QSW-1208-8C user review My Qnap QSW-1208-8C died after three years. No throughput, dropped signals, erratic internet connections. Process of elimination lead me to the switch. Back to a good old fashioned Cisco 1gbe and I’m solid as a rock. Is it worth replacing the 10Gbe switch? My environment: I work in close proximity and found […]
New NAS Expansion for a New Decade – But Is the QNAP TL-D800C Worth Your Data? If you have been the owner of a NAS server for a few years, you know that available space will always be an eventual barrier in the end. Even in the very early days of network-attached storage it was […]
New NAS Expansion for a New Decade – But Is the QNAP TL-D800S Worth Your Data? Expanding a NAS DRIVE is something that most business users that come to depend on their storage system will have to consider at some point. Whether it is because you are saving one today and/or bought small because your […]
New NAS Expansion for a New Decade – But Is the QNAP TL-D400S Worth Your Data? Expanding a NAS DRIVE is something that most business users that come to depend on their storage system will have to consider at some point. Whether it is because you are saving one today and/or bought small because your […]
Comment on https://nascompares.com/wd-red-pro-vs-wd-gold Two reasons I choose WD Gold over WD Red Pro. (1) WD Gold runs about 10 deg F cooler – may lead to longer drive life. This is from having them in the same enclosure for months before I fully switched over to Golds. (2) In a RAID5 array, which is probably […]
Xiaomi Mi Android TV stick review – Best in 1080p range Xiaomi brand has been around for a while now. They are known with their products which serve as substitutes to big brands like Apple and Amazon. We have been reviewing their Mi band with exceptional battery life and functionality before. And we can say, […]
Synology continue to uncover new releases at Taipei with the new Surveillance NVR1218 NAS Back in the early days of SPANTV and long before NASCompares, I was invited to a Synology event in where new and exciting for the coming year were being revealed. Several new additions to existing ranges were present but probably the most […]
Supreme surveillance with the 2-Bay Synology NVR1218 Network Surveillance NAS Server for 2017/18 Synology Network Video Recorder NVR1218 is an all-in-one and energy efficient private surveillance solution with HDMI output for PC-less management and live monitoring. NVR1218 supports up to 12 channels of 720p/30FPS camera streams. Point of Sale (POS) system support combines business transaction […]
How to setup your Synology Network Video Recorder NVR1218 Surveillance NAS Well done on purchasing a Synology Network Video Recorder (NVR1218). NVR combines the network-attached storage (NAS) with PC-less configuration, operation, and local display of the network video recording package – Surveillance Station. Before setting up your new NVR, please check the package contents to […]
Should you Buy the Synology NVR1218 Surveillance NAS Synology Network Video Recorder NVR1218 is an all-in-one, energy efficient private surveillance solution with HDMI output for PC-less management and live monitoring. NVR1218 is your All-in-one, stand-alone surveillance solution Offering an effortless surveillance experience, Synology Network Video Recorder NVR1218 has the ability to display and record […]
What is so good about the Synology DS3018xs 6-Bay NAS? What the DS3018+ can do (PROS): Medium Virtualisation 4x RJ45 LAN Business Use SMB Storage PCIe Slot 10GBe (if card is installed) DLNA Support Apple TIme Machine Support Surveillance including multiple camera licences iTunes Server Snapshot Support and BTRFS Support email server Download server […]
Finally we unbox the Synology DS718+ NAS 2-Bay for 2017 and 2018 What the DS718+ can do (PROS): Lite/Medium Virtualisation Business Use SMB Storage DLNA Support Apple TIme Machine Support Surveillance including multiple camera licences iTunes Server Snapshot Support and BTRFS Support email server Download server (FTP, HTTP, BT,NZB) CMS and CRM systems Office applications […]
The wait is over, the Synology DS918+ 4-Bay NAS is here What the DS918+ can do (PROS): Lite/Medium Virtualisation Business Use NVMe SSD Caching SMB Storage SAS Drive Support DLNA Support Apple TIme Machine Support Surveillance including multiple camera licences iTunes Server Snapshot Support and BTRFS Support email server Download server (FTP, HTTP, BT,NZB) CMS […]
Reviewing Diskstation DS918+ Synology DS918+ Top Speed: 226 MB/s IOPS: 6000 Noise: 19.8 dB(A) Power: 28.8 W / 12.6 W PROS CONS Dual M.2 cache High Availability Excellent choice of Apps Snapshot Replication Support Plex Virtualization 4K Video transcoding FHD Plex Transcoding Hot-Swap trays DLNA Compliant Expandable RAM upgradable No Copy button Only 1Gbe […]
Reviewing Diskstation DS218+ Synology DS218+ Top Speed: 113 MB/s IOPS: 4763.35 Noise: 19.3 dB(A) Power: 17.23W / 5.4W PROS CONS Excellent choice of Apps. Support Plex Copy button Video transcoding Plex Transcoding Hot-Swap trays Low-power Mode Low Noise DLNA Compliant Facial recognition Expandable RAM upgradable Only one Ethernet port Expensive with HDDs Dual drive RAID […]
Reviewing Diskstation DS918+ Synology DS918+ Top Speed: 113 MB/s IOPS: 8763.35 Noise: 19.3 dB(A) Power: 17.23W / 5.4W PROS CONS Excellent choice of Apps. Support Plex Copy button Video transcoding Plex Transcoding Hot-Swap trays Low-power Mode Low Noise DLNA Compliant Facial recognition Expandable RAM upgradable Only one Ethernet port Expensive with HDDs Dual drive RAID […]
Brand New DS119J 1-Bay NAS announced for later in 2018 Of all the many things that were shown at the Synology Solution Exhibition in Hannover, Germany, one little sneaky mention that was made was another release for later in the year (we can only assume Q3 as always). As we expected from the previous release […]
Reviewing Diskstation DS218j Synology DS218j Top Speed: 113 MB/s IOPS: 4632.2 Noise: 18.2 dB(A) Power: 17.48 W / 7.03 W PROS CONS Excellent choice of Apps. Sleek and compact chassis Support Plex Low-power Mode Low Noise LowPower Consumption DLNA Compliant Facial recognition Only one Ethernet port No Hot Swap trays No Copy button Expensive […]
Synology and the brand new RS2818RP+ Rackstation NAS for 2018 Synology RackStation RS2818RP+ is a 16-bay NAS designed for small- and medium-sized businesses. It provides large, scalable storage capacity with affordable total cost of ownership, ideal to serve as a centralized backup destination or a file server, providing easy-to-use storage applications to safeguard company’s data […]
Is the New Cost-Effective QNAP TS-228A worth your time? What the TS-228A can do: 4K Playback DLNA Support Apple TIme Machine Support Surveillance including 4 camera licences and supporting 16 cameras at once iTunes Server Snapshot Support (previously the memory requirement was 4GB, but now reduced to 1GB) email server Download server (FTP, HTTP, BT,NZB) […]