Which Synology NAS Drives will we see in 2023? Synology has quite an extensive portfolio of hardware and software solutions, build over two decades of research and development in the NAS industry. Now, as these solutions grow in popularity, some ranges in their portfolio are more popular than others (whilst others die off – farewell […]
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What are Synology HDD label drives originally

What are Synology HDD label drives originally? SAS HAS5300-8T = MG06SCA800E HAS5300-12T = MG07SCA12TE HAS5300-16T =MG08SCA16TE If there is 18TB SAS drive = MG09SCA18TE SATA HAT5300-4T = MG06ACA400E ? HAT5310-8T = MG05ACA800E HAT5300-12T = MG07ACA12TE ? HAT5300-16T = MG08ACA16TE ? (later could be MG09ACA16TE) HAT5310-18T = MG09ACA18TE ? 20TB = https://nascompares.com/news/toshiba-announces-20tb-mg10-series-hard-disk-drives/
New Synology SA6400 and SA6200 Enterprise Rackstations Revealed

New 12-Bay AMD EPYC Synology SA6400 and SA6200 Rackmount NAS Coming Soon Synology has really been hitting the business/enterprise button hard in 2022, with several very high-profile top-tier solutions introduced into their portfolio (with rackmount/rackstation solutions seemingly getting the lion’s share of attention). Today I want to discuss a couple of new entries into the […]
New Synology SA6400 and SA6200 Enterprise Rackstations Revealed
New 12-Bay AMD EPYC Synology SA6400 and SA6200 Rackmount NAS Coming Soon Synology has really been hitting the business/enterprise button hard in 2022, with several very high-profile top-tier solutions introduced into their portfolio (with rackmount/rackstation solutions seemingly getting the lion’s share of attention). Today I want to discuss a couple of new entries into the […]
TerraMaster compatible NVMe M.2 SSD

What SSD fits in TerraMaster for caching? SAMSUNG 980 2280 NVMe SSD MZ-V8V8250 250 GB F2-223,F2-423,F4-423,F4-223,T6-423,T9-423,T12-423,U4-423,U8-423,U12-423 Recommended Crucial P2 2280 NVMe SSD CT1000PSSSD8 1000 GB F2-223,F2-423,F4-423,F4-223,T6-423,T9-423,T12-423,U4-423,U8-423,U12-423 Recommended Seagate IronWolf 525 2280 NVMe SSD) ZP2000NM30002 2 TB F2-223,F2-423,F4-423,F4-223,T6-423,T9-423,T12-423,U4-423,U8-423,U12-423 Western Digital Red SN700 2280 NVMe SSD WD5500G1R0C 500 GB F2-223,F2-423,F4-423,F4-223,T6-423,T9-423,T12-423,U4-423,U8-423,U12-423
Terramaster F4-423 Plex Media Server NAS 4K & 1080p Tests – H.264 & HEVC
How Well Does the Terramaster F4-423 NAS Perform as a Plex Media Server? Of all the brands that I discuss here on NASCompares, very few have evolved with the speed that Terramaster has. Although coming up on a decade in the commercial network attached storage industry, they have managed to carve an impressively sized portion […]
How to Install TrueNAS Core on your Terramaster NAS
How to Install TrueNAS Core on a Terramaster NAS Drive – Step By Step Guide Most new or relatively inexperienced NAS users can be separated into two clear categories. There are those that want to get their hands dirty, spend sensibly on a DiY system in order to take advantage of community built platforms such […]
Synology introduces 18TB HAT5310-18T drives

Synology introduces 18TB HAT5310-18T drives. Hardware Specifications HAT5300-4T HAT5310-8T HAT5300-12T HAT5300-16T HAT5310-18T General Capacity 4 TB 8 TB 12 TB 16 TB 18 TB Form Factor 3.5″ 3.5″ 3.5″ 3.5″ 3.5″ Interface SATA 6 Gb/s SATA 6 Gb/s SATA 6 Gb/s SATA 6 Gb/s SATA 6 Gb/s Sector Size 512e 512e 512e 512e 512e Performance […]
Synology DS3622xs+ Plex Media Server NAS 4K & 1080p Tests – H.264 & HEVC
How Well Does the Synology DS3622xs+ NAS Perform as a Plex Media Server? Many users who are taking their first tentative steps into purchasing their own private server for multimedia use will have heard that when it comes to NAS brands, that Synology is pretty much the top dog. The Synology NAS software DSM, which […]
Qnap QHora-321 (2.5GbE) and QHora-322 (10GbE) Router

