The Latest Synology PLAY arrives for 2018 – Is the DS418play the Dream 4K NAS for you? What the DS418play can do (PROS): Great 4K Support DLNA Support Apple Time Machine Support Plex Support Surveillance including multiple camera licences iTunes Server Snapshot Support and BTRFS Support email server Download server (FTP, HTTP, BT,NZB) CMS and […]
Does the Synology DS118 NAS 1-Bay live up to the hype? What the DS118 can do (PROS): 4K Transcoding DLNA Support Apple TIme Machine Support Surveillance including multiple camera licences iTunes Server Download server (FTP, HTTP, BT,NZB) CMS and CRM systems Office applications Media Center support and more What the DS118 cannot do (CONS): Cannot […]
Reviewing Diskstation DS115j Synology DS115j Top Speed: 100 MB/s IOPS: 761.35 Noise: 18.1 dB(A) Power: 10.52 W / 4.97 W PROS CONS Excellent choice of Apps. Low-power Low Noise DLNA Compliant Very cheap Relatively Fast data transfer Very slow Expensive with HDDs No data protection Difficult drive installation No USB3 ports No […]
The Synology DS218 NAS is here and is it worth your time? What the Synology DS218 can do (PROS): Home and Student Storage DLNA Support Apple Time Machine Support Surveillance including multiple camera licences iTunes Server Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR) Support Download server (FTP, HTTP, BT,NZB) CMS and CRM systems Office applications on DSM Media […]
The latest Budget NAS has been released by Synology – Say hello to the DS218j What the Synology DS218J can do (PROS): Home and Student Storage DLNA Support Plex Media Server Support Apple Time Machine Support Surveillance including multiple camera licences iTunes Server Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR) Support Download server (FTP, HTTP, BT,NZB) CMS and […]
Is the Synology FS1018 Flashstation 12-Bay NAS up to the task? What the Synology FS1018 Flashstation can do (PROS): Medium to High Virtualisation 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 […]
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 […]
Synology DS218 Top Speed: 112 MB/s IOPS: 9238.15 Noise: 19.3 dB(A) Power: 14.99W / 5.78W PROS CONS Excellent choice of Apps. Copy button Video transcoding Hot-Swap trays Low-power Mode Low Noise DLNA Compliant Facial/Subject recognition DDR4 new gen RAM Only one Ethernet port Dual drive RAID is not cost effective 4K Transcoding only H265 No […]
Which Budget NAS deserves your data? The DS218J or the DS216J? With Network Attached Storage (NAS) being so popular these days, it is completely understandable that in order for everyone to buy one, some more affordable NAS solutions need to be developed. As much as you want a NAS that can do EVERYTHING, it can […]
Choosing which Synology NAS to buy – DS218play or DS216play? A recent poll on NASCompares was made to ask NAS users, new and old, what was the intended reason they purchased a network attached storage device. With over 1000 opinions provided, over 74% purchased there NAS because they primarily wanted to use the NAS as […]
Should you buy the 4-Bay Synology DS918+ or the 5-Bay Drobo 5N2? Buying your first NAS for home or business can be a little bit intimidating. You know you need a reliable backup solution for all your photos, movies and music (the stuff you bought and the memories you have created that are priceless) but […]
Currently torn over Qnap and Synology (Surprise surprise) To start off my rough requirements are the following. – NAS 4 bays min. – Plex media server. – Videos mostly in 1080p streamed in a home with a max of 2 users. – Potentially 1-2 VRM’s most likely running a flavour of Linux – $600-$1000 AUD […]
I am looking at a QNAP or Synology NAS to run my VSphere setup. I currently have one host with internal storage but I am looking to setup a shared storage network. I am looking at the QNAP TS-932x as the unit so that I have room for expansion, ssd capability and 10 Gbit speed. […]
I recently had the misfortune of losing old music classics, and family photos on a Seagate Central. I want to start with new system. I’m thinking about a 4 Bay system using only two bays at first , configured in RAID 1. Th W.D. Appears easy to manage for a novice, vs the Synology. I […]
I get a “spool degraded” error. System partition failure on my 2nd drive (2 WD 3TB Red drives, SHR configuration). Well, DSM recommend I replace the faulty drive, and WD is sending me a replacement. I do however need to return my failed drive. I would like to wipe it before returning. Is it easy […]
For plex server have come to a tough time deciding between the WD PR 4100 and Synology Ds918+. A little background, I. Looking for a NAS primarily for plex but do plan on backing and accessing locally and remotely. The best plex experience and best way to access files locally and remotely are my most […]
QNAP vs Synology. I was looking to buy either the QNAP TS-932x or Synology DS918+ They are both very similar price points and features. I do like that the TS-932x has 10gb SFP ports. The DS918+ has some good features like the transcoding and btrfs. I’m going to use this for a home NAS as […]
Our Windows Hyper-V host is aging and would like to replace it with a suitable VMM capable Synology NAS. I’m looking at the DS3018XS expanded to 32Gb. I need to run 1 x Windows Server 2016, 1 x Windows Server 2012 and possibly 2 more Windows 10 PC’s (VM’s). Am I crazy or is it […]
Synology 4-bay rack RS1619xs+ depth My question is the DEPTH of this rack unit. I have no rack now and am hoping this is a shallower depth than their usual units. Do you have a recommended rack for this (wall mounted ideal) that would also hold a Linksys switch and BlueBolt PMU both 1U form […]
I use just for local NAS, to do 3 things: 1/ backup my sizeable photo library from a dedicated computer; 2/ full disk image backup of a separate computer using SuperDuper app; 3/ Time Machine backups of several computers. Do either of these 2 devices let me format the NAS device as 2 different disks […]