Looking for recommended best price, performance and reliability Hard Drive Make and Model to use on my Synology DS418. Power Consumption and Noise Levels are no concern. The most reliable / performance drive will be WD Red and Seagate Ironwolf. If I need to pick one then WD Red. They are made for NAS environments […]
How to Add Reolink Camera to Synology Surveillance Station How to add RLC-423 camera to Synology station DS216se Step 1. Launch Reolink client, right click “Device setting” -> “Encode” and select “Base Line” as shown: Step 2. Launch Synology Surveillance Station, click “IP Camera”, and “add” new camera. Step 3. Select “Quick Setup”, and click “Next”. Step 4. Set […]
Now, I´m a Mac user and I´m considering the Synology 918+ but I´m in high doubts if it would solve my iPhoto problem. The thing is that the library is massive and I would like to put it out on a NAS. Operating the photo library over ethernet is most likely a no-no, so I […]
I currently own an iMac, and want to back up to a raid system. So store my home moves, pictures and files. I would like to work off the server. I mainly do word documents but also work on adobe in design and photoshop. I was first looking at the Synology ds218+ and then to […]
I had a 4tb seagate nas drive. and it lasted just over 2 years. i have done some research on both brands and have seen your you tube clip on both brands. im aware on the pros and cons. still im unsure. i dont need it for camera surveillance, basic use will be streaming videos […]
Help choosing the best IP Camera for a Synology NAS NAS Devices from the big companies like Synology and QNAP are now remarkably mainstream. Being used in homes and businesses across the world for everything from backing up network devices and playing media over DLNA, all the way through to Plex Media Servers and Virtual Machines. […]
I have recently been looking at upgrading our video storage needs for our post production work and have narrowed it down to either a Qnap TVS 1282 i7 32GB or the Synology RS4017 xs. I have looked at lots of your awesome reviews on both these models on you tube and are now stumped. Which […]
Help Choosing the Right Synology NAS for you So many NAS servers to choose from. They all look remarkably similar and moreover, all seem to do basically the same thing – but some better than others. Yet for many people who are setting out to buy their first NAS from Synology, it can easily be […]
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 […]
How to Upgrade the RAM in your Synology DS918+ to 16GB Memory Back in 2017 when the Synology DS918+ was first released, many users were surprised at the maximum memory limit that the manufacturers stated ion the specifications. With the Intel J series chip that Synology DS918+ arrives with, it did seem odd that the […]
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 […]
Best Synology NAS for the Docker Application I was wondering if you know if the DS918+ will be good enough to run docker-containers and running plex. I want to buy a NAS since I will start filming a lot and need to save a the files somewhere, and read that Synology can run docker as […]
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 […]
I work from home and use Dropbox for my consulting business and my amateur photography and have 750GB or data now. I have 1TB space on my iMac and MacBook but want to stick to Dropbox because the sync is so good (I have a 2TB Time Capsule backing up the Macs locally, but not […]
I am in the market for a NAS storage that really works. I bought a WD MyCloud Duo/Mirror and was vastly disappointed. I am moving from my DAS to NAS as my wife is a flight attendant and I want to build my own cloud storage as we travel. I am interested in the Drobo […]
Hi! I’m a professional photographer. I am willing to buy storage, so I found out NAS. I’d been reading A LOT, I finally found the “best” on sinology DS418J and thanks to your web apparently the best Hard Drives on WD Red drives. I have many questions, but I’ll try to be short. I need […]
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 […]
Synology DS1618+ Synology have lined up a new release of DS1618+ for May 2018. It seem to be replacement for DS1517+ with added extra bay allowing it to be expanded to 16 drives in total using two expansion enclosures. The DS1618+ will allow you to have mixed RAID solutions like RAID5+RAID5 or RAID5 + RAID 1. Having […]