I’m looking for a NAS replacement for the following use. My small business (I’m a freelance Software Engineer) Personal stuff (photos, music, Time Machine backups etc), A couple of IP cameras with recording facility. Cloud backup to Amazon S3 of certain folders on the NAS. I currently have both a Synology DS213 and a Windows Home […]
I am an enthusiast photographer. I want to invest in a NAS to store all my raw image files which can be backed–up/protected by Raid 5 or 10 (ideally). In addition, I would like to backup to Dropbox or Backblaze as an additional backup option. Is WD PR4100 for me? I see apps for Elephant […]
4TB storage (Raid so failover if drive fails) ideally acting as domain controller / AD (only 5 users on LAN currently) VM – run 3 x virtual machines, each windows 10, 2 of which are for users to RDP into to run sage accounts and 1 is running Ubiquiti wifi controller (would be nice to […]
I currently have a Synology DS214. I plan to upgrade to something much, much more current. My plan is to use the NAS for: (1) easy backup solution to NAS and once more to Amazon or another online; (2) transcoding–perhaps using Plex once I can figure out how to make it work; (3) music server […]
I use a Qnap TS-453 Pro (4-bay) as a primary workplace in a small firm. We use external (outside office) backup, but the recovery process is kind of cumbersome and time consuming. Thus, we want an additional internal (in-office) backup of our current NAS, and I am thinking about buying the Qnap TS-128 for this […]
I would like to use a NAS for DLNA streaming to my TV for movies, data storage using Backblaze B2 and surveillance for my two security IP cameras. I was going to get a 4 bay nas with 2x 3TB surveillance drives for the cameras and 2x 6GB drives for data. I would suggest DS418play from Synology. […]
Hello I’m looking for a suggestion of a great NAS w/ future proofing. I currently have an (underwhelming) WD MyCloud EX4 I’m looking for PLEX transcoding, and ability to run common media center apps that are well supported on the platform either from the vendors App Store or via Docker so I can transition off […]
Hey there, my goal is to setup a NAS in my home where I will store music, movies, tv shows, raw photos that will be edited in Lightroom as well as 1080p/4k video that would be edited in premiere. So it would essentially be my media server. I have roughly 20tb‘s worth of data. I […]
Media streaming NAS. I had an old 2 drive QNAP which has died. I looking for a new NAS, and someone suggested using plex. I’m looking for a nas which will last and cover all the bases. I have a 4k smart Sony TV, as well as phones. Don’t have a high budget but would […]
RAID10 NAS for GIS geodatabases +ESRI software +LACP I work for a small non-profit with 11 employees, which is currently being served by a QNAP TS-459 Pro II Turbo NAS, configured with 4-2TB drives in a RAID 5. We acquired this in 2012, and have started to notice some performance issues with larger datasets recently. […]
Dual LAN NAS – Can you connect to the router/switch and PC direct at the same time Probably a stupid question but I am looking at buying the DS718+ And I had a question. As the DS718+ has two RJ45 ports, one will be used for the router but can you use the other for […]
I need some help purchasing preferably a qnap nas (I already own a qnap ts 453a and it would be alot easier for me). I have 29tb’s of movies, tv shows, documentaries and more. Majority of which are in full 1080p and i am upgrading the rest. I eventually would like 4k. My current nas […]
I’m looking to purchase a NAS device that can allow for multiple work stations for video editing to store their video on the device WHILE editing the video. and then archive all of the projects and video in one place. The objective is to consolidate all media into one archive and access/edit files from the […]
I have a 2 bay Synology now that is really old (DS212J) used for photo backups and very little else. I’ve dabbled with DS Video etc but it’s too low powered to be of much use. Also tried hosting a website which was only half succesfull. So looking to upgrade but I cannot afford to […]
Looking to buy NAS for my SOHO. Here is what I need: 1 – Access all data via internet from anywhere 2 – Able to store recent photos as well as look at files in storage, full read/write 3 – Media is mostly photo, music and doc files only a few video 3 – Stream […]
Our Windows Hyper-V host is aging and would like to replace it with a suitable VMM capable Synology NAS. I’m looking at the DS3018XS expanded to 32Gb. I need to run 1 x Windows Server 2016, 1 x Windows Server 2012 and possibly 2 more Windows 10 PC’s (VM’s). Am I crazy or is it […]
600TB NAS Server- biggest capacity NAS server from QNAP Qnap 19″Rack NAS TS-1673U-8G 16-Bay, 3U, RAID 0/1/5/6 (8GB RAM, AMD RX-421ND) +10GbE product/Qnap-19-Rack-NAS-TS-1673U-8G-16-Bay-3U-RAID-0-1-5-6-8GB-RAM-AMD-RX-421ND-+10GbE~62100 Qnap 19″Rack NAS R2 TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 16-Bay, 3U, SAS/SATA, RAID 0/1/5/6, Redundant PSU (16GB RAM) + 10GbE product/Qnap-19-Rack-NAS-R2-TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP-16G-R2-16-Bay-3U-SAS-SATA-RAID-0-1-5-6-Redundant-PSU-16GB-RAM-+-10GbE~53946 QNAP Expansion Enclosure No. of RAID Expansion Enclosure Total HDD No. (NAS + Enclosure) MAX […]
Does the new 251b offer USB quick access still (like the 251a did)? Thx. Yes, sure. TS-253B still have same functions like 51A series. Qnap has also released 53Be series without the slots and direct connectivity for those who want the same box but without these extras making it cheaper.
Cheapest remote video streaming NAS Looking for a NAS to be able to play HD vidéos from anywhere I am, access and put files from anywhere I am. Preferably a 2 bay NAS. If you don’t want to use third-party video players like Plex and just Synology own DS Video app, then there are few budget […]
I would like to dump all of my media files onto it and serve it all up on Plex Media Server. At present, I have all of my media loaded onto the NAS, but, as you’re well aware, the device is simply not up to the task of running Plex. So, my Plex Media Server […]
