Blackmagic Design 8TB Cloud Store Mini (4 x 2TB)
- 8TB NVMe M.2 Flash Storage
- Rackmount Design with Silent Cooling
- Configured as RAID 0
- 10Gb/s & 1Gb/s Ethernet Ports
Synology 20TB DiskStation DS1522+ 5-Bay NAS Enclosure Kit with Seagate IronWolf NAS Drives (5 x 4TB)
- 20TB Storage Capacity
- 5 x 4TB 5400 rpm SATA III 3.5" NAS HDDs
- 2.6 GHz AMD Ryzen R1600 Dual-Core
- 8GB of DDR4 RAM
Synology 8TB DiskStation DS723+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure Kit with Seagate NAS Drives (2 x 4TB)
- 8TB Storage Capacity
- 2 x 4TB 5400 rpm SATA III 3.5" NAS HDDs
- 2 x 3.5/2.5" Bays | 2 x M.2 2280 Slots
- 2.6 GHz AMD Ryzen R1600 Dual-Core
Synology 8TB DiskStation DS223 2-Bay NAS Enclosure Kit with Seagate IronWolf NAS Drives (2 x 4TB)
- 8TB Storage Capacity
- 2 x 4TB 5400 rpm SATA III 3.5" NAS HDDs
- Realtek RTD1619B CPU
- 2GB of DDR4 RAM
Synology 4TB DiskStation DS120j 1-Bay NAS Enclosure Kit with Seagate IronWolf NAS Drive (1 x 4TB)
- 4TB Storage Capacity
- 1 x 4TB 5400 rpm SATA III 3.5" NAS HDD
- 1 x 3.5/2.5" SATA Drive Bay
- 800 MHz Marvell Armada 3720 Dual-Core
WD My Cloud Expert Series 8TB EX2 Ultra 2-Bay NAS Server (2 x 4TB)
- 8TB Storage Capacity
- Includes 2 x 4TB Hard Drives
- 1.3 GHz Marvell ARMADA 385 Dual-Core
- 1GB of DDR3 RAM
Synology 8TB DiskStation DS120j 1-Bay NAS Enclosure Kit with Seagate IronWolf NAS Drive (1 x 8TB)
- 8TB Storage Capacity
- 1 x 8TB 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" NAS HDD
- 800 MHz Marvell Armada 3720 Dual-Core
- 512MB of DDR3 RAM
Synology 12TB DiskStation DS120j 1-Bay NAS Enclosure Kit with Seagate IronWolf NAS Drive (1 x 12TB)
- 12TB Storage Capacity
- 1 x 12TB 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" NAS HDD
- 800 MHz Marvell Armada 3720 Dual-Core
- 512MB of DDR3 RAM
QNAP 8TB TS-264 2-Bay NAS Array (2 x 4TB)
- 8TB Storage Capacity
- 2 x 4TB 3.5" 5400 rpm SATA III HDDs
- 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x1 Slots
- 2.0 GHz Intel Celeron 4-Core
Buffalo 4TB LinkStation 210
- 4TB Storage Capacity
- SATA 3 Gb/s Drive Interface
- 1 x Gigabit Ethernet Port
- 1 x USB 2.0 Port
WD My Cloud Home 4TB 1-Bay Personal Cloud NAS Server (1 x 4TB)
- 4TB Storage Capacity
- 1 x 4TB SATA Hard Drive
- 1.4 GHz Realtek RTD1295PB-CG Quad-Core
- 1GB of DDR3L RAM
WD My Cloud Expert Series 4TB EX2 Ultra 2-Bay NAS Server (2 x 2TB)
- 4TB Storage Capacity
- Includes 2 x 2TB Hard Drives
- 1.3 GHz Marvell ARMADA 385 Dual-Core
- 1GB of DDR3 RAM
WD My Cloud Home Duo 20TB 2-Bay Personal Cloud NAS Server (2 x 10TB)
- 20TB Storage Capacity
- 2 x 10TB SATA Hard Drives
- 1.4 GHz Realtek RTD1295PB-CG Quad-Core
- 1GB of DDR3L RAM
Synology 20TB DiskStation DS1522+ 5-Bay NAS Enclosure Kit with HAT5300 Enterprise Drives (5 x 4TB)
- 20TB Storage Capacity
- 5 x 4TB 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" NAS HDDs
- 2.6 GHz AMD Ryzen R1600 Dual-Core
- 8GB of DDR4 RAM
Buffalo LinkStation 210 2TB 1-Bay NAS Server (1 x 2TB, TAA Compliant)
- 2TB Storage Capacity
- SATA II 3 Gb/s Drive Interface
- 1 x Gigabit Ethernet Port
- 1 x USB-A 2.0 Port
Buffalo LinkStation 210 6TB 1-Bay NAS Server (1 x 6TB, TAA Compliant)
- 6TB Storage Capacity
- SATA II 3 Gb/s Drive Interface
- 1 x Gigabit Ethernet Port
- 1 x USB-A 2.0 Port
WD My Cloud Home 6TB 1-Bay Personal Cloud NAS Server (1 x 6TB)
- 6TB Storage Capacity
- 1 x 6TB SATA Hard Drive
- 1.4 GHz Realtek RTD1295PB-CG Quad-Core
- 1GB of DDR3L RAM
Buffalo 8TB LinkStation 220 Personal Cloud Storage NAS Drive (2 x 4TB)
- 8TB Total Storage Capacity
- 2 x 4TB Drives
- 1 x Gigabit Ethernet Port
- 1 x USB 2.0 Port
QNAP TS-473A-8G-US 4-Bay NAS Enclosure
- 4 x 3.5" / 2.5" SATA III Drive Bays
- 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Cache Drive Slots
- 2.2 GHz AMD V1500B Quad-Core CPU
- 8GB DDR4 RAM
Buffalo TeraStation 3420 16TB 4-Bay NAS Server (4 x 4TB)
- 16TB Storage Capacity
- 4 x 4TB 3.5" SATA III HDDs
- 1.4 GHz Alpine AL214 Quad-Core Processor
- 1GB DDR3 RAM
