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QNAP TS-228A NAS Review

Is the New Cost-Effective QNAP TS-228A worth your time? What the TS-228A can do: 4K Playback DLNA Support Apple TIme Machine Support Surveillance including 4 camera licences and supporting 16 cameras at once iTunes Server Snapshot Support (previously the memory requirement was 4GB, but now reduced to 1GB) email server Download server (FTP, HTTP, BT,NZB) […]

Synology RS818+ Rackstation NAS Review

The Synology RS818+ NAS for expandable and reliable Rackmount Storage What the RS818+ can do (PROS): Lite/Medium Virtualisation Business Use SMB Storage SAS Drive Support 10GBe (if card is installed) DLNA Support Apple TIme Machine Support Surveillance including multiple camera licences iTunes Server Snapshot Support and BTRFS Support email server Download server (FTP, HTTP, BT,NZB) CMS […]

QNAP TES-1885U Rackmount NAS Review

What makes the QNAP ZFS TES-1885U Rackmount NAS worth your budget? What the TES-1885U can do: Virtualisation Large Scale Business Use Enterprise Storage SAS Drive Support 10GBe 4K Playback DLNA Support Apple TIme Machine Support Large Scale Surveillance including multiple camera licences iTunes Server Snapshot Support and ZFS Support email server Download server (FTP, HTTP, […]

Synology NVR1218 NAS Review

Should you Buy the Synology NVR1218 Surveillance NAS? What the TS-228A can do: Surveillance including 4 camera licences and supporting 12 cameras at once email server Download server (FTP, HTTP, BT,NZB) CMS and CRM systems Standalone Access point for CCTV DLNA Media Supports latest 10TB and 12TB HDD What the TS-288A cannot do: Virtualisation and […]

Synology DS418play NAS Review

The Latest Synology PLAY arrives for 2018 – Is the DS418play the Dream 4K NAS for you? What the DS418play can do (PROS): Great 4K Support DLNA Support Apple Time Machine Support Plex Support Surveillance including multiple camera licences iTunes Server Snapshot Support and BTRFS Support email server Download server (FTP, HTTP, BT,NZB) CMS and […]

QNAP TS-453BT3 NAS Review

Why is the QNAP TS-453BT3 Thunderbolt NAS so Important? What the TS-453BT3 can do (PROS): Lite/Medium Virtualisation Business Use SMB Storage Thunderbolt 3 Support Can connect to TB2 with the Apple TB2-2-TB3 Card 10GBe  over RJ45 DLNA Support M.2 SSD Drive Support for Caching Includes remote control Apple Time Machine Support Surveillance including multiple camera […]

QNAP TS-231P2 NAS Review

Is the newly updated TS-231P2 from QNAP worth your time and money? What the TS-231P2 can do (PROS): File Server Use SMB Storage DLNA Support Apple TIme Machine Support Surveillance including multiple camera licences iTunes Server Snapshot Support and BTRFS Support email server Download server (FTP, HTTP, BT,NZB) CMS and CRM systems Office applications Media […]

Synology DS118 NAS Review

Synology DS118 NAS Review

Does the Synology DS118 NAS 1-Bay live up to the hype? What the DS118 can do (PROS): 4K Transcoding DLNA Support Apple TIme Machine Support Surveillance including multiple camera licences iTunes Server Download server (FTP, HTTP, BT,NZB) CMS and CRM systems Office applications Media Center support and more What the DS118 cannot do (CONS): Cannot […]

QSAN XN5004T and XN8008T Thunderbolt and 40Gbe Supported NAS

ANOTHER Brand enters the Thunderbolt 3 NAS Market – QSAN XCube XN5004T and XN8008T Thunderbolt NAS used to be such a rare thing. I remember as little as 2 years ago when the idea of a NAS that supported Thunderbolt as a means of direct attached access for two users, whilst still maintaining network/internet connectivity to […]

QNAP TS-832X 8-Bay 10Gbe NAS Review

Is the Affordable TS-832X the best QNAP 10Gbe NAS Yet? QNAP has really been hitting 10Gbe hard this year. We have seen a complete overhaul of there home and business hardware to facilitate this speedy connection. Alongside this growth of 10gbe NAS from all the popular brands, we have also seen numerous fantastically well-equipped range […]

