Best NAS for a Plex Media Server of 2018 Many users who have large collections of media (photos, music, photos and more) will want to invest is a solid backbone to centralize their files in a single location. The most common reasons for this are to prevent file duplication, to backup sensibly and (in the […]
Playing music from your QNAP NAS to your Amazon Echo Speaker The Amazon Echo has been around for almost 3 years now and many of you out there want to be able to play the music that lives on your QNAP NAS server, simply by asking Alexa to play it for you. The Amazon Alexa […]
Why do we need different kinds of hard drives – why not make just one kind for all? Hard drives are not exactly new technology. They have existed in one form or another for over 20 years in the consumer market, all the time getting bigger in capacity and smaller in physical design. That should […]
I’m basically swaying more towards QNAP just to have a system to actually use Plex with my Panasonic TV (which doesn’t have a plex app, and I only have a normal PS4 so no 4k output). I’m mainly wanting this to watch stuff in 4k, so I’m just wondering around this price mark is there […]
Considering buying a NAS for my home needs. I will only use it for some personal files (1 Tb), and mostly for video consumption, from only one source: my TV (i.e. no simultaneous users). I need a NAS that can manage torrent downloads, and be able to stream 4k movies to the TV (a Panasonic […]
Recommend me a rackmount NAS. below are the things I will be using the NAS for 1 Plex 2 File storage/backup 3 Streaming Videos, music, pictures 4 TV tuner (i guess Plex might be used for TV tuner) 5 virtualization 6 web server (not important) 7 databases 8 copy feature (when you insert a USB […]
Best Synology NAS for the Docker Application I was wondering if you know if the DS918+ will be good enough to run docker-containers and running plex. I want to buy a NAS since I will start filming a lot and need to save a the files somewhere, and read that Synology can run docker as […]
Choosing Between Synology and QNAP Hi Rob, firstly thanks for an excellent article and the many videos you post. I am looking to buy a nas for my home and don’t know too much about them. I’m not completely useless with tech but my knowledge is limited. I was thinking about the synology 918+ but […]
First NAS for Plex in 2018 Hi There, I’m looking to invest in my 1st ever NAS to run Plex in my home and I’m really not sure what to buy. I’m so new to this I’m really looking for someone to advise on the 2-3 best options for me. Also need to know what […]
I am a cord cutter and I’m looking to setup a NAS that’s primary use will be primarily as a media streamer to my main tv and a few other devices/phones. My biggest concern will be picture quality when streaming 4k to the main tv, the other devices I’m not as worried about. Basically, I […]
I want a Plex media server NAS. I want something with two ethernet ports so I can use link aggregation. I also want something that can transcode easily and on the fly without destroying the CPU. 4k support would be nice also, as I don’t want to have to purchase a new NAS for at […]
Small business from home and our current NAS (Dlink DNS320L) has about 80GB of data stored on it which is about 25000 files, mostly small as you can tell. The reason for replacing the current NAS is that its older and we cannot seem to get a regular and reliable back up to Google drive […]
I have a new 4K Oled TV from LG, which doesn’t recognize well my old WD Booklive NAS (I can’t fast forward or choose the timeframe for a movie anymore). So it’s time for me to buy a new NAS (budget 400-600 €). If compatible with the price, I would prefer one that can act […]
I am looking for a new NAS that can also double as a new home theater box. Ideally, it would be able to transcode 4k material. So what is the ideal mix between NAS and home theater? Was looking at the QNAP TS-453B mini 4GB but not sure if that can handle multimedia as good […]
Best Synology 4-Bay NAS for the Prosumer? Hello, I’m building a small work group system and attempting to pick the right NAS. We’re all MAC computers 3-4 with 1TB internal drives. Leaning heavily toward a RAID 10 with Four 8TB drives. I like Western Digital but could also use advice on which ones for a […]
I have years worth of Word/PPT files that I need access to on 3 different computers, plus I need to give access to a couple of other people. Mostly so they can print out the Word Document, and play the PowerPoint if I’m not available. Right now, they’re backed up via Gmail & an external […]
I currently run an old TS-809 Pro and one of the fans is faulty. The fan is no longer available so I’m looking for a new QNAP. I got this device second hand and it has served me well. I only used 4 bays of it. Therefore, I’m only looking for a new 4 bay […]
I have 3 Apple mobile devices and a mac pro. Need a wireless solution to read/write into a storage as a backup. Quick to backup without having to connect my devices to MAC or PC. I already have a Lacie 3TB external hard disk (TB & USB3) which I would like to use wireless. Currently […]
What is your suggestion for backing-up a NAS drive for offsite purposes/protection? I’ve heard that some of the well known online back-up “recipients” are not necessarily very reliable at restoration. With a Synology or Qnap you can easily setup Rsync server for offsite backups or install free Synology Drive app, while will also synchronize data between folder […]
I currently own a ReadyNAS NV+ (purchased back before Netgear bought them), and am thinking it’s time to upgrade. It currently has about 3 TB of storage over 3 disks. I use my NAS for movie and television show storage and playback (using PLEX on a Mac Mini, so the NAS does not have to […]
