Switching from Google Photos to Synology NAS I am recently researching about switching from google photos to private storage solutions. I lost trust with those big tech companies and I’d like to have control with my data completely. With that said, I’d like to migrate all my date from Google drive/google photos to a NAS […]
Hi hope you had a lovely Christmas and that your safe during this mad time. The reason I am contacting you today is because now I work from home as a freelance 3D visual artist its high time I had a NAS back up solution. I really only need a NAS to back up my […]
Synology Storage Reduction – Deduplication Active Backup for Business provides built-in deduplication technology to greatly enhance data storage efficiency. In addition, full synthetic data storage, which leverages the Btrfs file system, also helps reduce storage usage. Built-in deduplication Data deduplication reduces the size of backup files and is automatically enabled. You can greatly save storage […]
WIFI dongle Hi. I need to connect a Synology NAS to my router by wifi. I have seen your suggestions but there is no date on the article; everywhere else I find that the latest Synology NAS OS has dropped wifi support (why???). I do not want to purchase another wifi dongle (I already have […]
DS920+ NVME SSD Cache DS920+ with 4x WD 14TB Drives and 2x Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB Do these SSDs work well as cache drives? How do you setup/initialize them? DS920+ or any other model will require the steps to enable cache. To mount SSD cache: Install the SSDs into your […]
Transcoding 4K Media on the TVS-h1288X NAS Plex Media Server Smooth playback of high-end media on a NAS is always something that you cannot really cheap-out on. if you are investing in a new NAS system and are looking for a solution that will last for a good few years alongside your TV/Sound system, then […]
Roon Server on QNAP NAS QNAP Simply open the App Center in your QNAP adminstration web interface and launch the App Center. In the Entertainment section, you’ll find Roon Server and can install it with just one click. After installation you’ll need to specify the storage location for Roon Server’s database. Once this is done, […]
Synology DS1621+ vs DS1618+ NAS Drive – Which Should You Buy Buying a new piece of hardware is always a mixture of excitement and nervous trepidation – the keenness to get a new solution up and running in your home/business to improve things, mixed with the concern to make sure it is absolutely the best […]
Previous models gets new GPU and more RAM. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650. Check comparison here : Read more at userbenchmark Here come specs : processor Processor model Intel Atom C3538 Processor architecture 64-bit Processor clock Quad core 2.1 GHz Hardware encryption engine (AES-NI) GPU GPU model NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Remarks Display output […]
Synology® Adds 3.84 TB SAT5200 to SSD Lineup And Updates Active Backup for M365. The new SSD is designed for reliability in high-capacity all-flash arrays Bellevue, Washington — September 29, 2020 — Today, Synology Inc. has launched the 3.84 terabyte SAT5200 2.5″ solid-state drive. Designed for Synology users requiring high capacity and reliable storage arrays, all […]
Hey There, I’m Danny. I followed your insights on videos when purchasing my upgrade to my original single bay Synology device. I have used a 920+ with 4 – 6TB WD Red Pro Drives and have had pretty good luck. I have the need to expand my storage and have purchased a DSX517 expansion unit […]
The New Synology DS1621+ NAS Drive for 2020 Yes, the DS1621+ NAS is coming! Hot on the heels of the Synology DS1621XS+ NAS (released in early September 2020), we today want to discuss a new Synology 6-Bay NAS that has been revealed, the Synology DS1621+ NAS is a device that a lot of users have […]
reading your 2yr old review of IP cameras for synology. Want the RLC-422 you recommend but looks like that is no longer in production. Curious if the successor would be the RLC-522 or the RLC-423 (or something else), and if that is compatible with the synology? Which Reolink Cameras Can Record to NAS? Sarah […]
Caching for DS1520+ I was happy I bought a Synology DS1520+. I saw your review for the DS920+ and was pretty much convinced. When I saw the specs for the DS1520+ I decided to spend the extra cash – without seeing your review of that system. I’m happy my reasoning pretty much mirrored yours (4 […]