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Beelink ME Pro NAS Revealed

Beelink ME Pro NAS Coming Soon The Beelink ME Pro NAS is a compact, OS agnostic network storage enclosure that follows the earlier ME Mini, which became one of the most popular small NAS releases of 2025 and marked the brand’s first move into this category. I first heard about the ME Pro during a […]

Beelink ME Pro NAS Revealed

Beelink ME Pro NAS Coming Soon The Beelink ME Pro NAS is a compact, OS agnostic network storage enclosure that follows the earlier ME Mini, which became one of the most popular small NAS releases of 2025 and marked the brand’s first move into this category. I first heard about the ME Pro during a […]

The Best NAS of the Year – 2025

Best NAS of the Year 2025 Network attached storage in 2025 has shifted from being a niche utility to a central part of how many homes, studios and small businesses manage data. Rising storage needs, more capable low power CPUs and a renewed interest in self hosted services have produced a wave of compact, power […]

Best Cheap NAS of 2025

Best Low-Cost / Value NAS of the Year Cheap NAS hardware in 2025 sits in an awkward middle ground between full DIY servers and polished, premium turnkey appliances, but it is also where many first time buyers start when they want to get away from cloud storage and subscriptions without spending a large amount of […]

Best NAS of the Year 2025

The Best NAS of the Year – 2025 Network attached storage in 2025 has shifted from being a niche utility to a central part of how many homes, studios and small businesses manage data. Rising storage needs, more capable low power CPUs and a renewed interest in self hosted services have produced a wave of […]

Best 4/5/6 Bay NAS of 2025

The Best RAID 5 Ready 4/5/6-Bay NAS Servers of 2025 Multi bay NAS units in the 4,5 and 6 bay bracket have become the default choice for users who want a single chassis that can handle RAID 5 or larger arrays, mix HDD and NVMe storage and still fit under a desk or on a […]

NanoKVM and it’s ‘Secret’ Microphone – Should You Be Worried?

Is the Sipeed NanoKVM Safe? On-board Microphone Identified The Sipeed NanoKVM Cube is a low cost, network connected KVM built around the LicheeRV Nano RISC-V module, and recent reporting has drawn attention to the fact that this first generation hardware quietly inherited an onboard analog microphone from that core board. While the LicheeRV Nano documentation […]

NanoKVM (Original) and it’s ‘Secret’ Microphone – Should You Be Worried?

Is the Sipeed NanoKVM Safe? On-board Microphone Identified The Sipeed NanoKVM Cube is a low cost, network connected KVM built around the LicheeRV Nano RISC-V module, and recent reporting has drawn attention to the fact that this first generation hardware quietly inherited an onboard analog microphone from that core board. While the LicheeRV Nano documentation […]

NanoKVM Pro KVM Review – A WHOLE DIFFERENT KVM BALLGAME

Sipeed NanoKVM Pro KVM Review The NanoKVM Pro from Sipeed represents the latest iteration in the company’s growing range of remote management devices, developed as a more capable successor to the original NanoKVM. Building on the lessons learned from its earlier RISC-V model, this version introduces a dual-core ARM architecture and significantly enhanced system resources. […]

Sipeed NanoKVM Pro KVM Review

Sipeed NanoKVM Pro KVM Review The NanoKVM Pro from Sipeed represents the latest iteration in the company’s growing range of remote management devices, developed as a more capable successor to the original NanoKVM. Building on the lessons learned from its earlier RISC-V model, this version introduces a dual-core ARM architecture and significantly enhanced system resources. […]

Best PLEX or Jellyfin NAS of 2025

The Best PLEX and Jellyfin NAS Devices Released in 2025 Network media servers in 2025 range from tiny single drive boxes to fairly serious multi bay systems that can sit at the center of a home network. This article looks specifically at NAS hardware released in 2025 that can sensibly replace or supplement streaming services […]

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra – Early Impressions (Quick Review)

The Minisforum MS-02 Ultra – The First 48 Hours The MS-02 Ultra is the latest workstation from Minisforum, and is currently undergoing testing and review here at NASCompares. However, even after just 48 hours, a whole bunch of interesting design choices and unique qwerks to the arcitecture have emerged that I wanted to cover in […]

Minsforum MS-02 Revealed – 25GbE, Intel i9, ECC, 4x M.2, Gen5 PCIe

The Minisforum MS-02 Ultra Workstation – FINALLY A MS-01 KILLER? *Update* The Minisforum MS-02 Ultra is now in the studio. Here are the First Impressions in the first 48 Hours on YouTube HERE and here on NASCompares HERE Note – Massive thanks to PCWatch for their coverage of the Japan IT Week 2025 Event. They […]

5 Mistakes New NAS Buyers ALWAYS MAKE

Buying Your First NAS? Here Are Five Things EVERYONE Gets WRONG! If you are buying a NAS for the first time, it is very easy to focus on brand names, bay counts and discounts while overlooking practical issues that will shape your experience for the next 5 to 7 years. New buyers often underestimate noise […]

New Gl.iNet Beryl 7, Comet 5G and Flint 3e Revealed

New KVMs, Travel Routers and WiFi 7 Tech on the way from Gl.iNet Soon Gl.iNet is preparing several new devices for late 2025 and early 2026 that expand its presence in mobile networking, remote access management, and high speed home routing. These include the Beryl 7 travel router, the Comet 5G RedCap KVM with an […]

NEW UGREEN DXP4800 PRO and DXP4800S NAS REVEALED

UGREEN Reveal Two New 4-Bay NAS – The DXP4800 Pro and DXP4800S UGREEN has expanded its desktop NAS lineup with two additional models, the DXP4800S and the DXP4800 Pro. Both systems appear in regional listings alongside the existing DXP4800 and DXP4800 Plus rather than replacing them, which suggests a parallel product structure rather than a […]