NAS Drive Vs Google Drive for your Cloud Storage For many of us that have been using third-party cloud providers such as Google Drive for the synchronisation, backup and anywhere-access of data, the idea of switching to a network attached storage device can be intimidated. The fact that Google Drive gives you access via your […]
Synology uncover another Desktop NAS for 2017 and 2018 – The Synology DS418J NAS For almost a decade Synology have been pioneering the world of Network Attached Storage and I think it safe to say that they are in the top tier of go-to brands fort both home and business alike. Over the last 5 […]
Can the NightHawk X10 Router replace a NAS in 2018 When I first found out I was getting my hands on the Nighthawk x10 for an unboxing and review, I have to admit – I was excited! There has been a number of mixed reactions to the X10 AD7200 Gaming Switch and if you wanted to […]
Guide to the 2018 Thunderbolt QNAP NAS Range QNAP NAS with Thunderbolt 2 and Thunderbolt 3 provides blazing-fast bandwidth (with incredible speeds for direct attached storage with Thunderbolt over IP) and enables an unprecedented high-speed connection with Thunderbolt 3 devices (including the new MacBook Pro). QNAP Thunderbolt 3 NAS is also backward compatible with USB […]
Bargains and Deals on Synology NAS Drives this Prime Day 2020 Yes, it’s back again. Amazon Prime day has come around again and for those of us with that Amazon Prime Subscription making it a little dent in our bank account each month, this seems reason enough for us to take the plunge and investing […]
Currently on a QNAP TVS-871T 24TB over 10GB network and its been great for 11 users. We’re looking to change the way we work with more cache files for our 3d animation workflows plus more users up to 20 on the network. We’ve been given lots of conflicting advice so would be good to know […]
Recently my company wants to have an offline server for easy storage and file sharing. However, we are extremely conscious about network security and wish to find a NAS that heavily secures and encrypts our files from hackers. We are torn between choosing a Synology or Qnap NAS. Which NAS has up-to-date security to prevent […]
Consumer NAS Product Hi, follow your channel. Wish I did before I purchased a Netgear NAS – tis done though. Watched a video on a consumer/android NAS – was wondering if you had thoughts on it for a future episode. The pricing looks good for what it is, home use for mainly media playback and […]
We have installed our “TS-h886-D1622-16G Intel® Xeon® D-1622 4 cores/8 threads 2.6 GHz processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.2 GHz), 16 GB DDR4 ECC memory (2 x 8 GB)” without any problem with the guadince of your video. More over, we have watch almoust all of your videos about qnap and plex media server. we […]
Buffalo Affordable BS-MP2008 10Gbe Switch Software Review The growth of 10Gbe in storage and networking has really exploded in 2018. There was once a time when a 10x gigabit ethernet network in your home was utterly unthinkable, mainly for reasons of price and compatibility, and therefore 10g was considered the Enterprise-only choice. However, fast forward […]
Choosing the best 2-Bay Synology NAS between the DS218+ and the DS216+II Choosing whether to buy a brand new released piece of hardware or saving some money and getting a year or two older is always a common decision. This has become an especially frequent decider due to companies choosing to release their products with […]
QNAP HS-453DX NAS with my Netgear Nighthawk X10 I’ve seen lots of your YouTube videos and I’m looking at acquiring a QNAP HS-453DX NAS to attach to my Netgear NightHawk R9000 X10 router. As you know, the NAS has one 10 GbE RJ45 connector and the Nighthawk has a 10 GbE SFP+ LAN connector. To […]
Replace Old WD MyCloud WD are discontinuing support for my EX4. I’m looking for the best replacement of similar capability and price that has the longest anticipated support life (don’t want to be a ‘withdrawal of support’ victim again). Best aspects of the EX4 which I like are: RAID options, Remote access over internet. Dislikes […]
The Synology NAS 2021 Launch Event – December 7th 2020 There are few annual events on the data storage calendar that have the swish and slick appeal of the annual Synology NAS launch event, comparable to an Apple product launch (though of course at appropriate scale) the yearly event of Synology talking to their audience […]
I am looking at picking up a TS-253B. I am mainly interested in the ability to run a home NAS, PLEX server, and VM’s simultaneously from the same device. I would like to upgrade the RAM of the 253B to 16GB. However, I have read some forum post that say that this type of processor is unable […]
Media Server and NAS Drives Im interested in getting a media server and a NAS Drive with SSD in the near future So I’m working on a project i have over 700 tennis dvds that are SD , HD and 4K that i want to convert all into files MP4 or MKV and put them […]
QNAP TS-453Be or TS-453B – Is this New NAS Still worth your data? Last year when QNAP revealed the 4-Bay fully featured TS-453B NAS series, it was met with mostly positive feedback. The device featured excellent internal hardware, impressive and innovative external hardware and the QNAP QTS 4.3.3 software was leaps ahead of what it […]
I was interested in you recent article about the forth-coming DS1522+ and am considering this as an upgrade from my existing DS918+, however I have a question about the Ryzen CPU and the fact that this only has two cores. What is the impact on only have 2 cores when running Synology VMM? Does this […]
What do NAS users think of the long awaited Synology DS1817+ and DS1517+ for 2017? I think it is safe to say that the wait for the release of a high end desktop from Synology NAS in a follow up to the popular DS1815+ and DS1515+ released back in 2015 has been hotly anticipated. A […]
NAS Bargains at Amazon this Prime Day 2019 If you have been looking for the right time to buy your first NAS this 2019, then you would be hard pushed to find a better time that Amazon Prime Day 2019. The event is going to last for the next 36 hours, so fast shopping is […]