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 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? I’m trying to figure out a storage solution that would be easily accessible no matter where I’m located. It makes sense to go for a NAS, but I’m interested if a DAS with a good router could be an option. I’m very interested in […]
I have a QNAP TS-453BT3 and I am trying to download all of my wife’s photos on to my QNAP. Currently she has 30,000 photos on her iCloud, but iCloud only allows me to download 1,000 at a time, which is taking a VERY long time. is there a QNAP app/short cut to just download […]
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 […]
Have a DS212+ that I’m growing very impatient with and very much appreciate your informative reasoned thoughts even when understandably speculative. btw: I’m probably going to wait for DSM 7 (DS22x+), not for what it can do when released, which probably would work with a DS218+, but for what it may be able to do […]
Drobo alternative with option to mix different size drives and upgrade HDD capacity in live RAID I currently run 2 Drobo’s 5N’s; Drobo A – Total Capacity of 10.72 TB made up from 5 drives at 3tb each. 1 drive for redundancy Drobo B – Total Capacity of 28.90 TB made up from 5 drives […]
Video Editing NAS 8K Requirements What we do is video edit, primarily RED 8K footage our projects tend to be 1-2TB in size and real-time editing is a must. We currently have several TB2 and TB3 G-Tech Studio XL’s that we use and edit straight from there. I’ve looked at the DS3617xs and Qnap – […]
I’m Looking for some advice before I go purchase my Nas system to run my Plex Pass and Home Surveillance System witch I will buy after. Looking to record all 4 cameras on the nas. I’m looking to buy Synology DS418play at $599.99. I’m going to use 4 Seagate IronWolf Pro nas ST6000NE000 6TB 7200 […]
DAS for RAID-6 or SHR-2 TYPE CONFIG I am wanting to invest in an emulator system, which will require 34-40TB of disk space, and to have a local hard drive letter D: in order to install and maintain the games. Having a NAS from someone like Synology obviously will not work, as it would behave […]
TVS-1282T3 vs TS-883XU for collaborative video editing We are looking for a NAS to work in a 10GB Ethernet environment with 4+ people in parallel collaboratively inside DaVinci Resolve with 4k video projects. Incl. grading and fusion. Ideally, the NAS will be located in its own server room in a server cabinet, where also the […]
We are a small agency wanting to move from a bunch of external drives being passed around the office to an actual shared file server to enable collaborative video workflows. We have 2-3 artists that would be occasionally be cutting 4K footage on the same project at the same time, as well as a few […]
I am looking for reconditions on a DAS storage solution with a least 30TB of storage running raid 5 or 6. I am also looking for a DAS with 2 10GBE ports as we would like to edit the footage that lives on the DAS from 2 edit computers within 10ft of each other. Unfortunately, […]
QNAP TVS-1582TU – Thunderbolt 3 Performance and future-proofing I need a mobile (rack–mounted in skb/peli shock racks is preferred) shared-storage which is able to handle continuous data offloading and handling on tv/film productions (called „ingest“) on location from somewhere about 2-5 sources plus classic features like simultaneous-access from editing machines and say people who review […]
NAS recommendation for Plex DVR and 4K UHD. I’ve been viewing quite a few videos from your youtube channel and I wanted to reach out to get some advice / recommendations on what my next NAS should be. I’d be happy to purchase all equipment from your store moving forward as long as the warranty applies […]
Network storage for video post production. Whe are a small education firm which produce a huge quantity of educational videos and we are looking to implement a network storage for at least 6 iMac workstation working simultaneously on editing and post-processing on adobe premiere pro and after effect. We need fast multi access, large bandwith especially […]
I work for a small video production company and we’re looking to upgrade our storage system soon to coincide with our move to a small private office. We’re looking at a NAS solution and I think I’m getting to grips and have narrowed it down a bit, but I’m still a little unsure on some […]
How would you backup your entire mobile device and not just the pictures and videos? There are a few options for that. The quickest way to do so is by using SanDisk backup flash drive. It cost around £30 (depends on capacity). It will backup 64GB of photos, videos, contacts, calendars and more in […]
I just purchased a Qnap TS-873 AMD and planning to add a Nvidia 1030 graphics card for transcoding into 4k support. I wanted to get your thoughts on this server and if you had any suggests for me. I just purchased it from amazon. I am going to start with 5 hard drives at […]
