Buy a NAS Enclosure for a More Expensive, Hassle-Free Setup NAS Enclosures, like Synology 's feature-packed models, or easy-install, hands-off boxes like the Drobo, bring a lot to the party as well.

That was a great value NAS with a few shortcomings, namely the OS — which has since been improved — and lack of any 2.5Gb or 10Gb LAN ports, which sadly hasn't been addressed with the F5-221.

What you need to know TerraMaster announced two new NAS enclosures: the F2-423 and F4-423. Both NAS come with an Intel CPU, 2.5Gb LAN, M.2 slots, and upgradable RAM.

After a bit of research, I went for a Synology DS218j dual-bay enclosure, and a couple of 3TB Seagate IronWolf hard drives, drives specifically designed for NAS usage.

At $229.00 for the enclosure—an excellent price, given the features—D-Links new DNS-323 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure combines the do-it-yourself flexibility of a hard drive enclosure with ...