I had a 4tb seagate nas drive. and it lasted just over 2 years. i have done some research on both brands and have seen your you tube clip on both brands. im aware on the pros and cons. still im unsure. i dont need it for camera surveillance, basic use will be streaming videos […]
Hi, Id like to know do 418play with Dual Core compare with a Quadcore in 918+. Since the two have the same Intel HD Graphics 500, how does the Dual core and Quadcore work with transcode? Both of these NAS will transcode media equally good. You will notice the difference only I multi-user environment. When […]
I’d like to build the most powerful QNAP Tower that can sit on a desktop, sans the need for a rackmount. Please send me what you believe to be the best cards, accessories, and hard drives to create the largest and most powerful QNAP literally possible at this time. Cost is not a limitation. Fiber […]
Hi, you know what the port’s data transfer rate is? NAS TS-453B USB-C QuickAccess port NAS TVS-473 USB QuickAccess port Does this connection only replaces network access or works as a DAS? Theoretical speed would be USB 3.0 speeds, but in reality Qnap themselves have claimed achieving around 100MB/s. It must be something to do […]
I would like to use it for: Storing Photos centrally and streaming them to various devices. Storing a few files and recording CCTV off 2 IP cameras (possibly 4 in the future) The cameras would be recording on motion only so I estimate between 1-2GB would be plenty for CCTV. I would also like some […]
My goal is to have a Plex Server capable of transcoding 10bit 4K and hosting 3-4 Virtual Machines without having performance issues. Currently I have several devices, HP DL20 Gen9 Xeon E3-1200v6 48GB RAM 10GB Ethernet Server running VMWare, DS1817+ 10GB ethernet, a handful of Windows/Ubuntu VMs, and a Plex Ubunutu VM. Currently Plex is […]
I wanted some advice on an easy to use and set up NAS for home. I have a bunch of drives I want to give a once centralized home. I would love some HDMI ports, the ability to plug drives via USB to transfer, ability to use a folder as an iTunes server, and stream-ability. […]
I’m looking for a NAS to store mainly video files (to feed to my tv) and also back up my photos and the other occasional important files. Videos are all currently just HD but when I have funds for a 4k tv I would like to be able to stream 4k files from the server […]
I will be hooking my media server up to my Linksys Maxstream router. If I use link aggregation between the router and my server will this improve the communication speed between the two devices, and if not what is the actual point of link aggregation? How can this be beneficial to me or anyone in […]
h.265 (HEVC) NAS for streaming and transcoding via video station and/or PLEX New Realtek processors are tailored to new generation h265 video encoding format. It will transcode it even with higher frame rate than other NAS. The disadvantage of Realtek CPU is that they struggle with the 4K h264 format. If you have 1080p movies this CPU will […]
I am trying to Finalize a NAS for my self. Query: – What is Thunderbolt3 and its usage, is it specific to Apple only? – What is the purpose of an SSD Cache and is it needed for my requirements and can it be used as an expansion – What is a 10GbE connection and […]
I will be placing the camera in the countryside viewing wildlife and powering with a very long Ethernet cable. purchasing from your video the RLC 422. I then need to review the images and record what I have seen ie number of birds deer etc. Once survey completed I may wish to use it around […]
I’m looking to buy a device that will stream my movies over LAN, internet and that can easily backup all my data as well, Great plus would be, if there was an option that allows recording of a few ( 1,2 maybe 3 IP Cameras ) preferably without the cost of extra third party software. […]
On the quest for my first NAS and home entertainment setup, I am left with open questions I cannot decide on. Ultimate goal: I want a filing/media system which is accessible from anywhere I have internet access – I want to be able to watch my movies/work on my documents on a camping trip in […]
I am looking for a NAS for home use. I create lots of drone footage (100GB in a weekend) which I want to store / back-up until I have a chance to edit it. To edit, I need to transfer to a laptop with a small SSD (256GB), than edit, than transfer back and back-up […]
I need to speed up my transfers speeds between my NVMe thunderbolt 3 pc set up and my future NAS [plex server] I thought about 2 scénarios : 1 – 10gb networking for my pc and NAS without Thunderbolt support [ds3617xs cooked up with ISCSI files system using Seagate NAS pro 12tb drives] 2- using […]
I have recently been looking at upgrading our video storage needs for our post production work and have narrowed it down to either a Qnap TVS 1282 i7 32GB or the Synology RS4017 xs. I have looked at lots of your awesome reviews on both these models on you tube and are now stumped. Which […]
Requirements: Adobe Premiere 2017 MacBookPro 15 remote access Eero mesh network edit videos and photos directly on the server 10TB and be able to expand that to 50TB, after RAID able to watch my videos and 4K footage throughout my home and on the go I would recommend TVS-882T High-performance Thunderbolt™ 2 Turbo NAS […]
It is for home use. The two most important things to me are 1) speed (RAM, I assume)- I am very impatient and have little time so quick access to data is imperative. 2) back up- this will house all of our data, including irreplaceable pictures and documents, so we want a secure backup (RAID? […]
I’ve been running a QNAP TS-251+ with upgraded memory and 2 WD Red 4TB drives for about 2 years now. I purchased this as my first NAS and now I’m trying to decide what to do next. Space is getting a bit tight and I’m trying to decide whether to go with the expansion bay […]
