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TS-464 And HS-264 Silent NAS Uncovered

TS-464 And HS-264 Silent NAS Uncovered

What Should We Expect From the QNAP HS-264 and TS-464 NAS? Although no hardware specifications of these two NAS systems have been revealed, there is a lot of info we can make educational guesses at. Below is a breakdown of what I think we will see in these two NAS releases: IMPORTANT – These ARE NOT […]

Best NAS for 4K PLEX transcoding

Best NAS for 4K PLEX transcoding

Best NAS for 4K PLEX transcoding The best NAS for Plex is definitely new 88X series such as TVS-h1288X. It comes with a Xeon CPU and also transcoding chip built-in. Normally you do not get Xeon with this multimedia chip. Qnap ts-h3088xu is a rack that also features a transcoding chip, but it is quite expensive. The […]

List of best PLEX Rackmount NAS with transcoding chip

List of best PLEX Rackmount NAS with transcoding chip

List of best PLEX Rackmount NAS with transcoding chip [ts-h3088xu-rp] CPU-Model =Intel® Xeon® W-1270 8-core 3.4 GHz processor (boost up to 5.0 GHz) [tvs-h1688x] CPU-Model =Intel® Xeon® W-1250 6-core 3.3 GHz processor (boost up to 4.7 GHz) [tvs-h1288x] CPU-Model =Intel® Xeon® W-1250 6-core 3.3 GHz processor (boost up to 4.7 GHz) [ts-2888x] CPU-Model =Intel® Xeon® […]

NAS Memory RAM Cooler Heatsinks

NAS Memory RAM Cooler Heatsinks

QNAP TVS-672XT Hello, can you tell me another heatsinks that I can use in my to buy QNAP TVS-672 XT for 2x32gb crucial memorys, because the ones that you recommend are out of stock. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074Y2NMTN/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&%2AVersion%2A=1&%2Aentries%2A=0, Best regards, These memorys are still your recommendation for the QNAP TVS-672 XT, since I saw your new video @ […]

Is WD Red SSD compatible with Synology NAS?

Is WD Red SSD compatible with Synology NAS?

DS720+ with SSD I have a DS720+ with Seagate Ironwolf HDD. My problem is that the HDD is very noisy. I was thinking of replacing the HDD with an SSD. (Specifically a WD Red 4TB SSD.) According to Synology this SSD is not compatible with this NAS, but compatible with DS718+. Question is that the […]

Does my Synology NAS support DSM 7.0?

Does my Synology NAS support DSM 7.0?

Does my Synology NAS support DSM 7.0? The easiest way to find out is here: https://www.synology.com/en-uk/support/download If you find DSM7 on the list then it is supported. For the models below, you can only download the upgrade patch from Synology Download Center because you won’t receive notifications for this update on your DSM. 15-Series: RS815RP+, RS815+, RS815, […]

NAS for photo editing software and remote access

NAS for photo editing software and remote access

NAS for photographer on the move I am a photographer, I have traveled a lot in recent months, so I cannot edit all my photos from home. I’ve tried to edit my photos using USB drives (I even thought of buying a portable M.2 drive like the Adata SE770G 1TB), but the big problem with […]

Can I connect Thunderbolt DAS on QNAP NAS

Can I connect Thunderbolt DAS on QNAP NAS

Thunderbolt DAS for QNAP NAS Do you know of any other Thunderbolt 3 DAS /RAID array other than AKITIO products that works when connected to a QNAP NAS? I recently purchased a TVS-472XT (core i3 version) and was hoping to connect my Netstor NA622TB3 to it but it just doesn’t work. QNAP shows TB3 port […]

NAS – Volumes vs Shared Folders

NAS – Volumes vs Shared Folders

NAS – Volumes vs Shared Folders So down to the reason for the email. The *primary* use for the NAS will be as a media server, and that will most likely be Plex Media Server. Will also use it for PC (Windows) backup, and document storage. What has not been well discussed in the videos […]

Best way to move drives and data from a broken NAS to a new one

Best way to move drives and data from a broken NAS to a new one

So for the last 10 years I have been using the QNAP TS-212. Then tragedy. the plug must have dislodged and it started melting in the socket. Goodbye TS-212. (I put the waft of burning plastic down to a neighborhood yard fire – silly me) The interior wasnt burnt and I have yet to test […]

Disk upgrade in single drive NAS

Disk upgrade in single drive NAS

Disk upgrade in single drive NAS Again first off thanks for your Channel – It’s been a great help so far. I’ve a DS118 with a 4TB WD Red installed working away with the RC of DSM 7.0 I’m using this primarily as a backup for my main DS720+ (SHR with 2 x 4TB) but […]

Is my NAS supporting Windows 11 virtual machine?

