EVERYTHING We Know About Synology NAS Hardware and Software for 2023-2024 Synology has always been the ‘Apple’ of the NAS industry, approaching the launch of their newest hardware/software releases with a sense of gravitas and importance (global launch events, hosted digital streams, etc) that is only matched by the sheer blanket of secrecy they maintain […]
EVERYTHING We Know About Synology NAS Hardware and Software for 2023-2024 Synology has always been the ‘Apple’ of the NAS industry, approaching the launch of their newest hardware/software releases with a sense of gravitas and importance (global launch events, hosted digital streams, etc) that is only matched by the sheer blanket of secrecy they maintain […]
The QNAP TVS-h874 NAS Drive Review Labelling the QNAP TVS-h874 as the ‘ULTIMATE NAS’ is quite a big claim, right? I mean, we are still talking about the same formula as another desktop NAS right? Well, yes and no. I think it would be fair to say that I have seen ALOT of different NAS […]
The QNAP TVS-h874T NAS Drive Review The unveiling of the TVS-H874T at Computex in summer 2023 marked an important update to the existing TVS-h874 model. This system, positioned in the higher end of the market with a launch price between $2999 and $3499, caters to a niche yet demanding audience. Aimed at content creators, 4K […]
The QNAP TVS-h874T NAS Drive Review The unveiling of the TVS-H874T at Computex in summer 2023 marked an important update to the existing TVS-h874 model. This system, positioned in the higher end of the market with a launch price between $2999 and $3499, caters to a niche yet demanding audience. Aimed at content creators, 4K […]
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 […]
QNAP TS-464 or the Synology DS423+ NAS Drive – Which Should You Buy? Choosing Between the Synology DS423+ and QNAP TS-464 NAS is more than just about how you are spending your money at checkout! Making a move away from 3rd public cloud storage can be a big, BIG decision for some users. The ‘freemium’ […]
UGreen DXP4800 and DXP2800 Intel N100 NAS Drives Revealed 2023 has been an incredible year for changing the status quo of the NAS market! In the last year or so, we have seen several new brands enter the world of network attached storage. Some are providing complete turnkey solutions, while others offer OS-free solutions. This […]
UGreen DXP4800 and DXP2800 Intel N100 NAS Drives Revealed 2023 has been an incredible year for changing the status quo of the NAS market! In the last year or so, we have seen several new brands enter the world of network attached storage. Some are providing complete turnkey solutions, while others offer OS-free solutions. This […]
Synology has expanded its catalogue of Network-Attached Storage (NAS) solutions, announcing the launch of the DS223j, a budget-friendly model geared towards home users and small businesses. The DS223j is fitted with a Realtek RTD1619B quad-core, 64-bit processor clocking in at 1.7 GHz. While it doesn’t outperform high-end models, it brings an effective blend of power […]
Synology 2023/2024 Q&A with Taiwan Headquarters – Your Questions Answered Synology have always been largely considered to be the market leader in the world of network attached storage (NAS) and more often than not the decisions that make in their range of hardware/software solutions tend to be of tremendous interest to their growing global user […]
The Synology DS224+ NAS – Coming Soon! Synology has really been churning out the DiskStation releases this year, with a number of their popular DiskStation NAS devices all seeing a modern refresh to a greater or lesser degree. The Synology DS224+ is the update of the three-year-old DS220+ NAS, arriving in a similar framework as […]
Asustor Drivestor 2 Pro Review – Cost-Effective Cloud? The affordable tier of home NAS solutions is one that has grown quite saturated in recent years. With the majority of NAS (Network Attached Storage) brands producing a wide range of low, medium and high-end solutions, the result has been that the value of hardware at the […]
Which Synology NAS Drives will we see in 2023? Synology has quite an extensive portfolio of hardware and software solutions, build over two decades of research and development in the NAS industry. Now, as these solutions grow in popularity, some ranges in their portfolio are more popular than others (whilst others die off – farewell […]
Brand New Synology DS124 Value Series NAS Revealed Do you remember when owning your own private server was an incredibly complex, expensive, and intimidating proposition? Yeah, me too. However, the acceleration in how this kind of technology has become considerably more user-friendly and considerably smaller has been extraordinary, and few areas of the private server […]
Synology DS223j NAS – Should You Buy (Short Review) Synology has been a part of the network-attached storage industry for around 25 years now, and during that time, they’ve produced an array of solutions. Although all of their solutions support DSM, the extent to which they can use it and the sheer range of features […]