A Guide to the Best 2-Bay NAS Drives to Buy Right Now When you are looking for a new data storage solution, chances are that in terms of cost vs storage, a 2 drive solution is pretty much a solid choice – especially for tech novices or those dipping their toes into owning their own […]
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Qnap TVS-h874X NAS with i9 CPU, Gen4 lanes and UHD Graphics 770

Qnap TVS-h874X NAS with i9 CPU, Gen4 lanes and UHD Graphics 770 TVS-h874X-i9-64G (By Request) CPU Intel® Core™ i9 16-core (8P+8E) /24-thread Processor CPU Architecture 64-bit x86 Graphic Processors Intel® UHD Graphics 770 Floating Point Unit Encryption Engine (AES-NI) Hardware-accelerated Transcoding System Memory 64 GB SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 32 GB) Maximum Memory 64 GB […]
Best 8-Bay NAS of the Year
A Guide to the Best 8-Bay NAS Drives to Buy Right Now If you have been looking at getting a NAS for your business, then I think it is safe to say that 8-Bay is where things get SERIOUS. Up until this point, most NAS system can typically fall into home use, budget use, small […]
How do you upgrade Synology with 10GbE LAN and NVMe SSD for caching?

My current thoughts and questions are currently: Purchase the Synology DS1821+ Purchase 2/4 x HAT5300 Series 3.5” SATA HDD and get more when needed How do exactly do I upgrade it to 10GbE support? How do SNV3400/3500 Series M.2 NVMe SSD work? How do I install them? And how do SAT5200 Series 2.5” SATA SSD work? How do […]
Synology DS CAM not working with H.265 cameras
I tried to access my Synology camera on my phone and i can only see live view. When trying to check what happened 2 minutes ago I ger Error message “Unable to Play H.265 stream, check the format”. Whats the point of surveillance if i dont see who tried to break into my house! People […]
Best 6-Bay NAS of the Year – 2022/2023
A Guide to the Best 6-Bay NAS Drives to Buy Right Now In the last 5 years or so, the popularity of 6-Bay NAS systems has skyrocketed! Up until that point, most users in the home/small-business market who were looking at desktop solutions would either settle for the modest 2/4 Bay scale of system, or […]
How to edit photo and other file timestamps/ date of creation on Synology NAS

How to edit photo and other file timestamps/ date of creation on Synology NAS You can do it graphical interface. Open Synology Photos. Select a photo and click the Info button. Then Click edit and change the date of the photo. Change the entire folder photo creation date. Allow Terminal access Open the […]
Best 2-Bay NAS of the Year – 2022/2023
A Guide to the Best 2-Bay NAS Drives to Buy Right Now When you are looking for a new data storage solution, chances are that in terms of cost vs storage, a 2 drive solution is pretty much a solid choice – especially for tech novices or those dipping their toes into owning their own […]
The Synology DS723+ vs Terramaster F2-423 NAS – Best 2-Bay?
Synology DS723+ or Terramaster F2-423 NAS – Which Should You Buy? For such a long time, the general hardware that all the NAS brands were offering was generally comparable (Celeron CPU, 2/4GB Memory, coupled of 1GbE and USB) and it was only when you delved into the software that you could see the big differences. […]
Synology DS1522+ NAS Power Cost Test – How Much Will it Cost You To Run?
How Much Electricity Does A Synology DS1522+ NAS Use and How Much Does it Cost to run 24×7? In this energy-aware climate, it can be appreciated that a NAS drive (a 24×7 appliance) seemingly has its cost to the end user in terms of electricity as something of a vague number. With so many kinds […]
Qnap QSW-M2106PR-2S2T Half-width Rackmount 10GbE and 2.5GbE PoE++ Layer 2 Web Managed Switch

Qnap QSW-M2106PR-2S2T Half-width Rackmount 10GbE and 2.5GbE PoE++ Layer 2 Web Managed Switch QSW-M2106PR-2S2T Management Type Web Managed Number of Ports 10 10GbE SFP+ 2 10GbE BASE-T (RJ45) 2 2.5GbE (RJ45) 6 Total PoE Ports 8 PoE++ PSE (802.3bt, 90W) Port 1-8 (90W) PoE Power Output Port 1-8 (90W) Total PoE Power Budget 310W Power […]
How to enable on demand sync on MAC – Synology Drive Client 3.2
How to enable on-demand sync on MAC – Synology Drive Client 3.2 First of all, makes sure your MAC OS is 12.3 and above. You can check this if you click on Apple icon/ ABout This Mac If you already use Synology Drive Sync, you will need to date this sync tasks and create a […]
Synology DS2422+ NAS – Power Consumption Tests and the Cost
How Much Electricity Does A Synology DS2422+ NAS Use and How Much Does it Cost to run 24×7? Let’s talk BIG STORAGE! Have you been considering the Synology DS2422+ NAS for your business storage? Alongside having an impressive 12 bays that you can populate with HDDs upto 22TB in scale (at the time of writing), […]
Synology SHR not using all available space
The Synology DS923+ vs Terramaster F4-423 NAS – Best for your Budget?
Synology DS923+ or Terramaster F4-423 NAS – Which Should You Buy? Remember when buying a NAS drive was easy? For such a long time, the general hardware that all the NAS brands were offering was generally comparable (Celeron CPU, 2/4GB Memory, coupled of 1GbE and USB) and it was only when you delved into the […]
Synology 12-bay Expansion Unit RX1223RP
Synology 12-bay Expansion Unit RX1223RP RX1223RP Specs Hardware Applicable models Support for creating storage space across devices SA6400 Remark It is recommended to create the storage space on a single server or expansion device instead of across different devices for better system performance. storage device Number of slots 12 Compatible Disk Type* (see all supported disks) […]
Synology SA6400 is a 12-bay 2U rackmount using AMD EPYC 7272
Synology SA6400 is a 12-bay 2U rackmount using AMD EPYC 7272 Synology SA6400 ports Synology SA6400 CPU General Specifications Platform Server Product Family AMD EPYC™ Product Line AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series # of CPU Cores 12 # of Threads 24 Max. Boost Clock Up to 3.2GHz Base Clock 2.9GHz L3 Cache 64MB 1kU Pricing […]
Qnap QM2-2P-344A and QM2-2P-384A

QNAP launches the economical QM2 PCIe Gen 3 expansion card to add M.2 NVMe SSD slots to NAS or PC QM2-2P-344A Dual M.2 22110/2280 PCIe NVMe SSD expansion card Connector 2 x M.2 22110 or 2280 PCIe (Gen3 x 4) NVMe SSD slots PCIe and Lanes PCIe Gen3 x 4 Bracket Low-profile (default). Low-profile flat […]
Synology WRX560 Router Review
Synology WRX560 Router Review – Premium Networking? The importance of a competent router in your home or business environment has never been more pertinent than RIGHT NOW! Finding that sweet spot for your internet access needs of high bandwidth, ease of access, yet secure and multi-layered is a terrifically difficult middle ground to achieve. Alongside […]
QNAP TS-664 NAS Review
The QNAP TS-664 NAS Drive Review When choosing a NAS drive, I think it is safe to say that SIX bay servers are when things begin to get SERIOUS. You might have looked at the 2-Bay and 4-Bay solutions in the market and thought “that’s nice, but what about all my terabytes” or “cool idea, […]