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Qnap ts-h987xu, ts-h1887xu, ts-h2287xu ,ts-h3087xu rackmount NAS released

Qnap ts-h987xu, ts-h1887xu, ts-h2287xu ,ts-h3087xu rackmount NAS released

Qnap ts-h987xu-rp,ts-h1887xu-rp,ts-h2287xu-rp,ts-h3087xu-rp redundant supply rackmount NAS released   1. For dual DIMM configuration, identical pairs of DDR4 modules must be used. 2. 2.5-inch bays: #1: PCIe Gen3 x2 & SATA 6Gbps #2: PCIe Gen3 x2 & SATA 6Gbps #3: PCIe Gen3 x2 & SATA 6Gbps #4: PCIe Gen4 x4 & SATA 6Gbps #5: PCIe Gen4 […]

Qnap TS-262 Dual Core Celeron 2-bay NAS

Qnap TS-262 Dual Core Celeron 2-bay NAS

Qnap TS-262 Dual Core Celeron 2-bay NAS TS-262-4G CPU Intel® Celeron® N4505 Dual Core/2 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 4 GB built-in (not expandable) maximum memory 4GB flash memory 4 GB (dual-boot OS protection) […]

4K, 1080p, HDR, HEVC and UHD Files to Download and Test Your Plex Media Server NAS

Recommended Files to Test Your Plex Media Server NAS If you are considering buying/building your own Plex Media server (or even want to test the capabilities of your existing Plex server), then you may have discovered that it is actually a lot harder to bench-test your multimedia system than it should be. Notwithstanding the fact […]

Can you connect a NAS via USB directly?

Can you connect a NAS via USB directly?

If I were to purchase a Synology NAS and connect it via USB 3.1 to my PC, will I be able to access the file system and move files to it directly using Windows explorer? I have gotten mixed responses to this from forum answers. Finally… if I were to get the DS1621+ and then […]

How to Install TrueNAS Scale on a Terramaster NAS

How to Run TrueNAS Scale on a Terramaster NAS Drive – Step By Step Guide Not all Linux servers are built equally! If you are new to the world of private server storage, you might have heard about how “everything runs on Linux”. Now, that is not exactly true (with many other platforms out there […]

Install UnRAID on a Terramaster NAS Drive – A Step By Step Guide

How to Install UnRAID on a Terramaster NAS Drive in 15mins Of all the different Network Attached Storage software that is discussed online, one the most unsung heroes of the DiY server scene is UnRAID. It was created like many software solutions—by a software engineer who was trying to solve his own problem. In the […]

How to Put TrueNAS Core on a Terramaster NAS – Step By Step Guide

How to Install TrueNAS Core on a Terramaster NAS Drive – Step By Step Guide Most new or relatively inexperienced NAS users can be separated into two clear categories. There are those that want to get their hands dirty, spend sensibly on a DiY system in order to take advantage of community built platforms such […]

TerraMaster U12-423 Celeron 12-bay 2U Rackmount NAS

TerraMaster U12-423 Celeron 12-bay 2U Rackmount NAS

  Processor Processor Model Intel® Celeron® N5105/5095 Processor Architecture X.86 64-bit Processor Frequency Quad Core 2.0 GHz (Max burst up to 2.9 GHz) CPU Single-Core Score / Hardware Encryption Engine √ Hardware Transcoding Engine H.265 (HEVC), MPEG-4 Part 2, MPEG-2, VC-1; maximum resolution: 4K (4096 x 2160); maximum frame rate per second (FPS): 60 Memory […]

Qnap TS-410E slim & fanless 2.5inch SSD/HDD Gamer NAS & video entertainment system

Qnap TS-410E slim & fanless 2.5inch SSD/HDD Gamer NAS & video entertainment system

Qnap TS-410E slim & fanless 2.5inch SSD/HDD Gamer NAS & video entertainment system TS-410E-8G CPU Intel® Celeron® J6412 4-core/4-thread processor, burst up to 2.6 GHz CPU architecture 64-bit x86 graphics processor Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors floating point operations encryption engine (AES-NI) hardware acceleration shift system memory 8 GB on board (non-expandable) […]

