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Three 8 Port Gigabit Unmanaged Switches Reviewed: Netgear ProSafe GS108 vs Netgear GS308 vs TP-Link TL-SG108

Netgear’s ProSafe GS108 8-Port Gigabit Switch has been around for over ten years in various hardware versions – all of which have set the benchmark for simple, robust design and being nothing more than a reliable gigabit switch for your home, office, or business. Thing is, they aren’t exactly cheap. Let’s compare the newest ProSafe GS108 to two less expensive alternatives that all provide eight gigabit ports enclosed in a sturdy and professional metal chassis – the Netgear GS308 and the TP-Link SG108.

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Backblaze Unlimited Cloud Backup Review

It’s my experience that nobody bothers to backup their computer frequently enough, securely, or even at all, until it’s too late and they’ve lost data. Backup should be affordable, easy to configure, and not require constant user intervention to work. Backblaze is an affordable solution that continuously backs up all documents, pictures, and other files on the computer to the cloud, for $5 a month or less!

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Speed up your PC with Intel Smart Response Technology – SSD Performance, HDD Capacity

In modern PCs, there’s one thing holding you back from quick boot times and instant application opens – your mechanical hard drive. That’s the problem that Intel Smart Response Technology (SRT from here on out) solves. You can get SSD-like performance with the capacity and cost savings of having everything stored on a traditional spinning platter hard drive.

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