Choosing the right Buffalo NAS for 2017 – The TeraStation 3010 Series 2-Bay and 4-Bay NAS Servers

Posted on 12th April 20176th March 2017 by Rob Andrews

The Buffalo TeraStation Series Featuring the 3210DN and 3410DN NAS The TeraStation™ line of network-attached storage (NAS) devices represents Buffalo’s premier NAS and iSCSI unified storage solutions. TeraStations are designed to meet exacting standards and demands of today’s businesses. With robust storage technologies such as RAID, hot spare, and real-time replication, TeraStations offer cost-effective network storage solutions […]

Choosing the right Buffalo NAS for 2017 – The TeraStation 5010 Series 2-Bay and 4-Bay NAS

Posted on 12th March 201725th January 2017 by Rob Andrews

The QNAP TVS-473 Gold NAS 4-Bay Unboxing Video – Is this the best NAS I have seen yet?

Posted on 28th February 201717th February 2021 by Rob Andrews

We unbox possibly one of my favourite QNAP NAS devices of the last 12 months QNAP® Systems, Inc. have partnered with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), and announced the release of the high-performance TVS-x73 NAS series. With an AMD Embedded R-Series quad-core APU, up to 64GB RAM, AES-NI hardware encryption engine, two M.2 SATA 6Gb/s […]

A History of Synology 2-Bay NAS – DS207, DS209, DS210, DS211, DS212, DS213, DS214, DS215, DS216 and DS217

Posted on 20th February 201717th February 2021 by Rob Andrews

2004 to 2017- A Guide to the popular 2-Bay Synology NAS Server Range and how it has Evolved Before we get to grips with the Synology 2-Bay NAS series over the years, it is important to take a look a little further back at the first 1 Bay NAS units they ever produced. back in […]

Choosing the right Asustor NAS for your Home or Business for 2017

Posted on 14th February 201728th February 2017 by Rob Andrews

What is the best ASUSTOR NAS for Home, SMB and Business? Choosing your first NAS device can be hard. Network Attached Server devices are now becoming a popular choice for those with large amount of data they want to access via a network or internet connection, but with the safe guards and protection for added […]

The Synology DS716+II vs WD My Cloud Pro PR2100 – The Synology V WD Plex NAS Comparison

Posted on 3rd February 201717th February 2021 by Rob Andrews

Does the Synology DS716+ or the WD My Cloud PR2100 NAS deserve your data? Both these two Quad-Core Intel NAS devices from the giants of Western Digital and Synology are really peeking your interest for you next Plex NAS or ideal NAS server. However which one deserves your data? Both the Synology DS716+II NAS Server […]

The Top 20 Recommended Apple Mac Compatible Thunderbolt 3 devices for 2017

Posted on 31st January 20173rd August 2018 by Rob Andrews

Daisy-Chaining Thunderbolt 2 and Thunderbolt 3 Devices with your Mac in 2017 Thunderbolt technology is not a new thing! Heavily utilized by the Mac and Apple community, Thunderbolt 1, 2 and the recently released Thunderbolt 3 for MacBook Pro are fast becoming the connection of choice for the most popular of Photo and Video editing […]

The Recommended IP Cameras for Synology and QNAP NAS for 2017

Posted on 27th January 201717th February 2021 by Rob Andrews

Choosing the right IP Camera for your QNAP OR Synology NAS Buying a NAS server to house, share and protect you most important data is fast becoming the system of choice for home and business users alike. The days of a draw filled with 4 or 5 USB keys or indeterminate size and quality are […]

The WD My Cloud Pro PR2100 Power Plex NAS Unboxing and Walkthrough

Posted on 24th January 201717th February 2021 by Rob Andrews

WD Release their Plex Specialized NAS with the WD My Cloud Pro PR2100 NAS The core of team collaboration, with space to keep virtually everything, the My Cloud Pro Series offers your creative team the network storage to edit, save and share production files from anywhere with an internet connection. Compatible with both Mac and […]

The Synology DS916+ vs The Synology DS716+II – The Synology Plus Series NAS Comparison

Posted on 2nd January 201717th February 2021 by Rob Andrews

DS716+II or DS916+ ? Choosing the right Synology NAS to buy Deciding which NAS to buy can be quite a daunting task. Whether it is your first NAS, an upgrade to an existing Network Attached Storage setup or even as a gift for a family member (an occurrence that is strangely more common than you […]

The Synology RS217 versus The Synology RS214 Rackstation NAS – How do they Compare

Posted on 15th December 201617th February 2021 by Rob Andrews

The latest Synology 2017 Series arrives with the RS217 NAS Rackstation – But how does it compare with the RS214 Synology RackStation RS217 is a compact and cost effective 2-bay rackmount NAS with outstanding performance, providing a smart entry into rack-level storage for small, growing businesses to effectively manage, share and sync data. Synology® RackStation […]

Which Hard Drive do I need for Surveillance?

