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*Put down that Friday pint, and listen!* So, now the dust has settled a bit overnight on the launch of the ⁨@UbiquitiInc⁩ UNAS systems, what do you think? As a 2nd wave of devices, there is alot to like here (and a few baffling things too!). But do any of these sound like the sorta storage that you can see yourself deploying? Or is their focus on efficiency above all else just a little lean for your tastes? So.. time for a poll! *groan* . What do you think?


To recap:
UniFi UNAS Pro 8 Review available here - https://youtu.be/UOOFqhf4S8k and here - nascompares.com/review/unifi-unas-pro-8-review/


SHOTS FIRED! @UniFi just revealed a pile of new NAS devices for their growing UNAS series, the Desktop UNAS 2 and UNAS 4, as well as the UNAS Pro 4 1U Rackmount and UNAS Pro 8 8-Bay 2U Rackmount NAS. Big moves from a brand that 1 year ago had no NAS hardware on the table! Aside from the understandable and predicted competitive pricing, these devices do bring a few extra surprises to the table. Find out more in the article here on NC - nascompares.com/news/unifi-launch-the-new-unas-2-u…

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*Update* UniFi UNAS 2 Review Live via YouTube here - https://youtu.be/1jcQaWI5C_g and NASCompares here - nascompares.com/review/unifi-unas-2-review/ . UANS Pro 8 Review available here - https://youtu.be/UOOFqhf4S8k and here - nascompares.com/review/unifi-unas-pro-8-review/


SHOTS FIRED! @UniFi just revealed a pile of new NAS devices for their growing UNAS series, the Desktop UNAS 2 and UNAS 4, as well as the UNAS Pro 4 1U Rackmount and UNAS Pro 8 8-Bay 2U Rackmount NAS. Big moves from a brand that 1 year ago had no NAS hardware on the table! Aside from the understandable and predicted competitive pricing, these devices do bring a few extra surprises to the table. Find out more in the article here on NC - nascompares.com/news/unifi-launch-the-new-unas-2-u… or here in our YT Short - youtube.com/shorts/x-sxj9h5ywE

Want to go straight to the horses mouth? You can head over to UniFi NAS and see the specs and details on the UNAS 2 here and learn more about the rest of the range too - store.ui.com/us/en/products/unas-2?a_aid=nascompar…

*note, this link is affiliated, so me and Eddie (just us here at NASCompares) get a small commission on any sales. So if you like what we do and want to support us as passively as possible, using this link above does it in the most passive way possible!

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I am rarely surprised. But look what just arrived out of the blue at the office... the ‪@minisforumofficial‬ MS-S1 Max. Though the term "mini pc" is getting something of a bad back on this one from the strain, the S1 Max is the most beastly example of what Minisforum have been evolving on these last few years. Never thought I would call the MS-01 underpowered...but... this thing arrives with a beast AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 16 Core + 32 Thread CPU, 40 graphical cores at 2.9Ghz in the Radeon 8060S, Dual 10GbE (Copper!), 128GB RAM (ECC support still TBC, but I think 'Yes' on this processor), 80Gbps USB4, a frankly insane INTERNAL 320W PSU, WiFi 7 and a couple of Gen4 M.2 NVMe slots (because why the hell not?!)...

All this and at just twice the volume of the MS-01 and MS-A2, but the MS-S1 Max seemingly scales up almost everything we have seen yet ... JUST WHAT THE HELL AM I LOOKING AT HERE? Oh and this is not a sponsored post. They sent the kit, but the review is all mine and no money changed hands. So, will this thing flourish and change the game, or will it cook eggs and suck the national grid dry?! Review soon. #howdohastagswork #minisforum

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4 days ago | [YT] | 353

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Happy Sunday, everyone! I am still trying to figure out if there is much of an audience for the 'RAID Room' series - it's been viewed plenty, but still no idea whether fully publishing them all will harm the channel analytics or help them! Almost certainly gonna publish the RAID5 v RAID6 one later today, but just so I can "read the room" a bit, which one would you prefer to see next (or not at all!)? Cheers everyone.

Top Tip - If you are ordering a roast dinner at the pub today, always ask for extra gravy. Don't hesitate, just ask. You will thank me later.

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Just got back from the ‪@synologyinc‬ Solutions event in London. A whole lot of stuff got covered, with further Scale out storage, surveillance and AI doing most of the heavy lifting! Stand out elements would be the DVA7400, a GPU-equipped NAS down the road, more indications of ABB getting supported and Synology Chat Plus and Meets. Of course, hard drives were discussed (fair-play to Synology, they addressed it first) but the answers still felt rather weak. Also, A #synology SD Card is a thing apparently... Read it all here in the wrap-up article, video soon - nascompares.com/2025/09/11/synology-solution-exhib…

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New QNAP NAS systems incoming, and it looks like the start of the proper Home, SMB and Prosumer solutions are arriving - better late than never, right? Learn more about the Inel N355/N150 ‪@qnapsys‬ Qu405, Qu605 and Qu805 systems in today's video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4iUJ... or in this article nascompares.com/2025/09/09/qnap-qu405-qu605-and-qu… #qnap #datastorage #nasdrives

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Day 1 of the IFA 2025 event in Berlin kicks off soon and I am kinda of brain blasted by the amount of ‪@UGREENUS‬ advertising. I don't know what the going rate for a billboard is these days, but from the minute you step off the S-Bahn, you cannot move for it! Let's hope they can deliver on this, as it is pretty ballsy! #notsponsored #confused #howdohashtagswork

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Hi! We will be at #IFA2025 in Berlin later this week, catching up with what's happening in Q3 and Q4! Anyone in particular you think we should visit? We have a packed schedule and already got the usual brands we cover in mind, but still a few gaps - so suggestions massively welcome! Have a fantastic week.
Also, see Ed's updates on his channel here - youtube.com/@DIGIBITE/videos (he digs into the backend of these devices more than I do!).

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The battle for the best hardware KVM for homelabbers heated up this week with the launch of the campaign for the ‪@GLTechnologies‬ Comet Pro, scaling up the hardware from the likes of the JetKVM and NanoKVM, could this be the perfect 'anywhere secure access' device for you and your system(s)? Find out more in my YouTube Review - https://youtu.be/RZUijzlvPw0 or the written review here - nascompares.com/review/gl-inet-comet-pro-review/

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3 weeks ago | [YT] | 152

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*Welcome to the RAID ROOM* - The Dullest Video Series You Will Never Watch! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXNw2...
I’m launching a new deep dive video series, where I will take a small section of the NAS or Storage industry, and then pull it apart. These niche 'just talking' videos will target the kind of side discussions I normally only touch on for less than a minute in a review/guide video, but then spend a week talking about in comments and forums discussing. If you have a request for something you want covered, fired in the comments below. These can be about anything related to the industry, brands, how these brands operate, how this channel works, the lot!


Episodes Soon:
- WHY IS SYNOLOGY DOING THIS??? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rtxr9...
- HOW DID UGREEN NAS GET SO POPULAR, SO FAST? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfI52...
- WHY DO YOUTUBE'RS SAY NICE THINGS ABOUT 45DRIVES? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBAMI...
- WHY ARE HARD DRIVES SLOW, EXPENSIVE and STILL AROUND? https://youtu.be/XAKT0wKsAbo

*FULL DISCLAIMER* I honestly have no idea how many people will actually want to listen to these, as some of these are going to be soooo 'inside baseball' that publishing them as regular videos could be absolutely horrendous for channel in terms of the all-powerful YouTube Algorithm! So, for now, I will publish the first Ep in a few days publically, and then judge it from there. Otherwise, these will go to the YT Channel members.

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