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...

Macworld There’s a new Mac Studio for sale with a faster chip and enhanced HDMI, but if you’re simply looking for a fast Mac desktop, the M1 model is still a great option. And today it’s cheaper than ever: Expercom is selling the Mac Studio with an M1 max processor and 512GB of storage for $1,699, a savings of $300, and the best price we’ve ever seen. The Mac Studio is a tiny powerhouse with a `0-core CPU/24-core GPU, 32GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage all packed into a 7.7-inch-square enclosure. You get four Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-Z ports, HDMI, and Ethernet on the back, and two USB-C ports and an SD card slot on the front. Like…

Macworld At a glanceExpert's Rating ProsFun transparent design (other colors are available)Improved ANC and sound qualityGood battery lifePriced wellConsDon’t sound as good as AirPods ProMissing a few Apple ecosystem featuresNo wireless chargingOur VerdictPriced similarly to 3rd-gen AirPods, the Beats Studio Buds+ have a more usable design, ANC, and better sound quality. But they’re missing a few Apple ecosystem perks and 2nd-gen AirPods Pro have more features and sound better. Best Prices Today: Beats Studio Buds+ Retailer Price $169.95 View Deal Price comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwide In our review of the original Beats Studio Buds, we found they outclassed AirPods Pro in several ways but lacked some Apple-specific features. That, along with mediocre noise canceling, made them less desirable…

Macworld If you’re buying a new Mac Pro with the M2 Ultra processor, there’s only one reason to spend thousands more than a Mac Studio: PCle expansion. Unfortunately, there’s already a problem. In a rare move, Apple has publicly acknowledged the existence of what sounds like a fairly annoying bug afflicting the tower’s internal storage. In a support document published Wednesday, Apple addresses the possibility that owners of the new Pro could unexpectedly see the error message “disk not ejected properly.” This message would normally appear when an external drive is disconnected without ejecting it safely, but in this case refers to an internal drive. The company explains there is a risk that an internal SATA drive could disconnect from…

The new 15-inch MacBook Air, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro powered by Apple silicon are now available. Beginning today, Tuesday, June 13th, the new 15-inch MacBook Air, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro powered by Apple silicon are now available. With an expansive 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display, the performance of M2, and all-day battery life in a thin and light, fanless design, the new MacBook Air is the world’s best 15-inch laptop. With M2 Max and the new M2 Ultra, Mac Studio is a performance powerhouse in a compact design. The new Mac Pro combines the incredibly powerful M2 Ultra with PCIe expansion, and also marks the completion of the Mac transition to Apple silicon. For Intel-based Mac users, every Mac…

The new Apple Silicon Mac Pro offers customers six available PCI Express expansion slots for storage, audio, video capture, networking, and more, but it’s no longer compatible with graphics cards as the system’s graphics processing is handled entirely by Apple’s M2 chip, with up to a 76-core GPU that can access up to 192GB of unified memory. In addition to the tower, Mac Pro is also available in a rack-mounted enclosure for spaces better suited to a rack design. Joe Rossignol for MacRumors: Apple’s hardware engineering chief John Ternus briefly touched on the matter in an interview with Daring Fireball‘s John Gruber last week, explaining that expandable GPU support for Apple silicon is not something that the company has pursued.…