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PlatStation 5 (PS5) Compatible M.2 NVMe SSD

PlatStation 5 (PS5) Compatible M.2 NVMe SSD

PlatStation 5 (PS5) Compatible M.2 NVMe SSD LIGHT UP YOUR STATION WITH RGB Enhance your gaming station with fully customizable RGB lighting, controlled through the WD_BLACK™ Dashboard (Windows® only), designed to match your style. WD_BLACK™ SN850 NVMe™ SSD from Western Digital Next-gen PCIe® Gen4 technology optimized for top-tier gaming ■ Irrationally fast read/write speeds up […]

Alternative to TV Mosaic – JellyFin

Alternative to TV Mosaic – JellyFin

Best NAS solution My current networked solution is a stand alone pc, that is running Ubuntu, and I can remote in using putty or do file transfer (through wins +r cmd). As far as media I use jellyfin. Needless to say I’d like something that is a bit more manageable and user friendly for the […]

TS-653D SMB transfer speeds – Performance

TS-653D SMB transfer speeds – Performance

TS-653D Performance QNAP has performance charts for this unit but they aren’t very clear as to what they tested with (this one lists only a single SSD??) so I was hoping that you had performed some SMB throughput tests with spinning disks and if so would be inclined to share those with me? Looking forward […]

NAS to use offline

NAS to use offline

NAS to use offline I just bought WD Cloud Home 8TB and realised that I cannot use it offline. It seems impossible to connect it directly to my laptop like any other external HD. I am searching for a solution and asking for your help. I want a NAS that can also be used offline […]

How to tell which is single and which dual rank Crucial RAM

How to tell which is single and which dual rank Crucial RAM

Memory Links Update Thank you for posting the article about upgrading the ram on the Synology DS920+, https://nascompares.com/synology-ds920-nas-20gb-memory-unoffical-upgrade-guide. Regarding the crucial 16GB ram, what’s the deal with SFD and SFRA? For example what’s the difference between the Crucial 16GB CT16G4SFD8266 and the Crucial 16GB CT16G4SFRA266. Both are dual rank, 2666 260-pin. Specs pretty much seem […]

What the difference editing video via 1GbE or 10GbE connected NAS?

What the difference editing video via 1GbE or 10GbE connected NAS?

But how crucial is it to have 10gbe vs 1gbe for video editing. My drive has SSD options – should I go for that have store working video files on those drives. You can edit on either of the connections. The difference is speed. Editing via 1GbE is like working on a slow USB2 external […]

SHR supported NAS list

SHR supported NAS list

Does the rs1619xs+ support Synology hybrid raid? SHR supported NAS list. The answer is no. RS1619+ will not support SHR type of RAID. You can find a list of supported NAS bellow as well as see the full list of not supported NAS models. NEW – updated list here : Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR) supported NAS list 20 […]

Qnap ZFS NAS – QuTS hero

Qnap ZFS NAS – QuTS hero

Which NAS run on ZFS?   TS-h977XU-RP TS-h1277XU-RP TS-h1283XU-RP TS-h686 TS-h886 TS-h1886XU-RP GM-1000 TS-h2490FU

One vs 2 drives. And how to download movies from Netflix and Disney+

One vs 2 drives. And how to download movies from Netflix and Disney+

I’ve got a New Synology 1520+ and this hardware: Sony STR-DN1070 – Hi-Res audio 7.2 AV-receiver Optoma GT1070Xe – Bright short throw home entertainment projector A few questions: I like to buy 1 Seagate IronWolf Pro, 16TB (ST16000NE000) ore is it better to get 2 Seagate IronWolf Pro, 8TB (ST8000NE001) whats best? I want to […]

Which Reolink cameras work with Qnap, Synology and other NAS

Which Reolink cameras work with Qnap, Synology and other NAS

reading your 2yr old review of IP cameras for synology. Want the RLC-422 you recommend but looks like that is no longer in production. Curious if the successor would be the RLC-522 or the RLC-423 (or something else), and if that is compatible with the synology?   Which Reolink Cameras Can Record to NAS? Sarah […]

Editing PC RAID is slow, will SSD improve things?

Editing PC RAID is slow, will SSD improve things?

hdd raid vs ssd raid I’ve watched a few of your videos and they have been really helpful. Currently I’m encountering some issues and had a question for you regarding a RAID 0 volume from 6xHDDs vs 6XSSDs. My current volume of 6xHDDs has slowed down considerably as I filled it (about %65). I shot […]

Rackmount server with GPU support for transcoding

Rackmount server with GPU support for transcoding

MSI- GTX1060 AERO ITX 3G OC – HD Station /Linux Station /Hardware Transcoding /Virtualization Station Brand Model Special requirement(s) Supported feature(s) MSI GTX1060 AERO ITX 3G OC HD Station /Linux Station /Hardware Transcoding /Virtualization Station 450W or 550W power supply is required. [6-Bay] TS-677 [8-Bay] TS-877 [12-Bay] TS-1277 [16-Bay] TS-1677X TS-1685  

NAS with GPU graphics card for Plex transcoding

NAS with GPU graphics card for Plex transcoding

TS-h686 ZOTAC GAMING GeForce GTX 1650 ZT-T16500H-10L HD Station / Linux Station / Hardware Transcoding / Container Station / Virtualization Station GIGABYTE GV-N1650OC-4GD HD Station / Linux Station / Hardware Transcoding / Container Station / Virtualization Station GIGABYTE GV-N1050TOC-4GL HD Station / Linux Station / Hardware Transcoding / Container Station / Virtualization Station   TS-h886 […]

10GbE network slow / lag / not working

10GbE network slow / lag / not working

New home network config FIOS Quantum 1100 =>Netgear JGS524 switch => MikroTik CRS309-1G-8S+1N switch The MikroTik is a 10GBe switch, the Netgear an unmanaged 1GBe switch. I use Cat 7 to connect them in the order shown here here. The MikroTik is using SWos version 2.11 (2.12 got weird pauses unless flow control was turned […]

Ultrastar DC HC320 vs Ironwolf drives

Ultrastar DC HC320 vs Ironwolf drives

What are your thoughts on the Ultrastar DC HC320 8TB HD? on amazon there is a good deal for them. for a 2 bay nas like asustor lockerstor 2 or synology ds718+ are they a good fit in terms of noise and heating? I’ve read that they a no more noisier than ironwolf when copying, […]

Compatible NVMe 2280 for caching on Synology

Compatible NVMe 2280 for caching on Synology

Caching for DS1520+ I was happy I bought a Synology DS1520+. I saw your review for the DS920+ and was pretty much convinced. When I saw the specs for the DS1520+ I decided to spend the extra cash – without seeing your review of that system. I’m happy my reasoning pretty much mirrored yours (4 […]

What is the difference between the DS220+ and DS420+ models?

What is the difference between the DS220+ and DS420+ models?

What is the difference between the DS220+ and DS420+ models? The main difference s between these models is drive bay count – RAID1 vs RAID5/6 Warranty – 2 vs 3 years NVMe cache – only 4-bay has it Virtualizations support – only 4 bay has it And copy button – only 2 bay has it […]