Posted on 28th November 201617th February 2021 by Rob Andrews

Hard drives dedicated to Surveillance and CCTV – Make sure you storage your Digital Surveillance and CCTV on the right drives The Desktop drives vs. surveillance-class storage. You wouldn’t use a bicycle to transport cargo across the country because it’s not the right tool for the job. You also shouldn’t use a desktop hard drive in your surveillance […]

The Synology RS217 2-Bay Rackstation NAS 2017 Series Unboxing, Walkthrough and Talkthrough

Posted on 27th October 201617th February 2021 by Rob Andrews

The latest Synology 2017 Series arrives with the RS217 NAS Rackstation It’s that time of year again! Like all technology companies, Synology have begun to unveil and gradually release their devices for 2016/17 and I (like many of you sitting on the fence trying to decide whether to buy what is currently available or holding […]

The QNAP TS-451+ vs The QNAP TS-453A – The QNAP Quad-Core NAS faceoff

Posted on 21st October 201617th February 2021 by Rob Andrews

Which QNAP 4-Bay deserves your Plex, 4K and NAS data? Which NAS should you Buy? Second only to the QNAP TS-453A, the QNAP TS-451+ is one of the best 4-bay NAS units from QNAP in the market this 2016. The design is the result of years of chassis design in previous unit and is very […]

The QNAP TS-453A versus The QNAP TVS-463 – 4 Bay Power NAS Faceoff

Posted on 14th October 201617th February 2021 by Rob Andrews

Which QNAP 4-bay NAS deserves your money? Network Attached Storage has been around a fair while now and I think it is fair to say that it is popular! But how to these popular NAS devices compare? Both are 4-Bay NAS from QNAP, but with a different target audience. The QNAP TS-453A is aimed […]

The Synology 2017 London – We find out what is New in Synology NAS

Posted on 12th October 201617th February 2021 by Rob Andrews

Synology 2017 arrives in London – Did the NAS giants deliver? I would be lying if I said that for all my talk at NASCompares about Hard Drives, PCIe Expansions, Thunderbolt 3 and more, that in my heart it hasn’t always been about Network Attached Storage. We are in the sunset of 2016 and normally […]

The QNAP TS-453Bmini Micro Power NAS for HDD and SSD Walkthrough and Talkthrough

Posted on 23rd September 20167th October 2016 by Rob Andrews

BIG NAS power in a compact case with the QNAP TS-453Bmini The guys at QNAP NAS have certainly know how to appease the NAS community. Over the last few years they have been the first to release some quite remarkable NAS server improvements and yet they still have the odd trick up their sleeve. The […]

The QNAP TVS-882ST 2.5” SSD and HDD Thunderbolt 2 NAS with USB 3.1, TB2, 10GBe and more

Posted on 23rd September 201617th February 2021 by Rob Andrews

QNAP unleash the micro beast with the QNAP TVS-882ST 2.5” NAS It really is becoming a busy month for those that follow the wonderfully developing world of Network Attached Storage and at the moment the front runners in terms of innovation and sheer technical audacity are QNAP NAS. This month alone we have seen the […]

NAS News – QNAP NAS unveil their latest Gold Lightning NAS range, TVS-473, TVS-673 and TVS-873

Posted on 20th September 201617th February 2021 by Rob Andrews

The QNAP TVS-x73 Series has been announced – Gold just got better! Good news for those who are waiting for the more powerful NAS units in QNAP’s 2017 line-up, they are to release the newest Gold Lightning Power NAS, the TVS-x73 range of business and high end Network Attached Storage server. The original Gold NAS […]

NAS News – QNAP Release New Cost Effective NAS, The TS-131P, TS-231P and TS-431P NAS

Posted on 20th September 201617th February 2021 by Rob Andrews

Good news for those looking for cost effective budget NAS this 2016/17 Often over looked in the NAS community, the low end and budget friendly NAS devices are always held with a certain degree of contempt by many hard-care IT and network professionals. More geared with things like Plex Media Servers, Virtual Machines and NAS […]