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Weekly Tech Digest – Week 29, 2025: PCIe 6.0 SSDs, 30TB NAS Drives, Next-Gen Storage Innovations, and Enterprise Hardware Breakthroughs

Weekly Tech Digest – Week 29, 2025: PCIe 6.0 SSDs, 30TB NAS Drives, Next-Gen Storage Innovations, and Enterprise Hardware Breakthroughs

https://nascompares.com/podcasts/weekly/week29-2025.wav The provided texts primarily discuss advancements in data storage technology, highlighting new hard disk drives (HDDs) with increased capacities, like Seagate’s 30 TB HAMR drives, and innovative SSD controllers supporting future PCIe 6.0 for immense speeds and storage. Several Network Attached Storage (NAS) solutions are introduced, ranging from compact consumer models to high-capacity enterprise […]

Here is the Weekly Tech Digest – Week 28 – Compact NAS Launches, Smart NVRs, Industrial SSDs, Fanless Mini PCs, NAND Pricing Trends

Here is the Weekly Tech Digest – Week 28 – Compact NAS Launches, Smart NVRs, Industrial SSDs, Fanless Mini PCs, NAND Pricing Trends

https://nascompares.com/podcasts/weekly/week28-2025.wav This week’s roundup highlights advancements in NAS, NVR, and industrial storage technologies, along with trends in NAND flash pricing and fanless computing solutions. We look at launches from Asustor, QNAP, TeamGroup, Shuttle, and market forecasts that could affect SSD and memory pricing for the rest of the year. Asustor Status Page Highlights Availability Across […]

UGREEN DH4300 and DH2300 NAS Revealed

New Value Series UGREEN DH4300 and DH2300 NAS Drives UGREEN has unveiled two new value-focused NAS devices, the DH3400 and DH3200, designed to meet the needs of home and small office users who want practical, low-power network storage without unnecessary complexity. The DH3400 is a 4-bay model, while the DH3200 offers a 2-bay configuration, both […]

Week 27 Tech Roundup – Encrypted Portable SSDs, AI-Driven NAS Kits, DRAM Milestones, PCIe Gen5 Breakthroughs, and NAS Case Innovations

Week 27 Tech Roundup – Encrypted Portable SSDs, AI-Driven NAS Kits, DRAM Milestones, PCIe Gen5 Breakthroughs, and NAS Case Innovations

https://nascompares.com/podcasts/weekly/week27-2025.wav This week’s tech digest highlights cutting-edge storage hardware, DIY NAS innovations, a critical market shift in semiconductor production, and advancements in memory overclocking. Here are the first five big stories shaping the storage and computing landscape this week.   OWC Unveils Guardian USB-C Portable SSD with Built-In Hardware Encryption   Other World Computing (OWC) […]

Week 26 Tech Roundup – Compact NAS Launches, microSD Express Speeds, NAND Forecasts, and Synology’s Global Release

Week 26 Tech Roundup – Compact NAS Launches, microSD Express Speeds, NAND Forecasts, and Synology’s Global Release

https://nascompares.com/podcasts/weekly/week26-2025.wav This week in storage and networking technology, we’re seeing a strong trend toward energy-efficient NAS hardware, ultra-fast removable storage, and growing demand for high-endurance NAND solutions in industrial sectors. Meanwhile, Synology’s long-anticipated DS1525+ NAS has officially launched for global users, marking a notable expansion in AMD-powered NAS offerings. Here’s your detailed breakdown of the […]

Synology DS1825+ vs DS1821+ NAS

Synology DS1825+ vs DS1821+ NAS Comparison – Get It Right, FIRST TIME! When Synology releases a new NAS in its “Plus” lineup, users often expect a blend of practical improvements, long-term support, and a reasonable upgrade path from the previous generation. The Synology DS1825+ arrives in 2025 as the official successor to the 2020/2021-released DS1821+, […]

Week 25 Tech Roundup – DDR4 Sunset, Wi-Fi 7 Home Routers, 2nm SRAM, and Next-Gen Storage

Week 25 Tech Roundup – DDR4 Sunset, Wi-Fi 7 Home Routers, 2nm SRAM, and Next-Gen Storage

https://nascompares.com/podcasts/weekly/week25-2025.wav This week in tech saw notable advancements across memory, networking, and storage. Micron formally announced the sunsetting of DDR4, Kioxia introduced faster industrial SSDs, and Marvell unveiled the world’s first 2nm SRAM. In parallel, next-generation routers and 10GbE switches aim to simplify fast networking at home and in the enterprise. Micron to Sunset DDR4 […]

NEW UniFi NAS – What Comes Next in 2025/2026? ZFS, NVMe, More Racks

UniFi New NAS Rumours – Everything We Know Duing the UniFi World Conference event (the UWC 2025 expo event that took place in several places around the world over a week in May) the brand took the opportunity to share a huge amount of information about their roadmap for hardware and software in 2025 (and […]

NEW UniFi NAS – What Comes Next in 2025/2026?

