The TS-251D combines secure data storage and multimedia entertainment into one device. Featuring a PCIe slot, the TS-251D is QNAP’s first home/SOHO NAS that allows you to flexibly extend its functionality and potential applications. You can install a QNAP QM2 card to provide M.2 SSD caching/10GbE connectivity and use with Qtier auto-tiering storage to enhance overall system performance, or install a wireless network card (such as the QNAP QWA-AC2600) to turn the TS-251D into a wireless access point and to wirelessly stream your multimedia throughout your home. The TS-251D supports dual-channel H.264 hardware decoding and transcoding, allowing you to enjoy watching NAS media files smoothly across various devices.

• The PCIe port supports installing a 10GbE network card, a QM2 dual-port M.2 SSD/10GbE card, a USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gbps) card, or a wireless network card.
• 4K media playback and online transcoding; cross-device multimedia viewing via HDMI output or streaming applications.
• Snapshots fully record the system status and data. If files are accidentally deleted or modified, you can quickly restore the previously-recorded data.
• Hybrid Backup Sync consolidates backup and sync tasks into a single app, providing multiple layers of data protection.
• Remotely access the apps and files on your TS-251D via myQNAPcloud and easily manage and share files.
• Supports containerized applications and hosting virtual machines with various operating systems.

HUGE 60-Bay HA6400 RackMount NAS from Synology Revealed

At the risk of being controversial, I would say that Synology is a brand that trades on its software reputation more than it’s hardware. That is not to say that they have not created some fine ANS hardware over the years (first commercial NAS brand to include NVMe SSD bays in their hardware, first affordable business true Active-Active controller solution, to name but a couple), but their DSM platform has far outpaced their hardware in terms of appeal with existing and new customers. However, when I first heard that Synology was working on a 60-Bay Intel Powered rackmount solution, I thought I miss heard and had to check (3 times in fact). But no, the newly revealed Synology HD6400 4U RackStation NAS is genuinely a 60 3.5” Bay solution. Arriving in a monstrously huge chassis, this top-loaded server is aimed at users who want it all – Powered, Ungradeability, Storage potential and that feeling of an investment well made. So, with this device entering the comparatively navigated territory for Synology, let’s take a look at this device and find out if it’s as good as it sounds.

The Synology SA3200D Active-Passive Rackmount NAS

The SA3200D is the first active and passive storage server that is equipped with a DSM operating system and supports a complete kit. It can be imagined as a high-availability system composed of two NASs. Its active and passive controller architecture can fully protect enterprise key data and service.

The SA3200D uses Intel Xeon D-1521 CPU quad-core processor for each controller, built-in 8GB DDR4 ECC memory, and can be expanded to 64GB. Each node also uses a separate DSM operating system in the SATA DOM to allow the job and data to be completely separate.

Brand New RS1220+ NAS Drive from Synology Uncovered

There has been yet another new release revealed from the top tier NAS brand, Synology, at their latest event to promote both the 2020 range and almost 20years of providing NAS solutions. Today I want to tell you guys about the Synology RS1220+ NAS for home and midrange business users. Although this is not the first new release that we have featured from the 2020 launch event, it is one that has caught us a little by surprise, following jsut a year after the RS1219+ rackstation NAS. Let me explain. Synology is a brand that tends to shift it’s focus periodically from home to business, from Diskstation to Rackstation, changing in line with the financial year and the demand of its audience. However, this year, we are seeing the reveal of their 2019 and 2020 series and we have been seeing alot of devices that I would consider ‘somewhere in the middle’, with hardware that can be utilized by both home and business users alike. The RS1220+ is another product that, like the RS820+ and RS820RP+ mentioned previously here on NASCompares, features a switch from the Intel C2538 Atom CPU, towards the higher generation C3528 as found on Synology NAS more and more in 2019. Let’s take a closer look at this half-depth rackmount to see if it deserves your data.

New 8-Bay TR-008T Thunderbolt 3 DAS from QNAP Leaked

Brand New DS1620xs NAS Drive from Synology – BEST NAS EVER?

The Synology 2020 Launch Exhibition is still happening here and I am pleased to confirm ANOTHER new NAS for 2019/2020. Is the Synology DS1620xs NAS server what you have been waiting for? I will admit, that is pretty unlikely, it is still remarkably new information and still a fair way from release but I will say that it is easily the most forward-thinking unit I have seen in their diskstation series yet and quite a few reasons why the DS1620xs has alot of potential. Featuring a powerful higher tier Intel CPU, SSD Caching bays, PCIe and some unparalleled LAN abilities, is the DS1620xs an earlier winner of the show so far? Let’s discuss.

What are the Hardware Specifications of the DS1620xs Synology NAS Drive?

I know it is fantastically overstated, but the hardware in a NAS can change EVERYTHING. This isn’t a dull PC-builder point, I know that A+ software is ultimately what a NAS buyer should invest in, but the extent to which your Synology DS1620xs NAS and DSM 6.2/7.0 will run is largely governed by the internal hardware. Contrary to what Synology would admit, the Diskstation Manager software does not run the fullest or exact extent between devices. Perhaps the CPU is an ARM efficiency vs power processor or a beefy Intel with embedded graphics and VM support – the hardware makes all the difference and the Synology DS1620xs is no exception. It is with this in mind that we can say with a degree of certainty that the DS1620xs can do pretty much EVERYTHING in the entire Synology catalogue of applications, as well as support a huge number of other 3rd party applications. The inclusion of that Quad-Core Xeon CPU and the SSD NVMe caching bays means that internal speeds will be high. Likewise, the PCIe slot for adding 10/25/40Gbe network cards and those 4 2.5Gbe LAN ports means that you are looking at some serious external output too! Below are all the hardware specifications of the DS1620xs we know so far: