Synology WRX560 Router Review – Premium Networking? The importance of a competent router in your home or business environment has never been more pertinent than RIGHT NOW! Finding that sweet spot for your internet access needs of high bandwidth, ease of access, yet secure and multi-layered is a terrifically difficult middle ground to achieve. Alongside […]
macOS Ventura release date – bad news for Drobo users macOS Ventura launched on October 24, 2022. With this update, you will lose the ability to connect your Drobo USB/Thunderbolt boxes. Before you upgrade make sure you have copied all data to a new storage device. Similar functionality that allows drive mixing can be achieved […]
I’d hoped to be to be able to automatically sync my laptops/PC with the NAS and each other every time I connect to the home network ad I’ve not managed to sort this out. I’ve managed to get one PC to backup each day, buts as mentioned, I’d really like to automatically synchronise the […]
How Much Electricity Does A Synology RS422+ NAS Use and How Much Does it Cost to run 24×7? When it comes to choosing a NAS for your home or business, I think it kinda goes without saying that rackmount server’s are the ones that are often the most power-hungry. Due to their larger metal enclosures […]
QNAP NAS Security Check List – 23 Vital Steps to Secure Your NAS It must be frustrating to hear about all ransomware and other kinds of attacks on QNAP. Especially if you plan to buy one or own a NAS already. In simple terms, you need to treat your NAS just like your computer. You […]
Is KIOXIA ECERIA M.2 NVME SSD good for Synology caching? These SSD seem to be a qood value for money. But one year later one after another started to show warning messages. Short answer to this one is a NO. When choosing NVMe for caching you need to look at reliability ratings such as […]
Synology 2023 and Beyond – Online Event on Thursday 27th October Update – This event has now passed, but you can read everything that was covered in the Synology 2023 and Beyond Video event HERE After a period of relative silence from Synology regarding their plans for their 2023 series of hardware and software, we […]
What HDD is best for NAS? Yes, this is a popular question. Especially when your NAS has a different number of bays or even bays size. The basic rules for NAS-compatible drives is as follows. 1-Bay and 2-Bay NAS = You can use any drives you want. This can […]
Synology Reveals New Surveillance Cameras coming to their Portfolio – The BC500 and TC500 Update 22/03/23 – The Synology BC500 and TC500 Surveillance Cameras have now been launched. You can find out more about them HERE on the blog and our Synology Surveillance Camera Before You Buy video here on YouTube HERE. Yes, that is […]
How Well Does the Terramaster T9-423 NAS Perform as a Plex Media Server? Of all the brands that I discuss here on NASCompares, very few have evolved with the speed that Terramaster has. Although coming up on a decade in the commercial network attached storage industry, they have managed to carve an impressively sized portion […]
How Much Does it Cost to Run a NAS 24×7? QNAP TS-453E The growing cost of electricity and how much you need to factor this into your budget is quite a valid concern. Due to any one of about a hundred different global factors (local conflict, slow renewable energy uptake, monopolizing energy companies with powerful […]
The Synology DS723+ NAS Expandable 2-Bay Revealed UPDATE 11/01/23 – The Synology DS723+ NAS Drive has now been RELEASED! You can find our reveal and before you buy guide below: Synology DS723+ NAS Review – HERE Synology DS723+ NAS – Should You Buy (video) – HERE Synology has finally given us a little more information to […]
The Synology DS723+ NAS Expandable 2-Bay Revealed Synology has finally given us a little more information to chew on with regard to their new ‘x23+’ series, with the recent reveal of the new Synology DS723+ NAS Drive. This new expandable 2-Bay Diskstation is the intended follow-up to the Synology DS720+ NAS (released in June/July 2020 […]
TerraMaster U16-322-9100 Enterprise-class 16-bay rackmount NAS Processor Processor Model Intel CORE i3 9100 Processor Architecture X.86 64-bit Processor Frequency Quad Core 3.6GHz CPU Single-Core Score / Hardware Encryption Engine √ Hardware Transcoding Engine H.264, H.265, MPEG-4, VC-1;maximum resolution: 4K (4096 x 2160); maximum frame rate per second (FPS): 60 Memory System Memory 8GB Pre-installed […]
Prime Day Bargains on NAS, Hard Drives, SSDs, Cameras and Network Equipment ANOTHER Amazon Prime Day in 2022? Yep, just a month before Black Friday kicks off and Amazon has decided to host an impromptu 2nd in-house sale event beginning on Tuesday 11th Oct until midnight on Wednesday 12th Oct (in 15 countries; Austria, Canada, […]
Should I wait for a Synology DS923+ or just get the DS920+ NAS? Let’s be honest, it is a REALLY good question. Right now as the first quarter of 2022 draws to a close, many users who are thinking of upgrading their existing Synology NAS system, pondering migrating over to the platform or are about […]
How Much Electricity Does A Synology DS2422+ NAS Use and How Much Does it Cost to run 24×7? Let’s talk BIG STORAGE! Have you been considering the Synology DS2422+ NAS for your business storage? Alongside having an impressive 12 bays that you can populate with HDDs upto 22TB in scale (at the time of writing), […]
How Much Does it Cost to Run a NAS 24×7? QNAP TS-453E The growing cost of electricity and how much you need to factor this into your budget is quite a valid concern. Due to any one of about a hundred different global factors (local conflict, slow renewable energy uptake, monopolizing energy companies with powerful […]
How Much Electricity Does A Synology DS1522+ NAS Use and How Much Does it Cost to run 24×7? In this energy-aware climate, it can be appreciated that a NAS drive (a 24×7 appliance) seemingly has its cost to the end user in terms of electricity as something of a vague number. With so many kinds […]
How Well Does the QNAP TS-233 NAS Perform as a Plex Media Server? Deciding on buying a NAS for use as your own private Plex Media Server is NOT an easy choice for many users. Although the building blocks of NAS servers are comparable to domestic PCs and Laptops, NAS systems are alot of focused/specific […]