The Best Bits (and Worst Bits) of NAS of 2025!

Best NAS of the Year 2025 - https://nascompares.com/guide/best-nas-of-the-year-2025/ - Aoostar WTR Max ($799) Amazon - https://amzn.to/3MjjHDE - Aoostar WTR Max ($859) AliExpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c4MB7ppT - Minisforum N5 NAS ($594) - https://amzn.to/4romPyo - Beelink ME Mini ($279) - https://amzn.to/49EKggw - Lincstation N2 ($395) - https://amzn.to/4itqZRp - UnifyDrive UT2 Mobile NAS ($399) - https://unifydrive.com/?ref=ROBERTANDREWS + Get a further 5% OFF with this code: NASCOMPARES Those New Stories and NAS Hardwware Updates in full: Synology 2025 NAS Hard Drive and SSD Lock In Confirmed – Bye, Bye Seagate and WD https://nascompares.com/2025/04/16/synology-2025-nas-hard-drive-and-ssd-lock-in-confirmed-bye-bye-seagate-and-wd/ SYNOLOGY REVERSE THE HARD DRIVE POLICY - WE WIN? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnOfmHY2Nb0 Fake Seagate HDDs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5HXfS56WMQ Is It Game Over for Plex? And is it Jellyfin Time? (ft. Alex ‪@ktzsystems‬ ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcorAYtHHhQ YOU NEED TO BUY A PLEX LIFETIME SUBSCRIPTION NOW - SERIOUSLY! (THAT $249 Price Increase!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TQFJSBWCyU Synology Kills Graphics Drivers and HEVC & H.264 HW Transcoding on the J4125 NAS (DS225+ & DS425+) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzaAQ4jP-JU UniFi UNAS - 1 Year Later - Should Synology and QNAP Be Worried? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjaJG5jLoLk QNAP 2025 Event in London - QTier in QuTS 6, QuTS Mega, QNAP AI LLMs, HDP Backup, QVR Surveillance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGFIV2rrU9s Beelink Me Pro, S, X and MAX, 9x M.2, 10GbE, 5GbE NAS - NEW DIY NAS COMING SOON! (It's INSANE!!!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv_oWU4VFl8 Beelink ME Pro NAS Revealed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36z2lc6r5q4 What is the Point of Mobile NAS? Who Are They For? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZRqDu7nYZA ======== Video Chapters 00:00 2025 storage recap 00:17 Highlights and lowlights 00:37 Synology backlash 01:36 Discounts and fallout 01:57 Mobile NAS arrives 02:26 Why mobile NAS matters 03:32 What comes next 03:51 UniFi mobile teaser 04:30 Where is QNAP 05:28 QNAP missing refreshes 06:05 UniFi NAS expansion 07:14 UniFi momentum 07:34 Beelink surprise rise 08:24 Synology driver removal 09:35 Plex troubles 09:57 Plex data breach 10:49 Plex competition pressure 11:10 Network speed evolution 11:35 5G and 25G go mainstream 12:40 What 2026 will bring 13:06 Seagate modded drives 13:51 Scam risks rising 14:57 How to stay safe 15:18 Looking ahead to 2026 Thinking of buying a product mentioned in today's video from Amazon? If this video has helped you make that decision, you can head to Amazon using this link and we will get a small % commisson of whatever you buy, which goes directly back to NASCompares and allows me and Eddie to keep doing what we do here on YouTube and the Blog - https://amzn.to/3TjM0kj