Good News – The QNAP QSW-1208-8C and QSW-804-4C 10GbE Switch are REAL and coming SOON Excellent news for those who are searching for a cost effective and unmanaged 10Gbe switch in 2018 – the QNAP QSW-1208-8C and the smaller QSW-804-4C are confirmed and heading our way for an April ’18 release. We first uncovered information and […]
I’m looking for a NAS replacement for the following use. My small business (I’m a freelance Software Engineer) Personal stuff (photos, music, Time Machine backups etc), A couple of IP cameras with recording facility. Cloud backup to Amazon S3 of certain folders on the NAS. I currently have both a Synology DS213 and a Windows Home […]
I co own a small photo/video studio with one other person. We want to centralize all our files and have them in one place to store and work off of. We would need to use an adaptor for direct connection to our laptops from 10gb ethernet to thunderbolt on out laptops, though we don’t both […]
Steam Nas What is the most cost effective Nas for playing Steam games from? I have wifi6 and 10gb network already but will only use this to game from and do not want to spend a ton but want fast gaming from it. If another NAS higher end $800-1400 can do everything and game from […]
Plex transcoding Hi, Just watched your Dummies Guide to Plex video. I use Plex quite a bit, I have a HDHomeRun box which records TV – but it records enormous .TS files. Some things I record are not that important quality wise. I am a bit techie and I have created a batch file which […]
DS118, DS228, NVR1218 Hi, I have a DS215j running 2 x 4MP cameras at H265 (with a 4TB Seagate NVR HDD). I am hitting about 40% RAM use and about 52% CPU when streaming both cameras Live. I am looking to add another 2 same spec cameras and suspect I will be needing something beefier. […]
The Ultimate Best Thunderbolt 3 NAS – The QNAP TVS-1582TU Rackmount NAS It is not easy to say that there is one single powerful network attached storage device, the truly TOP NAS right now. This is largely because this technology it is fairly well established and that new units are released almost monthly by all of […]
Reviewing Diskstation DS918+ Synology DS918+ Top Speed: 226 MB/s IOPS: 6000 Noise: 19.8 dB(A) Power: 28.8 W / 12.6 W PROS CONS Dual M.2 cache High Availability Excellent choice of Apps Snapshot Replication Support Plex Virtualization 4K Video transcoding FHD Plex Transcoding Hot-Swap trays DLNA Compliant Expandable RAM upgradable No Copy button Only 1Gbe […]
Hi, you know what the port’s data transfer rate is? NAS TS-453B USB-C QuickAccess port NAS TVS-473 USB QuickAccess port Does this connection only replaces network access or works as a DAS? Theoretical speed would be USB 3.0 speeds, but in reality Qnap themselves have claimed achieving around 100MB/s. It must be something to do […]
My name is Manuel, Post Production Supervisor Berlin, Germany. We also have an office in Düsseldorf which is part of the reason I am sending you this message. First of all, I would like to purchase a fast storage solution that every machine on our network in Berlin can connect to and work from (currently […]
I purchased a Zyxel NAS a few years back and it has never worked the way it should have, buggy and hard to set up. so after trying to get it to work for 2 years I give up and am looking for a new NAS. I run Mac desktop and laptop, apple tv and […]
Essentials for Photographers and Videographers If you’re serious about photography and Video editing you’re going to have to take a moment to step away from your camera and think about where those all-important shots are going to live. Modern-day Digital single-lens reflex camera (or SLRs) have for the most part abandoned the film based media […]
I’d like to build the most powerful QNAP Tower that can sit on a desktop, sans the need for a rackmount. Please send me what you believe to be the best cards, accessories, and hard drives to create the largest and most powerful QNAP literally possible at this time. Cost is not a limitation. Fiber […]
Discover Genuine NAS Deals for Amazon Prime Day 2023 – A Community Effort with Us Hello to our NASCompares Community! The time of year we’ve all been anticipating is upon us – Amazon Prime Day 2023. During this period, an abundance of deals flood our screens, making it a challenge to distinguish the exceptional from […]
In your review you recommended the Ds3018xs as a current alternative to the DS1620xs. Any thoughts on the DS3018xs vs RS1619xs+ for performance and longevity given our uses outlined below? The most similar NAS to DS1620xs which is available now is RS1619xs+. It also features exactly the same processor, 4X LAN port and NVMe cache […]
RS2821RP+ compatible RAM upgrade Official RAM upgrade: D4EU01-4G4GB – UK USA DDR4 ECC Unbuffered DIMM EAN: 4711174724048 Applied Models: 21 series:RS2821RP+, RS2421RP+, RS2421+ D4EC-2666-8G8GB – UK USA DDR4 ECC Unbuffered DIMM EAN: 4711174723522 Applied Models: SA series:SA3200D UC series:UC3200 21 series:RS3621xs+, RS3621RPxs, RS2821RP+, RS2421RP+, RS2421+ 19 series:RS1619xs+ 18 series:RS3618xs 17 series:RS4017xs+, RS3617xs+, RS3617RPxs D4EC-2666-16G16GB – […]
The Gigabyte Aorus 10000 vs Seagate Firecuda 540 Gen5 SSD – Which Should You Buy? It has taken some time, but Gen 5 m.2 NVMe SSDs are becoming more available, seeing a decrease in price, and are now being launched by major players in the SSD market. The slow rollout of Gen 5 in the […]
(2021-03-22) What’s New Users can now set 10 email addresses to receive system notifications. Enhanced domain database synchronization performance by syncing only altered data. Supports bad block detection on Synology SSDs. Supports the updating of Synology HDD and SSD firmware directly via DSM. Improved fan speed control based on the Synology network interface card temperature […]
RAID5 WD Red & Gold. I currently have 2 WD Gold series 10TB drives in a Mobius 5-Bay Thunderbolt 2 Enclosure (which has SOFTRAID). I want to purchase 3 more drives to set up a RAID 5 configuration. Can I add/mix the WD 10TB Red PRO NAS with the two Gold Series drives I currently […]
Is the Synology RS2818RP+ RackStation NAS what your Business needs? Synology and their Rackmount NAS range have really been a roller coaster these last two years. The rackstation series from Synology a few years back was good, but in the eyes of industry did not compete with QNAP NAS. The main reason for this was first, the […]