A Guide to CMR/PMR and SMR drives in 2021 – Should You Buy Them? Remember when buying a hard drive was simple? The technology behind hard drives has existed for decades and it is only really in the last 10 or so years that the formula for how hard drives store data has changed substantially. […]
Choosing Between Synology HAT5300 and Seagate Ironwolf Pro NAS Hard Drives Choosing the right hard drive media for your NAS system used to be so simple! The choice when populating your NAS could be narrowed down to Seagate Ironwolf, WD Red and Toshiba N300. Then enterprise drives were growing in popularity with WD Gold, Seagate […]
Review of the Terramaster F2-212 NAS Drive This year has seen all the big players in the world of network-attached storage bring their latest solutions to market! Maybe it’s because people’s concerns over their data have never been higher, perhaps it’s the growing affordability of a number of key components, or simply that the advances […]
Synology DS1821+ NAS Review Even to the most casual follower of network-attached storage, 2020 has been a fantastically truncated year of new hardware releases. Perhaps it is because the supply chain has been so fragmented worldwide, with people adjusting to new working practices, or perhaps it is simply the brand readjusting their release strategies in […]
Review of the XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD Of all of the brands that are spread across the SSD industry, very few have the same level of market coverage of ADATA. With a strong memory division that has resulted in their hardware being featured in countless hardware clients in home and […]
Synology DS3622xs+ NAS Review – Game Changer? Reviewing the new Synology DS3621xs+ NAS is something that is going to be a little tough, given the huge range of buyers who see this particular server as the ‘ultimate private desktop NAS server’. If you have been looking at moving your mid-to-high sized company data operations away […]
Review of the Terramaster D8 Hybrid Storage System What IS the D8 Hybrid and why is this brand’s newest device getting a lot of media attention of late? Terramaster has been a name in the world of NAS for quite a few years, but what about DAS? Unlike Network Attached Storage, Direct Attached Storage is […]
Synology RT6600ax Router Review – Premium Networking? Reviewing the new RT6600ax router was always going to be quite a tall order. Routers, unlike the NAS drives I so often talk about, are far more common in every home or office in the world. Then there is the fact that they are available practically for free […]
Asustor AS6704T Lockerstor 4 Gen 2 NAS Hardware Review – Worth Your Data? When it comes to brands that I discuss here on the NASCompares when discussing NAS, one brand that always seems to have always existed (yet doesn’t get the same level of online fame as its peers) is Asustor. Founded in 2011, they […]
The QNAP TVS-h874T NAS Drive Review The unveiling of the TVS-H874T at Computex in summer 2023 marked an important update to the existing TVS-h874 model. This system, positioned in the higher end of the market with a launch price between $2999 and $3499, caters to a niche yet demanding audience. Aimed at content creators, 4K […]
Storaxa NAS – What Has Happened in the First 12 Months? The Storaxa NAS Kickstarter campaign, initiated by Arrowtrack in 2023, marked its first year as a significant entry in the realm of crowdfunding projects. This article aims to methodically dissect the unfolding events and key developments of this period, maintaining a neutral and factual […]
How and Why Should You Upgrade to 10Gbe – An Idiots Guide Let’s face facts, our data is getting bigger and we want it even faster. As selfish as it sounds, both home and business users alike demand faster and faster data transmission in 2021, despite the obvious fact that the average size of our […]
Synology RS422+ NAS Drive – Should You Buy It? Should the RS422+ NAS from Synology be your next big tech purchase? With such a wide range of private server solutions on the market, it’s never been a better time to be a NAS buyer, looking to move your data away from a public cloud provider, […]
Synology DS224+ Unveiled: A Powerful and Compact NAS for Eastern Regions Synology, the renowned network-attached storage (NAS) provider, has unveiled its latest model, the Synology DS224+, catering specifically to the Eastern regions. With an emphasis on delivering exceptional performance and versatility, this NAS model is designed to meet the needs of both home users and […]
How to Install Proxmox on a Terramaster NAS Drive – Step By Step Guide There is no denying that when it comes to ‘turn-key’ NAS solutions, that Terramaster NAS are still easily the best bang for buck out there! Arriving with a hardware price point that is often 20% or more lower than comparable solutions […]
Review of the Terramaster D8 Hybrid Storage System What IS the D8 Hybrid and why is this brand’s newest device getting a lot of media attention of late? Terramaster has been a name in the world of NAS for quite a few years, but what about DAS? Unlike Network Attached Storage, Direct Attached Storage is […]
2.5GbE Switches – Get it Right, First Time! 2.5 Gigabit ethernet is becoming increasingly prevalent in 2023, from ISP routers and gaming desktops to USB adapters and PCIe cards at $25, access to 2.5x traditional 1GbE network speeds is widely available. Many devices now come with 2.5G at the same price as 1G, or include […]
The QNAP TS-453E NAS Drive Review Why would you consider the QNAP TS-453E? Arriving in an oddly efficient and affordable, yet very capable form with its Intel Quad Core, 2.5GbE and 8GB memory architecture – this device stands out from the rest of the band’s value tier. For most users looking at buying their first […]
The Best NAS for Under $500 of 2023 – Synology, QNAP, Asustor and Terramaster We are now halfway into 2023, and even though this is an odd-numbered year, traditionally a quieter period for hardware releases in the tech industry, we have seen an enormous number of new NAS devices released by the big brands in […]
Comparing the Synology DS920+ vs DS1522+ NAS – Which Should You Buy? The Synology DS920+ NAS was first released in the Summer of 2020 and it has been, arguable, one of the most popular NAS drives that the brand has ever produced. In the two years since then, it has continued to remain popular, has […]