I recently got a synology ds218+ which will mainly be used as a plex server with some minor backup functionalities. I want to use plex to share it with family members who live far away. From what i have read i need to get the premium version of plex to enable hardware transcoding. This is […]
I have tried connecting both a Samsung T5 Portable SSD and a Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD to both front and back USB ports on a Synology DS918+ and devices are recognised. It does recognise USB pen drives that I attached and the portable SSD’s work in both my laptop and my PC. Please can you […]
I’m Looking for some advice before I go purchase my Nas system to run my Plex Pass and Home Surveillance System witch I will buy after. Looking to record all 4 cameras on the nas. I’m looking to buy Synology DS418play at $599.99. I’m going to use 4 Seagate IronWolf Pro nas ST6000NE000 6TB 7200 […]
TS-1685 compatible SSD and RAM i have some questions on the QNAP TS-1685-D1531 1. what size M.2 and SSD’s should i put in it? I’m putting 12 Seagate IronWolf 16tb drives in it but I have no clue what to put for the 6 M.2 drives and the 4 other SSD’s? 4tb each? or is […]
SSD caching Is it possible to buy a QNAP 4-bay NAS, populate 2 bays with NAS HHD’s, then throw in say a 250gb SSD into the third bay and set it as an SSD cache? Also, to do caching does it take two memory modules or can you set it up with one like my […]
Unofficial M.2 SSD cache card Hi, I own a Qnap 253be with 16GB ram and was wondering if I could use this PCIe card: ICY BOX PCI Express Card, M.2 NVMe SSD to PCIe 3.0 Adapter, Radiator, LED Lighting, M-Key, 2230, 2242, 2260, 2280, Black With this SSD storage: Crucial MX500 CT250MX500SSD4 250GB (3D NAND, […]
Hi, with SYNOLOGY RS3617RPxs could I use 10Gbe PCIe optional card with SSD M2 cache (M2D18) PCIe optional card ? I mean use the two expansion PCIe slots, one with LAN card and the other with SSD M2 card ? is it working together ? Yes, you can install and use two cards simultaneously. […]
Thank yo for doing the review. I purchased the TBS-453DX 4GB version. I upgraded the ram to 16 GB with a pair of 8GB modules, so I can confirm that worked great. I purchases 4 of the WD Blue 2TB SSDs when they went on sale on Amazon for a great price. WD Blue 3D […]
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 […]
M2D18 with 970 EVO For my DS1817+ I bought an M2D18 Adapter Card and added 2*1TB EVO 970 nVme from Samsung (not officially supported by Synology). The newest version of DSM doesn’t recognize the cache. Is one part out of order or do I have a problem with compatibility? DS1817+ does not support NVMe drives, […]
Toshiba SG6 SSD (KSG60ZMV256G / KSG60ZMV512G / KSG60ZM81T02) Toshiba 512GB M.2 SATA SSD KSG60ZMV512G M2 SATA Drive 500GB Toshiba 512GB SATA M.2 Solid State Drive KSG60ZMV512G J7FCH Toshiba M.2 SATA 256gb SSD Ksg60zmv256g Solid State Drive Toshiba SG6 SSD 1TB KSG60ZM81T02 M.2 2280 6Gb/s
Great review of the Qnap hs-453dx! 2 questions: – If I get 2x2TB 2.5 inch SSDs + 2x2TB m.2 SATA SSDs of the same brand like Samsung 860 evo or WD blue, would the system be able to RAID them? – Would aftermarket 2x8gb memory SODIMMS work? And is memory above 8gb necessary/useful on a […]
Greetings, I have been a fan of your for a while on YouTube which lead me to buy the Synology 1817+, got a couple of Seagate Iron Wolf PRO 10TB each, and when you praised the M2D18 I got that as well, trying to be smart I got the WD Black 1TBGB High-Performance NVMe PCIe […]
I’m a music composer and I use a lot of virtual instruments (and a lot of RAM…). Since I am upgrading my studio I was wondering if NAS could be used instead of SSDs. Here’s the case: I will have two PCs, one with the DAW (I use Cubase) and the other one with the […]
USB 3.0 as a cache for TS-431XeU Please let me approach you with an easy and simple question. I’m considering buying TS-431XeU-2G, however, I would like to know if I can use for SSD Cache functionality a USB 3 attached external hard drive (let’s say an M2 drive in an external enclosure), because all 4 […]
I am about to install a Synology FS1018 (purchased via your link to Amazon). It will have 24GB RAM. The FS1018 will host a RAID F1 SSD array (4x Samsung 860 PRO 240GB SSD drives) that holds about 100MB of performance-critical PHP apps and associated data caches – along with about 70TB of low-activity archived […]
MUST haves: budget consc., 10GBE direct to PC (10 meters), + 1GBit., 1-2 SSD cache (2.5 or m2 sata/nvme) , min 4 bays 3.5′ , HDMI. generally also 8GB desirable i guess. current setup: i7 PC, OS nmve, 500 GB nvme current work files, 8 TB internal HDD for data. currently +1 TB pa, perhaps […]
I’m planning to use it as a central data repository for domestic and SOHO business purposes, plus as a media store and potentially streaming device. I’ve installed Roon on it and it seems to be performing very well, despite having just 4GB RAM. I am wondering about a couple of things, however. Firstly, I’m thinking […]
I’m searching for a NAS with focus on file-usage-speed: – 10GbE connection, if possible with link aggregation – can run Plex and maybe a couple of other applications – can use SSDs – is quiet 10+ TB There aren’t many 10GbE options available especially if you prefer traditional RJ45 connection. But there are quite a few single and […]