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Best NAS devices that transcodes 4K and FHD videos for your home media devices

Hosted on physical devices, Network-attached storages (NAS) are fast becoming popular and replacing cloud storage services like Google Drive, Dropbox etc. Either as a beginner or rookie who is just getting started with NAS or an expert with years of experience using or dealing with NAS devices, chances are you are either using the storage device either for your home, small office, business or enterprise. For every use case, however, there is a NAS device with specific features and properties for optimal performance.

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