QNAP TS-231 2-Bay Personal Cloud NAS w/ AirPlay Streaming $136 shipped (Reg. $176)

Newegg Flash offers the QNAP (TS-231) 2-bay Personal Cloud NAS for $135.60 shipped. That’s $40 off the regular sale price/ Amazon’s current listing, $14 less than our previous mention and the lowest we can find for it. With this QNAP you can “archive, manage, enjoy and share media collections with the dedicated Photo Station, Video Station and Music Station apps.”

Additional features include: 

• Build a private cloud-based notebook and share with friends and colleagues
• Organize & manage files and backup tasks 
• Synchronize files between computers, laptops, and mobile devices
• Enjoy family videos, movies, music, and photos on your TV with AirPlay streaming
• Transcode videos offline and enjoy smooth video streaming even when your network connection is restricted
• Create a 24/7 surveillance center for your home/small office

Rated 4.1/5 stars from over 100 Amazon shoppers.

You may also want to look at Amazon’s selection of WD Red NAS optimized hard disk drives since this QNAP ships diskless. We’d recommend going with at least a pair of 3TB drives.

Also, B&H (and matched at Amazon or  Newegg) offers the Synology DS216play Network Storage for $249.99 shipped. That’s $50 off the original list price and the lowest we’ve seen. It features:

• 4K Ultra HD Video Transcoding
• Two Bay NAS Enclosure
• Dual-Core 1.5 GHz Processor
• 1GB DDR3 RAM
• Data Read Speed: Up to 107.7 MB/s
• Data Write Speed: Up to 91.47 MB/s
• Up to 16TB Storage Capacity
• 1 x USB 3.0 Port / 1 x USB 2.0 Port
• 1 x Gigabit LAN Port
• DLNA Certified