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Under Construction. NAS refers to data storage devices connected over the network rather directly to your computer with an interface like USB, firewire or thunderbolt. They were primarily stand alone devices with a network connection and disk array.
More recently wireless routers have added USB ports for connecting hard drives to serve a similar purpose. The advantage of NAS storage is it can be located away from your computer without a special connection (assuming you are already connected to the network and they can be shared by multiple users. Terms: HDD - Hard Disk Drive NAS - Network Attached Storage RAID - Redundant array of independent disks SMB - Small & Medium Business SOHO - Small Office Home Office SSD - Solid State Disk See Also: How to Set Up a NAS (Network-Attached Storage) Drive | HowToGeek Wireless Routers in Products Wireless Networking and Multi-Band Wi-Fi Return to Networking
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