NAS Devices under $250

3 NAS devices under $250 from Buffalo, Synology, QNAP and more. Prices run $170 to $247.

AsustorSpec score 7.8

2 Bays, ARM, 1GB, 2.5GbE

+Two bays for expandable home storage

+2.5GbE LAN for faster network transfers

+Media support for streaming photos and videos

−Only 1GB of RAM limits multitasking

−Drives are not included with the unit

$199.99

as of 11/04/2026 06:09 PST - Details

TerraMasterSpec score 7.4

2 Bays, ARM, 1GB, Diskless

+Two drive bays for a small personal storage pool

+Quad core ARM CPU for file serving tasks

+Ships diskless so you choose your own drives

−Only 1 GB of RAM for demanding multi-user workloads

$169.99

as of 11/04/2026 06:09 PST - Details

SynologySpec score 7.5

2 Bays, ARM, 1GB, 1GbE

+2 bays: only 2 of 13 here have more bays

−1GB memory: 5 of the 8 here have a higher memory

$247.23

as of 11/04/2026 10:11 PST - Details

Compare specs

Bays	Memory	Drives	Spec score	Price
2	1GB	Diskless	7.8	$199.99 as of 11/04/2026 06:09 PST - Details
2	1GB	Diskless	7.4	$169.99 as of 11/04/2026 06:09 PST - Details
2	1GB		7.5	$247.23 as of 11/04/2026 10:11 PST - Details

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