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 […]
I am trying to decide between the QNAP TS-251+ and Synology DS218+. I plan to have whichever one I choose for years to come and intend on using them as storage in an ESXi environment. Which do you recommend in terms of performance? When we talk about Virtual machines, I have to say Qnap is […]
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 […]
Synology or QNAP? Which would be good should I want to use as media server (music primarily but possibly also video) Thanks for the help! $200 – $500 Best NAS for music For music only you can get cheapest NAS possible like: Synology DiskStation NAS DS115J 1-Bay Qnap Desktop NAS TS-128 1-Bay Qnap Desktop […]
Looking for best Plex media server that can do 4K transcoding. I currently have an older Synology DS412+ that I am happy with but need more horsepower and storage. I have no need to directly attach NAS to the TV. Looking for advice in qnap vs the synology option above (QNAP TVS-473e vs Synology DS918+ […]
Synology DS918+ Versus a Custom FreeNAS Build Synology NAS or FreeNAS? Which should you Buy? There’s no denying it NAS are expensive devices. It’s never really been a secret that when you buy a Synology or QNAP NAS, half of what you’re paying for isn’t the hardware, but the software included. It is no different […]
QNAP Uncover the TS-212P3 2-Bay NAS for 2018 – Same Old? Earlier today QNAP revealed a supposedly new NAS that was the return of a familiar chassis and also remarkably familiar internal hardware. This could easily be a regional release of the TS-228A by another name or maybe something more, but we thought it was worth […]
Good News – The QNAP QSW-1208-8C and QSW-804-4C 10GbE Switch are REAL and coming SOON Excellent news for those who are searching for a cost effective and unmanaged 10Gbe switch in 2018 – the QNAP QSW-1208-8C and the smaller QSW-804-4C are confirmed and heading our way for an April ’18 release. We first uncovered information and […]
The big innovators of NAS turn their attention to Hardware Acceleration with the Mustang-200 Upgrade Card QNAP have long been the innovators of NAS over the last decade. Entering the Network Attached Storage market with their early desktop NAS server devices, so they were competing with longstanding brands and then turning the whole industry upside […]
What is the QNAP AfoBot and have QNAP bitten off more they can chew with this one? I have not been especially restrained when it comes to talking about QNAP and their place in the NAS Server market. Although they share the top spot with the big guys at Synology, I still think QNAP are […]