Small Net Builder recently reviewed the QNAP TS-469L Turbo, a four bay NAS intended for use in home or small business environments.
The full review includes a number of detail photos of both the unit and software interfaces, as well as a slew of speed tests and comparison graphs against competitor's speeds, so make sure to check them out if you're in the market for a new home NAS in the four bay range.
Overall, Small Net Builder seems impressed by the TS-469L. From their
Monday, February 25, 2013
Friday, February 22, 2013
Thecus N5550 Review
Hexus has released a review of the Thecus N5550, a five bay NAS device intended for use primarily by small or medium businesses. The full review includes a lot of useful benchmarks, including comparison graphs against similar competitors, so make sure to go take a look.
Overall Hexus appears highly impressed by the N5550, especially its speed testign. The only issues that they aren't as impressed with are some slight issues with the Thecus software, and some minor fan noise. From their
Overall Hexus appears highly impressed by the N5550, especially its speed testign. The only issues that they aren't as impressed with are some slight issues with the Thecus software, and some minor fan noise. From their
Iomega px2-300d Review
Mac World recently released a review of the Iomega px2-300d, a two bay NAS device intended for small or medium business use. We've already featured a couple of reviews about the px-300d, but more context is always better when making such a high-value purchase decision.
Overall, Mac World likes the px2-300d, but mention that many users could likely save a significant amount by adding their own drives rather than buying the device drives-included. From their summary:
The Storcenter
Overall, Mac World likes the px2-300d, but mention that many users could likely save a significant amount by adding their own drives rather than buying the device drives-included. From their summary:
The Storcenter
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Thecus TopTower N6850 Review
Expert Reviews recently released a review of the Thecus TopTower N6850, a six bay NAS intended for use by large businesses. The review includes numbers on the tests they ran as well as the configuration that they focused on, but doesn't include comparison numbers for similar competitors so some additional research might be required for less savvy readers.
Overall, the review ends on a rather lukewarm note, praising the device's price and speed but also mentioning noise issues and some
Overall, the review ends on a rather lukewarm note, praising the device's price and speed but also mentioning noise issues and some
Friday, February 15, 2013
Iomega StorCenter px2-300d 2TB Review
Expert Reviews recently released a review of the Iomega StorCenter px2-300d 2TB, a two bay NAS unit intended primarily for small or medium businesses.
The review includes testing statistics, but not any specific numbers for competitors for easier comparison by less knowledgeable readers. It also includes specifications and overall impressions. From their conclusion:
The Iomega StorCenter px2-300d Pro 2TB costs a similar amount to the Synology DS713+ enclosure with no drives. It’s easy
The review includes testing statistics, but not any specific numbers for competitors for easier comparison by less knowledgeable readers. It also includes specifications and overall impressions. From their conclusion:
The Iomega StorCenter px2-300d Pro 2TB costs a similar amount to the Synology DS713+ enclosure with no drives. It’s easy
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Thecus N4800Eco Review
CNET recently released a review of the Thecus N4800Eco, a four bay NAS tower primarily intended for small or medium business use.
Overall, the CNET review approves of two main features of the N4800Eco - the unit's speed performance and drive bay design.
The four-bay Thecus N4800Eco NAS server is a major upgrade to the company's N4200 that I reviewed a couple of years ago. The new server is now much faster and uses less energy, while retaining the excellent drive bay
Overall, the CNET review approves of two main features of the N4800Eco - the unit's speed performance and drive bay design.
The four-bay Thecus N4800Eco NAS server is a major upgrade to the company's N4200 that I reviewed a couple of years ago. The new server is now much faster and uses less energy, while retaining the excellent drive bay
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Synology Network Printer Tutorial
One of the biggest benefits to going with a veteran producer of NAS devices such as Synology is that they recognize many of the problems that relative newcomers will have when using their products.
Synology in particular has a great set of tutorials available for many of their products, including this one on setting network printers up through one of their NAS devices. These simple tutorials go through each necessary step, including screen shots of each so they can be used by just about
Synology in particular has a great set of tutorials available for many of their products, including this one on setting network printers up through one of their NAS devices. These simple tutorials go through each necessary step, including screen shots of each so they can be used by just about
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