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QGD-3014-16PT PoE Switch with 4X HDD bays, 16 LAN ports and HDMI

QGD-3014-16PT PoE Switch with 4X HDD bays, 16 LAN ports and HDMI

  QGD-3014-16PT Management Type Web Managed CPU Intel Celeron ® J4125 quad-core 2.0 GHz processor (burst up to 2.7 GHz) CPU Architecture 64-bit x86 System Memory 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) Drive Bays 4 x 3.5-inch SATA 6Gb/s, 3Gb/s Number of Ports 16 1GbE (RJ45) 14 1GbE SFP/RJ45 Combo Ports 2 Total PoE Ports […]

Synology 8 bay NAS DiskStation DS1819+ OR QNAP TS-873

Synology 8 bay NAS DiskStation DS1819+ OR QNAP TS-873

Hello, and thank you so much for your help. I need some solid advice on what NAS to choose, either the Synology 8 bay NAS DiskStation DS1819+ OR QNAP TS-873-4G-US. I plan on filling each bay with 10TB. When I purchase them, I plan on starting with 4x10TB at first in RAID5/SHR then add more […]

Can a 4 bay snynology support 2 raid 1s

Can a 4 bay snynology support 2 raid 1s

I am thinking of buying a ds418 4 bay nas. Seeing as I already have a 2 bay nas with raid 1 of 4 tb, is it possible to buy this new NAS, add two 8tb hard drives and then raid 1 them at the same time as my existing raid one within the same […]

QNAP 4 Bay with i7 Processor 16 GB RAM

QNAP 4 Bay with i7 Processor 16 GB RAM

QNAP 4 Bay with i7 Processor 16 GB RAM I am looking for 4 Bay QNAP NAS with i7 Processor and 16 GB RAM for Virtualization and work as wireless router 2.4 /5.2 GHz. Can you please let me know if any QNAP can be customized with this configuration. There have been many pioneers trying […]

Qnap 12-bay HDMI 2.0 multimedia NAS

Qnap 12-bay HDMI 2.0 multimedia NAS

The 1282 looks like a solid option. I would go for it as I like the features but I really want 12 bays to maximise storage and not have to upgrade in the near future. It’s frustrating that with so many NASes to chose from it’s almost impossible to find a NAS that has all […]

Synology 8 bay (or 12-bay) multimedia NAS

Synology 8 bay (or 12-bay) multimedia NAS

Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. The synology looks great especially with the ability to expand. It’s a bit pricey but fits my needs perfectly. The hardware sounds great too. I watched your video on the native synology DS video app and it looks like a viable alternative to Plex. Could I […]

How do I migrate my 4-bay NAS (TS-431) to a 3-bay NAS (TS-332X)?

How do I migrate my 4-bay NAS (TS-431) to a 3-bay NAS (TS-332X)?

How do I migrate my 4-bay NAS (TS-431) to a 3-bay NAS (TS-332X)?   There is no easy way to migrate to a smaller NAS. You will have to copy the data to a backup disk. Then move 3 drives into a 3 bay. Then reformat and reset the new NAS and copy the data back. […]

Racked Synology 12+ bay NAS + NVMe Cache +Xeon +10Gbe

Racked Synology 12+ bay NAS + NVMe Cache +Xeon +10Gbe

Racked Synology NAS + NVMe Cache Is there currently a racked Synology NAS 3.5″ 12+ disk product with NVMe SSD cache support, Xeon processors and 10Gbe? The answer is no unless you get one with an expansion. Synology has two models with NVMe SSD card support and 10GbE built in, but CPU will be Atom: RackStation […]

Safe 8-bay NAS solution with 10GbE

Safe 8-bay NAS solution with 10GbE

I also have to say at the start here that I use to use FreeNAS for many years and build my own setups for that over the years. Kind of getting sick and tired of constantly fooling around with that as I don’t have as much free time anymore and would like to find an […]

Recovering data from WD World Book Dual Bay Raid 1 – to Synology

Recovering data from WD World Book Dual Bay Raid 1 – to Synology

I run a small office at home and use a NAS for office backup, photo archive and a 300 CD collection (all FLAC files used on a home wide SONOS). After 8 years the WD World Book Dual Bay Raid 1 NAS has died. Will not power up (and also lost several other powered stuff […]

Rackmount NAS with 12 bays, SHR, 10GBE, at least 32GB RAM

Rackmount NAS with 12 bays, SHR, 10GBE, at least 32GB RAM

I’m looking to upgrade my existing RS815+ and RX415. I’ve run out of space/drive bays and feel I could use some extra RAM and horsepower. I was about to pull the trigger on RS3617xs+ but what I’m understanding is that unit doesn’t support SHR which is a must for me. Can you recommend another Synology […]

Latest 2-bay Synology NAS 2018

Latest 2-bay Synology NAS 2018

Synology NAS 2019 update vs 2018. I am looking to by a Synology NAS, maybe the Synology NAS DS218 or DS218+. I look at the new 2019 model but I don’t know If this line (DS218 or DS 218+) will be updated in 2019 version. Do you know if I need to wait later or I […]

Best 4-bay 10GbE NAS

Best 4-bay 10GbE NAS

I am a freelance videographer/editor and so far, I have used my iMac’s internal hard drive and/or external hard drives for both storing files and backing up files from multiple computers/hard drives. Recently, almost all of my available space across these platforms become full, and I didn’t want to go through the same process of […]

The 8-bay NAS for 1080p & 4K media

The 8-bay NAS for 1080p & 4K media

I have a NAS DS414 (4 * 3 TB) that will soon arrive at saturation (91%) I use Plex. I wanted to replace it with a good NAS that can handle 3-4 people with transcoding. The goal is to gather the media of these families, my need for storage will easily be multiplied by 3. […]

Best 2-Bay NAS of 2018

Best 2-Bay NAS of 2018

The Best 2-Bay NAS of 2018 We have seen some incredible advances in the world of network attached storage (NAS) over the last 12 months in both home and business, but there is still no denying that compact 2-Bay NAS server devices from brands like Synology, QNAP and WD are still by far the most […]