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NAS Primarily for Media +phone, ipad, laptop background backup

NAS Primarily for Media +phone, ipad, laptop background backup

Please offer 3 products from Qnap or Synology for the following users. Thank you. User background: a. Family of 3 b. 3 cell phones (1 apple, 2 android) c. 2 laptops (windows) d. 1 ipad (apple) Specs wanted: a. wifi to backup cell phone b. ideally, have ssd cache to speed up apps or files […]

MAC RAID vs NAS RAID

MAC RAID vs NAS RAID

I have a mid 2010 Mac Pro tower which I have just upgraded the CPU as well as graphics card. I’m a very small freelance photographer/videographer. I do mostly volunteer work and want to start vloging for my travels. My Mac Pro has 4 sata slots as well as 4 pcie slots (3 already taken […]

Can I mix drives on Syology NAS

Can I mix drives on Syology NAS

I am stepping into the NAS world with a new Synology 2 disc system. I have a WD Black 4TB HD in my desktop that has served as my media server. My question is can i just plug in my WD Black 4TB drive and add a WD RED 4Tb or WD RED Pro NAS […]

The best future proof NAS

The best future proof NAS

Want a NAS primarily for Plex server; large numbers of photos and some documents. Am fed up with servers that “run out of steam” after a couple of years – want something that will last 5-7 years and be upgradeable- at least to a certain extent. Am unlikely to need more than 16TB or so […]

4k streaming NAS with trancoding

4k streaming NAS with trancoding

I am looking into getting a NAS Hard Drive, I like the TVS-473e, TS-453Be, and TS-563. The TVS I like due to its dual PCIe expansion ports The TS-453Be is very consumer looking, I worry about the plastic trays picking up vibrations. (I was planning on using HGST 8TB helium Enterprise drives) I like the TS-563 due […]

NAS for playing media on 4K TVs

NAS for playing media on 4K TVs

For a small medical spa. Want to store all business data, and media files to be played back on 4k TVs within facility and some through their website. They also take a lot of photos, and would want access to that data for outside photographers, web designers, etc. The best multimedia NAS solution in the […]

DS918+ NAS for Video editing

DS918+ NAS for Video editing

Considering a Synology DS918+ to store video files that will be edited. Probably need about 10TB total storage. Will probably use RAID 5 Expect 4 to 5 files open for editing. What is recommended RAM for this application? Also, who do you like for cloud backup? It these files will be stored on the NAS […]

NAS for surveillance – 8-12 cameras

NAS for surveillance – 8-12 cameras

I’d like your opinion on which NAS server would be best for a small business security system ( 8-12 cameras). I’d like most of the cameras to be 4K for quality. I’d rather pay more now to help future-proof the system as much as possible. Also is QVR Pro the way to go or is […]

Best file share/file backup NAS with RAID1 for Mac and PCs

Best file share/file backup NAS with RAID1 for Mac and PCs

I am looking to buy a NAS that is fit for a home file share/file backup. I would like to use RAID 1 (redundancy) and have 4TB of storage available in a 2 bay enclosure. I have both Mac and PCs in the house. I work in IT so I should be able to figure […]

4K editing NAS – 10GbE or Thunderbolt?

4K editing NAS – 10GbE or Thunderbolt?

I’m searching for a NAS where I can store my 4k video files and also edit from. I already looked into the QNAP TVS-871 and the Lumaforge Jellyfish mobile, but I have no experience or knowledge in this field. So maybe you could help me a little bit. The best would be a 20-30TB storage […]

NAS per 4K multimedia e 10GbE -Italia

NAS per 4K multimedia e 10GbE -Italia

salve vorrei qualche consiglio per un nas da 2 o 4 slot vorrei che avesse l opzione connettività 10GbE per poterlo aggiornare ,che esegua la transcodifica online e offline, che supporti il 4k 4096*2160, con ram espandibile ho visto il ts-253qnap,ts253be,synologig 718+ però non riesco a decidere . il prezzo degli hdd a parte grazie […]

Windows and macOS accessible NAS for picture backups

Windows and macOS accessible NAS for picture backups

For family pictures, I currently have a 1TB raid setup on my desktop. I back that up to an external periodically. We’re running out of space. Would like to set up a NAS that is accessible by Windows and macOS. We both use iPhones and importing pictures on Windows has become a pain. I would […]

Plex NAS for streaming 1080p and 4K vids

Plex NAS for streaming 1080p and 4K vids

New to NAS’s, will be my first one. I’m mainly interested in the ability to play 1080 vids through plex, perhaps 4K one day. Would not streaming more than 3 files at a time, most likely. Recommendations? I feel like some of the Plex recommended NAS may be more than I need, as far as […]

Macbook 4K video editing DAS or NAS or Both

Macbook  4K video editing DAS or NAS or Both

I have the need to edit 4k video from a Macbook pro with limited internal storage, the first solution would be to buy a high-speed interface DAS and edit the files directly on that disk. However, when I’m done with the video files and photos, I want to access them from the web in a […]

NAS with automatic ON/OFF schedule function

NAS with automatic ON/OFF schedule function

Which NSA fits best to the following requirement: For energy–saving and noise reasons I would like to run my NAS only during the day (“office hours“). QTS and software I require should run on SSDs while my long-term data storage (office files but also private photos and videos) should be on HDDs (and actually most […]

Backup laptops, macbook, iphones to a NAS

Backup laptops, macbook, iphones to a NAS

At this stage, I’m thinking a 2-bay NAS would work and I’m tossing up between the Synology DS218+ and QNAP TS-251A but would like to get your advice on which you think would be more suitable, either out of these or other Synology/QNAPs. Below are the things I want the NAS for: – backup 2 […]

Cheapest NAS with snapshots

Cheapest NAS with snapshots

I have a QNAP TS-128A 1 Bay NAS and looking for some advice on best storage/volume setting and how to setup for snapshot (if it is possible with 1 Bay NAS). Do i need to use external USB HD via the USB port ? Snapshots will reserve storage space on your existing internal drives. Qnap, […]

Plex + Virtualisation NAS with encryption

Plex + Virtualisation NAS with encryption

Currently i’m thinking about Synology ds218+ and Qnap ts-251a and ts-251+. I would like to run plex media server, store backup files, be able to encrypt drives as well as be able to run some virtualization machines. I know that 251+ is older than 251a im interested how they both would perform in mentioned tasks […]

One centralized NAS vs several NAS syncronised

One centralized NAS vs several NAS syncronised

I`m currently running 3 separate NAS boxes – 1 Synology 215j, 1 x Synology 213air and one WD. All have two HDD`s each and running RAID1. The backup strategy is to have backup done on all three 0 Full, incremental and differential, which is also done by different software (Overkill for sure but I`m a […]