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Cheapest NAS for 4K editing

Cheapest NAS for 4K editing

I want to be able to video edit 4k footage with a NAS device I have roughly 1000$ US to spend what are your recommendations? The cheapest option would TS-253Be or TS-251D with a 10GbE card and 5GbE/10GbE Qnap adapter on your computer. If you need more storage then TS-453Be / TS-451D would and option […]

My computer does not find the NAS using Asustor Control Center

My computer does not find the NAS using Asustor Control Center

Hello, After much research and watching your videos I decided to buy this NAS. It worked yesterday but today my computer does not find the NAS using Asustor Control Center. I shut down and restarted everything but still no luck. As a test I used a wireless computer and it DID find the NAS.   […]

NAS or HTC for PLEX

NAS or HTC for PLEX

Choosing a NAS or HTC for PLEX Which is better? 1. A HTC (Home Theater Computer) running as a PLEX server and player, mainly for digitizing music CD collection to playback through home network, adding a few available 1TB drives 2. A new 4 bay NAS central PLEX and data server for a number of […]

NAS compatible 4K 8MP cameras with H.265 compression

NAS compatible 4K 8MP cameras with H.265 compression

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 […]

Which NAS pass HDR through the hdmi 2.0 port

Which NAS pass HDR through the hdmi 2.0 port

4k multi 2.0a and super powerful processor I need to download movies, pictures and music from iphones and ipads and play them on all devices including smart tv’s. I also download all of the above from the internet. Everything I own is newer so it plays all HDR. I own a hi res music system […]

How to stream EMBY from Asustor NAS to a TV

How to stream EMBY from Asustor NAS to a TV

i recently bought an Asustor AS6302t after reading the very good reviews from your website. (cheers very good youtube vids) however I think ive been duped… (probably my own stupidity) i wanted a nas with hdmi , due to my logic i thought if i connect the nas via hdmi to my LG smart tv […]

Steam NAS

Steam NAS

Steam Nas What is the most cost effective Nas for playing Steam games from? I have wifi6 and 10gb network already but will only use this to game from and do not want to spend a ton but want fast gaming from it. If another NAS higher end $800-1400 can do everything and game from […]

Best Free Alternative to ShareFile – NAS

Best Free Alternative to ShareFile – NAS

40t to 60t I would like to only start with three drives and add drives as needed. I’ve been leaning towards the qnap ts 673 but it is at the top of my budget. I thought of buying a good quality 4 bay and adding a job at a later date. I’ve watched Robie and […]

Photoshop NAS – Synology NAS That Supports Both 10Gbe And M.2 NVME Cache

Photoshop NAS – Synology NAS That Supports Both 10Gbe And M.2 NVME Cache

Photoshop NAS – Synology NAS That Supports Both 10Gbe And M.2 NVME Cache I am looking for a Synology NAS that will support both NVME M.2 cache and 10GbE that has quad core Xenon over Atom quad core with 8-12 bays. I now have a Nikon D850 45Megapixel camera that is swamping my DS215J. I […]

10GbE iMac Pro with fastest NAS

10GbE iMac Pro with fastest NAS

I am a photographer/Videographer that has a growing small business. I am thinking of getting the new iMac Pro and wanted to revisit all my data needs. I would like to get something that is fast enough to handle 4K (eventually 8K) video files along with Hi Res photos. I work with the adobe suite […]

How to expand a NAS drive – and how it effects your existing RAID

How to expand a NAS drive – and how it effects your existing RAID

NAS Drive Expansion I have some questions relating to drive expansion on SHR/BTrFS, QTS/Ext4 and QTS-hero/ZFS. On each of these combinations, … (1) Can you begin with 1 drive without being locked into JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 5? (2) Can you begin with RAID 1, and later, easily change/expand to RAID 5? […]

Which NAS support the QuMagie AI feature?

Which NAS support the QuMagie AI feature?

QuMaggie AI NAS Support I’ve recently stumbled on your youtube videos and website, and have found them very informative as I am trying to figure out what NAS to purchase. One question I’ve been having trouble confirming is regarding a NAS I’ve had an eye on. After seeing your review on QuMagie’s AI tagging, I […]

Which NAS installs OS separate from HDD array

Which NAS installs OS separate from HDD array

Which NAS to buy regarding OS I keep searching online, but not very manufacturers have that information. I want to buy new NAS, What I have read that on mostly products, the NAS OS is stored on a particular partitions on HDD that you put in NAS. My question is are there any NAS that […]

NAS for BDR, File Server, and Cloud Access during COVID-19

NAS for BDR, File Server, and Cloud Access during COVID-19

NAS for BDR, File Server, and Cloud Access wow, great website (nascompares.com) and YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFyP17HoU-vpxhIpGXnXx2g). Thank you! We are an SMB with a small IT budget. We have an older Windows 2003 “File and Print” server. It’s out of support, and hardware-wise, on it’s last legs. Focusing on Backup & Disaster Recovery (BDR), in […]

Video Editing NAS 8K Requirements

Video Editing NAS 8K Requirements

Video Editing NAS 8K Requirements What we do is video edit, primarily RED 8K footage our projects tend to be 1-2TB in size and real-time editing is a must. We currently have several TB2 and TB3 G-Tech Studio XL’s that we use and edit straight from there. I’ve looked at the DS3617xs and Qnap – […]

NAS for Plex and surveillance, do I need more RAM and SSD cache?

NAS for Plex and surveillance, do I need more RAM and SSD cache?

I’m Looking for some advice before I go purchase my Nas system to run my Plex Pass and Home Surveillance System witch I will buy after. Looking to record all 4 cameras on the nas. I’m looking to buy Synology DS418play at $599.99. I’m going to use 4 Seagate IronWolf Pro nas ST6000NE000 6TB 7200 […]

NAS RAID-6 or SHR-2 – how to connect as a local hard drive letter D

NAS RAID-6 or SHR-2  – how to connect as a local hard drive letter D

DAS for RAID-6 or SHR-2 TYPE CONFIG I am wanting to invest in an emulator system, which will require 34-40TB of disk space, and to have a local hard drive letter D: in order to install and maintain the games. Having a NAS from someone like Synology obviously will not work, as it would behave […]