TerraMaster Introduces 12-Bay T12-423 High-Performance NAS Terramaster continues to roll out their new ‘423’ series of devices and for those that thought the recent 9-Bay solution that was revealed was intriguing will be pleased to hear that Terramaster have doubled down o this and crafted a new 12-Bay NAS solution in the T12-423. The Terramaster […]
Qnap ES2486dc 2U Rackmount NAS ES2486dc-2142IT-128G ES2486dc-2142IT-96G CPU Intel® Xeon® D-2142IT 8-core 1.90 GHz processor, up to 3.0 GHz CPU Architecture 64-bit x86 Floating Point Unit Encryption Engine (AES-NI) System Memory 64 GB RDIMM DDR4 ECC (4 x 16 GB) per controller Maximum Memory 512 GB (8 x 64GB) Memory Slot 8 x R-DIMM/LR-DIMM DDR4 […]
Qnap ES1686dc 3U Rackmount NAS ES1686dc-2142IT-128G ES1686dc-2142IT-96G ES1686dc-2123IT-64G CPU Intel® Xeon® D-2142IT 8-core 1.90 GHz processor (burst up to 3.0 GHz) per controller CPU Architecture 64-bit x86 Floating Point Unit Encryption Engine (AES-NI) System Memory 64 GB RDIMM DDR4 ECC (4 x 16 GB) per controller Maximum Memory 512 GB (8 x 64GB) Memory Slot […]
FULL Review of the TrueNAS Software – And Now For Something Completely Different… Have you been considering a NAS for a few years, but looked at the price tag that off the shelf featured solutions from Synology or QNAP and thought “wow, that seems rather expensive for THAT hardware”? Or are you someone that wants […]
Compatible NVME M.2 SSD for Qnap NAS caching If you know or use a certain type of drive, share it with others in a table below!
Qnap ts-453d vs TS-464T4 So I had looked up what would be the best nas for having a movie library for streaming and what I found was the ts-453d, which I seen a video you did on this model as well. And I was ready to go ahead with that decision but then my buddy […]
TerraMaster Introduces 12-Bay T12-423 High-Performance NAS Terramaster continues to roll out their new ‘423’ series of devices and for those that thought the recent 9-Bay solution that was revealed was intriguing will be pleased to hear that Terramaster have doubled down o this and crafted a new 12-Bay NAS solution in the T12-423. The Terramaster […]
TS-435XeU quad-core ARM 4-bay 1U Rackmount low power NAS (Short depth – 292.12 mm) TS-435XeU-4G CPU Marvell OCTEON TX2™ CN9130 / CN9131 ARMv8 Cortex-A72 4-core 2.2GHz processor CPU Architecture 64-bit ARM Floating Point Unit Encryption Engine System Memory 4 GB SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 4GB) Maximum Memory 32 GB (1 x 32 GB) Memory Slot […]
Dirty Pipe Linux Weakness and Why You and your Linux Based NAS Should Care? For those that might not be aware, a vulnerability in Linux kernel 5.8 and above was disclosed by Max Kellerman last week and publically disclosed (with a proof of concept demonstrating the weakness) and this vulnerability was reported (tracked under CVE-2022-0847) […]
Dirty Pipe Linux Weakness and Why You and your Linux Based NAS Should Care? For those that might not be aware, a vulnerability in Linux kernel 5.8 and above was disclosed by Max Kellerman last week and publically disclosed (with a proof of concept demonstrating the weakness) and this vulnerability was reported (tracked under CVE-2022-0847) […]
What drives are compatible with Synology? If you know or use a certain type of drive, share it with others in a table below! Synology NAS and Hard Drive Compatibility in 2022 If you have been a long-running advocate of Synology NAS over the years, or have been elbow deep in the Synology eco-system for […]
Which Kernel linux version does the Synology DSM run? DSM6. – Linux Kernel 4.4.59 DSM7 so far up to Version: 7.0.1-42218. – Linux Kernel 4.4.180 How to Check Linux Kernel Version The easiest way, SSH into the box and type ‘uname -r’ This will just give the version. Alternatively use ‘cat /proc/version’ or ‘dmesg […]
What file format is NAS? Here is an internal drive file system available on different NAS systems. Btrfs. – Synology Asustor EXT4 – Synology, Qnap, Asustor and others ZFS. – Qnap External Drives connected can be: Btrfs EXT4 EXT3 FAT NTFS HFS+ exFAT* But this means nothing since you connect via the network. The […]
SHR (drive mixing) compatible NAS list
Latest Terramaster NAS TOS 5 Software Now Available to Test in Beta If you are a terramaster user and have been wondering what the brand has had in store for it’s software in 2022, it would appear that they have been working busily on a host of improvements, upgrades and new features for the latest […]
A TrueNAS and iXsystems Questions & Answers Interview If you have been on the fence about moving into the world of using the open-source platform TrueNAS for your private server, there is a good chance that the rather elite level server software is leaving you a pinch intrigued. The big ZFS optimized software that is […]
Qnap TS-h1290FX 12-bay U.2 NVMe/ SATA all-flash NAS with ZFS and ECC memory
TS-h1886XU-RP-D1622-32G and TS-h1886XU-RP-R2-D1622-32G
Latest Terramaster NAS TOS 5 Software Now Available to Test in Beta If you are a terramaster user and have been wondering what the brand has had in store for it’s software in 2022, it would appear that they have been working busily on a host of improvements, upgrades and new features for the latest […]
A Step by Step Guide to Getting Kodi on Your QNAP NAS – UPDATED Despite the growing popularity of third-party multimedia streaming services such as Netflix, Disney plus and HBO Max, there is still a solid demand by users to enjoy the media they own from the comfort of the sofa in a digital, disc-free […]
