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Is KIOXIA ECERIA M.2 NVME SSD good for Synology caching

Is KIOXIA ECERIA M.2 NVME SSD good for Synology caching

Is KIOXIA ECERIA M.2 NVME SSD good for Synology caching? These SSD seem to be a qood value for money. But one year later one after another started to show warning messages. Short answer to this one is a NO.   When choosing NVMe for caching you need to look at reliability ratings such as […]

What are Synology HDD label drives originally

What are Synology HDD label drives originally

What are Synology HDD label drives originally?   SAS HAS5300-8T = MG06SCA800E HAS5300-12T = MG07SCA12TE HAS5300-16T =MG08SCA16TE If there is 18TB SAS drive = MG09SCA18TE   SATA HAT5300-4T = MG06ACA400E ? HAT5310-8T  = MG05ACA800E HAT5300-12T = MG07ACA12TE ? HAT5300-16T = MG08ACA16TE ?  (later could be MG09ACA16TE) HAT5310-18T = MG09ACA18TE ? 20TB = https://nascompares.com/news/toshiba-announces-20tb-mg10-series-hard-disk-drives/

New Synology DS223j NAS Rumoured for End of 2022/2023

The Synology DS223j NAS Rumoured for Q4 2022 / Q1 2023 Update (28/09/22 UK) – The CPU that will be featured in the Synology DS223j, DS123 and DS223 will be the Realtek RTD1619. The articles have been updated. The release date is looking like Q1 (Jan-March) 2023. If you want to be the first to […]

Synology DS2422+ NAS – Power Consumption Tests

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), […]

QNAP TS-453E NAS – Power Consumption Tests

How Much Does it Cost to Run a NAS 24×7? QNAP TS-453E The growing cost of electricity and how much you need to factor this into your budget is quite a valid concern. Due to any one of about a hundred different global factors (local conflict, slow renewable energy uptake, monopolizing energy companies with powerful […]

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 […]

Synology RS1623xs+ Rackstation is Coming – Rumour Mill

The Synology RS1623xs+ NAS – A New and Long Demanded NAS in the Works! ANOTHER new Synology uncovered! It really is bloody RAINING Synology NAS lately and the freshly uncovered RS1623xs+ is another business class solution that is the follow-up to an often hugely overlooked great rackmount server! This latest NAS  that will likely be […]

Synology DS123 1-Bay NAS Drive – Rumour Mill

The Synology DS123 NAS Rumoured for Q1 / 2023 Note – This article was written 05/10/22 (UK) and I will strive to update it as much as I can, so if you want to be the first to know, you can get alerts on this SPECIFIC page by entering your email address at the bottom […]

QNAP TS-453E NAS Plex Media Server Tests – 4K and 1080p

How Well Does the QNAP TS-453E NAS Perform as a Plex Media Server? The QNAP TS-453E NAS Drive serves as an interesting desktop release in the brand’s portfolio. Arriving with a hardware architecture that is similar to the slightly more expensive TS-464, but with the hardware inside geared less towards expandability and more towards day […]

QNAP TS-410E Plex Media Server NAS 4K & 1080p Tests

How Well Does the QNAP TS-410E NAS Perform as a Plex Media Server? Today’s article is about how well the new QNAP TS-410E 4 Bay Silent NAS performs as a Plex Media Server when confronted with a range of 1080p and 4K multimedia. The appeal of accessing all the movies, boxsets, music and home movies […]

what is the difference between Video Station and Synology Media Server?

what is the difference between Video Station and Synology Media Server?

One thing I can’t seem to find an answer to anywhere, including in your videos is, what is the difference between Video Station and Synology Media Server? I have an admin account that I upload movies and TV shows into the shared Movies and TV Shows folders and access them via Video Station on the […]

Qnap TS-462 vs TerraMaster F4-223

Qnap TS-462 vs TerraMaster F4-223

Qnap TS-462 vs TerraMaster F4-223 These two NAS models are very similar. If you want to know which one can deliver better data transfer speeds then the answer is Qnap. PCie slot allows for 10GbE upgrade. Without the upgrade TerraMaster 2X2.5GbE will be faster compared to a single LAN port. Regarding NAS backups, Qnap 10Gbit […]

Qnap TS-264 NAS with 2.5GbE LAN, M.2 SSD cache and HDMI 2.0

Qnap TS-264 NAS with 2.5GbE LAN, M.2 SSD cache and HDMI 2.0

Qnap TS-264 NAS with 2.5GbE LAN, M.2 SSD cache and HDMI 2.0 TS-264-8G CPU Intel® Celeron® N5105/N5095 4-core/4-thread processor (up to 2.9 GHz) CPU architecture 64-bit x86 graphics processor Intel® UHD Graphics floating point operations encryption engine (AES-NI) hardware acceleration shift system memory 8 GB built-in (not expandable) maximum memory 8 GB flash memory 4 […]

Qnap QSW-M2106R-2S2T managed 10GbE and 2.5GbE ports, half-rack 1U switch

Qnap QSW-M2106R-2S2T managed 10GbE and 2.5GbE ports, half-rack 1U switch

Qnap QSW-M2106R-2S2T managed 10GbE and 2.5GbE ports, half-rack 1U switch QSW-M2106R-2S2T management type web management Number of ports 10 10GbE SFP+ 2 10GbE BASE-T (RJ45) 2 2.5GbE (RJ45) 6 Power Supply Description Internal power supply Maximum power consumption 40W Input power type AC Input voltage range 100-240VAC, 50/60Hz MAC address table 16K Total no congestion […]