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Network-attached Storage (NAS) systems and devices are increasingly becoming a popular as a networking device for business networks. NAS provides a means to store and share data within a local network with the advantage of increased read and write speeds and other special features built within the system.
Although there are many NAS devices available today in the market, the best among them are those that offer the highest speed and read rates and have special features. Among the best NAS devices that are recommended by IT support professionals are:
Synology DiskStation DS1813+
This device boasts of record breaking read and write speeds backed up by a good hardware. It can support a storage capacity of up to 72 Terabytes and are upgradeable through the 8 drive bays for expansion that can be fitted with a 2.5 or 3.5-inch solid-state drives or regular SATA drives.
Seagate Central
Although this device has been popularly used for home network and entertainment purposes, it is packed with business-class power making it ideal for business applications. Seagate central is among the few NAS devices with remarkable read and write speeds. It is an excellent device to choose for remote-access services and has built-in components that allow this device to integrate with Facebook and other media devices.
Western Digital My Cloud Mirror
This device offers redundancy-enabled storage for improved performance and data protection. It can provide a personal cloud service which can support storage capacity of up to 8 TB. It can either be used for everyday needs or for business networks.
FreeNAS Mini
This device boasts of the highest recorded read speed for NAS so far. It is a powerful NAS storage device with lots of features and functionality. The built-in system, however, is UNIX, which makes it difficult for other non-Unix users to use. On the other hand, those who are adept at the said operating system can take advantage of its power in using this NAS device for networks.
QNAP TurboNAS TS-470
This NAS device is designed to meet both the consumer and business needs with power and features that are at par with other best NAS devices in the market. It has a competitive read and write speeds, and has high tolerance for faults, which makes it perfect for file backup systems.
The above-list NAS devices are not the best of its kinds when we direct our minds to the possibilities in the future. The technology for these devices will keep on improving as they become increasingly useful in most computing tasks.