Network Attached Storage News and Reviews
Synology prides itself on delivering budget-friendly network storage solutions. Sure, they have some strong performers as well, but it is their value for money offerings that have secured them a fair bit of market … [Read more...]
Smallnetbuilder has reviewed the Synology DS214se two drive NAS. This is Synology's entrant in the small and inexpensive NAS category. Even though it runs only $160 or less, though, this NAS still features the full suite … [Read more...]
A discussion of the ZFS file system choices for building your own NAS is over at the overclockers.com.au forum. One post lists the major choices available to implement ZFS at home, emphasizing BSD over Linux … [Read more...]
There is a nice article over at custompcreview.com discussing options for choosing hard drives for use in a NAS. Over the past few years, the major manufacturers have made this a simpler task by releasing drives … [Read more...]
Over at Smallnetbuilder there is a new review of the four drive Thecus N4560. This is a relatively low cost Intel Atom processor 4 bay NAS focused on the home user. Although the NAS has decent performance, … [Read more...]
I did a cost comparison using current prices on Amazon to see what the difference in price is between a 4 bay NAS using two Raid 1 volumes and one Raid 5 volume. As you can see, going with Raid 1 arrays means about a 30% … [Read more...]
Synology seems intent on grabbing the low-end part of the NAS market. It has introduced the low priced (MSRP around $160) DS214se two bay NAS. The NAS runs the full DSM software, but it obviously is lower in power and … [Read more...]
I found another forum thread about choosing a NAS - this one over at stereo.net.au. The thread started almost a year ago, but still is receiving new posts. A sample post: I currently own a Synology DS212j, which … [Read more...]