Gl.iNet Reveal the Flint 4 WiFi 7 Router for the First Time GL.iNet used CES 2026 to preview the Flint 4 as an in-development desktop router, and the prototype shown on the stand reads like a higher-tier extension of what the Flint line has been building toward. The unit on display pairs a more “feature-forward” […]
The Beryl 7 from Gl.iNet Finally Revealed On January 6, 2026, day 1 of CES 2026, Gl.iNet is highlighting the Beryl 7 (GL-MT3600BE) as an upcoming travel router positioned below the company’s more premium Slate 7 in the same Wi-Fi 7 travel category. The device is being presented as a successor direction to the earlier […]
Gl.iNet Slate 7 Pro Revealed at CES 2026 GL.iNet used CES 2026 to show an early prototype of the Slate 7 Pro, described as a larger, more capable follow-up to the Slate 7 travel router released in 2025. The prototype presentation suggests the company is keeping the core Slate concept intact, meaning a compact router […]
Minisforum Reveal the New Minisforum N5 Max and N5 Air NAS Minisforum used CES 2026 to extend its 5 bay N5 NAS lineup with 2 new models, the N5 Max and the N5 Air, building on the original N5 and the better known N5 Pro that arrived in Summer 2025. The N5 Pro drew a […]
The Beryl 7 from Gl.iNet Finally Revealed On January 6, 2026, day 1 of CES 2026, Gl.iNet is highlighting the Beryl 7 (GL-MT3600BE) as an upcoming travel router positioned below the company’s more premium Slate 7 in the same Wi-Fi 7 travel category. The device is being presented as a successor direction to the earlier […]
New Gl.iNet Mudi 7 INSANE Travel Router Revealed Gl.iNet is using day 1 of CES 2026 to spotlight the Mudi 7 travel router, with 2 listed variants: GL-E5800NA and GL-E5800EU. While the company is now formally presenting the device at the show and directing attention to its travel-focused positioning, it still has not published pricing […]
New IP Cameras and AI Surveillance for NAS Coming Soon UGREEN has outlined a SynCare lineup of IP surveillance devices that focuses on edge processing, on-device multimodal AI detection, and local recording, rather than a cloud-first model with recurring fees. The range, shown publicly around CES 2026, includes indoor cameras, an outdoor camera, and a […]
Asus Signals the Arrival of WiFi 8, But Should You Care? Yep, there is barely any dust on your WiFi 7 devices, and yet now the road is being paved towards the 8th generation of Wi-Fi. WiFi 8 refers to the upcoming IEEE 802.11bn generation, where the stated emphasis is improving reliability in difficult real-world […]
What changed At CES 2026, SanDisk announced it is transitioning its internal client NVMe SSD branding away from the familiar WD_BLACK and WD Blue labels, consolidating under a single umbrella: SANDISK Optimus. The company says you will see refreshed packaging and product identity, while the performance and reliability customers expect remain consistent during the transition. […]
A new DRAM-less, PCIe 4.0 NVMe client SSD family aimed at PC OEM notebooks and desktops, with a focus on performance per watt. What KIOXIA announced KIOXIA introduced the BG7 Series as its next generation, value oriented client SSD line for PC OEMs. The headline upgrade is the move to BiCS FLASH generation 8 3D […]
New UnifyDrive UP6 INSANE NAS + UC450 Pro and UC250 NAS Revealed UnifyDrive has expanded its NAS portfolio with three new systems designed to cover mobile, desktop, and entry-level deployment scenarios while maintaining a consistent software experience across all models. The flagship UP6 continues the company’s focus on portable NVMe-based hardware by adding a touchscreen […]
Terramaster new TOS 7 NAS Software Beta Ready to Test December 15, 2025 | TerraMaster, a professional storage brand dedicated to delivering innovative solutions for home users, businesses, and developers, today officially launches the public beta of TOS 7. This highly anticipated release, developed over nearly two years by a team of more than 100 engineers, not […]
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 […]
https://nascompares.com/podcasts/weekly/week48-2025.m4a React2Shell Vulnerability Threatens Nearly 150,000 Servers Worldwide A critical security flaw in React Server Components, designated CVE-2025-55182 and dubbed React2Shell, has emerged as one of the most severe vulnerabilities of late 2024. The Shadowserver Foundation’s latest scans reveal approximately 148,740 internet-exposed servers remain vulnerable to this unauthenticated remote code execution exploit, with nearly 94,000 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
https://nascompares.com/podcasts/weekly/week46-2025.m4a In this week’s NASCompares Tech Digest for Week 47 (2025), we explore major updates and product reveals across the NAS, surveillance, and enterprise storage sectors. Synology expands its surveillance portfolio with a new AI-powered camera aimed at business security, while Unraid releases a stability-focused update in version 7.2.1. Ubiquiti rolls out an overhauled […]
https://nascompares.com/podcasts/weekly/week39-2025.wav This week’s digest covers the debut of Wi-Fi 7 routers from D-Link and Zyxel, powerful tape-based surveillance systems from MagStor, UniFi’s long-awaited entry into the NAS market, and innovative microSD Express cards from Transcend. Whether you’re a home user, media creator, or IT admin, this roundup spotlights the bleeding edge of storage, networking, and […]
