Can I connect Synology Diskstation NAS directly to a PC or Mac? Can I connect Synology Diskstation NAS directly to a Mac? Hardware Used in today’s Tests Ethernet crossover cable – Check Amazon USB […]
Can I connect Synology Diskstation NAS directly to a Mac? Hardware Used in today’s Tests Ethernet crossover cable – Check Amazon USB to LAN adapter – Check Amazon Macbook Air M1 – Check Amazon Synology DS720+ – Check Amazon If you have WiFi and Ethernet connectivity on a NAS, this will simplify things. […]
TerraMaster F4-223 4-bay 2.5GbE NAS Processor Processor Model Intel® Celeron® N4505 Processor Architecture X.86 64-bit Processor Frequency Dual Core 2.0 GHz (Max burst up to 2.9 GHz) CPU Single-Core Score / Hardware Encryption Engine √ Hardware Transcoding Engine H.264, H.265, MPEG-4, VC-1;maximum resolution: 4K (4096 x 2160); maximum frame rate per second (FPS): 60 Memory […]
Qnap TS-264 NAS with 2.5GbE LAN, M.2 SSD cache and HDMI 2.0 TS-264-8G CPU Intel® Celeron® N5105/N5095 4-core/4-thread processor (up to 2.9 GHz) CPU architecture 64-bit x86 graphics processor Intel® UHD Graphics floating point operations encryption engine (AES-NI) hardware acceleration shift system memory 8 GB built-in (not expandable) maximum memory 8 GB flash memory 4 […]
How to Install TrueNAS Core on an Asustor NAS Drive – Step-By-Step Guide Most new or relatively inexperienced NAS users can be separated into two clear categories. There are those that want to get their hands dirty, spend sensibly on a DiY system in order to take advantage of community-built platforms such as TrueNAS Core, […]
How to Install TrueNAS Scale on a QNAP NAS Drive – Step-By-Step Guide If you are reading this guide on making the switch inside your QNAP NAS from QTS/QuTS to TrueNAS Scale, then chances are that you are well aware of what exactly this impressive piece of open-source software is capable of! TrueNAS Scale is […]
How to Install TrueNAS Core on a QNAP NAS Drive – Step By Step Guide Have you always wanted to test out or run your very own TrueNAS Core NAS setup, but are intimidated by the building of it? It’s understandable. As respected as the ZFS-powered server software is in the IT community, it is […]
The Synology DS423 NAS Rumoured for Q4 2022 / Q1 2023 Note – This article was written 18/07/22 and I will strive to update it as much as I can in the 2nd half of 2023, so if you want to be the first to know, you can get alerts on this SPECIFIC page by […]
The Synology DS223+ NAS Rumoured for Q4 2022 / Q1 2023 Note – This article was written 18/07/22 and I will strive to update it as much as I can in the 2nd half of 2023, so if you want to be the first to know, you can get alerts on this SPECIFIC page by […]
How to Run TrueNAS Scale on a Terramaster NAS Drive – Step By Step Guide Not all Linux servers are built equally! If you are new to the world of private server storage, you might have heard about how “everything runs on Linux”. Now, that is not exactly true (with many other platforms out there […]
Which Synology NAS Drives will we see in 2022? Note – This article has been updated several times since its first publication (update dates in red), so scroll down if you are a returning reader and want to see what has been added “When is the DS922+ NAS Coming?”. We are barely scratching the surface […]
Seagate Update Ironwolf Pro Hard Drive Series with a new More Durable Enterprise NT Model If you have been on the fence for a while about choosing the right Hard drive for your NAS, humming and ahhing about whether to choose a Pro series drive or an enterprise-class drive, then Seagate just made things a […]
What is the best NAS for Multimedia (Plex, Video station etc)? Based on built in transcoding chip. A built-in transcoding chip will allow on the fly video conversion. Apps like Video station and Plex (paid version) will have an access to this graphics chip. This allows a video to be converted using this GPU instead […]
New Reports of Deadbolt Ransomware Attacks on QNAP NAS via Photo Station It would appear that the Deadbolt ransomware attack that has been a persistent pain for QNAP (and other NAS brands) in 2022 continues to remain current, with new reports emerging of further attacks of NAS systems in September 2022. The vulnerability that has […]
Whats new on QNAP TVS-h474, TVS-h674 and TVS-h874 NAS
The QNAP TVS-h474, TVS-h674 and TVS-h874 NAS – THINGS JUST GOT SERIOUS! If you have been holding out for the perfect desktop NAS in 2022/2023 and avoiding the temptations of older systems on sale or recent releases that didn’t quite tick the right boxes for you – then you might have done EXACTLY the right […]
What is cheapest 2.5 inch SSD I could use in a NAS Price/TB Price Capacity MTBF RPM read/write IOPS Watt W Endurance Seagate Barracuda 120 SSD ZA2000CM1A003 2.5″ SATA 6Gb/s 2TB SSD £94.5 £189 2TB 1.8M hours MTBF SSD 560/540 90K 2.8 5yr 0.32 Samsung SSD 860 QVO MZ-76Q2T0BW 2.5″ SATA 6Gb/s 2TB SSD […]
What is SMB on a NAS, do I need to enable it? SMB The SMB (Server Message Block) protocol allows Windows, Mac, and Linux clients with SMB/CIFS support to access data stored on the Synology NAS. If you would like to browse files on the Synology NAS via Windows Explorer or mount shared folders as […]
Copying Files Mac to NAS I’m a photographer and purchases a totally expensive system because my WD NAS drives corrupted sectors and lost some important files and outdated PC for what I wanted to do. So now I have: 1. iMAC Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019 2. QNAP TVS-472XT with 4-Seagate Iron Pro 14TB drives. For […]
If you we’re going to use SSD which would you use for NAS? There are thee most popular SSD choices people make today. Most popular are Samsung SSD since now other brands offer bigger capacities then 4TB. Lately also WD and Seagate have created their NAS series SSD, WD RED and Seagate Ironwolf. My personal […]
