The Blackbox Pro RAID makes it super easy to switch modes (RAID 0 striped, RAID 1 mirrored, JBOD, or independent): simply ...

While the NAS enclosure might keep on trucking for many years, the storage drives inside will need replacing periodically. Even the best NAS hard drives and SSDs aren't expected to keep on writing ...

The last thing you'd want is to spend $100 on an enclosure only to find it has a $50 hard drive inside. You're not saving ...

The excellent Synology BeeStation doesn't have the deep feature set of a typical NAS device, but it's easy to use and can ...

The LincPlus LincStation N2 is a network-attached storage device that offers a compact and stylish way to store your data, ...

Trim enclosure ... (See our separate roundup of the best NAS drives.) At the other end of the physical-size spectrum are portable drives. Hard drive-based portables make use inside of the same ...

The BeeStation uses a black enclosure that measures 5.8 ... Again, though: Factor in the cost of the separate hard drives you'll have to add to those NAS units to get up and running.

As life goes on, so might what you need from your phone. Unfortunately, you're on your own if you need more storage than what ...