Are you between Intel and AMD for your upcoming Plex server build? The choice is pretty clear these days on which is the best, and the reasons might surprise you. Intel has had Quick Sync Video (QSV) ...

Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building PCs since young, and when not creating content, you can often find him ...

TerraMaster has launched two new hybrid NAS models, the F4-425 Plus and F2-425 Plus, both powered by Intel’s Processor N150. The systems are designed for professional and home users seeking high-speed ...

Renee Christian is a STEM-grad and enthusiast for all things digital, pixelated, smart, and wireless! She's passionate about taking big, blue-sky ideas in tech and breaking down how they'll impact ...

Hardware transcoding unlike software transcoding, relies on the server’s CPU to convert media files into different formats, hardware transcoding offloads this intensive task to a dedicated component ...

A few years ago several Chinese mini PC makers started branching out into the NAS (network attached storage) space with the introduction of computers that blurred the lines between PC and connected ...

There's a substantial difference between the decoding and transcoding of media, especially 4K. The former requires the simple processes of the NAS streaming the said file to a compatible device like a ...

The Youyeetoo NestDesk is a little computer that’s almost small enough to fit in a pocket. But with an Intel N150 processor, dual 2.5 GbE LAN ports, 12GB of RAM, and four M.2 2280 slots for PCIe NVMe ...