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10GBE – 4 bay – ssd cache – HDMI – front copy

10GBE – 4 bay – ssd cache – HDMI – front copy

MUST haves: budget consc., 10GBE direct to PC (10 meters), + 1GBit., 1-2 SSD cache (2.5 or m2 sata/nvme) , min 4 bays 3.5′ , HDMI. generally also 8GB desirable i guess. current setup: i7 PC, OS nmve, 500 GB nvme current work files, 8 TB internal HDD for data. currently +1 TB pa, perhaps […]

Rackmount NAS for photo editing (Photoshop) and time machine backups

Rackmount NAS for photo editing (Photoshop) and time machine backups

Totally Mac based. Deal with large layer files (Photoshop mainly) average 500mb plus? Kept mainly on an external 8Tb (4Tb Raid). We also have various libraries of images kept on externals. Images that are still on our machines that need offing! Database system for images and art sold (Filemaker Pro).  There’s probably 8-10Tb of files flying […]

Drobo 5N2 vs Synology 916 -image backups

Drobo 5N2 vs Synology 916 -image backups

 I use just for local NAS, to do 3 things: 1/ backup my sizeable photo library from a dedicated computer; 2/ full disk image backup of a separate computer using SuperDuper app; 3/ Time Machine backups of several computers. Do either of these 2 devices let me format the NAS device as 2 different disks […]

QNAP TS-473 upgrade to 10GbE and SSD cache +4K graphics card

QNAP TS-473 upgrade to 10GbE and SSD cache +4K graphics card

I’m planning to use it as a central data repository for domestic and SOHO business purposes, plus as a media store and potentially streaming device. I’ve installed Roon on it and it seems to be performing very well, despite having just 4GB RAM. I am wondering about a couple of things, however. Firstly, I’m thinking […]

Best hard drives for Synology DS418

Best hard drives for Synology DS418

Looking for recommended best price, performance and reliability Hard Drive Make and Model to use on my Synology DS418. Power Consumption and Noise Levels are no concern. The most reliable / performance drive will be WD Red and Seagate Ironwolf. If I need to pick one then WD Red. They are made for NAS environments […]

Data transfer speed USB-C QuickAccess port on Qnap

Data transfer speed USB-C QuickAccess port on Qnap

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 […]

HDMI Multimedia NAS with USB port +old drives

HDMI Multimedia NAS with USB port +old drives

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. […]

Choosing NAS – for multi TV, laptops and photo backups

Choosing NAS – for multi TV, laptops and photo backups

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 […]