ZimaCube 2 NAS Review – The Difficult ‘Second Album’… The ZimaCube 2 is IceWhale’s latest desktop NAS and self-hosting system, and this review is focused specifically on the standard non-Pro model priced at $799. It follows on from the original ZimaCube and ZimaCube Pro, but it arrives in a very different context. IceWhale is no […]

The Beelink EX Mate Pro – A Very, VERY Different Kind of DAS! The Beelink EX Mate Pro sits somewhere between a USB4 v2 docking station, a desktop storage enclosure, a laptop charger, and a small conferencing accessory. Rather than focusing on 1 function, it combines several common desk-side add-ons into a single 99 x […]

Synology DSM 7.4 – What Is Included and Should You Upgrade? UPDATE – Synology has reached out to me to correct a presentation point regarding the supported devices for DSM 7.4 and one that I covered at 04:01 . DSM 7.4 will continue to support the 20-series models; it’s specifically the new Storage Efficiency feature […]

A More Focused 4-Bay NAS From UGREEN – the DXP4800GT Review UGREEN has moved quickly in the NAS market, and the DXP4800GT is one of the clearer examples of that. I first looked at this model when it appeared through UGREEN’s China-facing material, then again around Computex 2026 when it became clear that it was […]

Is Synology Moving Away From Routers? Synology is still best known for NAS hardware, DSM, backup software, private cloud storage, surveillance, and business data management, but its router range has always been an interesting side branch of the wider ecosystem and one that I have genuinely enjoyed reviewing. Products such as the RT2600ac, MR2200ac, WRX560 […]

New QNAP TS-h467X, TS-h667X and TS-h867X (Finally, the TS-x73A Series Gets a Refresh!) At Computex 2026, QNAP has revealed the TS-467X, TS-667X and TS-867X, a new 4-bay, 6-bay and 8-bay desktop NAS series that appears to refresh the position previously held by the TS-473A, TS-673A and TS-873A. The older TS-x73A range became a long-running option […]

A First Look Around the Minisforum Stand at Computex 2026 Computex 2026 is now underway in Taipei, and I am at the Minisforum stand looking over what the company has brought to the show floor this year. There are several compact systems on display, including the S5 all-flash NAS, the MS-03 workstation mini PC, and […]

Minisforum MS-03: First Look at the New Workstation Mini PC The Minisforum MS-03 is on show today at the company’s Computex 2026 stand, following its earlier Q1 appearance in prototype form at Minisforum’s Intel Core Ultra Series 3 event in Shanghai. At that earlier showing, the MS-03 was presented as part of Minisforum’s next wave […]

UGREEN’s AMD 4-Bay NAS Goes Global At Computex 2026, UGREEN revealed the DXP4800GT, a new 4-bay NAS that takes the company’s desktop NAS lineup in a different direction from the Intel-powered DXP models already on the market. I first discussed this NAS a week ago when it appeared through UGREEN’s China-facing material, and at the […]

New QNAP TS-h465 and TS-h265 NAS Revealed (the Actual TS-464 Refresh!) At Computex 2026, QNAP has revealed the TS-h265 and TS-h465, a new 2-bay and 4-bay NAS series that appears to move the company’s mainstream desktop range beyond the older TS-264 and TS-464 generation. Those earlier models became familiar options for home users, prosumers and […]

New Beelink ME Pro Coming (with Intel Core i5-13420H, AMD Ryzen 7 H 255, and AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370) The Beelink ME Pro series has officially expanded, shifting the lineup from its original low-power origins into a high-performance compact computing platform that blurs the line between a mini PC and a traditional NAS. […]

Gl.iNet Reveal a Multi-Client KVM Management Device – the Comet X GL.iNet has added the Comet X to its expanding Comet KVM range, with this model taking a more rack-focused approach than the earlier single-system units. Rather than being built around remote access to 1 machine, the Comet X is aimed at users who need […]

Gl.iNet MUDI 7  – The FIRST 48 HOURS! The Good, the Bad and the Surprising I have been using the GL.iNet Mudi 7 almost non stop for the past 48 hours, putting it through a range of real-world scenarios including mobile data via SIM and eSIM, WiFi repeating from public hotspots, and handling multiple connected […]

Synology Free License and Subscription C2 Charge Changes AGAIN??? Here is Everything Affected Synology has announced a set of changes to several of its online services, including Active Insight, C2 Storage, C2 Object Storage, C2 Identity, C2 Password, and C2 Transfer. Some of these changes are simple pricing or license adjustments, while others are larger […]

A New AMD Direction for UGREEN NAS – the DXP4800GT NAS The UGREEN DXP4800 GT is a newly revealed 4-bay NAS that, at least for now, appears to be aimed at the Chinese market. It sits in the same broad family as UGREEN’s existing DXP4800 systems, but it takes the hardware in a different direction […]

What is the Gl.iNet Comet Q KVM? The Gl.iNet Comet Q is a compact KVM-over-IP device built around a different kind of deployment than most existing entries in this category. Instead of focusing on HDMI-connected desktops, servers, or rack hardware, the Comet Q is designed around a direct USB-C connection, allowing it to interface with […]

Minisforum Expand Their NAS Range with 2 New Flash NAS – The S5 and S7 SSD Systems Minisforum has revealed 2 new all-flash NAS systems, the Minisforum S5 and Minisforum S7, as part of a joint event with Intel in Xiamen, China. The announcement, covered in the official Minisforum press release and by VideoCardz, places […]

UGREEN NAS and OpenClaw – How to Install it, Setup Your AI and Understanding The Risks! OpenClaw has now moved from a manual self-hosted setup into the UGREEN UGOS Pro App Center, making it possible to install the assistant gateway directly on supported UGREEN NASync systems rather than building it manually through a VM, terminal […]

UniFi UNVR Gen 2 and UNVR Gen 2 Pro: What Has Actually Changed? UniFi’s UNVR range has always occupied a fairly clear role in the Protect ecosystem: a dedicated rackmount recorder for users who have outgrown smaller gateway-based recording, or who want their surveillance storage separated from the rest of their network hardware. With the […]