40t to 60t I would like to only start with three drives and add drives as needed. I’ve been leaning towards the qnap ts 673 but it is at the top of my budget. I thought of buying a good quality 4 bay and adding a job at a later date. I’ve watched Robie and […]
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Which brand/model USB Keyboard with mouse tab works with QNAP
Which brand/model USB Keyboard with mouse tab works for TS-251D Here is what Qnap users are saying: All keyboard, mice, pointer, trackpads, and combos coming with a USB human interface device class (USB HID class) dongle are workable. Not workable are ie. pure Bluetooth devices intended to be associated with […]
Which NAS box is practical for a File server and a GIT Server for collaborative software development?
Which NAS box is practical for a File server and a GIT Server for collaborative software development I’m looking to get a NAS for 2 reasons. 1. The first is for safe storage of files, including videos and photos, and work. 2. The second is for a collaborative project where I’ll need a GIT server […]
Accessing my Drobo USB3 port on Synology
Photoshop NAS – Synology NAS That Supports Both 10Gbe And M.2 NVME Cache
10GbE iMac Pro with fastest NAS
Archer MR600 4G+ AC1200 WiFi 4G SIM Router or ASUS 4G-AC68U Wireless AC1900 4G
Archer MR600 4G+ AC1200 WiFi 4G SIM Router or ASUS 4G-AC68U Wireless AC1900 4G Hey there, I really enjoyed your review of the Archer MR600 4G+Cat6 AC1200 WiFi 4G SIM Router. I was wondering if you could give me some advice on whether I should buy the above router or the ASUS 4G-AC68U Wireless AC1900 […]
Ds120j or ds118
I’m trying to decide between the ds120j and the ds118 for home use. This is what I want to do: 1) Automatic backup of home PC. I would like to automatically backup several PC folders when changes are detected. 2) Automatic Cloud upload of several “sensitive” PC folders to Google (documents) and Amazon (photos) drives. […]
ESXi compatible 10GbE cards
ESXi compatibility Regarding the following article, are any of these cards compatible with ESXi? except the synology one I guess. As you understand, I want to hook one Synology and one or more ESXi servers on a 10GBe network. ESXi which I use usually 6.5 or 6.7 and I use only stock images (Dell, HP, […]
TerraMaster F4-210 vs QNAP TR-004
How to expand a NAS drive – and how it effects your existing RAID
NAS Drive Expansion I have some questions relating to drive expansion on SHR/BTrFS, QTS/Ext4 and QTS-hero/ZFS. On each of these combinations, … (1) Can you begin with 1 drive without being locked into JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 5? (2) Can you begin with RAID 1, and later, easily change/expand to RAID 5? […]
Self built video editing solution vs mid tier Qnap/Synology NAS vs Serviced Promax +support
I’m trying to figure out a solution for a local network-accessible server to store our video files on and edit from. We generate around 100GB of source footage per week, and need to store it locally and edit off of the server. This isn’t super-high bitrate (around 10Mbit) but I’d like 2 editors to be […]
Promax alternative for 4K editing over 10GbE
Which NAS support the QuMagie AI feature?
QuMaggie AI NAS Support I’ve recently stumbled on your youtube videos and website, and have found them very informative as I am trying to figure out what NAS to purchase. One question I’ve been having trouble confirming is regarding a NAS I’ve had an eye on. After seeing your review on QuMagie’s AI tagging, I […]
Which NAS installs OS separate from HDD array
How to speed up WiFi with mesh and more
I currently have virgin broadband 200Mb which on a wired connection is fast but wifi is poor with multiple devices connected. This is the main reason for upgrading now. I dont have any real need for improved range just yet but will do in the future. The virgin router has wired connections 4 devices – […]
NAS for BDR, File Server, and Cloud Access during COVID-19
NAS for BDR, File Server, and Cloud Access wow, great website (nascompares.com) and YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFyP17HoU-vpxhIpGXnXx2g). Thank you! We are an SMB with a small IT budget. We have an older Windows 2003 “File and Print” server. It’s out of support, and hardware-wise, on it’s last legs. Focusing on Backup & Disaster Recovery (BDR), in […]
4K editing over WiFi – DAS connected to wifi 6 router?
is there a QNAP/ Synology app/shortcut to just download all the iCloud photos at once?
TVS-473e / TVS-673e / TVS-873e Ram Upgrade
TVS-473e / TVS-673e / TVS-873e Ram Upgrade I can’t find the correct memory upgrade on Qnap compatibility web site for my TVS-473e. I would like to upgrade with 2x 8Gb RAM, above the already placed 2x 2GB APACER.. Do you know where i can find the correct RAM DDR4 260Pin part number, or which compatible […]