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The Seagate IronWolf 14TB Hard Drive holds a staggering amount of data – way more than pretty much any “average” user will ever need. At the same time, when you are outfitting a new QNAP NAS, you want to be 100% certain that your solution is going to be as future proof as possible. Well, […]
At the end of last year, QNAP started to release models from the new TS-x83XU enterprise Network Attached Storage (NAS) series. Available in a range of configurations, these high powered storage devices suit most IT environments. Thanks to our friends at QNAP, we were able to get hands-on with the QNAP TS-883XU-RP-E2124-8G-US. Powered by Intel’s […]
Over the years we’ve reviewed numerous QNAP devices. One thing we have loved about them was the QTS operating system and the ability to test out upcoming beta releases. QNAP have now released their latest QTS beta – QTS 4.3.5 for public testing. Before you run off an install on a production NAS, please remember […]
Today, network storage devices are becoming the norm in most homes and small to medium enterprises. Whilst we all have access to cloud-based storage, internet speeds here in Australia and other countries still make NAS devices an attractive alternative for backups and content sharing. QNAPs latest offering in this space is the TVS-951X. As with […]
Crucial is a brand that has not really competed with top-tier enthusiast-level manufacturers in the past. Most of their products have been in the mid-tier, budget consumer segment. But with a leadership restructuring in the recent past, Micron, the parent company, is aiming to break that habit. The MX500 1TB is one of the steps […]
Ever since its release in Q1 2017, the AMD Ryzen series of affordable CPUs has thrown down a new benchmark in affordable performance. QNAP has become the first NAS brand to incorporate these powerful new AMD processors with the release of the TS-x77 series of NAS. The storage hardware is primarily aimed at business customers, […]
TS-431XeU – A Budget NAS Champion? In the NAS market for home and SMB users, QNAP is a well-known name. The Taiwan based company has a wide range of Network Accessed Storage (NAS), Network Video Recorder (NVR), and Digital Signage (DS) devices. They have been in business since 2004, and have a foothold in the […]
A NAS is a ‘Network Attached Storage’ system. With data playing such a pivotal role in so many businesses, it’s becoming increasingly important to find ways to keep it safe and secure. Loss of data or data breaches can result in poor customer service, legal problems and loss of intellectual property or sensitive personal information. […]
Computers tend to slow down as time goes by as the software being run continuously evolves and becomes more demanding. This is something that we can’t really prevent. If you are running an older style hard disk drive, one way to give your system an immediate boost is by upgrading to an SSD. If your […]
Drobo has recently introduced their latest network appliance, the 5N2. An upgraded version of the 5N, the 5N2 offers many of the same features, and even looks very similar. A network storage solution, the Drobo 5N2 is designed to protect your data with the least amount of effort on the user’s part so that things […]