NAS Pro – Network Attached Storage Buying Guide

Tips and help for choosing a network attached storage device (NAS) for your home or small business.

When choosing a NAS device to share your files between multiple computers or other devices such as media players etc, there are several fundamental considerations involved:

Build or Buy

1, 2, 3 4 or More Drives

Raid 0, 1, 5 or JBOD

Power Usage

What Manufacturer

Backup, RAID or Both

What File Format

If You Build - What Operating System to Use

Price Performance Considerations