Performance Rating

The following graph shows the total performance rating of the NAS in comparison with other units. The comparison is pretty straight forward: The tested unit is shown as 100% and all other units' performance is relative to it. Please note that we only measure raw performance in the graph below; available features and the functionality of each unit are not a factor.

Performance per Dollar

For most of you, the following graph will be the most interesting since it shows the performance per dollar of the NAS you may want to buy. We looked up the current USD price of each NAS on the popular online shop Newegg and used it, along with the relative performance numbers, to calculate the Performance-per-Dollar index. We, in case Newegg doesn't stock a specific unit, search for it at other popular online shops (Tigerdirect, Amazon) and, if the unit is not sold in the U.S., search popular EU shops (e.g. Caseking) before converting its price to dollars.