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Privacy Policy   Effective Date: 12th September 2025 This Privacy Policy explains how NC Solutions Ltd (“we”, “our”, “us”), the owner and operator of nascompares.com, collects, uses, and protects your personal data. We are committed to respecting your privacy and complying with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the EU GDPR (where applicable), […]

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Help us to help Everyone Else! NASCompares needs your help! I debated over that first sentence for a while, but after an hour at my keyboard, that was the best I could come up with. In the last three years, the free advice section has helped a little over 11,000 users by providing completely free […]

Drobo, What Went Wrong? THE WHOLE STORY! WHAT WENT WRONG?

Drobo’s: Innovating Storage Solutions Through the Decades – WHAT WENT WRONG? Drobo, the pioneering data storage company, has had an interesting and noteworthy journey since its inception in 2005. Known for developing user-friendly, advanced storage solutions that emphasize simplicity and reliability, the company has encountered various highs and lows in the market. Let’s dive into […]

QNAP TS-431KX NAS Hardware Review

The QNAP TS-431KX 4-Bay NAS Drive Hardware Review Very few of the current top tier brands in NAS have tackled the subject of 10Gbe as much as QNAP. Over the last 3 years or so we have seen an abundance of 10 Gigabit solutions (NAS, Switches, Cards, Adapters and more) be released by the company […]

Synology DS420+ NAS Drive Hardware Review

The Synology DS420+ 2-Bay NAS Drive Hardware Review The first time you heard about network-attached storage may well have been in the last few years. Network-attached storage, or NAS, has really established itself over the last few years as an extremely viable alternative to cloud services like Google docs and Dropbox in many home and […]

QNAP TS-253D NAS Hardware Review

The QNAP TS-253D 2-Bay NAS Drive Hardware Review Can I let you guys into a secret? Ok, here goes – I bloody LOVE 2-Bay NAS’. I know most users think that a 4-Bay is a minimum when it comes to a server (RAID support, good connections, better average CPUs, better price vs storage value) and […]

Synology DS920+ NAS – Still Worth It?

Is the Synology DS920+ NAS Still Worth Buying in Summer 2022? First released back in Summer 2020, the Synology DS920+ was the latest generation release for their prosumer 4-Bay NAS series (following the DS918+ and DS916+ before) and quickly gained considerable acclaim. Although not an enormous deviation from its predecessor, it arrived with greater support […]

Synology DS920+ NAS – Still Worth It?

Is the Synology DS920+ NAS Still Worth Buying in Summer 2022? First released back in Summer 2020, the Synology DS920+ was the latest generation release for their prosumer 4-Bay NAS series (following the DS918+ and DS916+ before) and quickly gained considerable acclaim. Although not an enormous deviation from its predecessor, it arrived with greater support […]

Synology DS218 or DS218+ or the DS218Play

Synology DS218 or DS218+ or the DS218Play

Your question: I am seeing so much about the DS220+ and the DS218Play but nothing about the DS218. I have seen the specs for the DS218 are just about the same as the DS218Play but with 2GB memory and a couple other small things and a few features the DS220+ has. And the DS218 appears […]