VP9 and other open standards? Why is there no mention of the VP9 video codec? Any modern TV supports it, and it has become the de facto standard for high res Web video for the past 3 years (while we are still waiting for AV1 to replace everything. Furthermore, playback of VP9 requires less processing […]
DS211 upgrade to? I have a DS211, now out of support… Running DSM 6.2.2 It has 2x SAMSUNG HD204UI 2TB drives. Using SHR RAID. Performs well, just a little slow now. If I get a new DS220+ when it comes out, what is best way to migrate? Remove 1 drive from 211, power up 220+ […]
RAM-1GDR3L-SO-1600 DDR type: DDRⅢL(204 PIN) Capacity: 1GB Spec: SAMSUNG 128M X 16 Manufacturer: ADATA Frequency: 1600 Form(PIN): 204PIN Manufacturer P/N: ADDS1600X1G11-BSS(X) Power Supply: 1.35V Temperature: 0℃~85℃ Environmental Regulation: RoHS Note: When installing two memory modules, please refer to the hardware specifications of the NAS models. Some may require using the same size of RAM for […]
Qnap QuickAccess Port I am looking for a NAS that I can directly connect to from a PC and of course I am on a budget. I am looking at the Qnap TS-451+ and the 453Be, both with a QuickAccess Port. Qnap is now calling these “USB Copy” instead of QuickAccess. Are they the same? […]
DS620Slim v. DS920+ for “Future-Proof File Server” Thank you so much for such a wonderful and insightful forum/site. I find your comparisons and deep dives really useful! A question regarding currently available Synology DiskStations for home use. I have four Samsung DCT 983 SSD’s – each 1.92 TB, and am looking to replace my old […]
Best apps for accessing files from ios and android devices. Synology Diskstation DS218+ There are several ways to connect. You coun mount a network drive on your mobile device or computer. But if you want to access data also while away from home then you can use Synology DS file app. Here is more about […]
Mixing ECC with none ECC Ram DS3617xs+ I have a DS3617xs+ Nas, Can I mix the RAM ECC with none ECC? The one that comes with the unit has 16CC Ram if I buy the none 32gig ECC ram recommended on this site, will it work my mixing both rams? Thank you and keep up […]
NAS – home user – photographer / designer Hey there i was wondering if you could give me a little advice. I watch your youtube channel quite regularly and have found it really helpful! so thank you for constantly uploading new videos. Im finding it hard to decide what the best solution for me would […]
Love the videos! I currently have an asustor 3204t running sabnzbd, sonarr, and radarr all in docker with a 12TB RAID 5. Plex is running on an recent i7 optiplex with the media stored on the NAS. I want to get something newer mostly for fun, and have 4 10TB drives sitting on my shelf. […]
MAX SSD Cache size with MD218 I have Synology ds1618+ with 6 10TB drive in RAID 5. I have 32GM memory. Now I’m thinking of buying MD218 to add SSD Cache. There are two slots in MD218. What is the maximum size NVMe SSD I can add in each m.2 slot? Is there a maximum […]
I am looking to take the dive into getting my first NAS device. I plan on using it to store music, movies, photos, and backups of my MacBook (using TimeMachine) and my Linux/Windows desktop (dual booted). I am planning on continuing to sync my iPhone with my Music library (rather than streaming music), so I […]
I have been looking at the DL3617xs and other units and I have a technical question that relates to this unit and others in general. I would like to use a mixture of 2.5″ SSD’s and 3.5″ SATA HardDrives. SSD for being silent and fast. Plus 3.5″ HardDrives for the reducing the cost of bigger […]
There are many different ways you can connect to your NAS. Mount it as a network drive Access using Web browser with QuickConnect Connect using FTP software Mount it as a WebDav drive on the internet Connect via VPN Synchronize folders via Synology Drive (Dropbox alternative) Map network drive Most of the people will mount […]
Mesh Network I have been trawling through your videos on mesh networks. I am trying toe decide between the Wifi 6 Asus RT-AX92U and the Synology RT2600ac with MR2200AC. My house is 2500 sq ft brick built and seems to block wifi transmission very well. I do have LAN in every room in the house […]
DS1019+ wireless solution on 802.11ax network the project is to build a fammilly NAS to sync all Mobiles documents & photos & Videos in a centralized archive ( +15 Smart phone and +7 PCs ) ethernet ports are limited to 1Gb/s and would like to connect to Netgear Nighthawk RAX200 (Ax11000) Yes, dual LAN […]
Fanless (SSD) NAS, w/10GbE WTB: Fanless NAS, with at least 1 10GbE port (can be SFP+). Would intend to start at 4 GB RAID5 and only needs to scale to 8 GB. Want all SSD drives. Thx. The only fanless NAS with 10GbE is HS-453DX. You can not have RAID5, but you can have two […]
TS-230 vs DS218play I can’t decide between QNAP TS-230 and Synology DS218play. Synology is about $50 more ($200 vs $250), but from the specs it looks like the HW encoder is better. I’m not planing to use Plex, but Video station on both devices. I found some conflicting information on TS-230 – it should have […]
Qnqp 231k vs synology ds218play What’s the difference between the qnap 231k and the Synology ds218play. Is one of these better than the other or faster? Do they both do on-the-fly transcoding. Is the interface easier on one of them? DS218play with 64-bit Quad Core 1.4 GHz versus 231k with Alpine AL-214, ARM v7, 32-bit, […]
WD My Cloud Pro Series PR2100 Do you have a link to a video describing how to correctly install the WD My Cloud Pro Series PR2100 device? I am a graphic designer and a webmaster but I am not good at computer hardware and software. I have posted here some most important steps of […]
Hi, I am looking to centralise all of my files and media, with the highest protection. I especially want to protect against “bit-rot” and other hardware errors that could cause silent corruption of my data files. I am looking to use 2x6TB HDDs for my storage. I am comfortable with the command line and happy […]
