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1-Bay NAS Devices

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7 1-Bay NAS devices from Buffalo and Synology. Most cost $31 to $8,639, and half cost less than $160.

Buffalo

1 Bays, Drives included

+2TB of storage with drives included
+Single bay for a simple personal storage setup
+Works as a network drive for shared files
−Single bay means storage cannot be expanded later
$153.99
as of 11/04/2026 06:09 PST - Details
Synology

1 Bays, Diskless

+Single bay for a compact personal backup setup
+Diskless design lets you choose your own drive size
+Named for personal backup and home surveillance use
−Ships diskless, so a drive must be bought separately
$159.99
as of 11/04/2026 10:09 PST - Details
QNAP

1 Bays, ARM, 2GB, Diskless

+Single drive bay for simple storage
+Desktop form factor for home or office
+ARM Cortex-A55 quad-core processor
−Ships diskless, so drives must be bought separately
−Only one drive bay limits storage capacity
No current price. Check it at the store.
ACTi

1 Bays, Intel, Drives included

+Single drive bay for a compact storage setup
+Includes drives with the unit
+Has HDMI, DVI and DisplayPort video outputs
−Single bay offers no room to expand storage capacity
$8,639.87
as of 11/04/2026 02:11 PST - Details
Buffalo

1 Bays, ARM, 1GbE, Drives included

+Single bay with a 2TB drive included
+ARM processor listed for the device
+1GbE network port for wired connections
−Only one bay limits expansion and redundancy options
$228.32
as of 11/04/2026 10:11 PST - Details
MiiElAOD

1 Bays

+Single bay holds one hard disk for simple storage
+Dock-style kit built for NanoPi NEO and NEO2 boards
+Compact one-bay design suits a small desk setup
−Limited to one drive, so no built-in redundancy
$30.99
as of 11/04/2026 10:10 PST - Details
Synology

1 Bays, ARM, 1GB, Diskless

+Single 3.5-inch drive bay for a compact storage setup
+Quad-core Realtek RTD1619B processor running at 1.4GHz
+1GB of memory for basic file storage tasks
−Ships diskless, so a drive must be bought separately
−Single 1GbE port limits network transfer speed
No price recorded yet.

Compare specs

NAS deviceBaysProcessorDrivesSpec scorePrice
1Drives includedn/a$153.99
as of 11/04/2026 06:09 PST - Details
1Disklessn/a$159.99
as of 11/04/2026 10:09 PST - Details
1ARMDisklessn/aNo current price
1IntelDrives includedn/a$8,639.87
as of 11/04/2026 02:11 PST - Details
1ARMDrives includedn/a$228.32
as of 11/04/2026 10:11 PST - Details
1n/a$30.99
as of 11/04/2026 10:10 PST - Details
1ARMDisklessn/aNo current price

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