QNAP TS-251B vs Western Digital My Cloud Home NAS 2018

The QNAP TS-251B is a great Home NAS for its $672 asking price.

The Western Digital My Cloud Home Single, however, while a reasonable product for $159, doesn't stack up against its competitors quite as well. If you're considering Home NASs in the $160 range, you might want to check out some better options.

The QNAP TS-251B hasn't managed to earn a top spot in any roundups from sources that conduct trustworthy hands-on testing. Nevertheless, reviewers from sites, such as Expert Reviews, Tech Advisor, PCmag, and itpro.co.uk all gave it a spot on their list.

As for the Western Digital My Cloud Home Single, it wasn't able to earn a top spot in any roundups from trusted sources that conduct their own hands-on testing. Nevertheless, it managed to impress reviewers at Android Central, Photography Blog, Tech Advisor, and Digital Camera World enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

When we thoroughly analyzed their review scores, we learned that all of the sources that tested both Home NASs, including Tech Advisor, preferred the QNAP TS-251B over the Western Digital My Cloud Home Single.

We also took a look at which sources they managed to impress the most. The QNAP TS-251B was liked best by Tech Advisor, which gave it a score of 9, while the Western Digital My Cloud Home Single got its highest, 8, score from Photography Blog.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Home NASs on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Home NASs being 7.4 out of 10, whereas the QNAP TS-251B and Western Digital My Cloud Home Single managed averages of 8.3 and 7.7 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct QNAP TS-251B vs. Western Digital My Cloud Home Single comparison might not be entirely fair - some sources don't take value for money into account when assigning their scores and therefore have a tendency to rate more premium products better.