2 BAY NAS HDMI / MEDIA STORAGE / BACKUP (but NO VIDEOCAMERA). I’m choosing between QNAP TS-251B-2G and Asustor AS6302T. Both have HDMI 2.0 and a similar performance in video transcoding (H.264/265) right? I read it seems qnap is little bit more performing in read/write speed, isn’t it? Do you have feedback about new software deployed […]
453b bs 453bt3. I have a classroom with 5x 2015 macs and one windows machine. We do mostly video and video editing. Would like a central place to store all the footage. Would like to be able to save with SD card on B, but also like the option of high speeds transfer on BT3. […]
I am already a user of a DS414 4x10TB. a) The Base use is for a family of 3, backups or front end with local backup. All documents including video and photos. b) the more intensive use giving the bottlenecks is semiprofessional photography : raw (86mb/pic) + jpeg (14/pic), editing with capture 11 one pro, […]
NAS with a RAID recoverable from a PC. Min ARM CPU needed second hand. ($200) I want to buy home nas that will be used as: 1. primary – backup of pictures, camera videos 2 DLNA – old movies for kids 3. compatible/reliable – as it will be used as backup for pics(personal ones) it […]
We have multiple home PC/laptops and have lots of trouble getting networking them for shared file access. We run Win10 v1803 and networking runs intermittently or fails with error code 0x80070035 network path not found. So – we are considering a NAS to make file and media sharing a breeze. As a Newbie, can I […]
Qnap Qphoto App. I came across your Youtube video about the Qphoto mobile app while searching for help on an issue I am having with my Qnap nas. I have saved many photos onto the Nas and want to be able to view and edit them on my Android mobile phone. But the Qnap apps […]
SHR vs SHR2 and ext4 vs Btrfs. I recently purchased a Synology DS1618+ and have three 6TB Seagate Ironwolf Pro drives arriving soon as well. I will be using this mostly for my small business, but will also be using this partially for personal/home storage. I do a lot of photo/video editing and will be utilizing […]
I have seen various of your youtube videos on Synology and Qnap which are the 2 competitors. I have also seen both of their operating systems…I am an Apple user…therefore, its seems that Synology is best suited…Basically I will be saving information in the cloud with a NAS setup in the USA and my son […]
QNAP 731 with surveillance HDD’s. Useing NAS for Using and Surveillance in HOME USE. I’m looking to populate the Qnap TVS-731 with HDD’s and would like to know would it be okay to use a combo of two surveillance drives and two NAS HDD’s in two different storage pools? Or would four NAS drived be okay? […]
For the Qnap 882brt3 It looks like thunderbolt is the fastest connection option, is that correct ? I have a desktop Mac pro computer and it only has thunderbolt 2 ports; but the Qnap has thunderbolt 3 ports. Do you know of a solution for this ? Do they make a thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt […]
FS1018 with HDD. I recently installed an FS1018 with 4x SSDs in RAID F1; and a DX1215 expansion unit with 12x 10TB HDDs RAID5. I am very pleased with the speed/capacity tradeoffs using this combination. Synology’s compatibility chart indicates that there are NO compatible HDDs, so I didn’t consider trying a 2.5″ HDD in the […]
Edit workflow solutions? I have a very small video production company. I need a solution for working fast on 4k video edits and colourist work. ideally 2 computer workstations (iMacs) would be able to access the files and share workflow. Ive looked at the Drobo system and im looking at NAS systems. I would love […]
My Graphics Card and HD Station I was looking everywhere for an answer to my Issue. I have a QNAP TVS-682 upgraded to 40GB RAM and intel i7-6700K and proper cooler. I recently purchased a GeForce GTX1050 ti 4GB and installed it with the driver from QNAP App-Store. on the Graphics Card Tap within the Hardware (Settings page) […]
Router with 10GBE. Recently purchased a Netgear X10 Router (Model R9000), of which a rebadged newer model is coming out soon, the XR-700. These are the only two routers for the Prosumer that have a 10GBE port (SFP+) that I know of. I currently have a Synology DS214Play with 2 X 10TB, a Cisco SG-300 […]
I was set to purchase the Synology DS218+ with a couple of Seagate Iron Wolf Pro 6TB Drives, on the advice of the IT manager at my workplace. This was to replace (instead of expanding) my current cobbled-together system of a 3TB Seagate Central (my first foray into NAS) and 2TB Toshiba external drive, and […]
NAS & Google drive harmony. I need a recommendation for a good, reliable system for my small business. We film weddings. I want a on-site storage that will easily sync with google drive. My editor is overseas so I want a copy on site at my home office and one in the cloud for safety […]
I’m planning to build a NAS on my on. It will be used with FreeNAS and Plex. Also, it should transcode my Blue-Rays (4k) to 1080p or just play it natively. I want to use Raid Z1. Here’s my current list: I3 8350k Asus Prime Z370-A 16gb ram ddr4 500watt supply 4x8TB Seagte Ironwolf M.2 […]
Recently my company wants to have an offline server for easy storage and file sharing. However, we are extremely conscious about network security and wish to find a NAS that heavily secures and encrypts our files from hackers. We are torn between choosing a Synology or Qnap NAS. Which NAS has up-to-date security to prevent […]
QNAP TVS-882BRT3 I7 32 The NAS I’m interested in, is the QNAP TVS-882BRT3-ODD-I7-32G-US. It didn’t make your best top 3 list, nor is it on the list of QNAP NAS devices that can hardware transcode, so I’m hesitant to buy it before asking a few questions. So my question is: 1. Can the QNAP TVS-882BRT3-ODD-I7-32G-US, […]
QNAP TVS 871 Please, can you let me know the largest size discs I can install in my QNAP NAS? Currently, I have 6 x 4TB WD used for my Plex media server. However, I am running out of room. The other two disc spaces have been put aside for my CCTV The largest HDD […]