Buying the Right NAS – Asustor or QNAP? I watch a bunch of your videos and read the reviews in this site which helped me a lot as I am new to NAS world. I am looking for a backup solution for my family to backup photos/videos mainly. I am a power user with IT […]
DIY Frankenstein NAS Drive Build I’ve been watching a number of videos, and a few scratched the surface for me, but don’t get at the heart of the issue. Constraint number 1: I’m a long-time Linux user, and have a very strong preference for running my own. I want to be running a vanilla unix-like […]
NAS Drive that is Specialized for Audio Question time from the Advice corner. Today it is about the right NAS for those in the audio industry: I’m trying to find a NAS for music production. I have a large amount of samples and virtual instruments I’d like to store on the NAS and work off […]
Upgrading Buffalo LS220D – How to replace existing drives with bigger HDD in Buffalo NAS? I purchased a Buffalo LinkStation 220D with two 1TB drives. I use them to be a backup of another larger Buffalo network drive. I should have purchased a larger capacity and wonder if I can simply pop larger drives in […]
upgrade Ram NAS Synology DS414 Message Body: HI. I buy Synology DS414 with 1 Gb Ram , i wold upgrade Memory 2G or 4G Have you a link where i can buy the upgrade? Sorry but RAM is not up-gradable on this model. To increase the performance, consider replacing one or more […]
Synology spreadsheet I’ve never owned a NAS but thinking of getting one to replace Google drive. Question: Does Synology spreadsheet support functions like importxml, importhtml, etc? If not, any third-party add-on for this? If not, what happens when that Googlesheet is imported into Synology spreadsheet? If not, any other NAS that supports these functions? Synology […]
DAS for MAC Existing system is MacBook Pro (Retina, 15 inch, Mid 2014) processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7; memory: 16 GB 1600MHz DDR3; flash storage: 251 GB running macOS Mojave 10.14.6. Automatic Time Machine back-up to AirPort Time Capsule and separate Back-up to Backblaze. I am considering the addition of external hard drive to […]
Hello, I asked this question to the folks over at QNAP but I feel it’s always good to get outside opinions. This has to to primarily with QNAP NAS: I’m trying to decide which 4-drive NAS is better suited to replace our aging PC tower server w/MS Server 2008R2 (Asus w/Intel i5, 16GB RAM): TVS-473e, […]
So, can you tell me if I can plug directly a nas to my smart TV with ethernet to watch movies? Because I don’t have an ethernet network at my home… If I can do that it will be great. If I can’t, I was thinking about a device like QNAP TBS-453DX but it’s very […]
Info on Synology RS814 I’ve got the possibility to buy it. In case, is it still a good device to store and share personal data (home usage)? Also, will it be updated to DSM 7? The RS814 is still a reliable NAS. It’s hardware is rather weak, but it should not be a reason […]
DS415play RAM upgrade I want to upgrade the RAM of my synology DS415play. Is this possible and what kind of memory do I need? Sorry, the RAM on Synology DS415play is soldered on the motherboard. So the RAM upgrade is not possible. New DS418play comes with a SO-DIMM memory and can be upgraded.
Plex transcoding Hi, Just watched your Dummies Guide to Plex video. I use Plex quite a bit, I have a HDHomeRun box which records TV – but it records enormous .TS files. Some things I record are not that important quality wise. I am a bit techie and I have created a batch file which […]
I have a nas that has 10gb-t in it already and I have a 10g sfp+ Switch Can I just buy one Transceiver Witch one do i get I am new to this The answer is very simple. You need 10GbE sfp+ adapter. It costs around 100$ but it is fairly straight forward and […]
I am wondering if the new DS 1620xs xeon processor will do plex transcoding. I currently have a DS 218+ it is a nice small nas but. I want do do more. I am also thinking of future proofing as well. New DS1620xs will transcode even 4K media just like its brother ds3018xs. But it […]
I am thinking of buying a ds418 4 bay nas. Seeing as I already have a 2 bay nas with raid 1 of 4 tb, is it possible to buy this new NAS, add two 8tb hard drives and then raid 1 them at the same time as my existing raid one within the same […]
I plan on using the TVS-672XT for roon, plex, time machine backup of 1 Macbrook pro and NetBack Replicator backup of 2 Windows 10 PCs. and in addition storage of all our data and picture files. The old TS-471 has 4 wd red 3 3tb in raid 5. I am thinking 2 ironwolf 110 SSD […]
Hi there. Been a fan of your Youtube channel which led to my recent purchase of the DS1019+. I just stumbled upon a reddit post about the outdated firmware (SC60) for Ironwolf drives, which has the write cache disabled. How do I update the drives (I have 2x 4TB running in SHR), and have filled […]
I have recently purchased a DS718+ with 2 x 4TB in config raid 1. Im using this as a plex server for films and also storage for all my photos. I also have an old redundant DS214se with 2 x 1TB currently in a config of raid 1. I was thinking id like to setup […]
Replacing Netgear NV+ My Netgear NV+ died. I had 4 2Gb drives with RAID4; I had two external USB drives for further backup (snapshots); I was using a UPS (USB connection); I use iTunes, photo (OSX), logitech app, time machine, connection to Roku3. I would like a similar config, reusing the 4 drives I have, […]
security camera What is the cheapest wireless outdoor camera with PTZ and motion detection the will work on NAS server. Usually you need to look for a keyword ONVIF which will mean that it supports universal IP connection standard. Here is cheapest Indoor PTZ camera for NAS I could find 1080P Home Wireless Security Camera, […]