My review of the UGREEN NASync DXP2800 2-Bay Desktop NAS
For many years, I wanted to get a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device to share files between the PCs and other devices on my home network. However, the high prices of good NAS models always stopped me. A decent model with reliable hardware and software could easily cost $700 or more. So I set up what you might call a "poor man's NAS" by connecting an external USB drive to my router and sharing it across my home network. However, I constantly ran into problems with this setup (I use Windows on my PCs). For some reason, my PCs would frequently lose access to the shared drives, and it often took a frustratingly long time to reattach the network drive. For instance, one PC on my network might still have access to the shared drive, while another PC wouldn’t be able to access it at all. This issue persisted for years and was a constant headache. It’s not just me, either—my friend, who is also an advanced PC user, experienced the same problems with external USB drives connec...