NAS for Small Business I have a small company I operate from home. I am looking for NAS choices. Interested in DR-rated hardware (can withstand fire, water, etc). Also need to be able to access data remotely over the cloud and at home via WiFi. My home mesh network consists of a Netgear RBR40 router […]
Large Plex server to NAS recommendation Currently using two Drobo 5D units connected to an iMac (late 2012, 3.4 i7 quad core processor) via thunderbolt to run PLEX. Library currently contains 40TB of files. It works fine on the LAN but has issues with outside connections. I would like to move this to a NAS […]
NAS that works with Grabcad Workbench I’m looking for a storage server that can automatically update the files on my cloud account at Grabcad Workbench. Workbench is a service that’s well integrated with Solidworks and gives me the ability to restore older versions of each file, very useful with several people working on same project. […]
Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. The synology looks great especially with the ability to expand. It’s a bit pricey but fits my needs perfectly. The hardware sounds great too. I watched your video on the native synology DS video app and it looks like a viable alternative to Plex. Could I […]
Hd station Hi. I have a qnap tas 168 And I can’t find the hybrid station I want Netflix on the station. When I do Netflix in android it stops and keeps buffering. The network should not be a problem with a LAN connection. So can you help me? You will indeed not find HD […]
Nas or qnap. I am looking to have a doorbird system installed in our home and believe I need something to store the video on. I don’t know which would be ideal. And would like to use it to store system files that our four computers in the home can also access over the network. […]
NAS server for multimedia. I am looking for a home server to link to a mac 2012 late model and my extensive portfolio of iMovie home videos, iTunes music, and iTunes home films to display on a LG Smart TV currently, use Apple TV 4Generation [will not show iMovie films] so this is not efficient. […]
MAC Based/Video Editors on Adobe Premiere We have 4 mac’s that we run Adobe Premiere on and we are looking for a simple NAS solution. We are on a corporate network so the iMac’s (2) would need Thunderbolt 3 connectivity somehow. I assume there is a converter from 10gb ethernet to T3? The other 2 […]
Hi, I have been operating a QNAP NAS TS-239 Pro II for several years for central storage (file server) and web development (PHP, MySQL, Joomla). However now the requirements here raise (especially PHP version at 7.x) which is not possible to generally update to a newer version and QNAP does not provide any general update […]
Moving from old to New NAS with virtualization RE: NAS and virtualization (see attached image) Goal: home-built NAS, with high-end CPU, running with multiple OS (Synology, FreeNAS, Linux, Windows etc). Are options outlined in attached image possible? If yes, which virtualization software is advised (VMware product, VirtualBox, or sth else)? Reason: Efficient utilization of HDD […]
Partitioning, creating multiple volumes, on multiple HDD in a 4-bay NAS I currently have 2-bay (DS 216+II) Synology, I purchased a new 4-bay (higher end) and trying to configure my new Synology based on attached image. Is that possible? The key question is how do I create 3 distinct volumes: – Volume 1 (2 mirrored […]
I’ll use it mostly for streaming an extensive music library (about 10,000+ titles) and movies (about 100 titles). I’m leaning towards the Synology DS718+ or QNAP TS-253Be. I would like the fastest possible device for the money, with good 4k transcoding. I’m not sure if I need HDMI…maybe to be future proof I should include […]
surveillance and plex nas recommendations. The first thing is to store about 300 DVDs (most are regular and not blue ray or 4K). Next will be too add about 4-8 cameras (which only record based on motion and be at 2-5MPixel resolution). The NAS will be in a LAN room and not near the […]
I run a small business with about 2TB of data, growing at 1TB a year. We need to keep and back-up snapshots of this data. I hate waiting for rebuilds so prefer SHR or similar. I currently have a Drobo 5D3 connected to my iMac for my working drive. I’m also trailing a Synology DS918+, […]
How do I migrate my 4-bay NAS (TS-431) to a 3-bay NAS (TS-332X)? There is no easy way to migrate to a smaller NAS. You will have to copy the data to a backup disk. Then move 3 drives into a 3 bay. Then reformat and reset the new NAS and copy the data back. […]
I am considering upgrading and having all of my media collection on one large NAS drive that I can stream to a Zappiti mini 4k media player and watch on my TV. I am not sure which NAS enclosure to go for. I’ve had got experiences with WD so I intend to buy 4 x […]
ZAPPITI NAS RIP 4K HDR Back-up your movies from 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD and CD discs and enjoy it in every room of your home Zappiti NAS RIP 4K HDR Powerful 8-bay NAS with RIP function to back up your CD, DVD, Blu-ray Blu-ray 3D and 4K UHD discs. Perfect to enjoy multi room audio and […]
I would like to know if it is possible to have a single disk plus 2 disks in RAID 0 and the other 5 in a RAID 5 in the same 8 bay NAS (QNAP, Sysnology or Asustor). A multi-RAID option is available in Qnap, Synology and Asustor. The most configurable NAS will surely be […]
What are the WD NAS supported RAID types? Is there RAID10 available? And can I change RAID type? Viewing the Current RAID Mode Use the following steps to view the RAID mode currently used on your device. On the Navigation bar, click Storage to display the Storage Click RAID, if not […]
