UniFi Travel Router Long-Range vs GL.iNet Mango 2: 2 Compact Routers with Different Priorities The UniFi Travel Router Long-Range and GL.iNet Mango 2 are compact dual-band Wi-Fi 5 routers designed to place several devices behind a familiar private network while using public Wi-Fi, Ethernet or a tethered mobile device as the internet source. Both provide […]

GL.iNet is preparing a much more conventional home mesh router system called Velica, and it is not just another pocket travel router. In our latest NASCompares coverage, we looked at the GL.iNet Velica 7 / Velica Mesh Router System, a WiFi 7 mesh platform built around a larger main hub, smaller satellite nodes, 2.5GbE networking […]

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days 2026 NAS Deals on Synology, QNAP, UGREEN, TerraMaster, Seagate and More That’s right, it’s that time again. Amazon Prime Big Deal Days 2026 is officially underway from October 6th to October 7th, giving Prime members 48 hours of deals across storage, networking, PC hardware and consumer electronics, and effectively acting […]

UniFi Travel Router vs UniFi Travel Router Long-Range: 2 Similar Routers with Different Reach…Literally The UniFi Travel Router and UniFi Travel Router Long-Range are compact dual-band Wi-Fi 5 routers designed to provide a familiar private network while using hotel Wi-Fi, public wireless services, Ethernet or a tethered mobile device as the internet connection. Both models […]

Can a Raspberry Pi-class ARM board run a serious ZFS NAS platform? In our latest FygoOS testing, we moved away from the usual x86 mini-PC and server hardware and looked at FygoOS on an ARM CPU system, using Raspberry Pi-style hardware as the practical test bed. The headline result is that the concept is more […]

UniFi vs Gl.iNet Pocket Router – Which is Better? Travel routers provide a convenient way to connect several devices through a single wired, wireless or phone-tethered internet connection, while keeping the user’s own network settings and security in place. The UniFi Travel Router and GL.iNet Mango 2 approach this requirement from slightly different positions, but […]

Minisforum MS-03 Workstation Review – Quick Verdict The Minisforum MS-03 is the follow-up to one of the most discussed compact workstation platforms of the last few years. In our review, the headline appeal is clear: a very small system with workstation-style networking, modern Intel Ultra processor options, multiple M.2 slots, Thunderbolt/USB4-class connectivity and enough expansion […]

Video covered: How We DO and DO NOT Want AI in Our NAS (ft. QNAP) from the NASCompares YouTube channel, published 2026-06-11T14:00:12+00:00. This article expands the booth discussion into a practical guide to where AI on NAS is useful, where it becomes risky, and how QNAP is trying to balance local data ownership with AI-assisted […]

The StationPC DA400 is one of the more unusual NAS systems we have looked at recently: a four-bay desktop storage device being positioned not just as a conventional home NAS, but as an AI-assisted photo, document, backup and local-service appliance. Rather than simply chasing another familiar Intel or AMD NAS layout, the DA400 combines StationPC’s […]

LincStation N1 NAS Two Years Later – Is This UnRAID All-Flash NAS Still Worth It in 2026? The LincStation N1 is one of those NAS devices that made much more sense after the market caught up with it. When it first appeared, an SSD-only, UnRAID-based compact NAS with M.2 and 2.5-inch SATA support felt unusual, […]

UmbrelOS hits ver.2.0 – How Much Different is it? UmbrelOS has always taken a slightly different route to most traditional NAS and home server operating systems, focusing heavily on simplifying self-hosting rather than exposing every possible configuration option to the user. That approach made it accessible, but it also left a number of gaps for […]

New ARM v9.2 Powered DIY NAS Revealed – The Minisforum N5R Minisforum has used IFA 2026 to reveal another addition to its growing NAS range, this time in the form of the N5R. At first glance, it follows the same general 5-bay desktop design language as the company’s other recent N5 systems, including the removable […]

The UGREEN MA100 – A $9999 4-Bay Intelligent Home NAS??? When UGREEN introduced its HomeAgent range of HA100/HA100 PRO controlled smart home devices, most of the attention inevitably landed on the MasterAgent MA100, a 4-bay system carrying a $9,999 Super Early Bird price and a stated MSRP of $19,999. That places it far outside the […]

Gl.iNet Launching Portable Dashcams and AirBnB Cameras – No, Really… GL.iNet is best known for its travel routers, networking hardware and increasingly broad range of portable connectivity products, but at IFA 2026 the company showed that it is looking at expanding into another part of the travel market. Under its Umino branding, GL.iNet revealed the […]

Minisforum MS-01 SE Launched at IFA 2026 The Minisforum MS-01 SE is a lower-cost variation of the company’s established MS-01 mini workstation, first shown at IFA 2026 as a way to retain much of the original system’s compact workstation design while trimming back some of the more expensive hardware. Rather than replacing the MS-01 outright, […]

Mango 2 Review: A Smaller Kind of Gl.iNet Router I have reviewed quite a few GL.iNet travel routers over the years, but the Mango 2 (GL-MG1300) takes the range in a slightly different direction. Instead of adding faster wireless standards, more powerful hardware and an increasingly large enclosure, GL.iNet has returned to the compact and […]

The New UGREEN HomeAgent Series Revealed UGREEN has spent the last few years building out its NAS range, but its latest announcement takes the company in a rather different direction. I was in Boston for the reveal of UGREEN HomeAgent, a new family of systems designed to bring local storage, AI processing, home surveillance and […]

The FanX Drive X3 is one of those odd little storage gadgets that immediately raises a useful question: can a small USB device and a software layer turn an older PC into something NAS-like without asking the owner to learn TrueNAS, Linux permissions, Docker compose files or remote access plumbing? In our hands-on preview, the […]

UniFi vs 45Drives NAS Servers for Business.- Which Should You Buy? The UniFi ENAS and 45HomeLab X15 sit in a relatively narrow part of the storage market, positioned above conventional desktop NAS systems but below many fully configured enterprise storage platforms. Both are sold without storage media, use rackmount steel enclosures, provide at least 15 […]