I tested the StationPC PocketCloud - a portable NAS that felt like a great idea until I remembered the cost of M.2 storage is skyrocketing

The StationPC PocketCloud is a solid concept that just needed to be a bit more powerful. But I can see why it ended up being the way it is. The catch is that M.2 SSDs are now twice as expensive as they were when PocketCloud first appeared on Kickstarter.

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  Modular concept

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  Connect by WiFi, LAN and USB

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  Up to 8TB each in PocketCloud and Dock

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  No USB4

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  Only single M.2 modules

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  Expense of M.2 going forward

StationPC PocketCloud: 30-second review

There are plenty of situations where people collect large amounts of data during their working day, and are then confronted with the necessity to secure that as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Many photographers and filmmakers storm around with pockets full of SD cards, external SSDs and other storage devices with the full intention of securing their contents when they get back to the office or home ...