The QNAP TS-264 NAS Drive Review For those looking to transition from cloud-based platforms to a more compact private server, the QNAP TS-264 NAS is a highly desirable option for many. The latest release in QNAP’s flagship series of Prosumer/SMB hardware, the TS-264 represents the most advanced iteration of this product line to date. This […]
QNAP TS-230 NAS – Is it worthy of your data? Owning a network-attached storage device used to be something only available to businesses and those with deep pockets. However, now the technology has become considerably more affordable, as well as the hardware involved becoming exceptionally more efficient, NAS drives in the home are actually rather […]
Samsung Finally Releasing a Consumer Gen5 SSD – The 990 EVO M.2 NVMe SSD With so many Gen 5 SSDs being revealed during CES 2024, it probably won’t come as a tremendous surprise that Samsung (a big [player in both the consumer and business SSD market) is on the verge of rolling out its very […]
What is a 10Gbe switch? Definition for a switch is : A network switch is a computer networking device that connects devices together on a computer network by using packet switching to receive, process, and forward data to the destination device. What 10Gbe means is, that speed will be 10 times faster than regular gigabit […]
Should I wait for a Synology DS722+ or just get the DS720+ 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 […]
SK Hynix Beetle X31 10Gb/s USB SSD Review The SK Hynix Beetle X31 SSD enters the storage market with a set of specifications that aim to cater to the mid-range consumer segment. This review sets out to provide an objective analysis of the drive’s performance, build quality, and overall value proposition. More than just the […]
The QNAP TS-2888X – A BIG Job requires a BIG NAS I talk about alot of NAS here on NASCompares, but when I found out I was going to get my hands on the rather unique TS-2888X, I can honestly say I was looking forward to it…ALOT. Like any technology, what was once groundbreaking, fast […]
Synology DS923+ NAS Drive – Does It Deserve Your Data? The Synology DS923+ NAS is the follow-up to the DS920+ (released over 2.5 years earlier) and this new Diskstation system has certainly made a number of BIG changes to the arguably rigid formula that the brand has been using in the last few generations of […]
Synology Router Manager (SRM) 1.3 Software Review I think it would be fair to say that Synology is not a company primarily known for its routers, but more for their range of network-attached storage solutions. Nevertheless, with the release of the brand’s fourth Router (technically their 3rd generation) solution, they still manage to garner a […]
PCIe 4 NVMe SSD Comparison – WD Black SN850X vs Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus If you have been out of the loop in the world of SSDs in the last couple of years, you may have missed the tremendously improvements in performance and storage that have occurred since 2020. Every since the commercial availability of […]
How Well Does the QNAP TS-262 NAS Perform as a Plex Media Server? Is the QNAP TS-262 worth it as a Plex Media server NAS? A Plex Media Server NAS is a network-attached storage (NAS) device that has the software for the Plex Media Server application installed. The device acts as a central repository for […]
Review of the TerraMaster D5 Hybrid Storage System In this review, we delve into the TerraMaster D5 Hybrid Storage System, a versatile and cost-effective solution designed to meet the diverse storage needs of both personal users and small businesses. Combining the high capacity of traditional HDDs with the rapid performance of NVMe SSDs, the D5 […]
A Guide to Choosing the Right IP Cameras for Your Surveillance NAS Of all the ways to make the most of a NAS in your home or business environment, few are as useful as implementing a surveillance system. Alot of people might have purchased a NAS for backup, for multimedia editing, for Plex Media Server […]
The D-Link DWR-978 5G SIM Router Review If you are looking at a router like the D-Link DWR-978, then chances are that the main appeal is the fact that it is a mobile/cellular data router. The rise in popularity of mobile SIM routers in the last few years has been pretty astounding and part of […]
Thunderbolt 3 and 10Gbe – Is the QNA-T310G1T and QNA-T310G1S the Answer? If you have been considering upgrading to 10-gigabit ethernet in your home or business network, then chances are that you are already in possession of some pretty up-to-date hardware. 2018 has seen many hardware vendors make the jump towards 10Gbe in order to […]
Why The PS5 SSD Storage Expansion is Easy AND The Right Way for Sony To Do It Since Sony first enabled the SSD upgrade slot of the PS5 last week, there has been a remarkably mixed reaction to how Sony has handled the whole feature on their latest generation console. From the fact that upgrading […]
Synology RS3621xs+ Rackmount NAS Review – Is it Innovation or Limitation? If one thing has become abundantly clear in the world of network-attached storage even early in 2021, it is the Synology have really started focusing heavily on the enterprise sector. As a brand, Synology has tended to juggle three very important areas of storage, […]
[Update: Now released everywhere else – 17 May 2023] Synology DS423 was released in Taiwan today on 15th March 2023. The new Synology DS423 is a powerful and versatile network-attached storage solution that is perfect for both home and business use. The predecessor DS418 featured RTD1296 processor. With its new Realtek RTD1619B processor, this device […]
Hardware Review of the ASUS RT-AX92U 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 Mesh Router The standard of wireless connectivity has been a sore subject for some other the years, always appearing wildly inferior to wired/LAN connections. However, in the last 12 months, we have seen a tremendous shift in what is possible and the bigger part of this […]
The Synology DS420+ 2-Bay NAS Drive Hardware Review The first time you heard about network-attached storage may well have been in the last few years. Network-attached storage, or NAS, has really established itself over the last few years as an extremely viable alternative to cloud services like Google docs and Dropbox in many home and […]