NAS Features

Updated - The last time we checked with Backblaze, their DIY "Pod" stored 67 TB for under $8,000. See how they've kept the cost about the same, but doubled the capacity and performance.

We're often asked whether doing something else on a NAS while streaming HD video is ok. We were surprised by what our tests found.

Time-Limited Error Recovery is Western Digital's method of improving drive error handling in RAID applications. We'll help you decide whether TLER drives are a must-have for your NAS.

Updated Neither company is talking. But the evidence says QNAP is most likely the OEM for Cisco's new NSS 300 Small Business NASes.

We're on the road this week, so things may be a bit slow on SmallNetBuilder. But thought I'd share this food for thought.

Been thinking about going for a 2.5" NAS? We found that at least you don't have to worry about sacrificing performance.

You probably don't need 1,000 Terabytes sitting on your LAN. But understanding how one company set out to build their own storage module for a tenth of what vendors charge may help you in your next NAS build.

Due to popular demand, we have added eight new NAS Charts. You can now easily compare attached backup and iSCSI Target performance for products that support those features.

There has been long-running discussion both in the SNB Forums and directly with readers about the use of cached performance data in our NAS Charts. So we have introduced a new feature that we hope will help make the Charts more straightforward to use.