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QNAP continue their roll-out of new products aimed at the entry level SMB market with the release of the TS-431X. The QNAP TS-431X is a 4 disk NAS and supports up to 10GbE network speeds with the included 10GbE SFP+ port. Like its older sibling, the TS-531X, QNAP have continued to utilise processor technology from […]
Taipei-based Quality Network Appliance Provider (QNAP) Systems, Inc. with its robust portfolio of network attached storage (NAS) and network video recorder (NVR) offerings have earned for itself a strong position in the storage domain since 2004. All its solution offerings are extremely reliable, state-of-the-art, user-friendly and technology-blended. With that experience, QNAP has curved out a […]
IoT or Internet of Things is gradually changing the way we live and do things. These days, the application of IoT cuts across all industries and has even found its way to our homes. There is an increasing demand for IoT applications as consumers start to better understand the impact of them on our lives and […]
NAS, which stands for Network Attached Storage, is a networked file storage device that allows you to easily store and share your data. Data is one of the most important technology assets in a home or company. Therefore, it is essential to have access to data and to be able to store data safely and […]
Thecus has announced the new 2-bay NAS for the home called the N2350. The NAS is powered by the Marvell Armada processor and is the successor to the N2310. Key specifications: Dual core Marvell Armada 385 1.0GHz CPU 1GB DDR4 RAM ThecusOS 7.0 Energy efficient “The N2350 provides all the essential storage services you need […]
Late last year we were lucky enough to road test the Thecus W2810Pro Windows Storage Server (WSS) NAS. Here we are again in 2017, with the new W4810 WSS NAS, a new 4-disk storage appliance from Thecus. Like the W2810Pro, the W4810 is also built upon Microsoft’s Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Essentials. For those that […]
QNAP seem to be sharing the love across multiple processor manufacturers by pairing them with products that match their capability. In their latest lineup, the TVS-x73 series, QNAP have partnered with AMD to deliver a NAS solution based on the AMD R-Series Quad-core SoC. We take a look at the 4 disk model which comes […]
QNAP are getting pretty serious in the small/medium enterprise market with the TS-531X. The QNAP TS-531X is a 5-bay NAS powered by Amazon’s Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-341 quad-core 1.4 GHz processor. But this isn’t what sets it apart, the TS-531X also comes with dual 10GbE SFP+ ports. QNAP have released a 2GB and 8GB variant, […]
The Thecus N2810 is a linux based 2-bay NAS powered by Intel’s dual-core N3050 (Braswell) Celeron CPU. The N3050 runs at 1.6Ghz and is capable of 4K video transcoding. The N2810 comes configured with 2GB RAM that can be expanded to 8GB through the use of compatible DDR3 modules. A quick CPU check via SSH […]
To date, all the Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices that we have reviewed have been based on the Linux operating system. Thecus have gone against this trend with a range of units that are based on Microsoft Windows Storage Server (WSS) 2012 R2 Essentials. The W2810PRO is one of their newest 2-disk products in this […]