UniFi New NAS Rumours – Everything We Know Duing the UniFi World Conference event (the UWC 2025 expo event that took place in several places around the world over a week in May) the brand took the opportunity to share a huge amount of information about their roadmap for hardware and software in 2025 (and […]

Orico Cyberdata Vault NAS (Early) Review

Does the Orico Cyberdata Vault CF56 and CF56 Pro Deserve Your Data? IMPORTANT – This is a review of two early prototypes of the Orico Cyberdata Vault NAS devices that will be launching on crowdfunding in July, and likely will see improvement and optimization as time and development continue. I provide this rolling/dynamic review as […]

Week 24 Tech Roundup – U.S. Semiconductor Expansion, HBM4 Milestone, AM5 Motherboards, and More

Week 24 Tech Roundup – U.S. Semiconductor Expansion, HBM4 Milestone, AM5 Motherboards, and More

https://nascompares.com/podcasts/weekly/week24-2025.wav The tech world continues to move at a rapid pace with key developments across semiconductor manufacturing, AI hardware, and motherboard innovations. This week’s roundup focuses on major U.S. investment plans in memory production, Micron’s leap forward in HBM4, and new AMD-compatible motherboards from Gigabyte, ASRock, and MSI. Micron Announces $200 Billion U.S. Semiconductor Expansion […]

Orico Cyberdata Vault NAS (Early) Review

Does the Orico Cyberdata Vault CF56 and CF56 Pro Deserve Your Data? IMPORTANT – This is a review of two early prototypes of the Orico Cyberdata Vault NAS devices that will be launching on crowdfunding in July, and likely will see improvement and optimization as time and development continue. I provide this rolling/dynamic review as […]

Week 23 Tech Roundup – AI NAS, Docker Security, Sustainable RAM, and Next-Gen Storage

Week 23 Tech Roundup – AI NAS, Docker Security, Sustainable RAM, and Next-Gen Storage

https://nascompares.com/podcasts/weekly/week23-2025.wav This week in tech, we saw significant advancements in secure container deployment, emerging AI-powered NAS solutions, and storage hardware innovations targeting both enterprise and environmentally conscious consumers. Major NAS vendors like Synology and QNAP expanded their hardware and software lineups, while Docker introduced a hardened container image strategy to streamline and secure cloud-native deployments. […]

I went to Synology HQ and Asked About Hard Drives…

Synology Explain WHY They Changed Drive Support and Verification in 2025 NAS During a recent visit to Taipei for Computex 2025, I took the opportunity to visit Synology’s headquarters and speak directly with company representatives about one of the most discussed and divisive topics in the NAS community today — the company’s increasingly strict stance […]

Synology DS1525+ vs DS1522+ NAS

Synology DS1525+ vs DS1522+ NAS Comparison – Get It Right, FIRST TIME! With the arrival of the Synology DS1525+ in 2025, many users are now weighing it against its immediate predecessor, the DS1522+, released in 2022. On the surface, both NAS units share the same 5-bay form factor, nearly identical chassis design, and very similar […]

Synology Explain WHY They Changed Drive Support and Verification in 2025 NAS

I went to Synology HQ and Asked About Hard Drives… During a recent visit to Taipei for Computex 2025, I took the opportunity to visit Synology’s headquarters and speak directly with company representatives about one of the most discussed and divisive topics in the NAS community today — the company’s increasingly strict stance on hard […]

Week 22 Tech Roundup – Wi-Fi 7 for All, 100TB HDD Ambitions, Edge AI NAS, PCIe 5.0 Breakthroughs & NAS OS Upgrades

Week 22 Tech Roundup – Wi-Fi 7 for All, 100TB HDD Ambitions, Edge AI NAS, PCIe 5.0 Breakthroughs & NAS OS Upgrades

https://nascompares.com/podcasts/weekly/week22-2025.wav This week’s NASCompares roundup dives into a wealth of enterprise and consumer storage innovations announced across the global tech ecosystem. From Synology and TerraMaster introducing next-gen NAS systems to QNAP’s new edge AI server and seismic shifts in NAND flash production, it’s clear that the second half of 2025 will usher in faster, smarter, […]

Synology Managed 10GbE PoE Network Switches Revealed – Synology PS Series

Synology (Finally) Reveals Managed PoE 10GbE Switches – The PS Series At Computex 2025, Synology formally unveiled its new PS Series of PoE switches—marking the company’s first venture into dedicated network switching hardware. Designed specifically for surveillance environments, these switches are not meant to replace general-purpose managed switches, but rather to complement Synology’s Surveillance Station […]