QHora-321 Number of network ports 6 2.5GbE (RJ45) 6 CPU Marvell CN9130 Quad Core Armv8 Cortex-A72 Memory 4GB DDR4 flash memory 4MB SPI NOR Flash 4GB eMMC button Reset power supply 12V DC power consumption 36W size 166.4 x 145.7 x 29.85mm weight 0.81Kg Package weight 1.35Kg operating temperature 0°C ~ +40°C Operating humidity 5~95% […]
Install UnRAID on a Terramaster NAS Drive – A Step By Step Guide
How to Install UnRAID on a Terramaster NAS Drive in 15mins Of all the different Network Attached Storage software that is discussed online, one the most unsung heroes of the DiY server scene is UnRAID. It was created like many software solutions—by a software engineer who was trying to solve his own problem. In the […]
QNAP TS-464 vs TS-453D NAS – Which Should You Buy?
QNAP TS-464 or the TS-453D NAS Drive – Which Should You Buy? Are you considering the QNAP TS-464 now it has been released? Or thinking of saving some money and opting for the predecessor TS-453D that is currently on sale? It’s a tough decision for some that want to ensure value for money, yet remain […]
Qnap upgrading Dual Port 100 GbE Network Expansion Card QXG-100G2SF-CX6

Qnap upgrading Dual Port 100 GbE Network Expansion Card QXG-100G2SF-CX6 QXG-100G2SF-CX6 port NVIDIA Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx Number of ports 2 x QSFP28 port QSFP28 PCIe and Channels PCIe 4.0 x16 (compatible with PCIe 3.0 x16) Transmission rate 1/10/25/40/50/100/200 Gb/s Ethernet PAM4/NRZ IEEE Standard > IEEE 802.3bs, 200 Gigabit Ethernet > IEEE 802.3cd, 50, 100 and […]
How to Install TrueNAS Scale on a Terramaster NAS
How to Run TrueNAS Scale on a Terramaster NAS Drive – Step By Step Guide Not all Linux servers are built equally! If you are new to the world of private server storage, you might have heard about how “everything runs on Linux”. Now, that is not exactly true (with many other platforms out there […]
How to Put TrueNAS Core on a Terramaster NAS – Step By Step Guide
How to Install TrueNAS Core on a Terramaster NAS Drive – Step By Step Guide Most new or relatively inexperienced NAS users can be separated into two clear categories. There are those that want to get their hands dirty, spend sensibly on a DiY system in order to take advantage of community built platforms such […]
Qnap QuCPE-3032 and QuCPE-3034 managed switch with VM/VNF support

Qnap QuCPE-3032 and QuCPE-3034 managed switch with VM/VNF support QuCPE-3032-C3558R-8G CPU Intel® Atom® C3558R 4-core 2.4 GHz processor system memory 8GB DDR4 2400MHz Non-ECC UDIMM (1 x 8GB) maximum memory 128GB (2x64GB) memory slot 2 x 288pin DDR4-2400 slots Total number of built-in and default ports 10 10GbE SFP+ 2 2.5GbE (RJ45) 8 Console Port […]
Synology DS2422+ Plex Media Server NAS 4K & 1080p Tests – H.264 & HEVC
How Well Does the Synology DS2422+ NAS Perform as a Plex Media Server? In 2022, Synology has been slowly garnering a reputation for prioritizing business users over home/prosumer users more and although a number of their mid-range/SMB solutions have arrived with hardware pricetags that are in the budget of home users, there is no avoiding […]
Qnap TS-410E slim & fanless 2.5inch SSD/HDD Gamer NAS & video entertainment system

Qnap TS-410E slim & fanless 2.5inch SSD/HDD Gamer NAS & video entertainment system TS-410E-8G CPU Intel® Celeron® J6412 4-core/4-thread processor, burst up to 2.6 GHz CPU architecture 64-bit x86 graphics processor Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors floating point operations encryption engine (AES-NI) hardware acceleration shift system memory 8 GB on board (non-expandable) […]
Alternatives to Drobo from Synology or QNAP – Which NAS Should You Buy?
Leaving Drobo NAS and Buying a Synology or QNAP – Get it Right, First Time For a long time, I championed the Drobo Brand of network attached storage (NAS) as a great option for users looking to have their very own no-fuss, easy to set up and content-creator-friendly system. However, I think it would be […]