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26 Years On — the Expansion Card Still Has New Tricks. Add the Functions You Want

26 Years On — the Expansion Card Still Has New ...

What you want a machine to do keeps changing. Today it is a NAS, tomorrow a software router, the day after that a direct link to another machine for backups....

26 Years On — the Expansion Card Still Has New ...

What you want a machine to do keeps changing. Today it is a NAS, tomorrow a software router, the day after that a direct link to another machine for backups....

No Motherboard Swap: One Card, Six Configurable Ports

No Motherboard Swap: One Card, Six Configurable...

The machine is three years old. You want another drive, a faster network port, and that front-panel Type-C header has been sitting empty since day one.The usual answer is a...

No Motherboard Swap: One Card, Six Configurable...

The machine is three years old. You want another drive, a faster network port, and that front-panel Type-C header has been sitting empty since day one.The usual answer is a...

LEKUO SouthBridge Mini: How Fast Can 10 Ports Run?

LEKUO SouthBridge Mini: How Fast Can 10 Ports Run?

One PCIe Gen4 x1 upstream link, ten downstream ports. Below, we break down the specifications, measured speeds, cable requirements, and how the 16Gbps upstream bandwidth is shared. 1. Card Overview...

LEKUO SouthBridge Mini: How Fast Can 10 Ports Run?

One PCIe Gen4 x1 upstream link, ten downstream ports. Below, we break down the specifications, measured speeds, cable requirements, and how the 16Gbps upstream bandwidth is shared. 1. Card Overview...

The Wait Is Over: Meet the LEKUO Southbridge Mini — One PCIe Slot, Ten Interfaces

The Wait Is Over: Meet the LEKUO Southbridge Mi...

The bottom line: The PR51RX3 packs two 10Gbps Type-C ports, three 5Gbps USB-A ports, one 2.5GbE port, and four SATA ports into a single 110 × 68 mm card, all...

The Wait Is Over: Meet the LEKUO Southbridge Mi...

The bottom line: The PR51RX3 packs two 10Gbps Type-C ports, three 5Gbps USB-A ports, one 2.5GbE port, and four SATA ports into a single 110 × 68 mm card, all...

A Perfect Fit for Mini PCs: 1.79W 10GbE SFP+ in a Single M.2 Slot

A Perfect Fit for Mini PCs: 1.79W 10GbE SFP+ in...

In a nutshell: The LEKUO MR27F12 is a compact M.2 2280 network adapter with a single 10GbE SFP+ port. With typical power consumption of just 1.79W under 10GBASE-R full load,...

A Perfect Fit for Mini PCs: 1.79W 10GbE SFP+ in...

In a nutshell: The LEKUO MR27F12 is a compact M.2 2280 network adapter with a single 10GbE SFP+ port. With typical power consumption of just 1.79W under 10GBASE-R full load,...

Two M.2 10GbE Network Cards Compared: One Fiber, One Copper

Two M.2 10GbE Network Cards Compared: One Fiber...

The MR27F12 installed in the M.2 slot of a B760M motherboard, with its SFP+ port brought out to the chassis bracket via a flexible cable. The bottom line: The MR27F12...

Two M.2 10GbE Network Cards Compared: One Fiber...

The MR27F12 installed in the M.2 slot of a B760M motherboard, with its SFP+ port brought out to the chassis bracket via a flexible cable. The bottom line: The MR27F12...