NAS

All-flash NAS was supposed to be the future, and SSD prices have set it back by years

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All-flash NAS was supposed to be the future, and SSD prices have set it back by years

On the surface, network-attached storage devices capable of backing up data, sharing files, and archiving documents seem simple to use. But as you delve deeper into storage server territory, you encounter all kinds of file systems, complex-sounding network shares, and a boatload of technical jargon. Even on the hardware side, you have a variety of … Read more

The Gemma 4 works fine on my laptop, but putting it on a NAS has changed the way I use it

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The Gemma 4 works fine on my laptop, but putting it on a NAS has changed the way I use it

Ever since I used an old GTX 1080 to build a local AI hosting workstation last year, I’ve been benchmarking LLM final assignments on all kinds of hardware, from gaming systems to tiny single-board PCs and outdated cell phones. As you’d expect, devices with NPU and VRAM loaded graphics cards work fine with my local … Read more