QNAP TS-1635AX 10Gbe NAS Review

Is the QNAP TS-1635AX Monster NAS the answer to your data storage needs? The TS-1635AX is powered by a Marvell® ARMADA® 8040 ARMv8 Cortex-A72 64-bit quad-core 1.6 GHz processor that provides tremendous computing power and is capable of running a range of applications to help businesses grow as their data increases. The TS-1635AX features twelve […]

QNAP QWA-AC2600

What are the Advantages of the QWA-AC2600 wireless network card? Turn your Ubuntu/Linux PC or QNAP NAS into a high-performance and secure wireless access point/base station. The QWA-AC2600 is a 2.4/5 GHz Dual Band Dual Concurrent (DBDC), 4 x 4 Multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO), low-profile PCI Express (PCIe) 2.0 x1 wireless adapter with two Qualcomm QCA9984 […]

Synology DS115j Review NAS

Reviewing Diskstation DS115j Synology DS115j        Top Speed: 100 MB/s  IOPS: 761.35 Noise: 18.1 dB(A) Power: 10.52 W / 4.97 W   PROS CONS Excellent choice of Apps. Low-power Low Noise DLNA Compliant Very cheap Relatively Fast data transfer Very slow Expensive with HDDs No data protection Difficult drive installation No USB3 ports No […]

QNAP TS-877 NAS Review

The QNAP TS-877-1700-16G Ryzen 7 NAS – Could this be the Most POWERFUL Desktop NAS we have ever seen? What the TS-877 can do (PROS): Medium to High Virtualisation Business Use SMB Storage PCIe Slots Can connect to TB2 with the Apple TB2-Dedicated SSD Bays 10GBe Support (optional card) DLNA Support M.2 SSD Drive Support for […]

QNAP QBoat Sunny IoT Server Review

What is the Internet of Things and Why is the QNAP QBoat important?   What the QNAP QBoat can do (PROS): Lite/Medium IoT Application Use Tiny in size and footprint M.2 SSD Support Multiple LAN for virtual switch and multiple network access DLNA Support Supports numerous standard QNAP QTS Applications and App Center Audio In/Out […]

Synology DS218 NAS Review

Synology DS218 NAS Review

The Synology DS218 NAS is here and is it worth your time? What the Synology DS218 can do (PROS): Home and Student Storage DLNA Support Apple Time Machine Support Surveillance including multiple camera licences iTunes Server Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR) Support Download server (FTP, HTTP, BT,NZB) CMS and CRM systems Office applications on DSM Media […]

Synology DS218J NAS Review

The latest Budget NAS has been released by Synology – Say hello to the DS218j What the Synology DS218J can do (PROS): Home and Student Storage DLNA Support Plex Media Server Support Apple Time Machine Support Surveillance including multiple camera licences iTunes Server Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR) Support Download server (FTP, HTTP, BT,NZB) CMS and […]

QNAP TVS-473e NAS Review

Should you buy the QNAP TVS-473e NAS this 2018 for the Home or Business? What the QNAP TVS-473e can do (PROS): Medium to High Virtualisation Business Use SMB Storage PCIe Slots Can connect to TB2 with the Apple TB2-Dedicated SSD Bays 10GBe Support (optional card) DLNA Support M.2 SSD Drive Support for Caching Includes remote control Apple Time […]

QNAP TS-453BU NAS Review

Is the QNAP TS-453BU SMB Rackmount the NAS a big enough upgrade?   What the QNAP TS-453BU can do (PROS): Lite/Medium file server application use Tiny in size and footprint Supporting 4K Transcoding Can be used as a Plex Media Server eith transcoding Lots of App support via QTS Multiple LAN for virtual switch and […]

TS-128A QNAP NAS Review

Is the new QNAP 1-Bay TS-128 NAS worth your money? What the TS-128A can do (PROS): 4K Transcoding DLNA Support Apple Time Machine Support Surveillance including multiple camera licences iTunes Server Download server (FTP, HTTP, BT,NZB) CMS and CRM systems Office applications Media Center support and more What the TS-128A cannot do (CONS): Cannot Support […]