If you’re looking for a NAS (Network Attached Storage) device to house all your important files (as well as stream media) in your home network, or in an office, then you’ve come to the right place, as we’ve put together a list of the best NAS devices money can buy right now.
NAS devices essentially connects a hard drive to your router via an Ethernet cable (often fast Gigabit Ethernet), therefore creating a storage share that can be accessed by your desktop PC, your tablet and sometimes even remotely.
They tend to be platform-agnostic, able to work with almost any device you connect to your wireless network – including DLNA-compatible devices (a standard for sharing media) such as smart TVs.
Think of them as supercharged external hard drives; mini servers, if you like. Indeed, many small businesses are now using NAS drives as an alternative to the expensive, power-hungry server they used to need to have in the cupboard.
WD has achieved quite considerable success with its unashamedly consumer-friendly My Cloud products, which can stream to any DLNA-compliant device and can be accessed via mobile apps for iOS and Android.
Labelled as a ‘personal cloud’, it’s a NAS box by any other measure and starts …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Computing Components
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