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Tag: network attached storage

Synology Just Locked Down Your NAS Drives Here’s What to Use Instead
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Synology Just Locked Down Your NAS Drives Here’s What to Use Instead

Well, Synology has placed a lock down on the hard drives they will support in their upcoming Synology NAS devices. They are going to start enforcing stricter hard drive rules…

by Brandon LeeApril 21, 2025April 21, 2025
Terramaster T12-500 Pro NAS Review: Beefy Specs with Backup Server Built-in
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Terramaster T12-500 Pro NAS Review: Beefy Specs with Backup Server Built-in

Recently, Terramaster sent over their Terramaster T12-500 Pro NAS for me to take a look at. As always with these reviews, I am not paid outside of receiving the unit…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 5, 2025February 7, 2025
Terramaster NAS Docker Manager: Run Containers on your Network Attached Storage
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Terramaster NAS Docker Manager: Run Containers on your Network Attached Storage

I got my hands on the new Terramaster F8 SSD Plus NAS device and have been getting familiar with Terramaster tools and apps that run in their TOS 6 software…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 3, 2025February 3, 2025
6 reasons a NAS is your Best Home Lab Investment
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6 reasons a NAS is your Best Home Lab Investment

When it comes to spending our precious hard earned money on a home lab, you want to make your resources count. Many ask when getting into a home lab, what…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 24, 2025January 24, 2025
Configure TerraMaster Hyper Cache NAS SSD Caching
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Configure TerraMaster Hyper Cache NAS SSD Caching

In working with the TerraMaster F4-424 Max, one of the features that I wanted to play around with was the SSD cache on this hybrid NAS. I installed (2) NVMe…

by Brandon LeeSeptember 26, 2024September 26, 2024
TerraMaster F4-424 Max NAS Review for Home Lab
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TerraMaster F4-424 Max NAS Review for Home Lab

In my opinion, NAS devices are getting better and better with more powerful hardware and better software on top of them. I recently reviewed the TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus and…

by Brandon LeeSeptember 25, 2024October 3, 2024
HexOS NAS Operating System Runs on TrueNAS SCALE
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HexOS NAS Operating System Runs on TrueNAS SCALE

There was a blurb about a new NAS operating system that caught my attention the other day. There is a new NAS OS that is in beta currently called HexOs…

by Brandon LeeSeptember 17, 2024September 17, 2024
TrueNAS vs Synology: Best Network Attached Storage
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TrueNAS vs Synology: Best Network Attached Storage

I have been testing a lot lately with TrueNAS Scale as I decided to install it on bare-metal on an older Supermicro from which I had migrated my VMware vSphere…

by Brandon LeeNovember 8, 2023December 29, 2023
NAS vs Server: Pros and Cons for Home Lab
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NAS vs Server: Pros and Cons for Home Lab

Two devices dominate both SMB and home lab environments – NAS devices and servers. The NAS vs server debate has been going on for quite some time. Both have their…

by Brandon LeeOctober 30, 2023August 16, 2024
Top 10 Open Source NAS software in 2023
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Top 10 Open Source NAS software in 2023

There are many freely available open-source NAS solutions you can download for free. An open-source NAS server offers an excellent way to manage and protect your data. Let’s dive deeper…

by Brandon LeeOctober 3, 2023August 19, 2024

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