Early Synology NAS Bargains and Deals this Black Friday 2024 Black Friday is here again and for many of you, this is the final decider on whether you are going to finally buy your very own Synology NAS or upgrade that old DS411+ or DS216+ that is starting to show its age. Synology has been […]
New Asustor Flashstor Gen 2 Series Now Released *UPDATE* – The Flashstor Gen 2 is Now Released Flashstor 6 Gen 2 (AS6806X) $999 – HERE Flashstor 12 Pro Gen 2 (FS6812X) $1399 – HERE Find Out More about them here – HERE on YouTube Asustor recently introduced its Flashstor Gen 2 NAS series, which includes […]
Looking to:
- RAID backup for 1 MacBook Pro M1 (1 TB) and 1 gaming PC (1TB)
- ability to expand down the road within the same case (do not want to Unfortunately I need to stop my monthly support. How do I go about doing that?Hello,
I just bought a F4-212.
I want to direct mount a data drive to my F4-212. That's why I bought the NAS.
I read I have to update to TOS [quote="ed" pid="16421" dateline="1732290537"]
Your approach sounds good! Here’s a quick recap of the steps:
Copy all data: Transfer all the datI have about 300 gb of photos, 130 gb of videofiles and 100 gb of other files. I want all these files stored at a systeem that is accessible form MacBHello everyone,
I’m new to the world of NAS and recently purchased a Ugreen NAS, which I plan to equip with 2×8TB HDDs and 2×500GB M.2 SSDs. My iI am Planning to use a QNAP TS-464 and QuMagie to archive our picture collection. I have watched a lot of test videos on Youtube, but I can not find aHi i have a synology ds2419+ and its full of disks and want to uppgrade the synoogy to an other one that supports 200tb volumes. butt the DS3622XS+ doHello Guys,
What would be the best NAS for 4K with atoms?
Also would it be possible to play back using Apple TV 4K from the NAS instead of directlMy current setup is a iMac 27" 5k from 2014 (yes). It has 512 Gb internal that i use only for Macos and app's. Data is on a raid 1 (2*3Tb) W
UniFi UNAS Pro First Time Setup Guide – Get It Right First Time Setting up the UniFi UNAS Pro NAS is a straightforward process that allows you to quickly integrate it into your network. This guide will walk you through the steps to get the device up and running, from physical connections to configuring advanced […]
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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No eSIM support - not very useful for present time!
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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
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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
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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
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When you start reading a post and starts with: "In today´s digital world...." we all know what it means...
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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
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This product is shipping with Beta software and documentation. The SMB protocol crashes my Mac. Logging connections, shows they cause a ADM kernel panic.
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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
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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
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They have already said it will have NFS, it just didn't meet their standards to be part of the launch release.
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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
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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
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as it doesn't have integerated GPU , is this enough to run PLEX for home purpose 4 clients max ?
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By overnight does that mean about 12 hours?
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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
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Asustor Lockerstor 4 Gen 3 NAS Hardware Review – Worth Your Data? UPDATE – The Lockerstor Gen 3 NAS Series is NOW AVAILABLE in a 4 Bay ($1299) and 6 Bay ($1499) configuration, with an 8-Bay and 10-Bay system coming later in 2024. Of all the brands that I talk about in the world of […]
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