Choosing the Best Rackmount NAS for Plex The lines between home NAS and Business NAS hardware has been getting increasingly blurred in the last year or two, with more enterprise hardware (such as U.2, NVMe and Xeons) all appearing in desktop solutions, as well as rackmount solutions beginning to arrive at price points that could […]
List of best PLEX Rackmount NAS with transcoding chip [ts-h3088xu-rp] CPU-Model =Intel® Xeon® W-1270 8-core 3.4 GHz processor (boost up to 5.0 GHz) [tvs-h1688x] CPU-Model =Intel® Xeon® W-1250 6-core 3.3 GHz processor (boost up to 4.7 GHz) [tvs-h1288x] CPU-Model =Intel® Xeon® W-1250 6-core 3.3 GHz processor (boost up to 4.7 GHz) [ts-2888x] CPU-Model =Intel® Xeon® […]
Industrial-grade rugged 10GbE Managed Switch QSW-IM1200-8C QSW-IM1200-8C Management Type Web Managed Number of Ports 12 10GbE SFP+ 4 10GbE SFP+/RJ45 Combo Ports 8 Management Port 1 x 1GbE RJ45 Power Supply Description Adaptor Max. Power Consumption 67W Input Power Type DC Input Voltage Range 9V-54V MAC Address Table 16K Total Non-Blocking Throughput 120Gbps Switching Capacity […]
TerraMaster release U8-111 10GbE Rackmount 2U 8-bay NAS Processor Processor Model Intel® Celeron® J3455 Processor Architecture X.86 64-bit Processor Frequency Quad Core 1.5GHz (Max burst up to 2.3GHz) Hardware Encryption Engine √ Hardware Transcoding Engine H.265 (HEVC), MPEG-4 Part 2, MPEG-2, VC-1; maximum resolution: 4K (4096 x 2160); maximum frame rate per second (FPS): 30 […]
Choosing the Right Rackmount NAS – Understanding the Importance of Depth There was once a time when owning any kind of rackmount based storage and/or computer equipment was squarely aimed at high-end business and data centres. Unlike the desktop PC, laptop keyboard or touch screen device that you are likely reading this on, a rackmount […]
Choosing the Right Rackmount NAS – Understanding the Importance of Depth There was once a time when owning any kind of rackmount based storage and/or computer equipment was squarely aimed at high-end business and data centres. Unlike the desktop PC, laptop keyboard or touch screen device that you are likely reading this on, a rackmount […]
MSI- GTX1060 AERO ITX 3G OC – HD Station /Linux Station /Hardware Transcoding /Virtualization Station Brand Model Special requirement(s) Supported feature(s) MSI GTX1060 AERO ITX 3G OC HD Station /Linux Station /Hardware Transcoding /Virtualization Station 450W or 550W power supply is required. [6-Bay] TS-677 [8-Bay] TS-877 [12-Bay] TS-1277 [16-Bay] TS-1677X TS-1685
Where I am; Photographer, PC is Xeon Quad 3.7GHz, USB 3.1 ports, 2 x 1Gb LAN RJ-45, 64GB RAM, Intel 1.2GBPCIe SSD, Win 7 Pro Drobo 5c (to USB3.1 tyee A connection). Image library 7TB. Coying a folder of images say 50GB TRANSFERS AT 50-80MB/s. Sounds very slow. Where I want to be: Want rack […]
Rackmount TL-R1200C-RP/Desktop TL-D800C: JBOD expansion enclosure with USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C interface
Hello! I have just found your site and this free advice option is really a cool stuff. Well, I already own a qnap ts219PII (6Tb+1.5Tb without block, raid etc.) I use this nas only for intern media support, downloads. I have another nas- thecus N5550 with 4x3Tb in raid for 9Tb. I use this as […]
Intel i7 rackmount server for 4K PLEX I am looking to buy a rackmount NAS to replace my current Plex server. I am relatively early into my Blu-Ray ripping, and so far I have skipped my UHD media. However, I have learned that with Intel Quick Sync Video enabled processors 4K hardware transcoding shouldn’t be […]
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 […]
I’m looking to upgrade my existing RS815+ and RX415. I’ve run out of space/drive bays and feel I could use some extra RAM and horsepower. I was about to pull the trigger on RS3617xs+ but what I’m understanding is that unit doesn’t support SHR which is a must for me. Can you recommend another Synology […]
Rackmount NAS for Plex. I’m wondering if there are any rackmount NAS with HDMI 2.0? If not, what is the best rackmount NAS that I can transcode 4K with using Plex? You are probably interested in HDMI 2.0 because this is a requirement for 4K HDR streaming. But the answer is – none. There is […]
What makes the QNAP ZFS TES-1885U Rackmount NAS worth your budget? What the TES-1885U can do: Virtualisation Large Scale Business Use Enterprise Storage SAS Drive Support 10GBe 4K Playback DLNA Support Apple TIme Machine Support Large Scale Surveillance including multiple camera licences iTunes Server Snapshot Support and ZFS Support email server Download server (FTP, HTTP, […]
Is the Synology RS3618xs Rackstation NAS the Best Business NAS yet? What the Synology RS3618xs Diskstation can do (PROS): High Virtualisation Use SSD Optimized Business Use SMB Storage PCIe Slot for more ports, 10Gbe and SSD Caching 10GBe Support (optional card) DLNA Support Apple Time Machine Support Surveillance including multiple camera licences iTunes Server email server […]
Totally Mac based. Deal with large layer files (Photoshop mainly) average 500mb plus? Kept mainly on an external 8Tb (4Tb Raid). We also have various libraries of images kept on externals. Images that are still on our machines that need offing! Database system for images and art sold (Filemaker Pro). There’s probably 8-10Tb of files flying […]