NAS is short for “network-attached storage.” This section of the site is about this type of storage, including real NAS servers and those you can make by attaching a portable drive to a router’s USB port.
If you’re a fan of Synology NAS server, you’re well aware of the software that powers your storage machine, the DiskStation Manager (DSM). Here’s some great news, the NAS maker announced today the beta availability of the latest version, DSM 7.0. The first major release in more than four years …
Synology today announced the DiskStation DS1621+ as the replacement to the DS1618+ that came out two years ago. This is its first home NAS server that features an AMD Ryzen chip instead of one from Intel. Update: The full review of the DS1621+ is available here. A new era of …
For a couple of years now, I’ve been asking Synology when it’d release a DiskStation server that comes with 10Gbps network capability. Finally, today, it’s here. The NAS maker announced just now the DS1621xs+ that, among other things, has a 10Gbps network port and M.2 SSD slots. Synology DS1621xs+: A …
Synology today announced the availability of its latest 2020 5-bay NAS server, the DiskStation DS1520+. Per the NAS maker’s naming convention, this is a new high-end server for homes and SMBs that can house up to 15 drives. Five on its own and another ten via two expansion units. In …
There are now a couple of new and exciting options if you’re in the market for robust network-attached storage (NAS) server. The Synology 2020+ NAS server lineup includes four brand-news servers, the DS220+, DS420+, DS720+, and DS920+, which now come with some extras. Synology 2020+ NAS: More processing power and …
Chronologically, the Synology DS220+—one of the four new servers Synology announced today—is the defacto upgrade to the previous model, the DS218+, that came out two years ago. In reality, it’s more of a variant. Indeed, the two have more in common than they do in differences. Here’s the lowdown on …
Small but potent, the newly-released Synology DS620slim is my type of NAS server. You know, the Asian type. Stereotyping aside, this server is an all-new offering from Synology regarding design. Maybe that’s why it’s a 620 and not 619 per Synology standard naming convention. One thing is for sure, it’s …
The TerraMaster F2-210 NAS server is an affordable alternative to the Synology DS218+. At half the cost, $150 disk-less, it’s quite a deal. To top that off, the new server is fast, has a responsive web user interface, supports 4K transcoding, and includes many add-on features. But you do get …
The Synology DS419slim is the latest in Synology’s “slim” line of NAS servers which use 2.5-inch standard (laptop) hard drives instead of the 3.5-inch standard (desktop) drive. As a result, the new server is super compact despite the fact it can house up to four internal drives. But in the …
The Synology DS1019+ is a formidable alternative to the DS1618+. The severs is the second revision of Synology DS10xx lineup since the DS1010+ that came out in 2010. The new server is affordable—costing just $650 disk-less—while delivering an excellent feature set. That includes dual-channel 4K transcoding capability and support for …
