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Qnap TS-653a (253a / 453a) compatible memory upgrade

Qnap TS-653a (253a / 453a) compatible memory upgrade

Qnap TS-653a (253a / 453a) compatible memory upgrade I am aware that my unit comes with 8gs of memory,can I expand further to 16gs without harming my unit and if so what brand should I get for compatibility?   A maximum capacity is 2x8GB (16GB) of RAM. That is 8GB per slot. Qnap will not […]

Synology or QNAP – EVERYTHING you need to know

Synology or QNAP – EVERYTHING you need to know

Things to consider when you buy a Synology or QNAP NAS When you buy your first network attached storage device, it can be an incredibly daunting task. If you have a less technical background, or heard about NAS servers from Synology or QNAP, but are still not quite certain what a NAS is or what to […]

Synology DS119j NAS Vs QNAP TS-128A NAS Comparison

Synology DS119j vs QNAP TS-128A Budget NAS Comparison When it comes to buying your first NAS Drive, you would be forgiven for wanting to save a few quid. Alongside big and expensive NAS that promises insanely high performance, hidden there in the background are a number of much more, admittedly lower powered, budget-friendly NAS servers […]

10GbE Switch Between Netgear Nighthawk R9000 and QNAP HS-453DX

10GbE Switch Between Netgear Nighthawk R9000 and QNAP HS-453DX

10GbE Switch Between Netgear Nighthawk R9000 and QNAP HS-453DX My set-up, 1Gig cable internet service coming into home, attached to Motorola MB8600 DOCSIS 3.1 Cable Modem connected to Netgear Nighthawk R9000 X10 router. I’m looking at purchasing a MikroTik CRS305-1G-4S-IN 10GbE Switch (w/ 4 10Gtek for Cisco SFP-10G-T-S Compatible 10GBase-T SFP+ 10 Gigabit RJ45 Copper […]

4 port NIC card for Qnap NAS

4 port NIC card for Qnap NAS

I would love to put a 4 port NIC card into the Qnap. Do you have any recommendations? I’m not wanting to pay an arm and a leg, but I do want something that will work. You will need to look at PCIe specs inside the Qnap. The 872XT for example feature two slots. Slot […]

Upgrading to a QNAP or Synology NAS after a Seagate Home NAS

Upgrading from Seagate NAS to Synology or QNAP I’m looking for replacement of my old (6+ years) Seagate Home network drive. Some of the features that I’m looking in the new NAS: Storage redundancy RAID 1 (don’t need more than 2 disks) Backup both Mac/PC Photos backup for phones (to replace google or Amazon) Sharable […]

Qnap vs Synology vs HP/Dell – storage, backup and application

Qnap vs Synology vs HP/Dell – storage, backup and application

Qnap vs Synology vs HP/Dell – storage, backup and application I would like to have a cpmaprason betwwen these to NASs regarding storage and backup and segment and application. plus QNAP VS HP/Dell EMC. HP/Dell EMC are not comparable with Qnap and Synology. These big boys are made for simple data storage functions, storage for […]

How to connect to my Synology or Qnap NAS directly via LAN/Ethernet cable

How to connect to my Synology or Qnap NAS directly via LAN/Ethernet cable

How to connect to my Synology or Qnap NAS directly via LAN/Ethernet cable? If you are planning to connect directly- this is probably because you want to have a: private connection to a NAS do not have a switch want to maximize the potential data transfer speed First of all, you will need to make sure […]

Is Qnap Thunderbolt NAS a scam?

Is Qnap Thunderbolt NAS a scam?

We are a wedding photo/video company. We currently do about 100/125 weddings per season and are looking to do about 200 next season. Each wedding on average we will yield about 200-500 gigs of data. I have been doing a lot of research on the NAS systems but still can’t seem to find or know […]

Retro Arcade on your QNAP NAS with RetroArch

Play Arcade and Retro Games your QNAP NAS One of the most interesting and entertaining ways in which you can take advantage of the HDMI port on your QNAP NAS, is to turn your NAS drive into an arcade gaming emulation device. It is no secret that there is a big community of freeware and […]

QNAP TS-677 Memory Upgrade

QNAP TS-677 Memory Upgrade

Memory Upgrade I’m trying to upgrade the memory component of the NAS model QNAP TS-677. They list 2x different memory modules on the QNAP website with the only difference I can see one being A0 and the other A1. I really would like to pay for non QNAP memory because I believe it is highly […]

Qnap, Synology or Asustor for photography +failure rates

Qnap, Synology or Asustor for photography +failure rates

I am a photographer and web designer. I am looking for a solution to backup my computer (loads of large files, up to 15 GB a pop) plus my families files (total of 4 PC’s in the house) and potentially also using the NAS as a media server to our projector. The ability to run […]

QNAP or Asustor – Best 4K HDMI NAS?

Choosing the Best NAS for HDMI 2.0  – Asustor vs QNAP? Hi, I have watching many of your youtube videos and feel like a have learned alot about nas’s and the possibilites I can use them for, so thank you for that. I currently want to buy my first “grown up” nas, and I’m a […]

QNAP 4 Bay with i7 Processor 16 GB RAM

QNAP 4 Bay with i7 Processor 16 GB RAM

QNAP 4 Bay with i7 Processor 16 GB RAM I am looking for 4 Bay QNAP NAS with i7 Processor and 16 GB RAM for Virtualization and work as wireless router 2.4 /5.2 GHz. Can you please let me know if any QNAP can be customized with this configuration. There have been many pioneers trying […]

Qnap 12-bay HDMI 2.0 multimedia NAS

Qnap 12-bay HDMI 2.0 multimedia NAS

The 1282 looks like a solid option. I would go for it as I like the features but I really want 12 bays to maximise storage and not have to upgrade in the near future. It’s frustrating that with so many NASes to chose from it’s almost impossible to find a NAS that has all […]

SSD to fit in the QNAP HS 453 DX

SSD to fit in the QNAP HS 453 DX

Would these Samsung SSD’s fit in the QNAP HS 453 DX or would you recommend any other configuration?   Qnap 453DX series will let you use regular HDD or SSD drives. On top of that, you can also install a couple of M.2 SATA SSD. This can be used for caching or additional storage volume. This […]