The Synology DS120j offers fast and efficient file serving on a budget, making it a great starter storage appliance for your home network.The Synology DS120j ($125) is an inexpensive Network-Attached Storage (NAS) single-bay device enclosure, one you can add your own drive to. Based on a single two-core 64-bit Marvell Armada 3700 processor and 512MB RAM, the DS120j is easy to set up and use.The unit is small, lightweight, and silent, with dimensions of approximately 8.8 inches by 6.5 inches by 2.8 inches. Its compact size means it can accept either a single 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SATA drive. Read more...

Apple recently launched the highly anticipated 15-inch MacBook Air, which offers a number of improvements over the 13.6-inch model. The larger display and chassis are welcome changes, and the M2 chip provides a significant performance boost. However, Wccftech’s Ali Salman believes that the 14-inch MacBook Pro is still the better choice for most users. Apple’s 14-inch M2 Pro MacBook Pro (left) and the 15-inch M2 MacBook Air Ali Salman for Wccftech: If you are looking to buy the 15-inch MacBook Air, you should note that it features slower SSD speeds due to the single NAND chip in the base model. What this means is that the base model will deliver 30 to 50 percent slower read and write speeds compared…

Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge When you read a review of a smartphone, you will usually be hit with a long list of screen specs: the display type, its dimensions and aspect ratio, its resolution in pixels, its HDR support (or lack of it), and its brightness, for example. Too often, it’s assumed that everyone understands the significance of each of these specs. So in this article, we’re going to focus on the basics of the refresh rate, which you’ll see in the specs of monitors and TVs as well. It tells you how many times the display is refreshed per second, typically measured in Hz (hertz). In other words, a 90Hz display refreshes itself 90 times a…

Apple Watch Ultra is Apple’s biggest watch in all dimensions. That’s what helps have up to 36-hour battery life compared to 18 hours on other Apple Watches. Yet something surprised me recently when I shared my thoughts on the possibility of an Apple Watch Ultra 2 this year. more… The post Poll: Would you buy a smaller Apple Watch Ultra? appeared first on 9to5Mac.

Macworld At a glance Our VerdictThe 15-inch MacBook Air is the perfect laptop for those who want a laptop with a large display, compact build and enough power for general day-to-day computing. If you want more power for things like video-editing and high-end gaming, then it’s the Pro all the way. Best Prices Today: Apple 15-inch MacBook Air (M2, 2023) Retailer Price Price comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwide The MacBook Air has traditionally been a svelte and compact device that is lightweight and easy to carry around. Apple has pushed the boundaries of this now with the introduction of the new 15-inch MacBook Air. With dimensions similar to that of the more powerful 14-inch MacBook Pro, which one offers…

Earlier this year, Apple announced a major update for its high-end MacBook Pro models, adding the M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, better battery life, Wi‑Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, and an HDMI 2.1 port. In 2022, Apple updated the MacBook Air with a complete redesign and the M2 chip, followed by an all-new 15-inch model this year, so how do the two product lines compare? Despite now being similar in appearance, the ‌MacBook Air‌ and the MacBook Pro are very different machines, so should you consider purchasing the 13- or 15-inch ‌MacBook Air‌, which start at $1,099, to save money, or do you need one of the higher-end 14- or 16-inch MacBook Pro models, which cost at least $900 more?…