Jon L. Jacobi

Born in southern California to a Marine Corps family, Jon had traveled through much of the U.S. by the time he was eight years-old. A twenty year residence in Stamford, CT with four years commuting to Juilliard in NYC, was followed by a move to San Francisco, where he still resides. His involvement with computers started with a family friend's punch card entry job, an IMSAI 8080, then every personal computer made by Atari, Commodore, Apple, and IBM. Since joining PCWorld's (then PC World) freelance writing team in 1995, his writings have been published too many times to count in that worthy journal, as well as CNET, Computer Currents, Forbes, Wired, and many others.

Kingston DC500M Data Center SATA SSD Review: Up to 7.68TB of Reliable, Balanced Performance

Kingston's DC500M Data Center SATA SSD is exactly what I've come to expect from the company over the years--a good, stable performer with top-shelf, reliable components. For its intended...

Asustor Lockerstor 10 Pro (AS7110T) NAS: 10 Bays of Storage Goodness

ASUSTOR has been making a name for itself over the last few years on all NAS fronts: consumer, prosumer, and corporate. SMB boxes like the $2400, AS7110 reveal why....

Yottamaster FS5U3 DAS review: 5 bays of Super Sturdy USB RAID storage

Yottamaster's five-bay (3.5-inch), FS5U3 direct attached storage box is nothing if not handsome. Actually, I should say handsome and solid--the nearly all-metal chassis and shell are built like a...

Seagate IronWolf Pro 125 SSD Review: Hard-working, Over-provisioned to the Max

When you opt for a more expensive SSD such as Seagate's new IronWolf Pro 125, you're largely paying for peace of mind. That is, the premium price reflects a...

Seagate IronWolf Pro 18TB hard drive: Fast, Tons of Capacity, No Shingling

Seagate's latest entry into the spin-platters-because-they-make-storing-data-cheaper market is the rather excellent and exceedingly capacious 18TB IronWolf Pro. I once paid $700 for a 4GB drive. $550 for 18TB? Amazing. Design...

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