Synology RS1619xs+ 8GB or 16GB I’ve just ordered my RS1619xs+ and all the gear for the 10GBe setup for my new CAD Data Server and only purchased 8GB of Ram. However while I wait for things to arrive, I have been wondering if I should have doubled my RAM to 16 GB. My old DS155+ […]
I finally have the budget to overhaul my home network and in doing so NAS is something that I have wanted to do for some time. Currently I an running 3 PCs and 3 devices that total to about 30TB of data that I would like to centralize in one location. I have watched many […]
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 […]
I don’t have a NAS and would like to purchase one. I would like to get some advice please, which would be the best NAS to purchase as well as what drives to purchase. Without knowing much I have been hearing that the best brands are Synology and WD RED. I have been watching the […]
NAS RAID question. I’ve never built RAID before but am on my 2nd DROBO for Time Machine backup. Considering a new QNAP TS653D. I know I don’t have to fill all the bays initially (and probably won’t given short/intermediate term storage needs) but like the options of going from perhaps 4 to 6 drives, allowing […]
Is WD20EFRX supported by DS220+ Would you know if WD20EFRX is supported by DS220+? This is my existing hardisk and would want to reuse it in DS220+ Yes, since WD was taken to a court because of changing existing WD Red line with different architecture drives without telling anyone, people are more cautious when choosing […]
Consumer NAS Product Hi, follow your channel. Wish I did before I purchased a Netgear NAS – tis done though. Watched a video on a consumer/android NAS – was wondering if you had thoughts on it for a future episode. The pricing looks good for what it is, home use for mainly media playback and […]
My setup I have a newly purchased QNAP 872xt .. I have 8x10tb hd Raid 6 and. 2x1tb nvme .. I have upgraded the memory to 32 and installed a gpu gt 1030 .. but I had to remove the thunderbolt card( too wide) .. ok My questions .. when I connect the hdmi cable […]
First of all thanks a lot for your amazing content, I watched and read hours of your incredibly informative reviews, and decide to get a NAS for my small team, we mainly do animation on Toon Boom Harmony, and I was thinking if it’s possible to read and write directly on the NAS I mean […]
Budget NAS with ECC RAM? Hi, could you tell me if there is such thing as a budget 2 or 4 bay NAS with ECC RAM without having to build one? Synology? Qnap? Buffalo? Anything? Buffalo TeraStation 5210DN (£394)and TeraStation 6200DN (£550) are the cheapest ECC RAM based NAS. Cheapest ECC […]
NAS / IP Surveillance Recommendations Hello from the US – I hope you continue to remain healthy in the UK during the current COVID-19 crisis. I have recently discovered your NASCompares channel on Youtube – I have found it to be very informative. I had a circa 2006 Infrant ReadyNAS NV that died a few […]
HDD Question Hi there, I am looking at getting a new NAS soon as an update to my old QNAP 219P. I am looking at the Synology 718+ and bringing in 2 x 6TB HDD’s. I read with interest about the WD Reds being suitable for NAS, but have also been told that the WD […]
I am looking at adding a 10gbe card to the NAS. I am assuming the original giga port will remain functional?! What I am wondering is can I have my main 10gbe lan connection run into the 10gbe port, then use the 1gb original port to go to a switch and run all my 1gb […]
Backing up my files to NAS (docs/photos/music/audio files) from more than one place on my laptop. I’d also like one or two folders to be encrypted to keep sensitive files secure – I don’t think the Synology Drive app can store stuff in an encrypted folder – can I do that with something else? Yes, […]
I am considering replacing my Macmini2018 Drobo5D combo to run Plex which is far from ideal to aQNAP TS473 or an equivalent Synology soup. it would be preferable to play 4k files, if it’s possible within my budget. what would you recommend? thank you very much indeed. Big thanks for the coffee supply. This keeps […]
1st Plex NAS Build I built a regular desktop to act as a Plex server a few years ago and am looking to move Plex to a dedicated NAS but have zero experience in this. I’ve been watching your videos and researching all over the internet but am getting conflicting advice depending on the source. […]
NAS with PCIe GPU graphics card slot GPU pass-through is currently only supported by the below NAS models. The graphics card must also be installed in a compatible PCIe slot. NAS Model Maximum number of graphics cards Compatible PCIe slots TS-X80U/TVS-ECX80U/TS-ECX80U/TVS-EC1580MU 2 1, 2 TDS-16489U 1 1 TES-X85U 4 1, 2, 3, 4 TS-877XU/ TS-1277XU/ […]
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 […]
NAS – home user – photographer / designer Hey there i was wondering if you could give me a little advice. I watch your youtube channel quite regularly and have found it really helpful! so thank you for constantly uploading new videos. Im finding it hard to decide what the best solution for me would […]
Love the videos! I currently have an asustor 3204t running sabnzbd, sonarr, and radarr all in docker with a 12TB RAID 5. Plex is running on an recent i7 optiplex with the media stored on the NAS. I want to get something newer mostly for fun, and have 4 10TB drives sitting on my shelf. […]