I work out of one of two home offices 80% of the time and I travel and work in the field 20% of the time. I work with a dual SSD drive laptop, which the 2nd drive is used for virtual machines and data backups of the C drive data. My actual files on my […]
I have been looking for some time for a NAS solution and am bewildered by the terminology, features and possibilities. I stumbled across your site with much relief. I am hoping you can advise me. Primary needs: – store music, photos, documents and video – access wireless around the home via TV, laptop, tablet, phone […]
I have learned a lot from your videos about how to set up and use my new Asustor AS3204T NAS. One of the main uses for my NAS is to share content with relatives and friends. There are many times when I have wanted to share a large file that was too big for email […]
“Dual SSD would cope with 4K editing on 453dx and TBS model, but again the CPU will max out at 500-700MB/s and you need 10G upgrade.” 1a_ And what would the CUP max out on the TS453bt3 with SSD installed? 1b_ You think it could run smoothly editing 1080p from Sony’s XAVC, gopro, etc? 1c_ […]
Nas for 2/3 video editors (working with 1080p in various formats) Message Body: Hello, I’m not sure what to buy for my 2/3 editors on field video jobs, as well as my personal NAS backup drive. I want stability when doing this video jobs (most of the times 2 editors). I’m between the Synology 1517+, […]
8 architects on 2018 iMacs Message Body: Will think about potentional expansion in the future but need fast network speeds. I do not have 10Gig switches. They currently mainly use Vectorworks which I have no previous experience with so I’m not sure how to get the best performance from it, it looks like it does […]
The Synology compatibility list of external drives is pretty thin. It doesn’t appear to list any of the larger external enclosures. Are you aware of resources listing other options that are confirmed to work? Having a USB based solution for the backup is attractive on a number of levels. The biggest external USB enclosure Synology […]
I’m a 20+ year enterprise network IT veteran just getting into NAS for home use due to cutting the cord and falling in love with Plex and tired of buying WD MyCloud enclosures. Along with Plex, I have photos to store and setup an active mobile upload. I will also have to upload and play […]
I have been watching many of your videos on NASCompares channel and SPAN channel and they are really helpful, thanks! I have learned so much from your content already. I’m now trying to choose which Synology NAS to purchase for heavy duty 4K video editing. I run a small business (YouTube channel Bounce Patrol Kids). […]
I would love to put a 4 port NIC card into the Qnap. Do you have any recommendations? I’m not wanting to pay an arm and a leg, but I do want something that will work. You will need to look at PCIe specs inside the Qnap. The 872XT for example feature two slots. Slot […]
I have a High-End Audio Business that I run out of my home. I have systems in six different locations and would like to be able to stream to different electronics in the different locations. I have been reading a lot about Synology but a lot of reviews that I have read people have had […]
1st NAS choice. I’m looking to buy my first NAS, primarily as a source for digital music files in FLAC format ripped from CDs, but also to store digital photos (JPEG & RAW), and of course to store MS Office files and the like. I’ve a Win10 desktop and an aging Win7 laptop and a […]
Hi, I like to find out more about Synology NAS Digital Audio. I’m reading conflicting information about its ability to play lossless audio. Can it play loseless audio via the ios app and via the DSM on the(Chrome) browser? My music is in Apple Lossless format. Yes, there will always be conflicting information, because different […]
I’m looking for a NAS that’ll stream my FLAC-Music-Collection without problems. I just stumbled upon Plex a few months ago, looking for music players and started running it on my PC. What really sold me was the ability to sync music with my phone, so that I could listen to it offline as well. Up […]
Finally we unbox the Synology DS718+ NAS 2-Bay for 2017 and 2018 What the DS718+ can do (PROS): Lite/Medium Virtualisation Business Use SMB Storage DLNA Support Apple TIme Machine Support Surveillance including multiple camera licences iTunes Server Snapshot Support and BTRFS Support email server Download server (FTP, HTTP, BT,NZB) CMS and CRM systems Office applications […]
The wait is over, the Synology DS918+ 4-Bay NAS is here What the DS918+ can do (PROS): Lite/Medium Virtualisation Business Use NVMe SSD Caching SMB Storage SAS Drive Support DLNA Support Apple TIme Machine Support Surveillance including multiple camera licences iTunes Server Snapshot Support and BTRFS Support email server Download server (FTP, HTTP, BT,NZB) CMS […]
Hi, I would like to install an Intranet (wired RJ45 connection) between my 2 computers and my Synology NAS DS216j in my home office. Is it as simple as adding a router and three RJ45 cables? I would like a fast connection, not slowed down by WiFi to work large files. If this switch is […]
Thank yo for doing the review. I purchased the TBS-453DX 4GB version. I upgraded the ram to 16 GB with a pair of 8GB modules, so I can confirm that worked great. I purchases 4 of the WD Blue 2TB SSDs when they went on sale on Amazon for a great price. WD Blue 3D […]
So currently I am looking to use my NAS that is used as accessing data and stream the data from my windows computer/ Android phones and ps4, having authentication so that no one else can access my NAS/ I would like to stream movies and read document such as pdf and doc document over my […]
How to connect to my Synology or Qnap NAS directly via LAN/Ethernet cable? If you are planning to connect directly- this is probably because you want to have a: private connection to a NAS do not have a switch want to maximize the potential data transfer speed First of all, you will need to make sure […]
