NAS/Sonos/Plex I could use a little advice on my upcoming NAS purchase. I am a hard core Sonos via Synology DS213j+ (Ds213j+ has been great, but time for an upgrade). The reason for my upgrade is my music library is so massive that I am encroaching upon the 65,000 song limit that Sonos allows to […]
A new and exciting NAS for 2017 with the QNAP TVS-882BRT3 Thunderbolt3 NAS Internet sharing Blu-ray burning application Thunderbolt ™ 3 NAS, a machine backup, burn, play and share. TVS-882BRT3 uses the latest Intel® 7-generation 14nm process multi-core processor to provide Thunderbolt ™ 3 40 Gbps high-speed transmission and Thunderbolt-to-Ethernet (T2E) 10GbE conversion for high-performance video […]
Reviewing Thecus N2810PRO Thecus N2810PRO Top Speed: 220 MB/s IOPS: 8865 Response time 17ms Noise: 21 dB(A) Power: 15W / 11W PROS CONS BTRFS support Support Plex fast RAID creation Video transcoding Plex Transcoding Hot-Swap trays HDMI, DisplayPort, and SPDIF ports Low Noise DLNA Compliant Kodi support Expandable RAM upgradable Free Acronis Software Thecus […]
What is the QNAP AfoBot and have QNAP bitten off more they can chew with this one? I have not been especially restrained when it comes to talking about QNAP and their place in the NAS Server market. Although they share the top spot with the big guys at Synology, I still think QNAP are […]
NAS Drive for University and College To ensure that your documents, dissertation and degree worthy content is safe from loss, these days having your own private cloud storage is both attractive and hugely necessary. When confronted with issues such as fire, theft, viruses or file loss, having a constant backup of all your data is […]
Should you buy the QNAP TVS-473e NAS this 2018 for the Home or Business? Choosing the right network attached storage (NAS) device that can do everything that you want can be tricky. FInding a powerful NAS is relatively easy and if you have the money, you can spend thousands of pounds quite easily and get a […]
NAS for Plex, as well as downloading from BitTorrent and subtitles, I’m now using an iMac but I will not have it in the near future. I really like the wd my cloud pr2100 but I don’t like its software and the fact that it hasn’t USB ports or HDMI. I really love the Qnap […]
We unbox possibly one of my favourite QNAP NAS devices of the last 12 months QNAP® Systems, Inc. have partnered with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), and announced the release of the high-performance TVS-x73 NAS series. With an AMD Embedded R-Series quad-core APU, up to 64GB RAM, AES-NI hardware encryption engine, two M.2 SATA 6Gb/s […]
Comparing the home use TS-251A NAS and the SMB TS-253B NAS from QNAP What can both NAS server’s do? Before I get down to which of these units is better at what task, I think it is important to know the things that BOTH of these NAS devices can do. So, whether you decide upon older but cheaper […]
D118 NAS to a Three 5G Hub Hi, I am after some advice please. Looking to get rid of my talktalk broadband router/modem and switching to a Three 5G hub which is the HUAWEI 5G CPE Pro https://www.amazon.co.uk/SmartHome-dual-band-ultra-fast-connection-businesses/dp/B07X9TQK79 It has 2 ethernet ports on the back. Would the NAS work by connecting it to one […]
Top 3 Safest and Most Secure NAS of the Year Data is precious. This is pretty much an understood fact and whether it is your personal photos, your movie collection, your audio collection, business data or backups, the majority of data is important in some way. One of the biggest reasons that companies make the […]
Top 3 NAS for 2.5Gbe and 5Gbe of the Year Data is getting bigger! There is no avoiding it, the size of the data we generate every single day is constantly increasing and with worldwide access to the data getting more straight forward, the speed at which we want that data is growing too. The […]
Synology DS420j Specs & PDF Synology_DS420j_Data_Sheet_enu processor Processor model Realtek RTD1296 Processor architecture 64-bit Processor clock Quad-core 1.4 GHz Hardware encryption engine Memory System memory 1 GB DDR4 Remark Synology reserves the right to replace the same or higher frequency memory components depending on the availability of the supplier’s product. Its compatibility and stability have passed […]
All right – what I think I learned is that in the NAS/Plex hierarchy world – the king of the mountain is the Xeon processor because it can do 4K software transcoding without the need for a PCI GPU. This Xeon vs. “some other” chip would be because I want to do 4K transcoding without […]
Latest Update to the QNAP TVS-882ST2 2.5″ 8-Bay Thunderbolt2 NAS Designed for small offices with limited space, the TVS-882ST2 is designed to be lightweight and yet powerful; the Intel 6th generation Core i5 quad-core processor and AES-NI hardware encryption engine provide Thunderbolt 2 / NAS / iSCSI SAN 3-in-1 application with support for Thunderbolt 2 […]
SHR vs RAID0 vs RAID1 Need 2-3 TB to backup photos and video clips. Space to backup wife’s 512 Gig MacBook using TimeMachine and space to backup my 512 Gig MacBook Pro using Time Machine. Looking at 2 bay Synology but will 2x4TB drives be adequate and if I use SHR will there be 2 copies […]
To migrate between different Synology NAS models This section explains how to perform migration between two different Synology NAS models. For example, migrating data from a DS716+ to a DS1520+. Sign in to the source NAS. Go to Control Panel > Update & Restore. Make sure that the source NAS is running the newest version of DSM. If a newer version is […]
Synology UK finally release DS3622xs+ and DS2422+ Here is how they compare Comparison results Hardware Specifications CPU CPU Model AMD Ryzen V1500B Intel Xeon D-1531 CPU Quantity 1 1 CPU Architecture 64-bit 64-bit CPU Frequency 4-core 2.2 GHz 6-core 2.2 (base) / 2.7 (turbo) GHz Hardware Encryption Engine (AES-NI) Memory System Memory 4 GB […]
Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) , a global data storage technology and solutions leader, today announced the expansion of its award-winning WD Red® and WD Red Pro NAS hard drives lineup with the introduction of 10TB capacity models optimized for use in personal, home and small to medium business NAS systems. Western Digital has shipped […]
NAS Bargains this Boxing 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 Boxing Day Sales 2019. The event is going to last for the next 36 hours, so fast shopping is going to […]