that it leverages a backup cam (with assist if installed for it) for its rear view. It sports all the usual features, but captures are mediocre at best.
Best remote desktop software: From casual use to business deployment
Remote desktop software makes it possible to control another PC from afar, whether you want to help a relative troubleshoot a nagging software issue, transfer files, or install software across a fleet of business PCs. Luckily there are worthy options to meet a range of scenarios. Read on for our top picks.
DDPai Mini5 review: An elegant take on the dash cam
DDPai's Mini5 dash cam is classy, easy to set up, has its own internal memory, and is just generally a grade above your garden-variety dash cam.