I have 3 Apple mobile devices and a mac pro. Need a wireless solution to read/write into a storage as a backup. Quick to backup without having to connect my devices to MAC or PC. I already have a Lacie 3TB external hard disk (TB & USB3) which I would like to use wireless. Currently […]
I currently own a ReadyNAS NV+ (purchased back before Netgear bought them), and am thinking it’s time to upgrade. It currently has about 3 TB of storage over 3 disks. I use my NAS for movie and television show storage and playback (using PLEX on a Mac Mini, so the NAS does not have to […]
I would like: * a secondary NAS backup solution which handles versioning, and RAID * a way to access my photos from anywhere, even when not near my laptop * a way to show my videos via smart tv or chromecast in hotels etc. ** I’m guessing this means plex. As for transcoding, no idea […]
I’m trying to find an alternative to the Airport Time Capsule for my boss’ home. As I’m sure you know, Time Capsule is designed to work as a router AND a backup device. However, I had the Time Capsule set up in bridge mode, connected to the home’s existing routers. Apple says they don’t support […]
We’re a small business operating online. 5PCs that I take disk images and want to store and then upload to cloud. Also quite a bit of file backups but all in all I suspect I will not fill more than 4TB…had a look at your review of the TS-453B but it seems a bit overkill? […]
I have an Archer c7 router connected to a nvidia shield with an usb 3.0 1TB hdd attached. The limiting factors on my system is the router that doesnt have usb 3.0 (therefore cant host 4k hdr content properly) and the shield which doesnt allow me to torrent directly some file to it and, doesnt […]
I would like a NAS for my home to consolidate all my data in 1 place so it is accessible to all our family devices. Videos to 2 TVs and Laptop, Photos from DSLR and other data would be safe and backed in case anything happens. With regards to setup, I have 1 Sony TV […]
Looking for best Plex media server that can do 4K transcoding. I currently have an older Synology DS412+ that I am happy with but need more horsepower and storage. I have no need to directly attach NAS to the TV. Looking for advice in qnap vs the synology option above (QNAP TVS-473e vs Synology DS918+ […]
We have quite a high performing program, but aging infrastructure. I have 12 imacs that need constant access to Adobe Indesign and Photoshop files. All computers will touch the files at some point so they need to be in a centralized and local location. We currently build our 300 page book on an Apple Time […]
I already have 11TB in Drives. I have been running a Linux Server box with an FM1 A8-3850 since 2010. But now that I am ready to upgrade, I am considering switching to a NAS. I run an Emby Server for my family. I serve up to around 3-4 streams at the same time. I […]
I need the NAS to: – serve video to iPhone, Mac and my TV* (max 2 videos playing concurrently) – act as a TimeMachine backup destination for my Mac – have a partition for files (e.g. that I want to offload from my Mac) – contain 2 iTunes libraries and serve them to iPhone, Mac […]
I have a 12 TB MP4 Movie collection (around 1300 movies, avg 9gb/file). I’d like to move them all to the same NAS, hook it up to a router and be able to access on the net from anywhere in the world. Will use RAID 10. I’ll probably sometimes limited to slowish 3G/4G cellular connections. […]
I’m looking for a new NAS and was curious about QNAP TS-431 and Synology DS418 offerings. I have the drives already, will need a 4 bay and it will be used as photo and video storage, 4K movie, web file server and data backups. I don’t need much transcoding. I’m a PC and Android user. Can you suggest a […]
I’m going to buy my first ever NAS. I want to go budget, but at the same time don’t want it to be very slow. I’ll be using it for Surveillance Station (in future probably maximum of 4-6 cameras), iTunes Music Server and Plex Media Server (without transcoding). In my home, there are 3 smart […]
NAS for Plex specifically Hi! I’m relatively new to the NAS world, but I love technology, so I pick up quick. I recently came to the decision that I need to get a NAS as a home media solution. There’s so many options that my mind has been successfully boggled. Both my father and I […]
Choosing the Right NAS for Media and Backups Looking at Synology to set up a home NAS for 2 reasons. 1) use to backup four Windows computers (typically never more than two computers in use at one time) in real time. Also have this set up as RAID 1 and be able to copy it […]
Should I upgrade from a WD My Cloud to a WD My Cloud EX2 or more? I currently have a My cloud 2TB single drive personal, and I am wanting to move up to a mirror or raid unit, as it is 3 to 4 years old now. I have a lot of photos and […]
Choosing a NAS for Hikvision IP Cameras Hi, i would like to know if you can help me chose the best NAS for our home. We have 7 8M IP Hikvision cameras connected to a managed switch, connected to our router. We would like to be able to save footage for about a month, see […]
I’m looking to buy my first NAS and upgrade my current “home server” (which is two 500GB USB HDDs plugged in my router, USB 2.0 speeds). I read a few articles online and I think you could help me figure things out! Here’s a recap of what I’m looking for: – For 2-3 frequent users […]
We have two iMacs, two iPads, and a Sonos system. We currently have our music on two different external hard drives, and continue to have issues connecting and finding the Sonos system. I’m thinking about a NAS as a solution but am still confused as to which would be better, Qnap or Synology. We are […]