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Hi, I would like to buy a NAS for 4k plex streaming (only require 1 single stream at the same time) but the main issue is that it needs to be a SILENT one [REPLY]
Yes, if there is nothing you access from outside the home like Plex, Photos, DSM etc. You can have all those ports closed on the firewall. Even if there is [REPLY]
So I think I know but have to ask anyway. If I have a firewall on my router with all inbound ports closed and the firewall turned on within the NAS with a [REPLY]
Hi Clayton - Robbie here! You are absolutely correct! This is something I should have addressed in the article and I clearly did a poor job. This article [REPLY]
This article contains numerous references to “planned to be released in 2021”. Can you please update it to reflect what is actually available in the ma [REPLY]
No eSIM support - not very useful for present time! [REPLY]
As an owner of a DS1815+, I'm feeling left high & dry on security updates. I didn't need 8 bays when I bought it in March 2017, but plumped for this de [REPLY]
I don't suppose you picked up the new PS5 Pro and know if this heatsink fits it okay? Or the PS5 slim perhaps? The Pro appears to have the same bay design [REPLY]
That's what I thought, but you mention in the post "at the time of writing, this is not possible, as I did not have the drives in time for the performance [REPLY]
When you start reading a post and starts with: "In today´s digital world...." we all know what it means... [REPLY]
How it's possible to get 1GB/s read speed with ATTO test on 16GB file? 3 drives gives you max ~600MB/s read speed after cache is exhausted. There must be a [REPLY]
This product is shipping with Beta software and documentation. The SMB protocol crashes my Mac. Logging connections, shows they cause a ADM kernel panic. [REPLY]
Before starting the process, I would recommend anyone doing the same to remove all internal drives, and then initialize the NAS so QTS is reinstalled on th [REPLY]
The review was interesting, but… it was very definitely not like-for-like. How can any comparison of a rack mount 7-bay NAS vs. a desktop 4-bay NAS be si [REPLY]
They have already said it will have NFS, it just didn't meet their standards to be part of the launch release. [REPLY]
Nice review. Having bought one of these i wish you did a quick walk through on USB4 direct connect (how to configure the thunderbolt networking and ip addr [REPLY]
Nice awaited review folks! With this price-point, how much sense does it make to really consider a "NAS" like this instead of building something or using [REPLY]
as it doesn't have integerated GPU , is this enough to run PLEX for home purpose 4 clients max ? [REPLY]
By overnight does that mean about 12 hours? [REPLY]
this update impacting Synology Photo's is my biggest concern. I could go for Immich or an other third party solution but setting one of those up is look [REPLY]

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The MW-N100-NAS N100 10GbE M-ITX 6-Bay Motherboard Just Released

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