Synology NAS Bargains and Deals this Prime Day 2023 Prime Day is here again and for many of you, this is the final decider on whether you are going to finally buy your very own Synology NAS or upgrade that old DS411+ or DS216+ that is starting to show its age. Synology has been focusing […]
QNAP announce a budget friendly 10GBe Network Switch for RJ45 and SFP+ this 2017 We are pleased to report that QNAP NAS, the company that has been fulfilling so many of your NAS server needs for home and business has taking the next logical step in supplying and satisfying your home and business NAS needs, […]
Does the Synology DS1019+ NAS live up to the Hype? As soon as we have heard about the brand new DS1019+ NAS from Synology, I think it is safe to say that we are excited. Synology has an impressive history of great desktop NAS devices for home and business needs and therefore a brand new […]
i recently bought an Asustor AS6302t after reading the very good reviews from your website. (cheers very good youtube vids) however I think ive been duped… (probably my own stupidity) i wanted a nas with hdmi , due to my logic i thought if i connect the nas via hdmi to my LG smart tv […]
U-NAS NSC-410 NAS Case Review In an era characterized by the exponential growth of digital data and the ongoing demand for reliable storage solutions, Network Attached Storage (NAS) enclosures have emerged as essential devices for both personal and professional data management. They offer centralized data storage, accessibility, and data protection, making them an integral part […]
Seagate EXOS Mach.2 HDD – Should You Buy It? Seagate revealed the dual actuator EXOS Mach.2 series of HDDs way back in 2019 at CES, promising that this new kind of HDD for enterprise could smash the current performance benchmarks set by optical HDDs. Fast forward to 2023 and they have been hard at work […]
The Best 2-Bay NAS of 2018 We have seen some incredible advances in the world of network attached storage (NAS) over the last 12 months in both home and business, but there is still no denying that compact 2-Bay NAS server devices from brands like Synology, QNAP and WD are still by far the most […]
What is Windows Storage Server 2016 and why is it better than Windows Server? Windows Storage Server 2016 is a storage software component which utilizes the Windows Server 2016 Operating system and is specifically optimized for use with a Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. At a glance, it is a near identical release of the […]
ds1817+ or ds1819+ After about 2 years of service my ds1815+ fi,nally died (as expected!). My dealer has been very helpful, and has offered a ds1817+(8GB) or a ds1819+(4GB) as replacement. For some reason the ds1817+ (2.4GHz Atom C2538) is listed at about $80 more than the brand new ds1819+ (2.1GHz Atom C3538). Which one […]
Transcoding 4K Media on the QNAP TVS-472XT NAS Plex Media Server? Transcoding on a NAS such as the QNAP TVS-472XT device is the ability for a multimedia file to be changed from it’s existing format or codec to one that is better suited to the destination device. In this file access, the QNAP TVS-472XT NAS is […]
The DS216+II vs NVR216 – Dedicated Surveillance NAS versus Versatile Multi-Purpose NAS, which should you Buy for your CCTV IP Camera Setup? Whether you are buying your first, second or 10th NAS, chances are that you have considered buying a Synology NAS server. Most people use smaller 2-Bay NAS boxes for everything from Backups, Apple […]
TrueNAS Core Software Review – Part II, Managing Accounts, Alerts & Business Support If you are considering managing your own private server, want to build it yourself (investing your budget primarily into the hardware) and want to take advantage of free to download open source software, then there is a huge chance that you are […]
Comparing the Synology DS720+ vs the DS220+ NAS Drive Synology is still regarded as one of the most popular brands in the world of network-attached storage (NAS), with a clearly defined portfolio that accommodates home and business user needs accordingly, as well as all supporting the award-winning and remarkably easy to use Diskstation Manager (DSM) […]
Review of the Addlink A90 PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD The Addlink A90 is an unusual SSD, to say the least, with its promise of PCIe performance at a price tag approaching that of PCIe3. In the short period of time that Sony has enabled the PS5 m.2 NVMe SSD Expansion bay, around 30-35 mainline […]
Understanding the Heat Issue with Gen5 SSDs and Phison Controller As the demand for faster data access continues to escalate, manufacturers are pushing the boundaries of Solid State Drive (SSD) technology. However, this leap in speed has come with an unexpected trade-off: heat. Specifically, the latest generation of PCIe 5.0 SSDs using the Phison E26 […]
TerraMaster NAS at the Computex 2019 Show I talk about ALOT of NAS brands here on the blog and YouTube, however very few have displayed the incredible evolution speed of TerraMaster. In the last 2-3 years I have seen then accelerate their hardware and software platform (TOS) at a speed that vastly outweighs that of […]
Is the Synology RS3618xs Rackstation NAS the Best Business NAS yet? Over the past two years Synology have really changed the way people perceive their network attached storage devices. Even here at NASCompares, we believed that Synology was fast becoming the NAS provider for the home. However with a growing range of Enterprise and office […]
Heatsinks for PS5 WD Black SN850 SSD Upgrades From the NASCompares free advice section; Which SSD Heatsinks Are Compatible with WD Black SN850 for PS5? There are numerous NVMe M.2 SSDs available in the market that can be used in the PS5 Storage Bay. However, some are more suited than others and although one […]
Quick Summary of the Synology 2020 Taiwan Event Synology today unveiled a series of new data management products and solutions around increasing their user’s storage control, providing intelligent insights and improving how the three core pillars of their platform behave – NAS Hardware, NAS Software and their ever-evolving C2 Cloud Platform. Additionally, there was a […]
Synology Reveal the Budget DS420J 4-Bay Diskstation NAS Solution Another new piece of kit revealed at CES 2020 and this time it just before the show fully kicked off, at Pepcom 2020 (technically the CES launch event). This new and highly affordable Synology solution is one we have covered here on the blog before, the […]