First of all, thank you very much for the countless videos that gave me so much input.
You're doing a great job, you also provide important comments,
side notes and possible pitfalls - very good - keep it up!


Now about the current "AOOSTAR R7" I'm wondering who is
currently "copying" the devices from whom or who the actual manufacturer could be.
You can now find various “manufacturers” of the new R7 design on aliexpress.
For example here:
https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005005114092600.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005114092600.html
Do you have contact/information about who the real manufacturer could be?
Could the copies also be a recommendation if they came from the same factory?
Thanks alot
p.s.
could you say something to the power (VMs, NAS, transcoding) of the
4 ethernet socket variant - AMD Silve 3050E 4LAN ?

Hello,

I would like some advice on buying a NAS replacing my DS214PLAY.
I also have a Qnap on the side only to store but my DS214play was for backup and eventually for virtual machine or dockers (which doesn't work..)

I intend to keep my 2TB in raid 1 in my new NAS (already have the WD red Hdd) and to add what's necessary to manage virtual machines or dockers (like Nvme ssd) : home assistant, jellyfin, qbitorrent, backup app, VPN (if it works).

I saw the 224+ but I'm seeing the limitations of it if I want to have faster access with virtual machines, it seems or would it be sufficient to manage for it? It doesn't seem relevant to have nvme on external USB to manage virtual machines or am I wrong?
M.2 Sata SSD would sufficient instead of M.2 Nvme SSD for my purpose?

I'll have a 2,5GBe grid between my NAS only and one computer, mainly to monthly copy big files.

What would you recommend as a new NAS and with which config for my purpose, please?

Thank you,

Félix Roux

Good evening, I am looking into getting a NAS system for the first time after years of frustration with cloud services due to cloud service data caps and subscription costs. I have minimal server/IT experience but am eager to learn the ins and out of NAS. I am hoping to get a system that is capable of secure remote access from my personal laptop and Iphone as well as remote access from family members phones and computers to share and store photo and video data. I hope to still utilize the google suite for file creation and editing (drive primarily for school). I plan on having a dedicated google account for a cloud backup of photos and videos (under 15 GB) and a offline failsafe backup SSD to backup to from the NAS on a monthly basis. I am hoping to understand which brand to go with (Synology or QNAP) to replace cloud photo storage and gain a streamlined remote access via multiple IOS devices. I look forward to hearing from you and thank you for the amazing information already.

most my data is film/tv, not massively important, be a bummer to loose it all tho; even if easily replaceable or not worth replacing. would like redundancy. important data is rarer collections: some film/tv, mostly music & books, articles, pdfs, photos etc. likely replaceable if it came to it, but just losing it would make some of it unlikely to be recovered due to forgetting what its called. the critical, i say less than 1tb but its likely half that even. itd be all personally created documents, files, photos, videos, music etc. currently running a 4th gen I5 tower w/ 16gb ddr3. as soon as i copy data to a 8tb hdd and my c: drive to a new 2tb nvme, ill be swapping to a gen 8 i7 with 32gb ddr4. ill hopefully be bringing along a 4tb hdd, 4tb ssd, 1tbssd and have everything runnin much more efficiently. i currently watch most of that content on a regular flatscreen (not-smart) i have limited internet and dont expect that to change, using ps3, micca or comp. limited on space and money

I have a Drobo 5N2 with a 256GB mSata containing 5 ea, 4TB WD Red drives configured with double redundancy giving me 10.84TB usable with about 1TB being used. I use it for music access via a Naim Unitiserve over the network and for photography backup. The 5N2 was bought in 2018 to replace a Drobo FS that failed after 6 years and that is when the WD Red drives were added also. After seeing your YouTube video about Drobo going Chapter 11 I think I better start looking for a replacement. I access it over a home 1GB CAT-5 network. It has worked well this +5 years but I don't want to be stuck if it decides to fail like the FS did.

My desire is to get a NAS setup that is faster than the 80-100MB/sec I currently get. Is that possible with my 1GB CAT-5 network? I also have an Apple Studio Ultra that makes the NAS painful to use for photo access. Maybe get a reasonably prices NAS for music access and photo backup then use a DAS for photography access?

Your comments appreciated.

I need to provide my students with PCs running Adobe flash as most of my resources use it. So far I provide free Lenovo laptops (which run flash OK) (refurbished). Unfortunately, some are needing updates and repair. which is costly and slow.
Is it possible on a Qnap NAS to run up to 20 virtual PCs (cloned from the laptops I use already, as virtual PCs?
I run Teamviewer for remote access when needed at the moment.
We have Internet download speeds of about 800Mb/second and upload speed of about 1000Mb second using fibre to home.
If possible how easy would it be to update the resources on the virtual PCs? Kind regards
Tony

Greetings,

Excellent stuff.
Both your webpage, your website and your YouTube page are great!

I'm really overwhelmed with so many NAS options available.
I'm really interested in buying a Qnap or Synology NAS, but I can't decide which would be better.

I would like to use it for my mail server, back up my files and run container apps, as well as redundancy for the 3rd party cloud and also add my camera system in the 3 offices (São Paulo - main, Rio de Janeiro and Brasília)

Best wishes in advance
Gabriel De Belli

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I want to keep my data backed up. I am tired of paying cloud prices every year. What would you recommend for a personal/work at home Backup drive?

Thanks

Tom

Hello, I plan to video editing 4K to 6K footage in 2024. I use Final Cut Pro. I have the latest es M1 and M3 macs. I need to be able to edit between my home and work. That means uploading and downloading footage so I can either start or continue video editing projects from either location. Basically bouncing between locations. I also need to be able to send links for other people to review video projects. I plan to setup a 10GB network but also have Thunderbolt 4 ports with the new Macs. I like ti edit fast if possible on my NAS or at least access fast uploaded footage. What NAS do you recommend I purchase now or should I wait for what 2024 brings? I heard Synology has the best software nut not the fastest hardware. So I’m confused. Any advice or recommendations is greatly appreciated. Feel free to send me links to purchase a NAS system. Thank you very much.

I have never used NAS before and I'm thinking about building one in 2024 to store and stream my movie collection on Smart TV. Hope to receive your recommendaation.