This diminutive NAS box is designed for 2.5-inch media, including SATA SSDs. It’s packed with media-streaming and other features, and it runs very cool and quiet when populated with SSDs. Small is ...

For those who prefer direct attached storage, units such as the QNAP TR-004 provide hardware RAID over USB C and work as ...

Cloud storage is almost a requirement these days. Given that most users have multiple smartphones and tablets that can take pictures and video, they need someplace to store those files. There are ...

The company makes some excellent products, such as the DiskStation DS925+ and BeeStation series. I've played around with more ...

I’ve written about Synology products before, but unless you own one or are in the market for such a device, I’m betting you might not know what they do. Synology is a company that makes several ...

Forget about external hard drives, today you can get something that will back up your PCs and work as a personal server for less than $250. Walmart is selling the Synology DiskStation DS220 Plus NAS ...

Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building PCs since young, and when not creating content, you can often find him ...

The beefy QNAP TVS-EC880 delivers better performance under heavy workloads, while the elegant Synology DS2015xs shines with useful tools The past few years have seen a meteoric rise in the breadth and ...

Synology strikes a balance between affordability and functionality. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It's easy to get lost in ...

On Topic -- rolled my own NAS using Nas4Free, a fork off of FreeNas. That was simple. I would consider buying one of these types of boxes used though -- but the new price is just too much. I recently ...