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 […]
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 […]
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 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 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? 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
QNAP NAS AlarmClock Need help understanding how to configure this with Music Station? QNAP Alarm Clock only allows for HDMI Audio 1 as the device? how do I connect a speaker to my NAS? http://www.nasalarmclock.com/qnap/description/addnewalarm TS-251+ 10TB 8GB RAM How to install it on Qnap? Install QNAP Alarm Clock package from package center Open App Center Select Home Automation menu […]
A quiet rackmount Qnap NAS? I use my QNAP TS-253Be exclusively for audio files (.wav, .dsf, etc.), but wish to move to a rackmount form factor. The TS-253Be is plenty quiet enough for my purposes—I can’t hear the fan unless I’m closer than 18 inches, and clients sit about 10 feet away. Is there a […]
Hd station Hi. I have a qnap tas 168 And I can’t find the hybrid station I want Netflix on the station. When I do Netflix in android it stops and keeps buffering. The network should not be a problem with a LAN connection. So can you help me? You will indeed not find HD […]
How would the Asustor AS6302T compare to the QNAP TS253Be? The Asustor has the outputs that I want (HDMI 2.0 and S/PDIF), but I’m unsure about the rest of the hardware setup, including the CPU. In your opinion would the Asustor have the same speed and capacity as the QNAP? I may delay my decision […]
Synology or Qnap 10GBe latest models i am facing a big challenge of deciding which brand to go for between Synology or Qnap 10G latest models. i have a router netgear R9000 which has 10 G but i am not sure what to buy . my requirement is at least 4 slots NAS and my […]
Nas or qnap. I am looking to have a doorbird system installed in our home and believe I need something to store the video on. I don’t know which would be ideal. And would like to use it to store system files that our four computers in the home can also access over the network. […]