I have narrowed my search down to the TVS-672xt (or n version). However I have just seen that there is a new TS-673a using the Ryzen cpu about to be released. The 672xt was a bit above my pain threshold, but I had convinced myself that it would be worth it. Given that this 673a […]
Replace m.2 ssd in a PC I need to replace my 500Gb sata m.2 ssd on my pc as it is filling up. ( Sata was a mistake should have been a nvme) looking for a compatible replacement is confusing as you say in your video. My motherboard is a Gigabyte B550 M DS3H (am4) […]
Synology DS220+ or Ds218 good for my requirements? Message Body: Hello, thank you for your videos. I am looking at several NAS around my price point (less than AU$600 for the NAS + whatever it costs to get about 6-8TB storage) for the purpose of a Plex media set up, such that the files can […]
Just one more question that came to mind. What is the best solution when it comes to data archiving? There is a good amount of data I would like to still keep but don’t use/consult anymore so I would like to store it on another, currently unused, drive and keep it in a shelf or […]
Thinking this may be a good video for you to consider as like many of your viewers I have several movies and TV shows in several formates (disk, and on hard drives) and PLEX only sees certain ones as does synology video station and others NAS providers. My biggest frustration at the moment is how […]
Heatsinks for PS5 Team Force Cardea SSD Upgrades From the NASCompares free advice section; Which SSD Heatsinks Are Compatible with Team Force Cardea for PS5? There are numerous NVMe M.2 SSDs available in the market that can be used in the PS5 Storage Bay. However, some are more suited than others and although one […]
Heatsinks for PS5 Sabrent Rocket SSD Upgrades From the NASCompares free advice section; Which SSD Heatsinks Are Compatible with Sabrent Rocket for PS5? There are numerous NVMe M.2 SSDs available in the market that can be used in the PS5 Storage Bay. However, some are more suited than others and although one heatsink might […]
Heatsinks for PS5 PNY CS3140 SSD Upgrades From the NASCompares free advice section; Which SSD Heatsinks Are Compatible with PNY CS3140 for PS5? There are numerous NVMe M.2 SSDs available in the market that can be used in the PS5 Storage Bay. However, some are more suited than others and although one heatsink might […]
Heatsinks for PS5 Patriot Viper VP4300 SSD Upgrades From the NASCompares free advice section; Which SSD Heatsinks Are Compatible with Patriot Viper VP4300 for PS5? There are numerous NVMe M.2 SSDs available in the market that can be used in the PS5 Storage Bay. However, some are more suited than others and although one […]
Heatsinks for PS5 MSI SPATIUM M480 S70 SSD Upgrades From the NASCompares free advice section; Which SSD Heatsinks Are Compatible with MSI SPATIUM M480 S70 for PS5? There are numerous NVMe M.2 SSDs available in the market that can be used in the PS5 Storage Bay. However, some are more suited than others and […]
Heatsinks for PS5 Crucial P5 SSD Upgrades From the NASCompares free advice section; Which SSD Heatsinks Are Compatible with Crucial P5 for PS5? There are numerous NVMe M.2 SSDs available in the market that can be used in the PS5 Storage Bay. However, some are more suited than others and although one heatsink might […]
Heatsinks for PS5 Corsair MP600 Pro SSD Upgrades From the NASCompares free advice section; Which SSD Heatsinks Are Compatible with Corsair MP600 Pro for PS5? There are numerous NVMe M.2 SSDs available in the market that can be used in the PS5 Storage Bay. However, some are more suited than others and although one […]
Heatsinks for PS5 Addlink SSD Upgrades From the NASCompares free advice section; Which SSD Heatsinks Are Compatible with Addlink for PS5? There are numerous NVMe M.2 SSDs available in the market that can be used in the PS5 Storage Bay. However, some are more suited than others and although one heatsink might fit […]
Heatsinks for PS5 SSD Upgrades From the NASCompares free advice section; Which SSD Heatsinks Are Compatible with PS5? There are numerous NVMe M.2 SSDs available in the market that can be used in the PS5 Storage Bay. However, some are more suited than others and although one heatsink might fit well in a […]
Assistance with Plex on NAS Hello! First off, I cannot thank you enough for all the info and resources you have created. Because of you, I have bought my first NAS, and was able mostly to set up my Plex server. I am running into an issue that I have researched but I’m not understanding […]
Connecting Qnap to ts-453d /ts-253d to 13” M1 MacBook Pro via Thunderbolt/10GbE adapter I’d like to connect my M1 MacBook Pro (2 thunderbolt ports) to my TS 453d NAS via 10Gbe but am unsure how to do it/what extra equipment Id need to buy. You have two options – SFP+ cabling and adapter + […]
How to set up a single HDD on its own as a separate volume? You can create a storage pool separately, or through a volume creation wizard.
Which SSD cache should I use for my NAS? NVME M.2 list with endurance – DWPD/ MTBF There are two main types of M.2 SSD. One is regular SATA speed and there is NVME M.2 SSD. The difference is quite significant. SATA speed is around 500MB/s whereas NVMe is above 2000MB/s. Not all NAS […]
Hopefully, you enjoyed the ‘cup of coffee’ I bought for you :)! So, to bring you moderately up to date: I bought the QNAP HS-453DX-8G, and two Samsung 4TB SSD drives (only, no M.2 SATA cache drives at all). The performance is “adequate” for my application, but I’d like to prepare for the days when […]
how do I configure a second NAS as a snapshot repository on Qnap Creating a Snapshot Replica Job Important: When running a Snapshot Replica job for the first time, all data on the volume or LUN is transferred to the destination NAS. This may take a long time, depending on the network connection speed and […]