As NAS devices are effectively a server in itself and contain all of the components of a typical PC, its reliability is dictated by how well it designed internally. A NAS without redundant data access paths, redundant controllers or redundant power supplies will likely be less reliable than a simple PC that has better components acting as a server connected to the network. The Performance of NAS devices also depends heavily on the speed of and amount of traffic on the network, as well as the amount of RAM on the NAS computers or devices.

Melbourne Data Recovery often develops specific fixes for specific proprietary software and, or hardware. Proprietary in-house tools have been specifically developed to increase recovery rates and cut down on recovery times for multi-disk systems running in Snap and other NAS environments