Finally we unbox the Synology DS718+ NAS 2-Bay for 2017 and 2018 With so many Synology NAS Diskstation devices being released this month, we are fortunate enough to unbox the Synology DS718+ and find out how much has changed compared with the Synology DS716+II. When the Synology DS718+ was uncovered back in mid 2017, it […]
Choosing between the Synology DS918+ and DS916+ NAS for your Data Synology NAS is probably one of the biggest names in the industry. Providing hardware for home and business users alike, they have been known for their user-friendly software design, sleek modern chassis and accessibility to anyone with even the smallest amount of IT Experience. […]
Should you buy the 2-Bay DS718+ or the 4-Bay DS918+? Synology have really been dominating the NAS market these last couple of months with the release of almost their entire New Diskstation range of devices ranging from plucky like 2-Bay devices all the way through to some hugely powerful 30-Bay expandable NAS servers. Of course […]
Buying the Right 2-Bay Synology NAS Choosing the Right Synology NAS can be a very confusing task. The best balance for most users looking for cost vs hardware find that a two Hard Drive NAS is a great solution. A two disk Synology NAS can pretty much provide anything that large network attached storage devices can […]
Choosing the Right 4K Fully Featured NAS – DS218+ Vs DS918+? Back in September and October of 2017, Synology NAS (currently regarded as the top NAS brand at the moment for the home desktop, SMB users and more) decided to release almost their entire desktop diskstation NAS series at once. Understandable this caused a great […]
TS-h973AX 10GbE QuTS hero 5-bay (+4 SSD) NAS:AMD Ryzen V1500B 4C/8T 2.2GHz CPU, U.2 NVMe and SATA SSD caching TS-h973AX-32G specs processor AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V1500B quad-core 2.2 GHz processor Processor architecture 64-bit x86 Floating point arithmetic Encryption engine (AES-NI) System memory 32 GB SO-DIMM DDR4 (2 x 16 GB) Maximum […]
HDD Question Hi there, I am looking at getting a new NAS soon as an update to my old QNAP 219P. I am looking at the Synology 718+ and bringing in 2 x 6TB HDD’s. I read with interest about the WD Reds being suitable for NAS, but have also been told that the WD […]
DS211 upgrade to? I have a DS211, now out of support… Running DSM 6.2.2 It has 2x SAMSUNG HD204UI 2TB drives. Using SHR RAID. Performs well, just a little slow now. If I get a new DS220+ when it comes out, what is best way to migrate? Remove 1 drive from 211, power up 220+ […]
What is the benefit of a 4-bay NAS vs 2-bay ? I will be buying either a Synology DS 720+ OR a 920+ as soon as they become available. The overall cost difference does not appear too great, once the disc cost is added. But if I only buy 2 discs (which can easily meet […]
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 […]
I am looking for a recommendation on a NAS drive with HDMI output, I don’t need more than 2 bays really, but probably a minimum of 4 and ideally 6 terabytes of storage in RAID1 set up. Unconventionally, I am looking at setting this up near my TV to play 4K content direct via HDMI […]
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 […]
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)? 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. […]
Best NAS for Plex Server I need the ability to stream via HDMI to TVs in my home and also to stream remotely with Plex to iPhone, iPad, Amazon Fire Stick, and Roku. My movies are .mp4 with max resolution of 1080. I do not need 4k capability. My music is .mp3. and my photos […]
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 […]
Best 2 bay NAS for hyper backup vault I have a synology DS415 Synology to hybperbackup locally to another NAS. The receiving NAS would be just used to run Hybperbackup Vault, that’s all. It will not need to do anything else. Which Synology is best for that purpose please? Hyper Backup Vault allows another Synology server […]
Looking to replace an old Buffalo Linkstation 2-bay The biggest part of files/data are mp3s and photos. Looking for something that has fast read/write speeds so copying / syncing / backing up doesn’t take forever. Also, my main work horse computer is a laptop running Linux (currently Kubuntu, but probably changing to a different distro […]
Best NAS for simple work. I’m looking for a 1 or 2-bay Synology NAS for serving media (MP4 & MP3) files to my Samsung smart TVs, iPad and Windows PC and also for data backups (I keep an off-site backup in a safe deposit box using a WD element 2TB drive). Nothing fancy, but I […]
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 […]