Quick answer: if you are buying a high-end 8-bay NAS for a 5-10 year creator, photo/video, VM, Docker or multi-user workflow, the UGREEN DXP8800 Ultra is easier to justify than it first appears. The DXP8800 Plus remains the better value if you already own it, bought it at the original Kickstarter pricing, or only need […]

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, […]

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 […]

Beelink ME Pro 304 NAS Early Review The Beelink ME Pro is a compact 2-bay NAS and mini PC built around Intel’s newly launched Core 3 304 processor, a 5-core, 5-thread Wildcat Lake chip based on Intel’s 18A process. It represents a substantial change from the earlier N150-equipped ME Pro while retaining the same general […]

Asustor Lockerstor Gen 2+ – Tiny  Refresh or Solid Value in 2026? The ASUSTOR Lockerstor 4 Gen 2+ and Lockerstor 2 Gen 2+ arrive as modest updates to the earlier Gen 2 series, keeping much of the same hardware foundation while adding dual 5GbE as the main headline improvement. Both models still target buyers who […]