There are two trends regarding NAS units: multi-gigabit Ethernet and, of course, a shift toward NAND-based flash storage. Asustor introduced the Lockerstor 4 Gen2 (AS6704T) NAS server. This SOHO NAS ...

A proper NAS and a perfect media server? Synology recently released its latest Gigabit Ethernet NAS server aimed towards the consumer market. Armed with a more powerful quad-core processor the DS1019+ ...

Improvements in network-attached storage density and performance target unstructured data workloads. Here's how a NAS server works, how it is different from a SAN, and what IT buyers want in ...

Seagate’s Business Storage Windows Server is a fast file server, and it delivers better default security than Linux-based devices. But it’s write speed renders it less appealing for client backups.

I'm currently building a new PC and plan on using my old PC as a NAS server. I have a few basic questions about the hardware/operational side of things, because I've never ran a NAS server before. My ...

On paper, the QNAP TS-251A looks like a well-specced network attached storage device for ttme use (buy it here for $319), featuring a dual-core processor and ample 2 GB RAM. It even has a HDMI port ...

The Valkyrie Dual-Bay is the first NAS server that Patriot, a company most known as a maker of system memory, submitted to CNET, and we were disappointed with it. The two-bay NAS server has an ...

The TerraMaster F2-420 ($300, available on Amazon) is a basic RAID 1, 2-bay NAS designed for small office or personal use. The device ships with a 2GHz quad core Intel Celeron processor, 4GB of RAM ...