Synology RS422+ Plex Media Server NAS Tests

How Well Does the Synology RS422+ NAS Perform as a Plex Media Server? The rise in popularity of rackmount NAS servers being used as Plex Media Servers by home users has been surprisingly swift, largely thanks to more and more NAS brands releasing affordable (yet powerful and efficient) rack solutions. The Synology RS422+ Rackstation solution […]

Synology DS2422+ Plex Media Server NAS Tests

How Well Does the Synology DS2422+ NAS Perform as a Plex Media Server? In 2022, Synology has been slowly garnering a reputation for prioritizing business users over home/prosumer users more and although a number of their mid-range/SMB solutions have arrived with hardware pricetags that are in the budget of home users, there is no avoiding […]

QNAP TS-233 Plex Media Server NAS Tests

How Well Does the QNAP TS-233 NAS Perform as a Plex Media Server? Deciding on buying a NAS for use as your own private Plex Media Server is NOT an easy choice for many users. Although the building blocks of NAS servers are comparable to domestic PCs and Laptops, NAS systems are alot of focused/specific […]

Terramaster F4-423 Plex Media Server NAS Tests

How Well Does the Terramaster F4-423 NAS Perform as a Plex Media Server? Of all the brands that I discuss here on NASCompares, very few have evolved with the speed that Terramaster has. Although coming up on a decade in the commercial network attached storage industry, they have managed to carve an impressively sized portion […]

Synology DS1522+ NAS Plex Media Server Tests

How Well Does the Synology DS1522+ NAS Perform as a Plex Media Server? Have you been considering the Synology DS1522+ NAS for a plex media server in 2022/2023? It’s a pretty reasonable question. Synology has released a number of very impressive Diskstation NAS devices in recent years and thanks to improvements in the efficiency and […]

Synology DS3622xs+ NAS Plex Media Server Tests

How Well Does the Synology DS3622xs+ NAS Perform as a Plex Media Server? Many users who are taking their first tentative steps into purchasing their own private server for multimedia use will have heard that when it comes to NAS brands, that Synology is pretty much the top dog. The Synology NAS software DSM, which […]

QNAP TS-464 NAS Plex Media Server Tests

How Well Does the QNAP TS-464 NAS Perform as a Plex Media Server? When it comes to buying your first NAS drive, very few NAS brands provide the level of hardware vs value that QNAP does. The new TS-464 is the latest release by the brand to produce a mid-range/prosumer NAS solution that can do […]

How to enable PCIe GPU card transcoding on a Qnap NAS

How to enable PCIe GPU card transcoding on a Qnap NAS

After upgrading Qnap NAS with GTX1050 card, transcoding is not working. How to enable PCIe GPU card transcoding on a Qnap NAS?     1:00 – First steps 1:40 – Where to find the default Admin password 2:03 – Enable SSH 3:05 – SSH to the NAS 4:25 – Finding your Plex folder by command […]

Compatible photo files on Synology NAS

Compatible photo files on Synology NAS

I am an amateur photographer, and I use Fujifilm. Fujifilm RAF (RAW) files are not shown in Synology photos (a friend of mine tried it out) and WD Mycloud does show them. So, no matter how I try to switch to Synology, old faithful WD comes up with a trick in its sleeve.   Supported […]

Qnap TS-462 Celeron-based NAS with 2.5GbE LAN and NVME cache

Qnap TS-462 Celeron-based NAS with 2.5GbE LAN and NVME cache

Qnap TS-462 Celeron-based NAS with 2.5GbE LAN and NVME cache TS-462-2G CPU Intel® Celeron® N4505 2-core/2-thread processor, burst up to 2.9 GHz CPU Architecture 64-bit x86 Graphic Processors Intel® UHD Graphics Floating Point Unit Encryption Engine  (AES-NI) Hardware-accelerated Transcoding System Memory 2 GB SO-DIMM DDR4 (1 x 2 GB) Maximum Memory 16 GB (2 x […]

QNAP TS-253E and TS-453E Celeron based 2.5GbE Released

The QNAP TS-253E and TS-453E NAS Drive QNAP has been remarkably loud with their 2022/2023 generation of NAS releases in the first half of the year, with updates to practically all the home/Prosumer/SMB solutions in their portfolio. However, it appears that things have not stopped there, with the reveal of a new mid-range NAS series […]