Lead Systems Analyst
Priya Raman
Priya built the spec database NAS Grade runs on and the scoring rubric that reads it. Her method is deliberately unglamorous: pull the manufacturer's published spec sheet, weigh it against the power-draw numbers owners actually measure, then cross-reference both against community consensus before anything earns a verdict.
She has catalogued and cross-referenced more than 150 NAS units, drives, and switches that way, which is how NAS Grade catches the gap between a spec sheet and a rack: the "AI NAS" that is really an N100, the idle-watt figure that quietly doubles under load, the drive-lock clause buried three pages into a compatibility list.
She runs a mixed appliance-and-DIY lab, reviews brand-agnostically, and owns the power and thermal model behind the configurator — the part that turns a parts list into an annual electricity bill.
Lab note
Mixed appliance-and-DIY lab; brand-agnostic by policy; idle-watts before verdicts.
Priya’s beat
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