Synology DiskStation BeyondCloud Preconfigured NAS Review

Pre-built NAS appliances might be easier to set up and use than a DIY server, but could they be even easier? Synology seems to think so. Its just-released BeyondCloud NASes come preconfigured with hard drives and provide a straightforward setup process. That’s right – your excuses for not owning a NAS just became fewer.

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Despite all of our NAS coverage over the years, the concept of network-attached storage is still a nebulous one to a lot of people whom I speak with.  The convenience and accessibility of shared storage is something that can easily be overlooked when not familiar with the concept.

Do I plug it into my computer?  Is it a hard drive?  These are all questions we’ve received over the years in response to our reviews.  Perhaps the questions speak more to the reviews themselves, but regardless of the reasoning, it’s apparent that there is some gray area for many.

To help clear some of this up, Synology hopes to make NASes more accessible to the masses by bundling everything end users need into one simple SKU.  Well, actually three, but we will touch upon this shortly.  With its BeyondCloud brand, Synology has taken aim at the more novice user’s desk space.

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