Articles by John Levite

Network-attached storage is a concept that at one point seemed pretty daunting to the layman. These days it’s easier than ever to set up. All you really need is an NAS device, a couple of hard drives to fill the bays, and a strong network connection. With that small investment, you an ensure all of your media and data is stored in a secure way that’s accessible to your entire home or small business.

Some of the more popular brands for NAS devices include Synology, QNAP, and Buffalo. Even Western Digital has gotten in on the NAS side of things. If you want to set up your own home media server or something like a Plex server, then look for one of these popular brands for a system that’s easy to use and designed for convenience.

Best NAS Deals

Promise Apollo Cloud 2 Duo 8TB personal cloud storage device

This NAS can support up to 40 private members and create public shared links. It imports your camera rolls and such with no monthly fees, and it has a USB 3.0 port for automatic …

The Ring Video Doorbell 2 is in used condition and going for a crazy low price of $69.99 on Amazon today only. This is a sale from Woot, Amazon’s deal website, and in the couple of times we’ve seen this in the past it was usually only available through Woot itself. Now you can get it right on Amazon. The deal is a huge discount considering a brand new Ring 2 goes for $139, and even refurbished units are going for that much. Remember this is part of Amazon’s daily deals so the price won’t last forever, and sometimes products from Woot sell out before the day ends. Act fast if you’re interested.

The Video Doorbell 2 lets you use your mobile device or computer (or Amazon Echo device) to see, hear, and speak to anyone visiting your home. You can use the free companion app or connect the video doorbell to your smart home. It works with Amazon’s Alexa so you can open up video with your voice. Just say “Alexa, talk to the front door” and you won’t even have to standup to deal with your vis…

The all-new PlayStation 5 is officially available for purchase, but finding a retailer that actually has stock of the new console available to buy isn’t such an easy task just yet. With that being said, there are still plenty of opportunities to pick up the new PlayStation 5 or the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition if you give it just a bit of time and know where to keep looking.

As of January 2021, we’re noticing that the PlayStation 5 generally goes out of stock on the same day as it becomes available for purchase at most major online retailers. While that outlook may seem grim, the bright side is that retailers are consistently receiving stock of the console and you generally don’t have to wait too long before they return in stock somewhere.

Target

Target is where you should purchase the PlayStation 5 when given the chance, since there’s a way you can actually save $25 on its purchase there when you check out using the RedCard. There’s a free debit version with no fees that every…

Do you have a TV that’s not hooked up to any special audio? Does it ever annoy you when the sound becomes unbalanced like the dialogue is barely eligible but the music is blasting? You weren’t meant to sit there with just default speakers, but you also might not be able to afford some crazy all-encompassing surround sound home theater system. That’s where the Vizio SB2020n-G6M 20-inch 2.0-channel Bluetooth sound bar comes in. It’s on sale for just $69.99 at Amazon. That’s $20 off its regular price and a brand new low for the sound bar. You can find it going for this price at other retailers like Best Buy, too. You can even find the regular SB2020n for $10 less at Target, although this version does not have as great a frequency response.

You don’t need to go nuts on the world’s most advanced sound system to at least advance a little bit past those default speakers on your TV. Heck, even if you don’t use the Vizio sound bar with your TV it’d be a definite improvement to your audio if …

The SanDisk Extreme Pro 2TB USB-C portable solid state drive has dropped to $309.99 at Amazon. This is a great low price for this speedy drive, which normally goes for a street price around $350 and can peak as high as $400. You can actually find this price at a couple of different retailers, too, including B&H. While it did go lower over Black Friday, that’s the only time today’s price has ever been beaten.

The SanDisk Extreme is a very portable solid state drive, and it’s important that it’s an SSD for multiple reasons. The first of which is that regular hard drives are notoriously less durable especially in portable form. The second of which is that SSDs with the right tech have the potential to be much, much faster.

With 2TB of space you can keep all your music and other media real close by. Since it’s an SSD, you don’t have to worry about the same moving parts you’d find on a portable hard drive, so it’s a lot more durable and can bounce around in your pack without you wor…

The WD Easystore 1TB USB 3.0 portable hard drive is down to $44.99 through Best Buy’s deals of the day. Since this is a deal of the day, you know the price is going to expire soon. The last time we saw this drive drop this low was back in early November and it only lasted for a day. The drive sells around $70 and sometimes goes as high as its MSRP at $85.

