Hi there, big fan. Thanks for all your information. I just purchased the Synology DS418play. I am building a home office database for my photography business. I currently use several 3TB drives in docking stations for my archive process, no raid system, just individual drives duplicated over time. I’m wondering what your best advice is […]
My name is Manuel, Post Production Supervisor Berlin, Germany. We also have an office in Düsseldorf which is part of the reason I am sending you this message. First of all, I would like to purchase a fast storage solution that every machine on our network in Berlin can connect to and work from (currently […]
What to do when the nas is full I am a working commercial photographer with a lot of images coming in every month. I recently bought a synology ds918+ currently running on raid 5 with 4x4tb disks in it. That is currently my main storing place for my images and there is a second backup […]
Choosing the Best NAS Drive for Home on a Budget Let’s get straight to the point. There are a whole bunch of options for you, but the budget you have in mind will make it a little tough, as although you require a moderately capable CPU, your budget means taht you need to make economies […]
Best NAS Drive for Home and Family I have gone through tons of your WD / QNAP / Synology videos and I still have no idea what the best option is for me. Your videos are extremely helpfull and detailed, but I am brand new to all of this. Based on what I have heard […]
Adding Storage to a QNAP NAS Drive Can you tell me the best way of adding two more WD 4TB Red drives to a qnap TS-453Be that already has two of the same drives configured as RAID 1. Looking at possibly changing to RAID5/6. Also do you add drives with the qnap already running, or […]
DIY Frankenstein NAS Drive Build I’ve been watching a number of videos, and a few scratched the surface for me, but don’t get at the heart of the issue. Constraint number 1: I’m a long-time Linux user, and have a very strong preference for running my own. I want to be running a vanilla unix-like […]
NAS Drive that is Specialized for Audio Question time from the Advice corner. Today it is about the right NAS for those in the audio industry: I’m trying to find a NAS for music production. I have a large amount of samples and virtual instruments I’d like to store on the NAS and work off […]
Upgrading Buffalo LS220D – How to replace existing drives with bigger HDD in Buffalo NAS? I purchased a Buffalo LinkStation 220D with two 1TB drives. I use them to be a backup of another larger Buffalo network drive. I should have purchased a larger capacity and wonder if I can simply pop larger drives in […]
upgrade Ram NAS Synology DS414 Message Body: HI. I buy Synology DS414 with 1 Gb Ram , i wold upgrade Memory 2G or 4G Have you a link where i can buy the upgrade? Sorry but RAM is not up-gradable on this model. To increase the performance, consider replacing one or more […]
So, can you tell me if I can plug directly a nas to my smart TV with ethernet to watch movies? Because I don’t have an ethernet network at my home… If I can do that it will be great. If I can’t, I was thinking about a device like QNAP TBS-453DX but it’s very […]
Plex transcoding Hi, Just watched your Dummies Guide to Plex video. I use Plex quite a bit, I have a HDHomeRun box which records TV – but it records enormous .TS files. Some things I record are not that important quality wise. I am a bit techie and I have created a batch file which […]
I am wondering if the new DS 1620xs xeon processor will do plex transcoding. I currently have a DS 218+ it is a nice small nas but. I want do do more. I am also thinking of future proofing as well. New DS1620xs will transcode even 4K media just like its brother ds3018xs. But it […]
I have recently purchased a DS718+ with 2 x 4TB in config raid 1. Im using this as a plex server for films and also storage for all my photos. I also have an old redundant DS214se with 2 x 1TB currently in a config of raid 1. I was thinking id like to setup […]
Is the New Budget Synology DS119j NAS enough for you? With the release of the new DS119j NAS, when it comes to buying your first network attached storage device there are several reasons why the Synology range appeals to many. With a diverse range of hardware and storage options across a wide series of uses, […]
Replacing Netgear NV+ My Netgear NV+ died. I had 4 2Gb drives with RAID4; I had two external USB drives for further backup (snapshots); I was using a UPS (USB connection); I use iTunes, photo (OSX), logitech app, time machine, connection to Roku3. I would like a similar config, reusing the 4 drives I have, […]
security camera What is the cheapest wireless outdoor camera with PTZ and motion detection the will work on NAS server. Usually you need to look for a keyword ONVIF which will mean that it supports universal IP connection standard. Here is cheapest Indoor PTZ camera for NAS I could find 1080P Home Wireless Security Camera, […]
I want to sell a NAS for my first time. I need this for back-up, to cloud my files, photo’s and to stream movies to plex on my AppleTV. Speed and low energy-cost are also important for me. Between the Synology DS115j and the WD Mycloud Home, I can’t choose what’s the best for me. […]
Yes. Using most common RAID types simplifies things later. Make sure you move drives from your old NAS to the new one in exact order they were. Qnap will recognise the RAID and guide you through the migration wizard. If it doesn’t come back to me. Please note: The destination NAS should contain enough drive […]
Simple NAS for Syncing Google Drive Accounts I would love any advice/recommendation on my first NAS. I will set it up for my family, to be used for: – Keeping a local copy of ~3tb of Google Drive data (across several different accounts) – Storing some ripped DVDs, casting them to TV? (optional, I don’t […]
