At present, I have a Sinology DS212j with 2 1TB hard disks. I am thinking of upgrading as I am running out of disk space and the DS212J is quite old now. I mainly use it for storage, remote access to files and as a media server for both music and video, which I stream […]
UPS for 213J model. I am looking for UPS for my Synology NAS 213J model. I have power outage now & then. It takes 5-10 min to get the power back on central back up. Need advice and recommendation for UPS i can buy. Thanks No budget as such but need an optimal and most […]
I’m looking to set up a NAS that is capable of transcoding 4K to multiple devices at the same time (potentially 3 phones), that can utilize at least four of these 8TB WD Red drives I’ve acquired from the Best Buy WD Easystore deals. I originally planned on getting a Nvidia Shield TV with a […]
I would like to set up a home network backup system for backing several PC’s and Macs in the house. I have one Mac–mini serving as a media server with i-tunes library consisting of both purchased and private music, video files and digital photographs. I have a growing library of digital home movies consisting mostly […]
USB 3.0 as a cache for TS-431XeU Please let me approach you with an easy and simple question. I’m considering buying TS-431XeU-2G, however, I would like to know if I can use for SSD Cache functionality a USB 3 attached external hard drive (let’s say an M2 drive in an external enclosure), because all 4 […]
New small construction company with 8 users, a couple of network printers, hosted VOIP a couple of surveillance cameras. I prefer rack installation but I’m open to professional advice. I have a Synology 411+ the and familiar with DiskStation. I will be using cloud backup and an onsite 10TB external drive. Wondering if Raid 6 […]
Synology DS218+ vs Qnap TS-251B I am planning to buy either Synology DS218+ or Qnap TS-251B. I am confused which one to buy. I need the advice and what is the use of flash memory in Qnap TS-251B and what is the flash memory size in Synology DS218+. The DS218+ and TS-251B by default feature […]
I am looking for a nas for one person usage. I do not care if it is desktop NAS or rack mount nas. I wanted to have a fast connection, so I am looking for 10 Gbit/s. As I understand, I cannot run link aggregation on Windows (at my PC). I would like to have posibility to […]
I was trying to decide on which QNAP NAS to buy. I run a small boutique branding agency. We have about 7 or 8 videos being shot each month along with about 1000+ photos per month. Right now I’ve been running off individual drives but everything is filling up quickly. I was considering the following […]
Best Synology NAS. What is the best sinology to supply file sharing with MAC users and to work with Cloud providers like drop box? 4TB Capacity. All Synology NAS drive will support you cloud drive synchronization and backup. The best Synology NAS will always be the plus (+) series like DS718+, DS918+, DS1618+ etc. The absolute best […]
Decide to go with 1817+ for a 16TB raid 10 storage. Use will be as file server-photoserver. 10-12 users on local lan. No internet access. Main consider is speed Both write and read. That’s why no raid 5 or 6 is used. Question is, what offers me more speed? 8 x 4TB disks or 4×8 […]
I’m doing a research for a client and I’m looking for storage recommendations for a photo a studio archive. We are photographing a 120GB per day x 80 days a year, I was looking for something like the LaCie 12big but also with Network support Qnap has created NAS doing exactly what you need. The TVS-1282T3 […]
I have a NAS DS414 (4 * 3 TB) that will soon arrive at saturation (91%) I use Plex. I wanted to replace it with a good NAS that can handle 3-4 people with transcoding. The goal is to gather the media of these families, my need for storage will easily be multiplied by 3. […]
Does the Terramaster F4-220 allow additional drive to be added later without reformatting original raid 5 array? Does any other raid type allow adding drives without reformat? Purchasing soon, but budget only allows a couple of HDD to be purchased at once. Sorry there might be some mistake or misunderstanding. You can not add more […]
I love watching your video’s, you seem to know a lot about the NAS market. I have an old Drobo–FS, with 9 TB available. I’ts been reliable but I’m moving to Synology because the apps seem better. I use the NAS for home media, (itunes, plex, tivo, kodi) as well as windows backup, and simple file share […]
NAS needed for Video/Motion Graphics. Hi, We are a small corporate video production company. We produce some videos with motion graphics and typically have two editors working on the footage simultaneously. We are currently working with a Pegasus3 R6 and shuttling work footage via external hard drive as sequences are finished. I’d like to tie […]
NAS for shared backup. Looking to replace a pair of Windows machines being used as NAS storage. Each machine is network storage for local machines on their respective LAN. Each server also uses CrashPlan to back up their files to the other server across the country. One of the servers is also acting as a […]
You’re ground me down Rob, I must get a Nap NAS – what is the equivalent QNAP to the Synology DS918+ I want to virtualise and also evaluate for myself. The Qnap alternative to DS918+ is TS-453B/ 453Be. It features exactly the same CPU but is much more expandable/upgradable. It is very handy that DS918+ […]
I am about to upgrade/change my Synology DS213J NAS and the DS218+ seems the right replacement model. I use it connected via a Netgear FS305 switch to my iMac, router, TV & hifi to send files to two Ipads & a Sonos; for the multimedia video source to my TV; to store/send music to my […]
I’m a professional photographer based in the US. I’m researching my first NAS and have been reading and watching your posts. They’ve been very helpful, thank you! So, I wanted to get your advice on the best system for my needs. I don’t have an established budget but would like to keep costs down. Here are […]