Do I need to worry about a QNAP NAS supporting the SMB v1 file protocol in order for Sonos to recognize and play the files? Both Synology and Qnap will allow you to enable SMB1 as a minimum protocol. This will then allow your SONOS to communicate with your NAS. To use a NAS […]
MAX Synology RAM for RS812+ Hi, I was hoping you can help me with the maximum amount of ram I can use with my Synology RS812+ The NAS is obviously older, but still runs great, however RAM availability is getting low due to running a number of Docker containers and is causing DSM to crash […]
NAS Drive Upgrades – Cheaper than Buying New So you bought your NAS a few years ago and it is starting to look a little full. Perhaps it’s not quite as fast as it used to be due to its constant use or maybe newer and faster network trends are beginning to make your Network […]
Buffalo launches 40GBASE-T compatible CAT8 LAN cable Buffalo Inc. will release a 40GBASE-T compatible CAT8 LAN cable in late January 2021. The price (excluding tax) is 3050 yen for the 1m “BSLS8NU10BL”, 3860 yen for the 2m “BSLS8NU20BL”, 4670 yen for the 3m “BSLS8NU30BL”, 6100 yen for the 5m “BSLS8NU50BL”, and 10,000 yen for the 10m […]
Would you mind giving me a little more advice please. It’s not clear whether a Celeron CPU with a discrete GPU is better for transcoding than one with raw CPU power. I had a look on your website but couldn’t find the answer there either. I don’t suppose when you do the PLEx tests you […]
Despite the sales launch of the Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X, there is no trace of HDMI 2.1 TVs and Monitors. LG OLED – LG OLED65CXPUA [ UK USA ] Samsung QLED – Samsung QN65Q90TAFXZA [ UK USA ] LG NanoCell – LG 65NANO90UNA [ UK USA ] LG OLED […]
PlatStation 5 (PS5) Compatible M.2 NVMe SSD LIGHT UP YOUR STATION WITH RGB Enhance your gaming station with fully customizable RGB lighting, controlled through the WD_BLACK™ Dashboard (Windows® only), designed to match your style. WD_BLACK™ SN850 NVMe™ SSD from Western Digital Next-gen PCIe® Gen4 technology optimized for top-tier gaming ■ Irrationally fast read/write speeds up […]
Caching for DS1520+ I was happy I bought a Synology DS1520+. I saw your review for the DS920+ and was pretty much convinced. When I saw the specs for the DS1520+ I decided to spend the extra cash – without seeing your review of that system. I’m happy my reasoning pretty much mirrored yours (4 […]
RLC-520 I was wondering if you know if the RLC-520 will work with the synology security suite. I saw a note somewhere saying it only works with a reolink device. Looking to connect via cat6 to a synology NAS Yes, all IP cameras which are not add-on items of their NVR closed system or battery-powered […]
F5 221 ram query I’m looking at buying one and maxing out the ram, I couldn’t find a video of you doing the max ram test so thought id ask. How much ram can it support and the faq, DDR3L is easier to find in 1600mhgz and a 16gb kit is in my price range […]
DS720+ compatible RAM upgrade System Memory 4 GB DDR4 Memory Module Pre-installed – Soldered 4 GB (4 GB x 1) Total Memory Slots 1 Memory Expandable up to 8 GB (4 GB + 4 GB) official The max Synology recommends is 8GB DDR4. But you CPU spec says you could in theory upgrade up to […]
NAS that’s most compatable Bose Soundtouch speaker What would be a good budget NAS for a music library to be used with a Bose Soundtouch 30 speaker? The cheapest NAS would be DS120j from Synology. Also, any other model would work. If you wanted more reliable storage device then DS220j would allow having two disks […]
WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra I have a diskless WD My Cloud EX 2 Ultra which I want to put two 4TB cmr drives in. The Hard Drive Compatibility List is very small on the WD support page (https://support-en.wd.com/app/products/product-detail/p/130). I ordered two WD40EFRX and was sent two WD40EFAx drives which I have sent back. I […]
DS920+, DS420+ And DS720+ Compatible M.2 NVMe SSD The most popular M.2 cache SSD for DS920+, DS420+ And DS720+ is Samsung EVO PLUS : 256GB – US UK 512GB – US UK Determining the SSD Cache and Monitoring SSD Cache Performance The aggregate size of hot data and appropriate cache size can be determined […]
VP9 and other open standards? Why is there no mention of the VP9 video codec? Any modern TV supports it, and it has become the de facto standard for high res Web video for the past 3 years (while we are still waiting for AV1 to replace everything. Furthermore, playback of VP9 requires less processing […]
QNAP TBS 453dx memory upgrade Can you suggest how to choose memory for the QNAP TBS 453dx? I’d like to go from 8G to 16G with two identical sticks. I bought G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM CL16, but that failed. Yes, you will need 2400 SO-DIMM DDR4. The best is to choose Crucial memory sticks. Those […]
I have a question. I read on this page of yours – https://nascompares.com/2019/10/07/thunderbolt-3-vs-40gbe-nas-in-2019 – that the DS3617xs can support 40GBE. Do you supply those cards? I can’t seem to find much information for 40GBE, only 10GBE. Thanks in advance! I have tested this card on Qnap https://amzn.to/3BQxJSR. But Synology should support Intel based cards. Here is […]
I have some people with apple products but my home pc is windows that I do my editing on which system is best for compatibility for win and ios If you you a NAS as a storage device instead of directly connected external disks, you don’t need to worry about cross-platform compatibility. Windows, Mac […]
I finally bought this KSM24SED8 / 16ME RAM module in my DS1618 + and it goes perfectly. So I decided to buy another one. In the end, I should have 32 GB of RAM. Maybe this information will help you. DS1618+ compatible RAM upgrade System Memory 4 GB DDR4 Memory Module Pre-installed 4 GB (4 GB x […]
NAS compatible 4K 8MP cameras with H.265 compression NAME 4K 8MP H.265 Audio PTZ Night vision 30ft+ US UK Anke C800 4K 8MP(3840 × 2160@15fps) H.265+/H.265/H.264+/H.264 NO NO 100ft/30m USA https://amzn.to/2KF8RF4 Annke AP-I91BF0102#IT1 4K (8 megapixel) H.265+/H.265/H.264+/H.264 NO NO 100ft/30m USA https://amzn.to/3f0SgcP H-VIEW UK800 4K 3840x2160P (8.0 Megapixels) 265 , H.264 YES NO 25-30 […]