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QNAP TS-233 QNAP TS-233 is a two-bay NAS aimed for home user who are looking personal file storage and home multimedia center. Retailed at a buck shy of $200, the TS-233 is an affordable NAS that is powered by the ARM 4-core Cortex A55 SoC running at 2.0GHz. While the …

Introduction Introduction If you happen to have a NAS unit that is 3 years or older, it is about time to start looking for an upgrade. Not necessary because you need the additional performance from the newer processor upgrade (though it never hurts) but rather, newer NAS devices are equipped …

Is the Qnap TS-251B The Answer To Your Media Needs? Today, we are looking at the Qnap TS-251B which is more than just a dumbed down file storage appliance. There is always a need to store data locally that you can access with every system in the home or office. …

Introduction QNAP has always been one of the companies in the NAS industry that is quick to adopt new technology and offer different products than other manufactuers. The company is the first to incorporate AMD SoC into their NAS devices (TVS-x63 NAS) and also delivers the first Android NAS (TAS-268). …

Introduction It is clear what QNAP is aiming for with the TS-451+ from the moment you open up the device, as the unit comes with a multimedia remote as the standard accessory. QNAP actually has had the multimedia remote that users can purchase separately as an add-on accessory that works …

QNAP continues to deliver high performance NAS with the latest addition, the Turbo vNAS TVS-871T, to the NAS family. The TVS-871T combines direct attached storage (DAS), network attached storage (NAS), and iSCSI-SAN into one. What makes the TVS-871T unique is the inclusion of the Thunderbolt 2 that delivers 20 Gbps …

Introduction QNAP TVS-x71 is designed specifically for the small and medium business.  Available in 4 bay (TVS-471), 6 bay (TVS-671), or 8 bay (TVS-881) model, they come with high performance Intel processor, minimum 4GB of RAM, two USB 2.0 ports, three USB 3.0 ports, one HDMI port, and four Gigabit …

Introduction Generally speaking two bay or four bay NAS devices are dominated by ARM SoC while higher capacity unit for SOHO or enterprise devices are using x86 Intel Atom or Core processor. Atom was originally designed for Netbooks with its low power usage. However, the first Atom processor is just not …

QNAP has partnered with AMD to launch the TVS series NAS .The latest addition to the NAS family will be powered by AMD G-Series quad-core SoC clocked at 2.4 GHz. The system will be equipped with either 4GB or 8GB of DDR3L RAM that is upgradable to 16GB. It will …

QNAP has released Qfix v1.0.2 that is aimed to fix Shellshock for those who are still using the older firmware. QNAP adds the fix to the latest QTS 4.1.1 build 1003 firmware which the company has urged users who owns one of the NAS from QNAP to hit the update …

Got one of the QNAP Turbo NAS? If so, be sure to hit your NAS’s firmware update as QNAP has released Qfix 1.0.1 patch for its Turbo NAS to address GNU Bash Environment Variable Command Injection Vulnerability, aka “Shellshock”. As you may have awared that Shellshock affects Linux/UNIX based system …

The TS-219P II is the latest NAS from QNAP, featuring a speed bump in the processor and a bunch of new features. We took a closer look at its new features such as QMobile, MyCloudNAS, and tested the unit to see well it performs.

The QNAP TS-259 Pro is one of the best NAS we have tested, due to its use of the Intel Atom processor. The low power consumption, great features, and excellent performance make this one of the best 2-bay NAS units on the market.

QNAP TS-439 Pro is a 4-bay NAS that is designed with a plenty of features yet it does not cost you an arm and leg. We compare it against the more expensive TS-809 Pro to see how much performance difference between the two units.

QNAP TS-809 Pro is a NAS packed with features. It is bundled with 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB DDR2, Dual Gigabit LAN, and five USB 2.0 ports. Up to eight hard drives can be used for RAID 0/1/5/6/5+spare, and JBOD. It offers excellent performance at fraction of …

Synology has recently launched a budget version of their flagship DiskStation DS209+ at whopping $200 cheaper in the price. Today, we are going to put it against its older brother and see how much performance hit would you expect by saving $200.