My organization is looking at upgrading the storage of our media and documents setup, from the current multiple external HDD setup to a single NAS Device. I read your reviews about the Terramaster, and i have looked into other Qnap devices too. My questions is, Is the Terramaster a good solution? what are the disadvantages […]
wanted to select a good, reliable NAS device. been considering options like wd, netgear, synology etc. can plan for 2, 3, 4 or 5 bay. 16 tb min storage twin gigabit lan port for link aggregation to have fastest transfer rates on LAN USB 3 ports iscsi USB 3.1 gen 2 ports if possible TB3 […]
Hello I’m looking into QNAS 251 I only need about 6tb I’m not worried about backing up files my question is if I buy the 2bay do I have to put a hard drive in both for it to work and if I buy the 4bay one can I put a hard-drive in just one […]
I have been reading a lot about the different NASes, comparing the specs (ATTACHED) this weekend and I do see that the TVS951x is a neat package as you suggest too. The Synology DS1817+ also looks quite good, but from what I can see it only has one Extension port which will force you to […]
I’m looking at the mass 251 + my question is do I need a computer to install it or can I install it from my phone? Yes on the Qnap you can use Qmanager app or use the internet browser to type in IP address directly. Similar thing on Synology, or simply type in the address […]
I have watched your video comparing the 216+II and the 218+ and would really appreciate some advice. I am looking to set up a very basic home network and include some CCTV. I want to back up a couple of laptops and share 4k videos, lossless audio, photos etc. to my UHD TV, desktop pc […]
NAS for Lossless audio streaming including these file formats DSD & FLAC & WAV Not that long ago most popular music storage format was a CD. Than MP3 took over because of its comparably tiny file size. But there are many people who can actually hear the difference between CD quality or compressed format audio. Also, it […]
I’m looking for the best suitable NAS for me. I’d like to use it for photo storage and movies. I’d like to use PLEX with a chromecast and a FULLHD televisor. I found at a good price the Synology DS218J but I don’t understand if the CPU of this NAS will be enough to play […]
I’ve been waiting for years to purchase a NAS so that I could ensure that all of my personal files are stored in a safe place and not on my 2 desktop HDDs. Now I am ready to purchase and need some feedback on what my best option(s) would be. Use is for small business/home […]
I need NAS for Media server only (2-4 Tv´s)… The Nas should this play !! 4K 2160p HDR h265 10BIT You may need to consider a NAS with HDMI2.0 capable of streaming 4K 60Hz. Qnap option with HDMI2.0 would be x82 series (tvs-682, tvs882, tvs1282). Asustor alternative with the same connection is AS6302T. For streaming over ethernet cable […]
Scalable NAS. Is there a NAS solution where I can keep adding drives and the single “drive” will increase in space? I want to use a NAS as a backup and have it also upload contents to Dropbox. Dropbox won’t let me sync multiple drives or folders so I need to have 1 drive be […]
I have been reading and reading, but am still unable to choose a NAS for my use. I am doing photography and some limited video editing (HD and 4K) and have quite a big library of files. Mostly RAW files and Video recordings that take up space. I see that I should get a NAS […]
I spent few hours on QNAP website and on yours. I bought a Thecus 5200Pro in 2007 for my home. I ran it for more than 10 years, almost 24×7. I had recently HDD crash (5xWD Re entreprise 500GB disks). I would like to change my NAS for several reason like the lack of support/software, […]
I need to replace an existing LenovoEMC px4-400d NAS (2x1Gbps ports, 4x2TB WD Re2 HDDs) used as a storage for existing VMware 5.5 cluster (2xHPE ProLiant DL360e Gen8 servers). Want to provide faster and more reliable solution, ready to finally switch to 10Gbps NICs/switch. Was thinking of getting something like Synology FS1018 with 5 or […]
We’re looking to upgrade an older 20TB Fiber channel XSAN environment: – Promise Vtrack – 2 Qlogic SANbox 5200 Fiber Channel switches – 2 MDC servers (Mac minis with Promise SanLink2 to Fiber SPF) – 4 iMac Clients with Promise SanLink2 to Fiber SPF) – macOS 10.11 running on MDCs and clients – Most content […]
Hello, i am looking for some advice on a NAS solution. What i am looking for the NAS to do is. Integrate with my 4 ip cameras to provide a DVR surveillance system, Plex media server able to transcode 1080P multiple streams. Host a web server running apache or nginx. I would like to have […]
Home user with may 3 people using Me & (son & Daughter) I am stuck on the Qnap TS 251 This has a HDMI Port (no eSata) I like all the features it has. Then Their is the Synology new DS 218+ which has an eSata port(no HDMI) (The Ds 218 has no eSata port) […]
I am about to install a Synology FS1018 (purchased via your link to Amazon). It will have 24GB RAM. The FS1018 will host a RAID F1 SSD array (4x Samsung 860 PRO 240GB SSD drives) that holds about 100MB of performance-critical PHP apps and associated data caches – along with about 70TB of low-activity archived […]
I purchased a Zyxel NAS a few years back and it has never worked the way it should have, buggy and hard to set up. so after trying to get it to work for 2 years I give up and am looking for a new NAS. I run Mac desktop and laptop, apple tv and […]
Mac & Windows Synchronization My question is why is the best way to setup a NAS that plays nicely between Mac and pc in near enough all areas. For instance…. 1 Able to share the same documents such as word and excel in the same folders for both Mac and PC. 2, Not limited by […]