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DS718+ VS TS-251D For Multimedia

DS718+ VS TS-251D For Multimedia

Please help me, because i’m lost. I need a NAS to DLNA with fast transcoding for samsung smart tv. I can’t choose between Synology DS718+ and Qnap TS-251d or 251+. At the moment i have TS-228. Please help me to choose. Qnap TS-251D is indeed their latest model with up to date hardware inside. It […]

TS-253Be (453Be) VS TS-251D for multimedia

TS-253Be (453Be) VS TS-251D for multimedia

I’m looking into having a home server with the idea of storing music, pictures and movies and with the capability of viewing the movies on my TV. I have a Roku stick and hope to use that to access the NAS or server. I have watched a few videos about the QNAP TS-251D and think […]

Maximum thunderbolt 3 length and how to extend it

Maximum thunderbolt 3 length and how to extend it

Maximum thunderbolt 3 lengths and how to extend it Can I connect a DROBO 5D3 using a 2 meter TB3 40gpbs Active cable to your docking station then to another 1 or 2 meter TB 40gpbs Active cable connected to iMac Pro? The DROBO 5D3 Located 10′ -12′ away fro iMac Pro. The longest TB3 […]

What is the longest HDMI cable I can get?

What is the longest HDMI cable I can get?

What is the longest HDMI cable I can get? HDMI length limit 4k For resolutions near 4K, it’s recommended to use an HDMI cable that is no longer than 3 meters (10 feet). After that distance, the signal can start to degrade. For lower resolutions, the reliable distance is much longer, with the most common […]

Steam NAS

Steam NAS

Steam Nas What is the most cost effective Nas for playing Steam games from? I have wifi6 and 10gb network already but will only use this to game from and do not want to spend a ton but want fast gaming from it. If another NAS higher end $800-1400 can do everything and game from […]

Best Free Alternative to ShareFile – NAS

Best Free Alternative to ShareFile – NAS

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 […]

Which brand/model USB Keyboard with mouse tab works with QNAP

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 […]

Accessing my Drobo USB3 port on Synology

Accessing my Drobo USB3 port on Synology

Can I assume there will be no problem accessing my Drobo USB2 drive via the USB3 port on the DS218+? I currently access this via the USB port on my AirPort Extreme, but since there is no functioning USB port on the Eero Pro routers my plan is to attach the Drobo to the DS218+ […]

Photoshop NAS – Synology NAS That Supports Both 10Gbe And M.2 NVME Cache

Photoshop NAS – Synology NAS That Supports Both 10Gbe And M.2 NVME Cache

Photoshop NAS – Synology NAS That Supports Both 10Gbe And M.2 NVME Cache I am looking for a Synology NAS that will support both NVME M.2 cache and 10GbE that has quad core Xenon over Atom quad core with 8-12 bays. I now have a Nikon D850 45Megapixel camera that is swamping my DS215J. I […]

10GbE iMac Pro with fastest NAS

10GbE iMac Pro with fastest NAS

I am a photographer/Videographer that has a growing small business. I am thinking of getting the new iMac Pro and wanted to revisit all my data needs. I would like to get something that is fast enough to handle 4K (eventually 8K) video files along with Hi Res photos. I work with the adobe suite […]

Ds120j or ds118

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 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

TerraMaster F4-210 vs QNAP TR-004

TerraMaster F4-210 vs QNAP TR-004 And last question : I planned to buy a 4 bay NAS and I don’t Know which one is better for my situation between the Terra Master F4-210  and the QNAP TR-004  I have a 250€ budget. No, you can not move existing RAID into another enclosure. This is because, […]

How to expand a NAS drive – and how it effects your existing RAID

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? […]

Promax alternative for 4K editing over 10GbE

Promax alternative for 4K editing over 10GbE

  Looking to upgrade our storage over 10GBe I run a small 3D animation studio, currently everyone is working remotely which is hard as it relies so much on my staffs own internet connection. I need some advice on storage as we’re running a Qnap TVS-871T on raid 5 over 10GBe. its been great and […]

Which NAS support the QuMagie AI feature?

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

Which NAS installs OS separate from HDD array

Which NAS to buy regarding OS I keep searching online, but not very manufacturers have that information. I want to buy new NAS, What I have read that on mostly products, the NAS OS is stored on a particular partitions on HDD that you put in NAS. My question is are there any NAS that […]