I’m struggling to choose between these three hard drives: 1. IronWolf Pro 12TB (ST12000NE0007) 2. WD Red Pro 10TB (WD101KFBX) 3. WD Gold 12TB (WD121KRYZ) I know that all three of them work at 7200rpm, they have 256MB of cache and 5 years warranty. IronWolf and WD Red Pro, have 300TB/year user workload rate, whereas the […]
This all began from simply attempting to upgrade my backup storage solution. I’ve been using a USB Hard Drive for backup and reached the point where I needed more capacity. I bought a Seagate 8 TB USB drive. I have always had good luck with Seagate products in the past, but it was not to […]
RAID5 WD Red & Gold. I currently have 2 WD Gold series 10TB drives in a Mobius 5-Bay Thunderbolt 2 Enclosure (which has SOFTRAID). I want to purchase 3 more drives to set up a RAID 5 configuration. Can I add/mix the WD 10TB Red PRO NAS with the two Gold Series drives I currently […]
The new NAS would serve the same purposes, plus: – I foresee the number of photos growing much faster soon due to personal circumstances – I’ll add syncing of some cloud-based storage (Dropbox, google drive e.g. I have a holiday photo–shares with friends & family, in addition to personal) – sharing photos from the NAS […]
I am looking for a new NAS solution. I have two older NetGear ReadyNASes, both equipped with 6x4TB HGST disks, and it is getting to slow for me and I am running out of space – both are running X-Raid w. single disk redundancy. I am a photographer, and I want to move to editing […]
Looking to replace an old Buffalo Linkstation 2-bay The biggest part of files/data are mp3s and photos. Looking for something that has fast read/write speeds so copying / syncing / backing up doesn’t take forever. Also, my main work horse computer is a laptop running Linux (currently Kubuntu, but probably changing to a different distro […]
I’m helping my wife get set up with a NAS for her established photography business. I’m a software developer myself, and although data management isn’t my strongest area I feel that I can manage some of the more involved setups, if there’s reason to go with one. I’m trying to get an idea from her […]
Quiet NAS. Right now I have a My cloud NAS with a single bay 3TB, working good and zero problems. I would like to upgrade it, mainly because of security backup. I actually tested a Synology DS218+ (2x ironwolf 6TB) but it was too noisy. Here is what I’m looking for from most important to lowest: […]
I was wondering what the price and availability of the Synology DS1819+? What features will it have? What is best encryption for a Synology NAS? DS1819+ is available for ex.VAT £789.00 or £946.80 with VAT from SPAN and probably later from Amazon. It is not any different than previous ds1817+. It does have newer CPU but it performs […]
I currently have a Synology DS-410 as a personal NAS, and it has worked well for years, but it is limited to DSM 5.x, and only 4 drives. I’m looking for a new NAS that will be used for both personal (data storage/computer backups/media server/anti-virus (active BitDefender subscription available)/personal cloud) and business (data storage/computer backups/VPN […]
What are the differences between the Qnap TS vs TVS series? I’m having a difficult time deciding which to buy for my Plex media server. What are the most important features to look for in a NAS for Plex primarily. I want it to playback bluray rips flawlessly. TVS series will usually more serious spec […]
I’m thinking about buying a Reolink RLC-422 and I have a question about the camera, that you maybe are able to answer. Is the RLC-422 fully compatible with the Synology Surveillance Station over ONVIF? Most importantly: do the multi-streams and the movement detection work on the Surveillance Station? I’m asking because I have a WansView […]
I’m looking to find a good solution that is used strictly for file sharing and backup. I had a Seagate BlackArmor NAS 220 that gave up after running for a little over 10 years using WD Black 2TB drives that were RAID 0 as I needed the space. So i’m looking to expand to more […]
Need help on the best nas for plex to play 4k movies 10bit I want to buy a NAS for my plex setup, so it will stream 4k 10bit movies to (My Tv, model LG 55EG960V ) OLED 4K TV using the inbuilt Plex apps and also using Xplay app on the LG tv which […]
High availability with a financial Postgres SQL database. We are interested in setting up a high availability SQL database connected to financial markets with power stations PCs and connected to optical fiber. What would it be the most efficient network architecture and high availability set up? 3000 Euros, 2 terabytes Currently, High Availability solutions leader seem […]
Qnap Ts-453be + Compatible UPS? I’ve been deciding in going to add a solid NAS to my home network and upon spending hours to days to weeks of googling, YouTube for information gathering regards the nasses 😀 checking Amazon and Newegg for the prices, hunting the best deals, now was the time since the holiday […]
I have a QNAP Tvs-873e. I’ve been on a gigabit network for some time. I’m awaiting parts for a new workstation build and will be adding a 10gbe card, so I ordered one of the QNAP dual 10gbe PCIe cards form QNAP. While waiting for those, I’ve been looking at switches. Right now, my network […]
I need my NAS to basically store and stream movies, mainly 1080p but eventually, 4K would be nice. Only a couple of users one on a MacBook and the other my Sony TV via Firestick. I will use the NAS to store Time Machine for three Apples. I’m torn between the WD PR2100 and the […]
Looking at 4+ bay so I can move all my data over to the one NAS. Life span of device before upgrading again is approx 5 years Wishlist Access as a mapped drive(s) 4k HDMI – I suspect 1.4 will be good enough 4 bay minimum USB 3.0 Surveillance 4+ licence Plex/Kodi options Relatively quiet […]
Can I use the device to install and run my Microsoft Office Application? I need to access the data on-board the device externally, via net application or cloud. I want this NAS to last me a long time. Not very heavy use on our part though. The cheapest way of doing this would be subscribing […]