The Easystore is just that… easy. It’s a simple portable hard drive that you can use to store and transfer data, whether that’d be music, movies, photos, or video games. The 1TB of space is all there for you to use, and it’s in a convenient device that won’t let you down. Since its portable, you can take it with you as well, so it can be a great storage companion for your laptop.

Connect via USB 3.0 for an easy-to-use interface that is super compatible with a wide range of devices. It’s also backwards compatible with USB 2.0 just in case you need to plug into an older port. You won’t get quite the same transfer speeds, but it wi…

We just shared a deal on the Vizio 65-inch M Series Quantum 4K Smart TV when it dropped to $698 about a week ago. That was a great price considering it normally sells for $778. Right now you can get it for $50 less than that as it’s going for $648 at Walmart. Now that’s a huge deal and great savings on this TV that’s very quickly going out of stock as Vizio prepares for its 2021 lineup.

The Vizio really hits a sweet spot for price and features. You’re paying less than $700 and getting 4K with local dimming zones, a solid smart platform, and even tech like Chromecast built into it. Those extra features like Chromecast and such are one of the reasons we consider the M Series Quantum a great TV series for streaming from programs like Disney Plus.

For image quality, the Vizio has a ton of different features to enhance it. For one thing, you start with Vizio’s IQ Active processor. This thing is super fast and delivers superior picture processing. You can upscale non-4K content to 4K and…

The Eufy SpaceView 720p baby monitor has dropped to $119.99 on Amazon. That’s $40 off its regular price, and this is the first discount we’ve seen since Black Friday. It actually dropped as low as $113 then, but that was a super unique deal that obviously only lasted for that weekend. Otherwise, today’s drop is as low as the baby monitor goes.

You can also save on the SpaceView Pro, which adds some more advanced features. It’s down to $144.49 on Amazon in its first ever discount from its normal price of $170.

This baby monitor lets you both see and hear your little one. The 5-inch 720p display is better than most monitors you’ll find on the market, and there’s a wide-angle lens included for when your kid transitions from crib to climbing-out-of-the-crib-and-wreaking-havoc. Fun times. You can tilt and pan the lens to see corner-to-corner, and there’s a wall mount included for customized coverage. The night vision mode allows you to see in the dark.

This also has some nice features …

The red HyperX Cloud II gaming headset is down to $79 at Amazon. You can also get it in gunmetal for just a dollar more. Both prices are $20 off what the HyperX normally sells for, and this is the first sale we’ve seen on the new version of the Cloud II in nearly a year. This is already a super affordable headset given its feature set, which just makes today’s sale even better. It also seems this is a price match of a Target deal so you can get it there, too.

The HyperX Cloud II headset uses a USB audio sound card to create 7.1 virtual surround sound. While it’s not actual surround sound, it’s good enough that you’ll be able tell where noises are coming from. If you’re using this to play the latest Call of Duty you’ll be able to cut off your enemies from sneaking up on you. Of course, you still got to be good enough to aim, but we can’t help you with that.

The sound quality is superb, too, with powerful 53mm neodymium magnet drivers. Puts you right in the middle of the action. The …

The Anker Roav C2 Pro dash cam has dropped to $99.99 at Best Buy. This deal is part of Best Buy’s deals of the day, and the price is normally around $120 or as much as $150. The same dash cam still sells for around $150 at other retailers including Walmart. Today’s drop is the best deal we’ve seen on the C2 Pro with previous sales only going for as low as $110 usually.

This camera does come with a 32GB microSD card, which is a little bit of extra savings unto itself since a microSD card is required for any dash cam. The card stores the footage you’re recording, and the camera has features to help. For example, loop recording allows the dash cam to keep using the same microSD card over and over, recording everything at all times. Then you have the built-in G Sensor. This is a common feature in dash cams that can detect accidents and collisions and immediately record it. The camera can also lock this recorded footage so even if your microSD keeps looping, you won’t overwrite what migh…