# NAS Accessories

Published articles for NAS Accessories.

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## FanX Drive X3 Review/Preview - A $99 USB Dongle to Turn an Old PC into a NAS?

DevFeed: [FanX Drive X3 Review/Preview - A $99 USB Dongle to Turn an Old PC into a NAS?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/fanx-drive-x3-review-preview-a-99-usb-dongle-to-turn-an-old-pc-into-a-nas-17368.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nascompares.com/2026/09/02/fanx-drive-x3-review-preview-a-99-usb-dongle-to-turn-an-old-pc-into-a-nas/>)

Author: Rob Andrews

Published: 2026-09-02T16:00:42Z

Content type: comparison

Language: en

Sources: [NAS Compares](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nas-compares.md>)

Topics: [USB](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/usb.md>), [pc](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pc.md>)

Tags: [crowdfunding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/crowdfunding.md>), [diy-nas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/diy-nas.md>), [docker-nas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker-nas.md>), [fanx](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fanx.md>), [fanx-drive-x3](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fanx-drive-x3.md>), [fanxiang](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fanxiang.md>), [gadgets](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gadgets.md>), [home-lab](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/home-lab.md>), [jellyfin-nas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jellyfin-nas.md>), [mobile-backup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile-backup.md>), [nas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nas.md>), [nas-accessories](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nas-accessories.md>), [nas-news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nas-news.md>), [network-attached-storage-nas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network-attached-storage-nas.md>), [news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news.md>), [news-2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news-2026.md>), [pc-to-nas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pc-to-nas.md>), [private-cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/private-cloud.md>), [remote-access](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/remote-access.md>), [review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/review.md>), [uncategorised](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/uncategorised.md>), [usb](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/usb.md>), [usb-nas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/usb-nas.md>)

### AI overview

A hands-on preview examines whether the FanX Drive X3, a small USB device and software layer, can make an older PC function like a NAS without requiring expertise in TrueNAS, Linux permissions, Docker Compose, or remote access.

### Source excerpt

The FanX Drive X3 is one of those odd little storage gadgets that immediately raises a useful question: can a small USB device and a software layer turn an older PC into something NAS-like without asking the owner to learn TrueNAS, Linux permissions, Docker compose files or remote access plumbing? In our hands-on preview, the [...]