Top 3 NAS for Photographers of the Year Professional photographers all around the world can all agree on one thing when it comes to their data – BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUP! Every photographer has a story about themselves or a colleague who lost a whole lot of data because they didn’t create a good enough backup […]
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Best SSD and HDD Combination NAS of 2019
Top 3 NAS for Hard Drive and SSD Media of the Year Network Attached Storage has long been established as one of the best ways to store large amount of data for access easily over the internet and network. Whether you are a home user with pictures of your family, a business user with a […]
New Nighthawk MK63 Affordable Mesh WiFi 6 Router Revealed
Brand New Netgear MK63 WiFi 6 Mesh Router Solution Those looking for a mesh system that supports the new Wi-Fi6 (802.11ax) wireless standard have really been limited on the choice of devices on offer. Sure Mesh routers are a well-established thing, but factoring this faster and more useful form of wifi into new mesh router […]
Best SSD Optimized NAS Drive of 2019
Top 3 NAS for SSD of the Year NAS Drives have now become remarkably mainstream. In a year taht has seen multiple high profile data breaches and exploitation of personal data, the move for most users from the public cloud to a private NAS has been a rapid and ever-growing one. However, the advantages of […]
QNAP and Seagate Ironwolf 5Gbe NAS Tests – AJA, BlackMagic, Windows File Transfer
QNAP TVS-672N 5Gbe NAS with SINGLE, RAID 5 and RAID 5 – 1Gbe vs 5Gbe Today I wanted to take some time and test just how good the new Gbe NAS devices from QNAP in 2019/2020 are. We are seeing some tremendously affordable solutions featuring this 5x traditional ethernet connection start to appear from the […]
New QNAP TS-230 2-Bay Realtek NAS Drive for 2020
Brand New QNAP Realtek TS-230 NAS in 2020 New releases in the world of network-attached storage (NAS) has been a little thin in the closing stages of 2019 compared with previous years. Whether it is the manufacturers switching focus from the hardware to the software, relying more and more on existing models to support their […]
Synology DS420j NAS Final Specifications Revealed
Official Specifications on the Budget Synology DS420j NAS Released Originally revealed back at the very start of September, the Synology DS420j NAS is the latest affordable, RAID enabled Home and Business NAS solution from the big company in network-attached storage. The J series from Synology has always been about having access to the software that […]
Best Thunderbolt NAS of 2019
Top 3 NAS for Thunderbolt 3 of the Year Data is getting bigger in 2019 and if you need fast access to big data, you are going to have a bad time. For those working in creative industries (yes, I am talking about ALOT of Mac users here) the innovation of Thunderbolt being incorporated into […]
NAS Drive Deals this Black Friday 2019
NAS Bargains this Black Friday 2019 If you have been looking for the right time to buy your first NAS this 2019, then you would be hard pushed to find a better time that Black Friday 2019. The event is going to last for the next 36 hours, so fast shopping is going to be […]
Surveillance and IP Cameras this Black Friday 2019
Bargains and Deals on Surveillance Cameras on Black Friday 2019 The subject of IP Cameras and NAS is a really tricky one to stay on top of. Despite my best efforts, the near weekly firmware updates that are rolled out by both Synology and QNAP on their own operating platforms, the individual Surveillance software and […]
QNAP QGD-1600P NAS Switch Hardware Review
Is the QNAP Guardian QGD-1600P NAS and PoE Switch worth your data? Throughout 2019 I have looked at ALOT of NAS devices, some small, some absolutely huge. However, a NAS drive on its own is not enough for most users who want to use their data in a more entrepreneurial or enterprise way. For those […]
Vacos Cam AI Battery-Powered Security Camera Crowd Funding Begins
AI-Powered Security Camera from Vacos in Development We here on NASComapres talk about IP Cameras and Surveillance a fair bit and have been alerted to a new crowding funding project featured on IndieGoGo, being developed by teams that have previously worked on NAS supported IP Cameras. The launch of Vacos Cam marks an early milestone for […]
Buffalo NAS Deals this Black Friday 2019
Bargains and Deals on Buffalo NAS Drives this Black Friday 2019 Black Friday has come around again and that means that the prices on the Current and older generation Buffalo NAS will come down a bit briefly, which seems reason enough for us to take the plunge and investing in some new IT hardware. A […]
QNAP NAS Deals – Black Friday 2019
Bargains and Deals on QNAP NAS Drives this Black Friday 2019 Black Friday has come around again and that means that the prices on the Current and older generation QNAP NAS will come down a bit briefly, which seems reason enough for us to take the plunge and investing in some new IT hardware. A […]
Black Friday 2019 Synology NAS Deals
Bargains and Deals on Synology NAS Drives this Black Friday 2019 Black Friday has come around again and that means that the prices on the Current and older generation Synology NAS will come down a bit briefly, which seems reason enough for us to take the plunge and investing in some new IT hardware. A […]
Top 5 WiFi 6 Routers of the Year
The Best WiFi 6 Routers to Buy in 2019/2020 WiFi 6 (also known in more technical circles as 802.11ax, or AX WiFi) is the newest Wi-Fi protocol that we are seeing become available in more recent wireless hardware (Such as new iPhones, Galaxy S, Wireless adapters and more). In order for these devices to take […]
New QNAP TS-251D 2-Bay NAS Drive for 2020
Brand New QNAP TS-251D Intel NAS in 2020 Today we want to talk about a brand new QNAP NAS that arrives with familiar hardware inside and outside, spread across multiple 2019 NAS devices and promises to combine them into a new and attractive NAS drive for 2020. The new QNAP TS-251D is aimed at the […]
Best 10Gbe Network Switch of 2019
Top 3 10Gbe Network Switches of the Year A network switch is a smart means to manage, control, configure and connect all of your network devices. Many people often get routers and switches confused and this is perfectly understandable. At first, second and third glance they seem near enough identical. A both that lives in […]
Buffalo TeraStation 2.5Gbe 4-Bay NAS Hardware Review
Buffalo Release the 2.5Gbe TS3420DN – Worth Your Data? With file sizes growing constantly, the need for a faster network connection in your home or office has never seemed more important. We at NASCompares have spent a lot of 2019 telling you about the versatility of 10Gbe, the ease of 10Gbe and the advantages of […]
Rackmount VS Desktop – Choosing the Right NAS Storage
Choosing a Desktop or Rackmount NAS for your home or Business? Let’s face it – data is EVERYWHERE! It is inescapable, it is necessary and most important of all, it needs to be kept somewhere safe. With data breaches and online hacks becoming a near-monthly occurrence, it is all too understand why a person or […]