One thing I can’t seem to find an answer to anywhere, including in your videos is, what is the difference between Video Station and Synology Media Server? I have an admin account that I upload movies and TV shows into the shared Movies and TV Shows folders and access them via Video Station on the […]
How Much Electricity Does A NAS Use and How Much Does it Cost to run 24×7? Energy AIN’T Cheap! If you have been keeping an eye on your electricity bill recently, you will have noticed that the amount you are paying per kilowatt has steadily increased month after month for several years now. Because of […]
Can I connect Synology Diskstation NAS directly to a PC or Mac? Can I connect Synology Diskstation NAS directly to a Mac? Hardware Used in today’s Tests Ethernet crossover cable – Check Amazon USB […]
Can I connect Synology Diskstation NAS directly to a Mac? Hardware Used in today’s Tests Ethernet crossover cable – Check Amazon USB to LAN adapter – Check Amazon Macbook Air M1 – Check Amazon Synology DS720+ – Check Amazon If you have WiFi and Ethernet connectivity on a NAS, this will simplify things. […]
The Synology DS423 NAS Rumoured for Q4 2022 / Q1 2023 Note – This article was written 18/07/22 and I will strive to update it as much as I can in the 2nd half of 2023, so if you want to be the first to know, you can get alerts on this SPECIFIC page by […]
The Synology DS223+ NAS Rumoured for Q4 2022 / Q1 2023 Note – This article was written 18/07/22 and I will strive to update it as much as I can in the 2nd half of 2023, so if you want to be the first to know, you can get alerts on this SPECIFIC page by […]
New Synology RS2423+12-Bay Rackstation Coming for 2022/2023 The Synology RSx23 and DSx23 Range are shaping up to be one of the busiest ranges from Synology for quite a few years, with recent information passed to me on a new 12-Bay expandable Rackstation solution, the Synology RS2423+ NAS. This new system information arrives alongside those of […]
Which Synology NAS Drives will we see in 2022? Note – This article has been updated several times since its first publication (update dates in red), so scroll down if you are a returning reader and want to see what has been added “When is the DS922+ NAS Coming?”. We are barely scratching the surface […]
Which Synology NAS Drives will we see in 2022? Note – This article has been updated several times since its first publication (update dates in red), so scroll down if you are a returning reader and want to see what has been added “When is the DS922+ NAS Coming?”. We are barely scratching the surface […]
Best HDD for Synology DS918+. I want to know which brand of HDD is the best for Synology 918+. Also, what RPM? Because I read that 7200RPM make sound, and it runs out quickly. Also, Seagate 10 TB have problem with the Caches? It depends what you are using this NAS for. Simple file server […]
If you we’re going to use SSD which would you use for NAS? There are thee most popular SSD choices people make today. Most popular are Samsung SSD since now other brands offer bigger capacities then 4TB. Lately also WD and Seagate have created their NAS series SSD, WD RED and Seagate Ironwolf. My personal […]
The Synology DS420+ 2-Bay NAS Drive Hardware Review The first time you heard about network-attached storage may well have been in the last few years. Network-attached storage, or NAS, has really established itself over the last few years as an extremely viable alternative to cloud services like Google docs and Dropbox in many home and […]
Comparing the Synology DS920+ vs the DS918+ NAS Drive Buying a brand new NAS in 2020 is a lot easier than it would have been as little as five years ago. The hardware landscape of network-attached storage has changed dramatically for the better and now most modern NAS solutions are exceptionally evolved in both hardware […]
Synology SSD vs other brands (SAT5200-480G /SAT5200-960G / SAT5200-1920G) SAT5200-480G alternatives/ comparison Price/TB Price inch MTBF read/write IOPS Watt W Endurance url £225 £108 2.5 2M Hours MTBF 550/520 24-98K 2.9 3yr 1.3 Samsung Datacenter SSD PM883 MZ7LH480HAHQ-00005 2.5″ SATA 6Gb/s 480GB SSD £254.17 £122 2.5 2m hrs MTBF 555/520 58-98K 4.86 5yr 1.3 […]
Comparing the Synology DS720+ vs the DS718+ NAS Drive When it comes down to it, most users buying their very first network-attached storage device will end up choosing a 2-day device. A NAS used to be a remarkable niche piece of hardware that uses would buy and hardly something that troubled the consumer market, but […]
Comparing the Synology DS720+ vs the QNAP TS-253D NAS Drive Trying to buy the best 2-bay network-attached storage (NAS) drive used to be so simple. Just over a decade ago, NAS was (for the most part) a glorified hard drive that you access over the network or internet that you and your PC software could […]
Comparing the Synology DS220+ vs the DS218+ NAS Drive Choosing to buy a NAS drive can often be a tricky investment choice to make. Although the development of network-attached storage in 2020 has far outgrown the rather simplistic ideas of it being a brainless hard drive you can access by the network or internet, growing […]
Synology NAS hard drive speed Firstly I’ve come across your website as I’m looking to change my NAS, thanks for a great site full of useful info. I have a DS211J which has been great but looking to upgrade to a DS218+ (probably DS220+ if it arrives) as I want to run Plex and Home […]
Comparing the Synology DS920+ vs the QNAP TS-453D NAS Drive These days, whatever you are doing, it creates data. It is becoming increasingly hard these days not to leave a digital footprint, A trace of your whereabouts, or a few you bits and bytes of what you are doing. In fact, many of us do […]
Comparing the Synology DS920+ vs the QNAP TS-453Be NAS Drive When it comes to NAS devices in 2020, two of the biggest brands that you can invest in with your data are Synology and QNAP. In a short few years, these two network-attached storage brands have largely dominated the field in both the home and […]