NAS (network storage) Reviews

Best NAS drives 2019

These are the best NAS drives for storing and backing up your videos, photos, music and files

01 Feb 2019

Synology DS119j review

This sub-£100 / $100 NAS can be your own, private cloud storage

29 Oct 2018     Price from: £100     

Synology DS218 review

The full-fat version of the DS218 with even more RAM and 4K video transcoding

01 Feb 2018     Price from: £247     

QNAP TS-231P2 review

With software and apps now rivalling Synology, QNAP's TS-231P2 is a great NAS for home users

15 Jan 2018     Price from: £215     

Synology DS218j review

The DS218j is another fantastic NAS from Synology: just like its DS216j predecessor, but faster.

10 Jan 2018     Price from: £168     

Drobo 5N2 review

The 5N2 is great NAS drive for for people with mismatched hard drives

09 Jan 2018     Price from: £430     

WD My Cloud Home Review

Western Digital delivers a minimalist personal cloud NAS solution with My Cloud Home

20 Dec 2017     Price from: £145     

Synology DS418j review

Don't just a NAS by its cover: it looks the same but the DS418j is all new inside

11 Sep 2017     Price from: £284     

WD My Cloud Mirror 4TB review

Home storage and remote access without the hassle

02 Jan 2017     Price from: £239     

QNAP TS 251A review

QNAP’s TS-251SA seems to have all bases covered for a two-bay NAS. Does it have any weaknesses? We find out

30 Dec 2016     Price from: £299     

Synology 216+II NAS review

Does the Synology 216+II NAS do enough to keep Synology ahead of the competition?

29 Dec 2016     Price from: £300     

Netgear ReadyNAS RN212 review

Netgear has a strong reputation in NAS. Does the RN212 do enough to stave off the competition?

28 Dec 2016     Price from: £240     

Asustor AS1004T review

This NAS drive is competitively priced for a four-bay NAS but you'll need to decide if you need hardware transcoding performance

27 Dec 2016     Price from: £240     

Synology DiskStation 216play review

Aside from the 4K transcoding, the DS216play makes cuts in other areas

16 Dec 2015     Price from: £190     

WD My Cloud DL2100 8TB review

Western Digital is best known as a manufacturer of hard disks, but is becoming recognised for its storage solutions, namely NAS

24 Jul 2015     Price from: £580     

Synology DS1515 review

A five-bay NAS that's great for storage as well as data security

17 Jul 2015     Price from: £470     

WD My Cloud EX2100 8TB review: A snappy NAS drive with useful features

WD's My Cloud EX2100 8TB is a snappy NAS drive brimming with useful features that's a real contender to its Synology rivals

18 May 2015     Price from: £486     

Competition: Win a WD NAStravaganza prize bundle worth £225

One lucky winner will get a Netgear NAS system and 3TB WD Red HDD worth £225 simply by entering our competition

23 Jan 2015

Synology DS115j single-bay NAS drive review

Cheap single-bay NAS from Synology performs faster than more expensive competition

18 Dec 2014     Price from: £78     

Seagate NAS 4-Bay review

02 Dec 2014     Price from: £770