Synology 8TB DiskStation DS723+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure Kit with Synology Enterprise Drives (2 x 4TB)
- 8TB Storage Capacity
- 2 x 4TB SATA III 3.5" Enterprise HDDs
- 2 x 3.5/2.5" Bays | 2 x M.2 2280 Slots
- 2.6 GHz AMD Ryzen R1600 Dual-Core
WD My Cloud Pro Series 20TB PR2100 2-Bay NAS Server (2 x 10TB)
- 20TB Storage Capacity
- 2 x 10TB 3.5" SATA Hard Drives
- 1.6 GHz Intel Pentium N3710 Quad-Core
- 4GB of Onboard DDR3L RAM
Buffalo TeraStation Essentials 32TB 4-Bay NAS Array (4 x 8TB)
- 32TB Storage Capacity
- 4 x 8TB 3.5" Standard HDD (CMR)
- 1.4 GHz Alpine AL214 Quad-Core Processor
- 1GB of DDR3 RAM
Synology 20TB DiskStation DS723+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure Kit with Seagate NAS Drives (2 x 10TB)
- 20TB Storage Capacity
- 2 x 10TB 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" NAS HDDs
- 2 x 3.5/2.5" Bays | 2 x M.2 2280 Slots
- 2.6 GHz AMD Ryzen R1600 Dual-Core
Synology 30TB DiskStation DS1522+ 5-Bay NAS Enclosure Kit with Seagate IronWolf NAS Drives (5 x 6TB)
- 30TB Storage Capacity
- 5 x 6TB 5400 rpm SATA III 3.5" NAS HDDs
- 2.6 GHz AMD Ryzen R1600 Dual-Core
- 8GB of DDR4 RAM
Synology 32TB DiskStation DS1821+ 8-Bay NAS Enclosure Kit with Seagate IronWolf NAS Drives (8 x 4TB)
- 32TB Storage Capacity
- 8 x 4TB 5400 rpm SATA III 3.5" NAS HDDs
- 8 x 3.5" / 2.5" SATA Drive Bays
- 2 x M.2 2280 NVMe SSD Slots
Synology 40TB DiskStation DS1522+ 5-Bay NAS Enclosure Kit with HAT5310 Enterprise Drives (5 x 8TB)
- 40TB Storage Capacity
- 5 x 8TB 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" NAS HDDs
- 2.6 GHz AMD Ryzen R1600 Dual-Core
- 8GB of DDR4 RAM
Blackmagic Design 20TB Cloud Store
- 20TB NVMe M.2 Flash Storage
- Configured as RAID 5
- 4 x 10Gb Ethernet Ports and Switch
- 2 x Gigabit Ethernet Ports
An Overview of NAS Servers
If you're looking to keep your data safe and accessible, NAS servers are an ideal choice for your home or business network. With so many options to consider, understanding what NAS servers are, and a little about their features, can help you make an informed decision.
What's a NAS Hard Drive/Device?
Network attached storage devices, or NAS devices, are file storage devices that are connected to your network, and are always on. The data on them remains accessible to anyone on the network who has the permission to access it. You can also, set your data to back up continuously.
NAS Devices vs. External Hard Drives
Many routers allow you to connect an external hard drive for shared access, but NAS drives offer more—they're computers, not just hard drives. NAS drives can be used as streaming servers, as host storage for remote users, to back your data up onto cloud storage servers, and to run apps.
NAS Backups and Data Redundancy
NAS servers often contain multiple NAS drive trays that house individual hard drives. The NAS device's operating system can use the trays to make copies of your data automatically. This redundancy ensures that there's no loss of data in the event of the failure of one drive.
Choosing a NAS Drive
As with all hard drive purchases, you'll want to consider how much data you need to back up, and decide on storage size. Fortunately, many servers allow you to switch out hard drives and increase the size of your server in the future. You can also opt for a NAS enclosure only, and add drives to your setup yourself. Having more drives available allows for greater redundancy in the event of a hard drive failure. The more precious your data, the more drive bays and drives you'll want to have available for data redundancy.
If you want to access the server using phones or tablets, you'll want to make sure it supports that protocol. Some servers also offer extra precautionary features, such as waterproofing, fireproofing, and theft protection to safeguard your data further.
If you want to ensure your data is both easy to access and well protected, B&H Photo and Video has a wide selection of NAS servers to consider.