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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

Synology DiskStation neo+ Series Revealed – Why the New Plus NAS Range Starts Cheaper but Still Upgrades Later Synology has introduced the DiskStation neo+ Series, a new desktop NAS lineup built around the same broad Plus Series platform but with a lower-cost memory configuration at launch. The new range includes the DS1825neo+, DS1525neo+, DS925neo+ and […]

Xiaomi has now officially moved into the home NAS market with Xiaomi Smart Storage, a two-bay consumer storage box that is being launched in China through Xiaomi Youpin crowdfunding. The product is being positioned less like a traditional enthusiast NAS and more like a family storage appliance for phone backup, photo management, files, and home […]

HexOS is not dead, but the question in mid-2026 is whether it is moving quickly enough to stay compelling. In our latest check-in, the core concern is not that HexOS has stopped developing. It has not. The concern is that many of the changes since early 2026 feel like polish, alignment work and useful quality-of-life […]

UGREEN has listed two new high-end NAS systems in China: the 6-bay DXP6800 Ultra and the 8-bay DXP8800 Ultra. These are not minor updates to the existing NASync range. They push UGREEN’s desktop NAS line into a much more performance-focused category, with Intel Core 5 / Core 7 U-series processors, dual 10GbE, dual Thunderbolt 4, […]

TerraMaster TOS 7 is no longer just a “future update” or beta talking point; it is now the software platform TerraMaster is using to make a much more serious argument against Synology DSM, QNAP QTS/QuTS, ASUSTOR ADM and UGREEN UGOS. In our 2026 revisit, the biggest change is not one single app, but the way […]

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 […]