Nas Review and Comparison
Posted: 19 Jan 2021, 23:28
With most of the world’s population having some form of digital device, the secure storage of their digital content is becoming of greater importance for everyday users. There are a lot of services which offer online storage of one’s data, however, many users are skeptical of how their data is being used on such platforms. This is where so-called Network Attached Storage or NAS devices come into play. There are many such solutions available as an open sourced, free software package such as Nextcloud (https://nextcloud.com) or OwnCloud, (https://owncloud.com) however today we want to look at commercially available hardware and software.
I will be reviewing 3 sponsored NAS systems (Asustor Lockerstor 4, Synology DS920+, and TerraMaster F5-422) which I picked out due to their hardware and software configuration. This review is intended specifically for content creators such as photo / video editors or CAD users with a large and growing model database. As the latter is the case for me, I have decided to review affordable solutions to increase one’s network attached storage solutions and CAD productivity.
Nevertheless, whether you are looking for a NAS solution for your home or business scenario, or simply interested in reading about new networking hardware, my full review should be of interest to you as I will also be giving a general summary of each of the NAS’s capabilities and comparing them with each other.
The F5-422 by TerraMaster took me quite by surprise! I was not expecting this system to be able to keep up with such popular and well-situated companies in the NAS scene; it was a close call. TerraMaster is a company which is making a name for itself with affordable but also good NAS solutions. They are becoming more known and with good reason. For a NAS system with 10GbE networking, TerraMaster is hard to beat with their affordability. Even though this NAS was in last place for my use-case, this does NOT mean that it is in last place for your intended scenario. I would advise anyone with 10GbE networking integration or the desire to future proof their NAS to check out the F5-422. Furthermore, if you have a high need for speed and want to get every bit of throughput possible out of your NAS system, then I would advise you to give this NAS from TerraMaster a shot. To find out more and read my full review / overview of the F5-422 click here: https://www.student.kit.edu/~uekqa/nas-cad-review
DISCLAIMER: This is still my personal / subjective opinion, even though I tried my best to keep the review and comparison as objective as possible.
I will be reviewing 3 sponsored NAS systems (Asustor Lockerstor 4, Synology DS920+, and TerraMaster F5-422) which I picked out due to their hardware and software configuration. This review is intended specifically for content creators such as photo / video editors or CAD users with a large and growing model database. As the latter is the case for me, I have decided to review affordable solutions to increase one’s network attached storage solutions and CAD productivity.
Nevertheless, whether you are looking for a NAS solution for your home or business scenario, or simply interested in reading about new networking hardware, my full review should be of interest to you as I will also be giving a general summary of each of the NAS’s capabilities and comparing them with each other.
The F5-422 by TerraMaster took me quite by surprise! I was not expecting this system to be able to keep up with such popular and well-situated companies in the NAS scene; it was a close call. TerraMaster is a company which is making a name for itself with affordable but also good NAS solutions. They are becoming more known and with good reason. For a NAS system with 10GbE networking, TerraMaster is hard to beat with their affordability. Even though this NAS was in last place for my use-case, this does NOT mean that it is in last place for your intended scenario. I would advise anyone with 10GbE networking integration or the desire to future proof their NAS to check out the F5-422. Furthermore, if you have a high need for speed and want to get every bit of throughput possible out of your NAS system, then I would advise you to give this NAS from TerraMaster a shot. To find out more and read my full review / overview of the F5-422 click here: https://www.student.kit.edu/~uekqa/nas-cad-review
DISCLAIMER: This is still my personal / subjective opinion, even though I tried my best to keep the review and comparison as objective as possible.