Cloud Computing & Tricks and Tips - UK - Edition 04 (2020)

Here’s a summary of some of the features the three business model NAS drives offer. There’s plenty more on offer
from each company, so a bit of research and shopping around is advised.

As with the three NAS drives for home use, the three example models reviewed for the SMB

all offer superb performance, excellent features and plenty of expansion potential. The NAS

you choose as an SMB user, will depend greatly on the type of business you run.

COMPARISON CHART

SMB NAS Comparison

£390

Intel   Celeron N3160   2.24GHz

2   GB  DDR3

3x  USB 2.0

1X  eSATA

2x  Gigabit Ethernet

2x  Drive   Bays

No  HDMI

157 x   103.5   x   232 mm

1.75KG  (without    drives)

Cloud   Server

WebAccess

DLNA™   Media   Server

Backup  Apps

BitTorrent™

Apple   Time    Machine®

approx. £600

Annapurna   Labs    AL212

Dual-Core   1.4 GHz

1GB DDR3

No  USB 2.0 Ports

2x  USB 3.0

2x  Gigabit Ethernet

2x  Drive   Bays

No  HDMI

170 x   170 x   230mm

4.8KG

Cloud   Server

WebAccess

DLNA™   Media   Server

NovaBACKUP  Buffalo Edition

BitTorrent™

Apple   Time    Machine®

approx. £1,000+

Intel®  Core™   i3-6100 3.7 GHz

dual-core   processor

Total   DIMM    slots:  4

System  memory: 8   GB  DDR4    RAM

Memory  modules preinstalled:

4   GB  x2

Maximum memory: 64  GB

(16 GB  x4)

No  USB 2.0 Ports

5x  USB 3.0

2x  10GBase-T,  4x  Gigabit Ethernet

6+2x    M.2

3x  HDMI

231 x   225 x   320mm

7.7KG   (without    drives)

Cloud   Server

WebAccess

DLNA™   Media   Server

Backup  Apps

BitTorrent™

Apple   Time    Machine®

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NAS Drives for SMB Users Group Reviews