Is my NAS supporting Windows 11 virtual machine?

Is it possible to run WindowS 11 as a virtual machine on a ds1621+ the reason I ask is that I see windows 11 check for a tpm chip. Before you choose a NAS, you need to make sure its CPU support VMs. In Synology range, those will be all plus series and XS series […]

New U24-612 24-bay NAS from terramaster

New U24-612 24-bay NAS from terramaster

New U24-612 24-bay NAS from terramaster High Scalability Configure four DDR4 slots to support up to 16GB of memory modules with total memory up to 64GB; configure three PCI-E3.0 8X expansion slots for expansion of 10 Gigabit network cards (2 SFP + ports) and hard array RAID cards. Fast and stable Equipped with four network […]

Before you buy Seagate Ironwolf NAS drives

Before you buy Seagate Ironwolf NAS drives

In appreciation of your assistance in your below email, I thought I’d update you with some information I learned about Seagate Iron Wolf NAS drives that might be helpful to your user-base. I learned this information in connection with researching the drive I just purchased – an 8TB Iron Wolf.   The specs for the […]

Can I move my old HDD drives to a new and bigger Asustor NAS?

Can I move my old HDD drives to a new and bigger Asustor NAS?

Can I move my old HDD drives to a new and bigger Asustor NAS? Upgrade form 4 to 8 bay nas I have been watching your videos for a good while now. Keep up the good work I hope that this is not a stupid question. I have the 4 bay Asustor NAS AS6404 with […]

Qnap release TVS-672X and TVS-872X core i3 NAS for Plex and video editing

Qnap release TVS-672X and TVS-872X core i3 NAS for Plex and video editing

Qnap release TVS-672X and TVS-872X core i3 NAS for Plex and video editing TVS-672X-i3-8G   – 6 bays TVS-872X-i3-8G   – 8 bays   CPU Intel® Core™ i3-8100T quad-core 3.1 GHz processor CPU architecture 64-bit x86 Graphics processor Intel® UHD Graphics 630 Floating point arithmetic Encryption engine  (AES-NI) Hardware acceleration System memory 8 GB SODIMM DDR4 (1 […]

QNAP (QNAP) launches TVS-675 2.5GbE NAS, using Zhaoxin’s first 8-core processor

QNAP (QNAP) launches TVS-675 2.5GbE NAS, using Zhaoxin’s first 8-core processor

  QNAP Technology (QNAP) today released a new TVS-675 NAS, equipped with Zhaoxin Kaixian KX-U6580 eight-core 2.5 GHz x86 architecture processor, providing two 2.5GbE network ports, equipped with M.2 SSD dual-slot can enable cache acceleration, support PCIe flexible expansion, multi-cloud backup, and 4K HDMI 2.0 output. Storage space and App applications can be expanded flexibly, […]

Soundproof cabinets for NAS

Soundproof cabinets for NAS

soundproof cabinet Hi there, been trawling through your videos, came across the one about noise, which I hadn’t considered. I have no choice but to plonk the NAS right next to my TV so was wondering if you’ve ever done a video on cases? If not, could you recommend a good one?Preferably wall mounted or […]

QNAP (QNAP) launches tvs-h875u 2.5GbE NAS, using Zhaoxin’s first 8-core processor

QNAP (QNAP) launches tvs-h875u 2.5GbE NAS, using Zhaoxin’s first 8-core processor

PROBABLY CHINA ONLY TVS-h875U-8G CPU ZhaoXin KX-U6580 8-core 2.5GHz processor CPU Architecture 64-bit x86 Graphic Processors ZhaoXin C-960 Graphics Floating Point Unit Encryption Engine  (AES-NI) System Memory 8 GB UDIMM DDR4 (2 x 4 GB) Maximum Memory 64GB (4 x 16 GB) Memory Slot 4 x UDIMM DDR4 For dual-DIMM configuration, you must use a […]