I use a Plex Pass… along with HDHomerun tuners. I’m looking to move my plex server to a NAS. Not positive I would use it.. but like the HDMI out options of QNAP and ASUSTOR. I like the price of the AS3202T and it seems capable of doing what I want… I rarely transcode away […]
Synology MR2200 I have a Netgear modem and an older Trendnet router that needs to be replaced. They are connected to a Bitdefender Box 2 that protects all of my smart home and wi fi network. Because i need better coverage and my router needs replaced I was about to install the Orbi 3000. Then […]
Connecting QNAP TVS-882ST3 via 1GBe Cable to ASUS RT-AC5300 Will be purchasing the NAS in the subject line to my router in the subject line. My router is DD-WRT flashed. Am considering purchasing the Netgear Nighthawk R9000 which has a 10GBe port. Will I be able to connect my NAS to either router? I have to […]
If I would go with the DS1819+ what would you recommend to choose to put in the PCIe slot? What gives better benefits the 10GbE or the SSD cache? I wish you could install both. But because you can not- you need to decide what is more important. You probably will not need NVMe speed […]
NAS for Music Storage. I plan to rip CD’s and purchase hi-rez music files. I have a CD player/streamer and use Roon to access music at Tidal. Below is a system my friend has that someone put together for him. Might that be a good way to go? Again, any direction you can provide is greatly […]
I have no idea what I need to build a solid NAS set up that suits my needs. My current set up is as follows: 2017 MBP 3.1 GHz Intel Core i7 16GB DDR3 Radeon Pro 560 4096 MB Intel HD Graphics 630 1536 MB The above is what runs my PMS. My actual content […]
Best NAS for Plex server. I’m currently planning to purchase the QNAP TVS 871-i7 and want to ensure I’m making the correct choice. Aside from streaming my large library within my own home, I very often stream outside of my home network and may also want to share my library with 1-2 friends. Would the […]
I’m interested in setting up a NAS for my home. Here are my goals: 1. to consolidate and organize all of my data from my windows laptop, MacBook pro, and several random old hard drives, 2. digitize and store my CD/DVD collections, 3. Plex Server/DVR for OTA programs, 4. Manage and store video from 4-6 […]
First NAS. I’m new to the NAS market and need something for storage of family docs, Apple Timemachine plus potentially PMS. SD card is also useful but not a necessity. I’d definitely like to go the RAID route though so I’m prepared for the 4TB noted above to become 2TB in actual use. I’ve no […]
NAS and drive recommendation. I am looking at Synology 6 to 8 bay NAS for photography and general storage and possibly some virtual machines and maybe some limited video editing at a later date. I am looking to use iron wolf 3tb drives with one or two skywalk drive for surveillance station and maybe for […]
We are a Team of two working in the postroduction industry working with lots of sequences. We have been using the synology 1815+ so far. We never had problems with it. But lately we are running out of storage and since 10GBE connection is out we are looking for a new NAS giving us the […]
Synology DS119J vs DS218J I’m new to NAS, wanting mainly to backup 2 users over WIFI. Is the processing better on the 119 vs 218? What’s a better value for money? 119 is about $100 USD, the 218 is on sale for $135USD on Amazon. Ds119 is a very slow model. If the price difference […]
I am looking to get myself a NAS and have found it to be quite the jungle and would be thankful for any advice in the matter. I have eyed the QNAP and Synology NASes a little bit due to all the nice features they appear to have. However, I find it hard to sqeeze […]
NAS Drives. I have an older Thecus N4100Pro NAS (4 Bay) that I am retiring and going to a 6 bay Synology DS1618+ which I already have and loading it to 32 GB RAM. I currently have three WD RED Enterprise drives and a Seagate Desktop drive that I will replace when it dies. All […]
Best NAS for Plex Server I need the ability to stream via HDMI to TVs in my home and also to stream remotely with Plex to iPhone, iPad, Amazon Fire Stick, and Roku. My movies are .mp4 with max resolution of 1080. I do not need 4k capability. My music is .mp3. and my photos […]
ds1817+ or ds1819+ After about 2 years of service my ds1815+ fi,nally died (as expected!). My dealer has been very helpful, and has offered a ds1817+(8GB) or a ds1819+(4GB) as replacement. For some reason the ds1817+ (2.4GHz Atom C2538) is listed at about $80 more than the brand new ds1819+ (2.1GHz Atom C3538). Which one […]
Dynamic LACP Compatible Network Switch Here you talk about what switches to buy in 2018, and was found when searching for a 24 port rack mountable switch capable of true LACP dynamic link aggregation. You talk about its use and the need for a managed switch, but at the end your recommended switches do not […]
Wired POE IP Camera for ts-453be I’m looking for a Wired POE IP Camera for ts-453be Are there any here you suggest. Its for an office and we have a ts-453be that will sit idle about 23 hrs a day that I’d love to use for more than just daily backups. Its for a hallway […]
Racked Synology NAS + NVMe Cache Is there currently a racked Synology NAS 3.5″ 12+ disk product with NVMe SSD cache support, Xeon processors and 10Gbe? The answer is no unless you get one with an expansion. Synology has two models with NVMe SSD card support and 10GbE built in, but CPU will be Atom: RackStation […]
Best cloud backup provider for Qnap/Synology NAS We bought a NAS and your website helped us a lot in making all the decisions, for which we are grateful! We bought a QNAP TVS-1282T and have around 28TB netto. Currently only 4TB in use. We want to back this up to a cloud service, but we […]