Products that have received our Recommended Award.
Category: Recommended
Qnap TVS-1282-i7-64G-450W Review
The TVS-1282 has something for everybody as it’s one of the most versatile and feature packed desktop NAS appliances available. It has masses of expansion options but, while we don’t consider it a deal breaker, you will need to choose your expansion cards carefully due to space restrictions for the outer two PCI-e ...
Synology RackStation DS3617xs Review
Businesses that want lots of storage but don’t have a rack cabinet will find Synology’s DS3617xs the next best thing. This big desktop NAS appliance delivers a top performance and offers plenty of room to expand along with optional 10-Gigabit upgrades.
Boston Igloo 2U-60T-STOR Review
The majority of business storage products offer NAS and IP SAN services but the mighty Igloo 2U-60T-STOR from Boston (www.boston-worldwide.com) goes one step beyond. Along with a massive capacity, the Igloo presents a truly unified storage solution as it combines NAS, IP SAN and FC SAN operations in the same ...
Synology DiskStation DS716+II Review
With a price tag that’s only a few dollars more than its predecessor, the DS716+II represents comparatively good value. It delivers fast NAS and IP SAN performance while Synology’s DSM software is overflowing with a classy range of storage features.
Ascend FS12T Fishing Kayak Review
The FS12T sit-on-top kayak was re-designed with focus points of improvement to be more stable, functional and more comfortable and earns our coveted Recommended Award.
Qnap TDS-16489U Double Server Review
Qnap is reaching for the enterprise with its latest Double Server series of storage appliances as they are the first on the market to employ server-grade CPUs. They focus firmly on virtualization by providing a complete solution that can run multiple VMs and provision fast local storage rather than rely on ...
Thecus N8880U-10G Review
The improved hardware clearly made its presence felt in our performance tests as the N8880U-10G is significantly faster than its predecessor for both NAS and IP SAN operations. It doesn’t come close to Synology and Qnap for features and its web console does need improving but, with a diskless model complete with 10GbE ...
QSAN TrioNAS LX U300-P20-C424 NAS Review
Qsan’ latest TrioNAS LX arrays deliver unbeatable value with the new controllers bringing 10GbE and Fibre Channel support into the equation. The U300-P20-C424 offers a massive capacity expansion plus top performance and with ZFS in the driving seat, it’s well endowed with storage features as well.
Qnap TS-453mini
The TS-453mini surprises on a number of counts as it’s packed with features and delivers a performance that belies its compact dimensions. The 8GB model is good value as well but keep a polishing cloth handy as the shiny black exterior shows every fingerprint.
Qsan TrioNAS LX U400HA-D424
Qsan does it again by delivering an enterprise-class storage array at a price SMBs will like a lot. The U400HA-D424 provides excellent fault tolerance and fast failover and combines them with an impressive range of features, a big expansion potential and good performance.