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Week 37 Tech Digest – Thunderbolt 5, AI NAS, ZFS Upgrades, SSD Innovations & Wi-Fi 7 Breakthroughs

Week 37 Tech Digest – Thunderbolt 5, AI NAS, ZFS Upgrades, SSD Innovations & Wi-Fi 7 Breakthroughs

https://nascompares.com/podcasts/weekly/week37-2025.mp4 This week’s roundup brings a sweeping overview of the latest developments in NAS hardware, SSD technology, AI-powered infrastructure, and networking. Highlights include OWC’s Thunderbolt 5 dock with dual 10GbE, MINISFORUM’s award-winning N5 Pro AI NAS, and a wave of powerful new NAS systems from QNAP and ASUSTOR. NETGEAR and ASUS rolled out Wi-Fi 7 […]

Best Motherboards for DIY NAS Builds in 2025

Best Motherboards for DIY NAS Builds in 2025

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 […]

Synology 1-Bay NAS Range Compared (DS120j, DS118, DS124)

Synology 1-Bay NAS Range Compared (DS120j, DS118, DS124)

Hardware Specifications   Model DS120j DS118 DS124 Estimated Price $100 (Aug. 2023) $179 (Aug. 2023) $185 (Aug. 2023)     Model DS120j DS118 (now replaced with ds124) DS124 CPU Model Marvell Armada 3700 88F3720 Realtek RTD1296 Realtek RTD1619B CPU Quantity 1 1 1 CPU Architecture 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit CPU Frequency 2-core 800 MHz 4-core 1.4 […]