Synology is known for making the best home NAS servers, but the Taiwanese brand is branching out its portfolio with the introduction of the BeeDrive and BeeStation. The BeeDrive was unveiled back in June 2023, and it is basically an external SSD that you connect to a Windows or macOS machine, and it then backs up data from that device as well as any phones.
The idea is that instead of buying a full-fledged NAS, you can use the BeeDrive to back up important data. While I wasn't initially convinced, I used the backup solution for over a month before writing the BeeDrive review, and in that time, I came to realize its utility. It does a terrific job backing up data, but the best part is that you don't need to do anything after setting it up — after it's configured, it continues to back up data automatically, and that's a huge differentiator over a standard SSD.
