I am a cord cutter and I’m looking to setup a NAS that’s primary use will be primarily as a media streamer to my main tv and a few other devices/phones. My biggest concern will be picture quality when streaming 4k to the main tv, the other devices I’m not as worried about. Basically, I […]
NAS and Video Transcoding – Why Should you care? There are many reasons to buy a NAS drive in 2019, but for most home users, enjoying their multimedia (especially video collections) is paramount. It is a relatively simple requirement on the face of it, videos on a NAS are just another kind of file and […]
Bargains and Deals on NAS on Day 2 of Prime Day 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 […]
WD release their brand new My Passport Series in upto 4TB Always the bread and butter of most portable hard drive users, the WD My Passport series has been around a few years and is used by home and business users alike. Finding the balance between capacity and cost, they are often chosen as the […]
Bargains and Deals on QNAP NAS Drives this Prime Day 2023 ANOTHER Amazon Prime Day in 2023? 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 10th until midnight on Wednesday 11th. Whether it is a brand new purchase that […]
Brand New Powerful 4-Bay RS1619RPxs NAS from Synology ANOTHER new Synology uncovered! It really is bloody RAINING Synology NAS! This latest NAS server that will be formally revealed in Taiwan in a week or two is the latest NAS to join the elite XS series of devices. This new Synology RS1619RPxs Rackstation NAS has several […]
Synology DS1618+ Synology have lined up a new release of DS1618+ for May 2018. It seem to be replacement for DS1517+ with added extra bay allowing it to be expanded to 16 drives in total using two expansion enclosures. The DS1618+ will allow you to have mixed RAID solutions like RAID5+RAID5 or RAID5 + RAID 1. Having […]
Is the Synology RS1619xs+ RackStation your Perfect Business NAS? When it comes to network attached storage (NAS), Synology is still one of the biggest names out there and therefore you would hope that the perfect NAS for you would arrive with a Synology badge attached. However, until recently, most Synology NAS has forced you to […]
QNAP TVS-672XT Thunderbolt NAS – Quantity Versus Quality The QNAP TVS-672XT newest generation Thunderbolt 3 NAS with us at NASCompares and although we have seen alot of inventive network attached storage from these guys, pretty much as soon as we heard about the TVS-x72T series, we knew it was something special. Thunderbolt-enabled NAS drives are […]
We are a small agency wanting to move from a bunch of external drives being passed around the office to an actual shared file server to enable collaborative video workflows. We have 2-3 artists that would be occasionally be cutting 4K footage on the same project at the same time, as well as a few […]
Should you Buy WD Red Pro Drives or Ordinary WD Red NAS drives? Arguably the most popular NAS Hard drive in the market today, with Seagate and HGST NAS drives fighting for second place, many users new and old to Network Attached Storage are finding themselves in the enviable position of choosing between Western Digital […]
NAS Bargains this Black Friday 2018 If you have been looking for the right time to buy your first NAS this 2018, then you would be hard pushed to find a better time than Black Friday 2019. The event is going to last for the next 24 hours (continuing all the way through the weekend […]
Is the Synology RS2418+ the Solid Storage Solution you need? When it comes to business storage, one company that has really turned things around in the last two years is Synology NAS. With their award-winning software platform and an impressive range of NAS hardware, it is strange to think that not so long ago they […]
NAS Drive for University and College To ensure that your documents, dissertation and degree worthy content is safe from loss, these days having your own private cloud storage is both attractive and hugely necessary. When confronted with issues such as fire, theft, viruses or file loss, having a constant backup of all your data is […]
QNAP or Asustor NAS – Which should you buy? When buying your first in NAS server device, it can be awfully confusing choosing the right brand for you. Key factors that people consider are hardware, software, cost, reliability, support and reputation. Many NAS users who are buying their second NAS have all too often made […]
Best NAS for Multimedia to Buy in 2018 One of the most popular uses for a NAS drive in 2018 continues to be for multimedia. Whether it is 4K and 1080p movies, smooth playback of albums and playlists, or easy cataloguing and viewing of last photo albums, a NAS drive is a great way of […]
The Synology E10G18-T1 10Gbe NIC for NAS There is no denying it, 10Gbe is massive right now. If you own a Synology NAS server device and are lucky enough to feature a PCIe expansion slot, then chances are that you have been considering upgrading your network speed to 10-gigabit ethernet via a reliable network interface […]
What is the best way to Backup 10 Terabytes of data every day? Data is really, really important. That should not come as a staggering fact. If you found this article thanks to a rather perceptive google search, then clearly you think data is very important too. It is all to easy to rely on your […]
Is this Rackmount QNAP NAS the best Price VS power for your business yet? The TS-853U Rackmount Powerful, reliable and scalable NAS for SMBs The TS-853U, featuring the easy-to-use QTS operating system, is a powerful, reliable, secure and scalable NAS solution designed for mission-intensive business applications and to meet fast growing data storage needs. The […]
Is the QNAP TS-1635AX Monster NAS the answer to your data storage needs? The TS-1635AX is powered by a Marvell® ARMADA® 8040 ARMv8 Cortex-A72 64-bit quad-core 1.6 GHz processor that provides tremendous computing power and is capable of running a range of applications to help businesses grow as their data increases. The TS-1635AX features twelve […]