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Accessing my Drobo USB3 port on Synology

Accessing my Drobo USB3 port on Synology

Can I assume there will be no problem accessing my Drobo USB2 drive via the USB3 port on the DS218+? I currently access this via the USB port on my AirPort Extreme, but since there is no functioning USB port on the Eero Pro routers my plan is to attach the Drobo to the DS218+ […]

Photoshop NAS – Synology NAS That Supports Both 10Gbe And M.2 NVME Cache

Photoshop NAS – Synology NAS That Supports Both 10Gbe And M.2 NVME Cache

Photoshop NAS – Synology NAS That Supports Both 10Gbe And M.2 NVME Cache I am looking for a Synology NAS that will support both NVME M.2 cache and 10GbE that has quad core Xenon over Atom quad core with 8-12 bays. I now have a Nikon D850 45Megapixel camera that is swamping my DS215J. I […]

NAS for Plex and surveillance, do I need more RAM and SSD cache?

NAS for Plex and surveillance, do I need more RAM and SSD cache?

I’m Looking for some advice before I go purchase my Nas system to run my Plex Pass and Home Surveillance System witch I will buy after. Looking to record all 4 cameras on the nas. I’m looking to buy Synology DS418play at $599.99. I’m going to use 4 Seagate IronWolf Pro nas ST6000NE000 6TB 7200 […]

NAS RAID-6 or SHR-2 – how to connect as a local hard drive letter D

NAS RAID-6 or SHR-2  – how to connect as a local hard drive letter D

DAS for RAID-6 or SHR-2 TYPE CONFIG I am wanting to invest in an emulator system, which will require 34-40TB of disk space, and to have a local hard drive letter D: in order to install and maintain the games. Having a NAS from someone like Synology obviously will not work, as it would behave […]

The most reliable hard drives for NAS

The most reliable hard drives for NAS

I have a 216+2 and a 216J (both from you). Both coming upto 3 years old. the +2 runs 24/7 and the 216J runs once a day backing up from the +2. the +2 is in a rack in the house and the j on the wall in the garage in a locked box. All […]

Qnap Upgrade card for TS-453Be cache

Qnap Upgrade card for TS-453Be cache

Could you please recommend extention card to be able to use SSD caching for Qnap TS-453Be ? I’m in process of purchasing the NAS and I expect that I’ll installing 4 HDDs and potentionaly some M.2 SSD using extension card to improve the speed by SSD caching. I was looking at https://nascompares.com/2018/03/18/brand-new-cards-qnap-qm2-range-qm2-4p-384a-qm2-4p-342-qm2-2p-384-qm2-2p-344 and doing some […]

Cheapest UPS battery for TVS-872XT

Cheapest UPS battery for TVS-872XT

Cheapest UPS battery for TVS-872XT Hello, Hope you are doing well. Based on your previous recommendation I had purchased a Qnap 872-XT. I am now looking for ma UPS to ensure i don’t loose any data during a power outage. I am looking for something affordable. (Under $200 CAD) I was wondering if you can […]

How cache works on a NAS – (LRU and FIFO mode)

How cache works on a NAS – (LRU and FIFO mode)

How cache works on a NAS if I get a QM2-4P-284 card, I can build in NVME speed SSDs in the normal ports for SSDs? If I use it as cache: So I copy something from my portable SSD to the NAS, is this going first to the SSDs or straight to the HDDs? I’m just […]

NAS questions (volume size, RAM, cache)

NAS questions (volume size, RAM, cache)

my wife and me are both photographers, and we have hundred of thousand of multi megabyte image files (and as many few kilobytes XMP files, which sometimes may be modified at 40,000 in a single operation or, more often, 500 in a single operation). Currently they are stored on a Synology DS213j with 2 6TB […]

Fastest USB WiFi adapter for PC, Laptop, Qnap, Synology

Fastest USB WiFi adapter for PC, Laptop, Qnap, Synology

QNAP file transfer speed. Got a QNAP TS-251A with two WD 4TB HDD, have connected it with a single LAN to the router and set up various folders as mapped network locations. When transferring files from my wifi connected desktop over to the NAS via cut and paste function I’m getting transfer speeds of about 0.5 – […]

A 4K ready NAS with surveillance and encrypted external backup

A 4K ready NAS with surveillance and encrypted external backup

I’m looking to purchase a NAS. The main utility will be for having access to my movies, musics & other files. Around 300 4k movies that I will have to rip. The second thing would be able to use it for surveillance (8 cams at 4k). The third thing would be for backing up my […]

Can I stream flac files through usb cable to my USB dac (Cambridge CXN)

Can I stream flac files through usb cable to my USB dac (Cambridge CXN)

music streaming I’m looking for a NAS that is able to stream flac files through usb cable to my USB dac (Cambridge CXN). Is that possible, and if so, what software to use? Is Logitech server an option with orange squeeze as remote an my phone? It would be recommended to connect your NAS via […]

Can I add SSD cache via drive bays?

Can I add SSD cache via drive bays?

SSD caching Is it possible to buy a QNAP 4-bay NAS, populate 2 bays with NAS HHD’s, then throw in say a 250gb SSD into the third bay and set it as an SSD cache? Also, to do caching does it take two memory modules or can you set it up with one like my […]

Unofficial M.2 SSD cache card

Unofficial M.2 SSD cache card

Unofficial M.2 SSD cache card Hi, I own a Qnap 253be with 16GB ram and was wondering if I could use this PCIe card: ICY BOX PCI Express Card, M.2 NVMe SSD to PCIe 3.0 Adapter, Radiator, LED Lighting, M-Key, 2230, 2242, 2260, 2280, Black With this SSD storage: Crucial MX500 CT250MX500SSD4 250GB (3D NAND, […]

Can I use 10Gbe PCIe card and M2 SSD (M2D18) cache card together?

Can I use 10Gbe PCIe card and M2 SSD  (M2D18) cache card together?

Hi, with SYNOLOGY RS3617RPxs could I use 10Gbe PCIe optional card with SSD M2 cache (M2D18) PCIe optional card ? I mean use the two expansion PCIe slots, one with LAN card and the other with SSD M2 card ? is it working together ?   Yes, you can install and use two cards simultaneously. […]

QNAP and Asustor for HDMI and Backups

Buying the Right NAS – Asustor or QNAP? I watch a bunch of your videos and read the reviews in this site which helped me a lot as I am new to NAS world. I am looking for a backup solution for my family to backup photos/videos mainly. I am a power user with IT […]

Can you use any external hard drive for Time Machine?

Can you use any external hard drive for Time Machine?

DAS for MAC Existing system is MacBook Pro (Retina, 15 inch, Mid 2014) processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7; memory: 16 GB 1600MHz DDR3; flash storage: 251 GB running macOS Mojave 10.14.6. Automatic Time Machine back-up to AirPort Time Capsule and separate Back-up to Backblaze. I am considering the addition of external hard drive to […]

Powerline adapter alternative – rj45 cable wiring

Powerline adapter alternative – rj45 cable wiring

Powerline adapter alternative – rj45 cable wiring I am looking for recommendations in regards to getting my Synology DS 918+ connected when im unable to establish a direct hard wire connection to my router. Currently, my setup consists of; router-powerline adapter. 2nd powerline adapter-pc. 3rd powerline adapter-gigabit switch- DS918+. For some reason I am getting […]