How to Install TrueNAS Core on a Terramaster NAS Drive – Step By Step Guide Most new or relatively inexperienced NAS users can be separated into two clear categories. There are those that want to get their hands dirty, spend sensibly on a DiY system in order to take advantage of community built platforms such […]
How to Install TrueNAS Scale/Core on a Terramaster NAS If you’re new to private server storage, you’ve probably heard the phrase “everything runs on Linux.” While that’s not entirely true (many other platforms exist with their own foundations), Linux remains the dominant base for much of the software we use daily—including Network Attached Storage (NAS). […]
How to Install UnRAID on a Terramaster NAS Drive in 15mins Note – Terramaster have changed their policy with regard to installation of 3rd Party OS’ on their systems. This change now means that running UnRAID on your Terramaster NAS will NOT invalidate your 2/3 Year (device dependent) hardware warranty. However they will not support […]
How to Install UnRAID on a Terramaster NAS Drive in 15mins Note – Terramaster have changed their policy with regard to installation of 3rd Party OS’ on their systems. This change now means that running UnRAID on your Terramaster NAS will NOT invalidate your 2/3 Year (device dependent) hardware warranty. However they will not support […]
ZimaCube Pro NAS Review (i5-1235U Version) – A Crowdfunding Success Story? The ZimaCube Pro, developed by Ice Whale Technology, is a high-performance NAS system that emerged from a successful Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign. Positioned as a solution for advanced users, the ZimaCube Pro is designed to meet the needs of those requiring significant storage and processing […]
Terramaster F4-212 – Designed for Data Backup and Home Multimedia Center TerraMaster, a professional brand that focuses on providing innovative storage products for homes and businesses, launched an affordable Quad Core NAS F4-212 with the latest processor as the updated version of previous generation F4-210, supports TRAID, BTRFS file system, Snapshot and TFSS and runs […]
Reviewing the TerraMaster F2-422 2-Bay NAS with 10Gbe Of all the brands that I discuss here on the blog, one that always seems to surprise me is TerraMaster. On the surface, they are a fairly standard NAS brand that, though lacking the wide commercial notoriety of a brand like Synology, still produce a remarkably impressive […]
Update to the ZimaCube NAS Drive – User Questions Answered UPDATE – We received a Zimacube NAS Prototype unit for evaluation in Nov 2023. You can read the FULL Zimacube NAS teardown and prototype review HERE, or you can watch it HERE on YouTube Earlier this month, we discussed a rather impressive NAS from the […]
The ZimaCube NAS – Teardown of the Prototype This article marks the beginning of a three-part series focusing on the ZimaCube NAS Prototype by Ice Whale. In this first installment, we conduct a hardware-only teardown of the prototype, providing a factual and detailed analysis of its construction and design elements. Our aim is to present […]
The Zimacube NAS, a Crowdfunded Beast of a NAS The Zimacube NAS Kickstarter Project is now LIVE and you can find out about it HERE UPDATE – We received a Zimacube NAS Prototype unit for evaluation in Nov 2023. You can read the FULL Zimacube NAS teardown and prototype review HERE, or you can watch […]
The Zimacube NAS, a Crowdfunded Beast of a NAS UPDATE – Since this video was first published, I was able to send over most of the questions below in the comments directly to the creators, IceWhale, about the Zimacube (covering PCIe, 10GbE, ECC Memory, Price and more). You can watch the Q&A video HERE or […]
The ZimaCube NAS – Teardown of the Prototype This article marks the beginning of a three-part series focusing on the ZimaCube NAS Prototype by Ice Whale. In this first installment, we conduct a hardware-only teardown of the prototype, providing a factual and detailed analysis of its construction and design elements. Our aim is to present […]
Terramaster U8-450 Rackmount NAS Review Here at NASCompares, we’ve seen a myriad of Network Attached Storage devices come and go. Enter the Terramaster U8-450 Rackmount NAS, a unit that piques our interest and promises to redefine the NAS landscape. Designed to cater to a diverse audience – from the meticulous tech hobbyist to the demanding […]
How to Install UnRAID on a QNAP NAS Drive in 15mins Of all the different Network Attached Storage software that is discussed online, one the most unsung heroes of the DiY server scene is UnRAID. It was created like many software solutions—by a software engineer who was trying to solve his own problem. In the […]
TerraMaster Releases the Most Convenient 2-bay NAS F2-212, Offering Large-Capacity Secure Private Cloud Storage With the increasing volume of digital data, people need a reliable and easy-to-use solution to store and back up their files, documents, photos, videos, and more. NAS devices offer centralized storage that’s accessible from multiple devices, making data management more efficient. […]
Terramaster U8-450 Rackmount NAS Review Here at NASCompares, we’ve seen a myriad of Network Attached Storage devices come and go. Enter the Terramaster U8-450 Rackmount NAS, a unit that piques our interest and promises to redefine the NAS landscape. Designed to cater to a diverse audience – from the meticulous tech hobbyist to the demanding […]
Review of the Terramaster T9-450 NAS Drive Remember when desktop 9-Bay NAS systems were not a thing? Yeah. It doesn’t seem to long ago that the paradigm of 2/4/8-Bay tower chassis was the status quo, yet over the last few years we have seen 5-Bay systems launch, 6-Bay systems flourish from all the established NAS […]
Build the Quietest Home Multimedia Center As the data we create in our personal and work lives grows exponentially, and it must be housed somewhere safe, simple, and accessible, the best long-term option is always a personal NAS you have in your home or office server. Most users have strict noise requirements for NAS products […]
Review of the Terramaster F2-212 NAS Drive This year has seen all the big players in the world of network-attached storage bring their latest solutions to market! Maybe it’s because people’s concerns over their data have never been higher, perhaps it’s the growing affordability of a number of key components, or simply that the advances […]
Review of the Terramaster F2-212 NAS Drive This year has seen all the big players in the world of network-attached storage bring their latest solutions to market! Maybe it’s because people’s concerns over their data have never been higher, perhaps it’s the growing affordability of a number of key components, or simply that the advances […]