https://nascompares.com/podcasts/weekly/week10-2025.wav Here’s your Weekly NAScompares Digest – Week 10, 2025, covering 13 major topics in NAS, storage, and networking. 1. AOOSTAR WTR MAX NAS with 11 Drive Bays & Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS AOOSTAR has announced the WTR MAX NAS, a high-performance storage solution powered by the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS, an enterprise-grade CPU […]
Here’s a list of motherboards suitable for DIY NAS projects, with relevant specifications and differences clearly highlighted: Motherboard Model Socket Type Chipset SATA Ports PCIe Slots NVMe Slots ECC Support Networking CPU Support Form Factor Special Features ASRock Rack X570D4U-2L2T AM4 X570 8 (6 x SATA3, 2 x SATA3 via ASMedia) 2 x PCIe 3.0 […]
Building your own NAS or home server can be both an exciting and challenging task. When deciding on the core components, the choice of the motherboard and CPU can greatly influence the performance, energy efficiency, and future scalability of your setup. Two popular options among enthusiasts are the Topton N305 and the Erying i5-12500H. Both […]
How to Install and Set Up an unRAID NAS Server (with SMB, Tailscale VPN, and Plex) Go to unraid.net/download and download the USB creator app for your Windows or Mac computer. Connect the USB drive or data drives or M.2 drives that you want to use for the unRAID OS to boot from. Connect the […]
Frequently Asked Questions about NAS Network Attached Storage, or NAS, has been around for quite a few years now and has grown in popularity year on year. The appeal of cloud platforms such as Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon S3 and iCloud has dwindled and decreased as overall costs after even a couple of years are […]
What is NAS? I know it seems like a bloody obvious question to many of you, but all too often people find themselves in a position that they are required to buy one, without really know what a NAS actually is. There is no shame in not knowing about NAS (Network Attached Storage) till now […]