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QNAP TS-351 NAS Review

Budget, Power and Ability – Is the QNAP TS-351 NAS What you need? When it comes to innovation and changing the way we think about accessing our data, I think it is fair to say that QNAP NAS is by far the most innovative brand out there. In recent years we have seen genuinely groundbreaking technology […]

Plex server -Qnap TS-231P, Asustor AS1002T V2 and Synology DS216se

Plex server -Qnap TS-231P, Asustor AS1002T V2 and Synology DS216se

I have the option between Qnap TS-231P, Asustor AS1002T V2 and Synology DS216se They are on the same price where i live. I would mainly use it for Plex media server. Which Nas server would you choose? All of these NAS models will allow you to set up a PLEX server. It will work just […]

Qnap NAS ts 212 vs ts 251b -multimedia

Qnap NAS ts 212 vs ts 251b -multimedia

Qnap NAS ts 212 vs ts 251b. I have an Qnap ts212 and i use it mainly to store a lot of pictures (about 60k) but this nas is very very slow to upload from camera or phone (backup through the app) or any other device, but also just to access the data from the […]

QNAP QSync or Synology Drive – max number of hosted files

QNAP QSync or Synology Drive – max number of hosted files

Synology Drive vs QSync – max number of hosted files. I’m looking for a Dropbox alternative solution, so QNAP QSync or Synology Drive. In my case, I have a larger number of small files and see that Synology Drive has some serious limitations in the “Maximum Number of Hosted Files” which even for the most […]

Cheapest RAM upgrade for Qnap and Synology

Cheapest RAM upgrade for Qnap and Synology

ram, for qnap-nas – other brands. I am wondering about, if G.skill, Corsair (value-select) or Kingston (value ram) will also work? My concerns are, is the NAS-bios will recognize these other brands – even if timing etc. is the same ? (I am thinking of 2×4 or 2×8 GB) The keywords you need to focus […]

Qnap best suited for playback of perhaps 1x  4k and 2x 1080p video

Qnap best suited for playback of perhaps 1x  4k and 2x 1080p video

NAS transcoding. I’m considering to buy a NAS for home. I would like to know which one from the Qnap family will be best suited for playback of perhaps 1x  4k and 2x 1080p (this being the worst case scenario). I will have my Television connected directly to the ethernet cable. This is mainly for 2 […]

Qnap upgrade from TS-251A with plex support

Qnap upgrade from TS-251A with plex support

Qnap upgrade. Im hoping you could point me in the right direction of an upgrade for my NAS. at the moment i have a TS-251A. i have run out of storage. I would like the NAS to store my personal files, pictures and videos, it will also be used to store movies to play thought plex, […]

QNAP recommended TV dongles

QNAP recommended TV dongles

Media Centre Nas. I have TS421 and have been looking at getting the new TS-351 to run Plex and record my TV direct to the NAS. I currently use 2 Humax T2‘s running the Hummy software to manage my remote access recording and other features. They are getting old in the tooth and are a […]

QNAP TS-251B-2G and Asustor AS6302T

QNAP TS-251B-2G and Asustor AS6302T

2 BAY NAS HDMI / MEDIA STORAGE / BACKUP (but NO VIDEOCAMERA). I’m choosing between QNAP TS-251B-2G and Asustor AS6302T. Both have HDMI 2.0 and a similar performance in video transcoding (H.264/265) right? I read it seems qnap is little bit more performing in read/write speed, isn’t it? Do you have feedback about new software deployed […]

Best alternative to a Qnap Photo editing app Qphoto

Best alternative to a Qnap Photo editing app Qphoto

Qnap Qphoto App. I came across your Youtube video about the Qphoto mobile app while searching for help on an issue I am having with my Qnap nas. I have saved many photos onto the Nas and want to be able to view and edit them on my Android mobile phone. But the Qnap apps […]

Thunderbolt to 10GbE adapter from Qnap – QNA-T310G1S and QNA-T310G1T

Thunderbolt to 10GbE adapter from Qnap – QNA-T310G1S and QNA-T310G1T

Thunderbolt to 10GbE adapter from Qnap – QNA-T310G1S and QNA-T310G1T QNA-T310G1S Controller: AQC107S-B1-C + AQX-N3F10-DRE-U3C Interface: 1X Thunderbolt 3, 1x 10GbE SFP+ port Cable: SFP+ DAC cable QNA-T310G1T Controller: AQC107S-B1-C + AQX-N3F10-DRE-U3C Interface: 1X Thunderbolt 3, 1x 10GbE RJ45 port Cable: CAT6a / CAT7 network cable What specs would Qnap Thunderbolt 3 to 10GbE adapter […]

Connect Thunderbolt3 QNAP to Thunderbolt2 MAC

Connect Thunderbolt3 QNAP to Thunderbolt2 MAC

For the Qnap 882brt3 It looks like thunderbolt is the fastest connection option, is that correct ? I have a desktop Mac pro computer and it only has thunderbolt 2 ports; but the Qnap has thunderbolt 3 ports. Do you know of a solution for this ? Do they make a thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt […]

GeForce GTX1050 ti GPU on a Qnap

GeForce GTX1050 ti GPU on a Qnap

My Graphics Card and HD Station I was looking everywhere for an answer to my Issue. I have a QNAP TVS-682 upgraded to 40GB RAM and intel i7-6700K and proper cooler. I recently purchased a GeForce GTX1050 ti 4GB and installed it with the driver from QNAP App-Store. on the Graphics Card Tap within the Hardware (Settings page) […]

QNAP TVS-882BRT3 I7 PLEX hardware transcoding NAS

QNAP TVS-882BRT3 I7 PLEX hardware transcoding NAS

QNAP TVS-882BRT3 I7 32 The NAS I’m interested in, is the QNAP TVS-882BRT3-ODD-I7-32G-US. It didn’t make your best top 3 list, nor is it on the list of QNAP NAS devices that can hardware transcode, so I’m hesitant to buy it before asking a few questions. So my question is: 1. Can the QNAP TVS-882BRT3-ODD-I7-32G-US, […]

largest size discs I can install in my QNAP NAS

largest size discs I can install in my QNAP NAS

QNAP TVS 871 Please, can you let me know the largest size discs I can install in my QNAP NAS? Currently, I have 6 x 4TB WD used for my Plex media server. However, I am running out of room. The other two disc spaces have been put aside for my CCTV The largest HDD […]

The QNAP AfoBot Review

What is the AfoBot and what can it do? Home AI isn’t a new thing and in fact, the most popular examples such as Amazon Echo and Google home are incredibly popular and can be found in most homes today. However ever since I first found out about the AfoBot AI assistant, my attitude towards […]

Is Qnap connected via USB recognized as a network drive?

Is Qnap connected via USB recognized as a network drive?

I am interested in buying the NAS TS-x53B, and have two questions regarding the same. 1. I am interested in the DAS functionality of this device, and was wondering if the unit when connected via USB is recognized as a network drive or an external drive! So, when I will connect the NAS device through […]