Brand New Synology RS1221+ & RS2421+ NAS Revealed Yes, that’s correct, It looks like Synology will be releasing a couple of new 8-Bay and 12-Bay expandable rackmount solutions in their 2021 series, but before going any further, I want to give props to the r/synology community over on Reddit for this. IMPORTANT – Full Credit […]
Brand New Synology DVA3221 GPU Card Enabled Surveillance Server for 2020/2021 One of the main reasons that a lot of businesses look at the Synology NAS platform is because they trust that their data will be safe. Synology has a fantastically good reputation in the field of NAS and part of that comes down to […]
Synology RS3621xs+, RS4021xs+ and RS362RP1xs NAS Revealed – a Bit! Update 28/01/21 – Specifications on the RS3621xs+, RS4021xs+ & RS3621RPxs are now confirmed, click below to learn more Good news for those of a business storage frame of mind that take their hardware seriously, Synology will later this month reveal their latest three entries into […]
The RS2821RP+, RS2421RP+, SA6500 & FS6600N – Even More New Synology Rackstation and FlashStation Revealed It really is a busy season for Synology Rackmount solutions! The first part of the year has always been heavily slanted towards business hardware in the server industry and year on year, this has always been when Synology unveil their […]
Brand New Rackstation NAS – FULL RS3621xs+, RS3621RPxs and RS4021xs+ Specifications Revealed Good news for those looking at purchasing a new generation rackmount NAS from Synology, with the news that their 2017 generation XS rackstation series has been replaced with a new 2021 range, resulting in the new RS3621xs+, RS4021xs+ and RS3621RPxs Rackstation NAS. These […]
A Guide to Synology PCIe Upgrade Cards There comes a point in the lifespan of most Synology NAS drives, big or small, that the performance, bandwidth and general throughput that the device is capable of hit a bit of a glass ceiling. Perhaps it is those rather restrictive 1Gbe ports in 2021, hardware features like […]
Synology Photos Upgrade from Moments & Photo Station – Should You Upgrade? When Synology first announced the development of DSM 7 (almost 3 years ago now), one of the biggest changes that was noticed was the move by Synology to consolidate their existing Synology Photo Station and Moments applications into a single, all-purpose tool – […]
Why Should You Buy the New Synology RS1221+ NAS? As many of you are no doubt aware, there is a brand new Synology solution available to buy for those looking at a robust, compact, yet fully-featured rackmount 8-Bay solution. The recently released Synology RS1221+ NAS is a reinvention of the popular 8 drive RS1219+ from […]
The Synology HAT5300 Hard Drives for NAS Officially Launched Well, it’s official – Synology has launched themselves into the NAS storage media industry with the release of their HAT5300 range of HDDs. In a move that might not have surprised a huge number of people (given their progression into the server industry), arguably the biggest […]
Where Are the Synology Play and Standard Series? Yes, as fantastically clickbaity as the title might well suggest, there is simply no other way to put it. Where are the Synology PLAY and Standard series of desktop NAS devices. Synology has really been rather gun-ho about their Prosumer, SMB and Enterprise releases in the PLUS, […]
The Synology MR2200ac and RT2600ac – Still Worth Buying? Synology we have made quite a name for itself in the world of network-attached storage (NAS) for the last two decades, however in the last few years they made some impressive moves into the world of prosumer routers, with technically three generations of hardware in their […]
Why Are there Hardware Shortages and Price Increases in Hard Drives, SSD and NAS? Where has all the stock gone and why is everything suddenly more expensive? This is the question that lots of users who are are getting ready to purchase or upgrade their data storage solutions in 2021 are asking. From hard drives […]
Choosing Between Plex and Emby on a NAS in 2021/2022 Despite the fact that network-attached storage NAS has a vast number of services and utilities for home and business use, many users predominantly use their NAS for a media server. From streaming multimedia to numerous devices in the home, to sharing their entertainment collection with […]
WD My Cloud NAS or Synology/QNAP? Which Brand Should You Buy? For many users, the first NAS they ever owned was the affordable and sturdy WD My Cloud NAS drive. From students and teachers to console gamers and small business, the WD My Cloud range of NAS devices was one of the earliest attempts by […]
Plex Vs Synology Video Station on a NAS in 2021/2022 One of the most popular reasons that users choose to buy a network-attached storage (NAS) device is for use as a media server. The appeal is pretty clear. With most users now owning decades of media (either in digital form or ripped from optical media […]
How to Setup a Windows 11 VM on Your Synology NAS As Many of you may have heard, Microsoft has formally announced that Windows 11 is coming and after several high-profile presentations and numerous published references online, you are now able to begin the formal process of testing this new operating system to see if […]
The HAS5300 Hard Drives – New SAS Media from Synology Revealed Yes, that’s right. Synology has now released a range of SAS (12Gb) hard drives in the HAS5300 series. Last year, when Synology first revealed that they were going to start producing their own range of SATA hard drives for their Diskstation and Rackstation NAS […]
Synology DSM vs QNAP QTS NAS Software & Hardware Comparison If you are looking at buying a new NAS drive (either as a first-time buyer or you can considering jumping from one brand to another), then the software that brands like Synology and QNAP include with your NAS purchase is always going to be an […]
Synology DSM vs QNAP QTS NAS Software & Hardware Comparison We continue with our comparison of the two biggest brands in Network Attached Storage (NAS) and after comparing how each brand presents their platform, how they differ in releases and hardware, then finally the web-based GUI. Today we are going to cover how Synology and […]
Synology DSM vs QNAP QTS NAS Software & Hardware Comparison Welcome back to the final part of my Synology vs QNAP NAS comparison, where I go through the main differences between the two biggest brands in the world of NAS in 2021/2022. So far we have covered the brand’s rhetoric, the hardware, the graphical user […]