I am interested in a NAS drive mostly for Plex 4k, HDR, H.265 formats. Most often I will be streaming to a Nvidia Shield so I know I will not need transcoding for that device. I will sometimes stream to my cell phone remotely over the internet and at a friends house in a different […]
I’m looking to add a NAS device with dual 10GBE ports to my work network to host GIS data (some being large datasets) and would like some advice. I’ll be getting two new PCs and an 8-port 10GBE switch (depending on which option below) when I get the NAS. We currently have a Windows 2012 […]
Currently, I have a simple workstation at home (i7) with just a bunch of disks and a couple of VMs running basically as a file server/VM host for my AD/DNS. I work in cloud devops and am looking at acquiring a 2RU rack server for esx host and then having an attached NAS and am […]
I ended up ordering the new qnap switch for my house but realize I probably would have been better off with a managed switch with link aggregation. This is for my home drive and speed is important. I am hoping to connect through 10gbe and a drive with link aggregation. But I also realize that […]
I’ve noticed that it has difficulty transcoding video files on PLEX (CPU maxes out) and that browsing photos (especially larger photo libraries) can be a long drawn out affair! I’m also needing more space (currently have 4 x 6TB drives, RAID 5). Can you recommend a suitable upgrade (i.e. a new NAS) that would solve […]
Please offer 3 products from Qnap or Synology for the following users. Thank you. User background: a. Family of 3 b. 3 cell phones (1 apple, 2 android) c. 2 laptops (windows) d. 1 ipad (apple) Specs wanted: a. wifi to backup cell phone b. ideally, have ssd cache to speed up apps or files […]
I get a “spool degraded” error. System partition failure on my 2nd drive (2 WD 3TB Red drives, SHR configuration). Well, DSM recommend I replace the faulty drive, and WD is sending me a replacement. I do however need to return my failed drive. I would like to wipe it before returning. Is it easy […]
I have a mid 2010 Mac Pro tower which I have just upgraded the CPU as well as graphics card. I’m a very small freelance photographer/videographer. I do mostly volunteer work and want to start vloging for my travels. My Mac Pro has 4 sata slots as well as 4 pcie slots (3 already taken […]
I currently have a 4 bay Synology NAS with 4x6tb drives. I also have data backed up to an external usb drive. I want to change from Raid 6 to SHR. Just wondering the best way to do this as I am aware this process will wipe all data and I don’t want to set […]
I am leaning to get a qnap TS-453Be over a sinology DS918+. One of the main reasons is the expandability of RAM to 16GB as you describe, which I have not read is possible for the 918+. I am just making a few assumptions that I would like to confirm with you before pulling the […]
I am stepping into the NAS world with a new Synology 2 disc system. I have a WD Black 4TB HD in my desktop that has served as my media server. My question is can i just plug in my WD Black 4TB drive and add a WD RED 4Tb or WD RED Pro NAS […]
Want a NAS primarily for Plex server; large numbers of photos and some documents. Am fed up with servers that “run out of steam” after a couple of years – want something that will last 5-7 years and be upgradeable- at least to a certain extent. Am unlikely to need more than 16TB or so […]
I’m in the market of buying a 2-4 bays NAS with the possibility of running a couple of (linux) VM/Containers. To be honest much of my reason for buying a Synology is the design, Qnap doesn’t make a “pretty” black NAS, it seems that they are unable to settle on a design and keep it, too messy […]
I would like to buy my first NAS and I would like to ask you which one should I choose for the following purposes: -storing my photos and videos from my DSLR camera (RAW and 1080p 60 videos) -parallel -store 4k videos -use as a mediacenter at home with a 4k TV -use as media […]
I am looking into getting a NAS Hard Drive, I like the TVS-473e, TS-453Be, and TS-563. The TVS I like due to its dual PCIe expansion ports The TS-453Be is very consumer looking, I worry about the plastic trays picking up vibrations. (I was planning on using HGST 8TB helium Enterprise drives) I like the TS-563 due […]
My goals are: –Accessing files around the house, via my laptop, desktop, Nvidia Shield TV, Apple TV 4K, Skylake Intel NUC, and others. -Setting up RAID 1 so that I can have a drive failure without losing any data. –Watching movies in various rooms which are wired for gigabit ethernet, using players that have built-in […]
I’m thinking of buying a Synology DS218+ for better performance and upgradability – when compared to models DS218 and DS218play. But my only reservation before going ahead with the purchase is the slight difference in the hardware transcoding engine specs, which I’m a little confused about. The hardware transcoding engine specs for the DS218+ model […]
For a small medical spa. Want to store all business data, and media files to be played back on 4k TVs within facility and some through their website. They also take a lot of photos, and would want access to that data for outside photographers, web designers, etc. The best multimedia NAS solution in the […]
Considering a Synology DS918+ to store video files that will be edited. Probably need about 10TB total storage. Will probably use RAID 5 Expect 4 to 5 files open for editing. What is recommended RAM for this application? Also, who do you like for cloud backup? It these files will be stored on the NAS […]