comparison DS1621xs+ vs DS1520+ although 2 different classes, it would be nice to compare the differences because shared form factor to decide if price difference would be worth CPU is almost 3 times faster. Also, Xeon is not multimedia friendly, but it’s powerful enough to cope with even 4K files. XS series have ECC RAM […]
DS1621xs+ RAM upgrade Crucial Memory just like one for DS1819+ should work. DDR4 ECC SODIMM 16GB 2Rx8 2666 CL19 MTA18ASF2G72HZ-2G6E1 DDR4-2666MT/s • 16GB Module Capacity • ECC SODIMM • 1 Rank x 4 • PC4-21333 • CL=19 • 1.2V • ECC • Speed – DDR4-2666 Warranty – Manufacturer’s 3 Year Limited CAS latency – 19 […]
Despite the sales launch of the Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X, there is no trace of HDMI 2.1 TVs and Monitors. LG OLED – LG OLED65CXPUA [ UK USA ] Samsung QLED – Samsung QN65Q90TAFXZA [ UK USA ] LG NanoCell – LG 65NANO90UNA [ UK USA ] LG OLED […]
Would like to know about NAS drive with M.2 NVME option There are fe M.2 SATA options HS-453DX-4G and TBS-453DX-8G. Or maybe you can still find old TS-351-4G. Otherwise you may need to get TVS-472XT and use internal NVME for storage. Or use a NVMe card and set it up for storage. I hope this helps.
QNAP or Synology I have watch hours and hours of your youtube videos and thought I would ask the point straight out. I had my mind set on the DS1819+ from synology and was going to up the ram to 32 GB and add a combo m.2 and 10gbe interface and already have 8 x […]
How to protect NAS against RansomWare. Slides and a video from Synology.
I think my situation is pretty basic. I currently have a NSA: Seagate personal cloud (3TB) that I use for both PC backups and movie storage. Chiefly my kids (under 3) watch Disney movies (on my SmartTV – android OS) utilizing Plex. I use a service called PlayOn to record the movies that I store […]
Upgrade of QNAP TVS-671 (GPU) I am looking for help to get around an upgrade problem with a QNAP TVS-671 (used for Plex) when installing a GPU. I bought this unit recently to provide a NAS capable of hardware transcoding for Plex. The spec was a Core i3 with 4 GB. I have now upgraded […]
the switch that supports two LAG 2.5gbe ports to 5gbe connectivity Hi, I’m currently using asustor as5304t and I’m looking for to purchase the switch that has at least two 2.5gbe switches also support 5gbe output(2.5+2.5gb=link aggregation to 5gbe) which connects to my 5gbe pcie of my pc. I barely know about switches so I […]
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 […]
At the moment, all this data is only stored locally, on these nases, backed up to Backblaze cloud storage using the Hybrid Backup utility, each to its own bucket. We need to get additional storage capacity, and are thinking about using a mixed model of production data and archived projects, so we can store archives […]
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 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 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 […]
Hey There, I’m Danny. I followed your insights on videos when purchasing my upgrade to my original single bay Synology device. I have used a 920+ with 4 – 6TB WD Red Pro Drives and have had pretty good luck. I have the need to expand my storage and have purchased a DSX517 expansion unit […]
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 […]
How to add more Ethernet ports to BT, SKY and other broadband routers/ discs? There are a few options. You can either add a really cheap 5 or more ports switch or you can add “two in one” devices like a Network hard drive with additional LAN Ethernet ports at the back. Here is a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
