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Unboxing the QNAP TS-453BU Rackmount NAS for 2018

Is the QNAP TS-453BU SMB Rackmount the NAS that you have been waiting for? Intel® Celeron® quad-core rackmount NAS with PCIe slot for diverse storage applications. QNAP themselves highlight that this rack cabinet NAS features: PCIe slot supports installing a QNAP QM2 dual-port M.2 SSD/10GbE card, a compatible wireless adapter, or a USB 3.1 10Gbps […]

Asustor AS4002T and AS4004T 10Gbe NAS

The Asustor AS4002T and AS4004T 10Gbe NAS  Although we often focus on higher-end NAS units at NASCompares (favouring a solid x86 Intel over a Realtek any day), the lower-end is seeing some dramatic shifts, thanks to numerous 64-bit architecture ARM CPU arriving in the market. At Computex 2018 we saw two NAS units from Asustor […]

The QNAP HS-453DX 10Gbe Silent 4 Bay SSD NAS

What is the QNAP HS-453DX NAS and why is it a big deal? With Computex 2018 in progress, we are already seeing some incredibly technology on show. As mentioned before, QNAP is truly the innovators of modern NAS server devices (the first to introduce NAS based Thunderbolt, HDMI 2.0, USB DAS access and more) and already […]

QNAP HS-453DX Silent NAS Specifications Update

Update on the QNAP HS-453DX Silent NAS Specifications Of all the NAS server devices that we have covered at and around Computex 2018, the one that has easily captured the most attention is the rather eye-catching QNAP HS-453DX Silent NAS. With its rather nice copper lid, white chassis and rather an impressive array of ports, it […]

New DS1618+ NAS from Synology

Brand new 6-Bay for 2018 Information regarding a brand new Synology NAS for 2018 has been uncovered (excellent work by iDomiX here) and it looks like we are finally going to see a REAL player to join the DS1817+ and DS1517+ NAS. I think it is fair to say that when the Synology flagship 5-Bay […]

PCIe cards available for the PCIe slots on TVS-673

PCIe cards available for the PCIe slots on TVS-673

What type of PCIe cards are available for the PCI Express slots in the QNAP NAS’s. Those are obviously not full PCIe slots then there is, of course, the question of power. So what type of add-on cards are available for those slots. TVS-673 come with 2 x PCIe Gen 3 (x4), one slot is pre-installed […]

DAS for Video Editing

DAS for Video Editing

NAS or DAS for Mac Work Great job on very credible NAS reviews. Have a small Mac-based video production company. Shoot some 4k h.264 but mainly 1080p for video editing. Not sure if the video transcoding in Synology DAS is needed/ worthwhile – but any clear DAS recommendations? I think Synology or Promise. Synology looks […]

Synology expansion through esata (DS918+ direct attach)

Synology expansion through esata (DS918+ direct attach)

Now, I´m a Mac user and I´m considering the Synology 918+ but I´m in high doubts if it would solve my iPhoto problem. The thing is that the library is massive and I would like to put it out on a NAS. Operating the photo library over ethernet is most likely a no-no, so I […]

QNAP NAS – Most Powerful

QNAP NAS – Most Powerful

I’d like to build the most powerful QNAP Tower that can sit on a desktop, sans the need for a rackmount. Please send me what you believe to be the best cards, accessories, and hard drives to create the largest and most powerful QNAP literally possible at this time. Cost is not a limitation. Fiber […]