NAS Upgrade support Love your channel, it has definitely helped me get my head around NAS. I’m currently working with a Synology RS816 with 4 x 8TB WD Reds. Was originally using it for backup only for our video production and editing work, but then worked out a way to edit my Final Cut Pro […]
Thanks for the great channel and for helping out with so many articles. I have purchased several Synology NAS over the years based of your recommendations alone, including the Reolink C2 for our children’s room. I need some advice! I am after 2x security cameras with the following requirements. POE PTZ Camera for DS918+ *POE […]
do I have to buy the 2,5” to 3,5” adapter separately or is it delivered together with the DS220+? For 3.5″ drives: Remove the fastening panels from the sides of the drive tray. Place the drive in the drive tray. Then insert the fastening panels to secure the drive in place. For 2.5″ drives/SSD: Remove […]
Which Qnap support VMWare and Hyper-V backups? Hyper Data Protector currently only supports x86-based (Intel or AMD) NAS with QTS 4.4.3 (or later) ; or QuTS hero NAS with QuTS hero h4.5.0 (or later).
Do I need to worry about a QNAP NAS supporting the SMB v1 file protocol in order for Sonos to recognize and play the files? Both Synology and Qnap will allow you to enable SMB1 as a minimum protocol. This will then allow your SONOS to communicate with your NAS. To use a NAS […]
Face recognition might not be perfect but it does some work. Filters are fairly difficult to use. First of all, I had to spend 15 minutes merging all photos under a person name. People do age, but the robot is not smart enough to understand it. Once you filer by a person, you can not […]
Robbie, if my memory does not fail me, while talking about Moments a year or two ago you mentioned that “one may have to create that one has albums manually”. I did not think about it until now where the need came up: I’ve got about 30k photos from my and my wife’s phones, tablets, […]
8 Bay DAS Enclosure (USB 10Gbit or Thunderbolt 40Gbit) I’m a fan of your work. I think you’re doing a great job. You just cut through all the marketing speakers and deliver the facts. You seem to be in tune with the NAS industry so I have a question for you. I’m currently looking for […]
As you were so helpful last time in setting up access to a Virtual Machine I thought I’d see if you’d be able to help me again. This time I have set up webstation and am able to create a website and view it. But I have installed piwigo into a directory but when I […]
Cheapest smart ups for a NAS just to let you know the information. I just went and buy budget UPS PowerWalker VI 850 SHL and it works normally with my DS-418play. The NAS recognize it. Tested and it shows it can run around 57 min in battery mode. I have two disks curretnly in my […]
Best WiFi 6 router for 10GbE NAS Need help pairing router for fastest lan and wan wireless access I have recently purchased a TS-453Be with 12Tb of storage, 16Gb memory, and 10Gbe card. I’m trying to figure out which Asus router will be the best pairing for this NAS. Considering the rt-ax86u or rt-ax88u, but […]
Lockerstor 4 vs Lockerstor 8 Hi I’m wondering if you could give me a comparison if the Lockerstor 4 vs Lockerstor 8 In short, one is a 4-bay multimedia friendly NAS and the other is 8-bay file storage oriented NAS model. More mean more storage and speed so it comes with a 10GbE connection […]
I understand the Synology unit doesn’t support volume encryption, but does support encryption of shared folders. I don’t know what shared folders are in the context of NAS. Assuming data on the Synology unit is encrypted within the shared folders, and that volume-level encryption is enabled on the QNAP unit, is the Synology less secure […]
I have 8 synology boxes as I have increased the need for storage at my firm. I have a Dot Hill ISCSI San and am looking for an alternative as it comes of lease. It seems Qnap has taken the tech lead away from Syno with the new enterprise box they have with active active […]
Choosing the Right Rackmount NAS – Understanding the Importance of Depth There was once a time when owning any kind of rackmount based storage and/or computer equipment was squarely aimed at high-end business and data centres. Unlike the desktop PC, laptop keyboard or touch screen device that you are likely reading this on, a rackmount […]
QNAP TS-h973ax vs Synology DS1821+ I love your videos. I would like to ask you for advice and also donate for this. I would like to get advice for the type/ brand and possibly size of cache, ssd hdd for the ts-h974ax I have now 3 TVs 4 Macbooks one MacMini and i am tired […]
Beginner NAS drive WD Red or Seagate IronWolf ? CMR / SMR ? I am looking for reliability. Main usage is to store photos and videos. Not too heavy usage. Which NAS ? I am thinking of Buying Qnap TS-251D-2G. I like HDMI streaming without latency and PCIe for future wireless use. Also, access through […]
Synology dva3219/ dva3221 is it worth the money? Hello, love your synology reviews they are very helpful. I currently have a synology ds918+ I bought after watching one of your reviews and I’m running 11 cameras on it 3 of which are the new sunba Illuminati cams. They are awesome but I think they are […]
QM2 Expansion Cards explained I am not a pro IT person like yourself and followed your advice and purchased a TS-251D and have been very happy I am looking to expand the NAS with some SSD cache and I am confused about the difference between QM2-2P-244A vs QM2-2P-344 cards except that the 344 is slightly […]
Here is more of what Jellyfin is Alternative to TV Mosaic – JellyFin Here is how to set it up Jellyfish Synology setup