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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
My goals are: –Accessing files around the house, via my laptop, desktop, Nvidia Shield TV, Apple TV 4K, Skylake Intel NUC, and others. -Setting up RAID 1 so that I can have a drive failure without losing any data. –Watching movies in various rooms which are wired for gigabit ethernet, using players that have built-in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
