Hi I am looking to get a NAS device for a Plex server. I have some 4K files and just wondering is a 1GbE Lan provide enough speed to stream them on my home network via Plex? or would I need 2.5 GbE? or is the 2.5GbE just useful for file transfer speeds.

Looking to get into NAS for the first time and trying to figure out what to do. Looking at a 2 bay Synology NAS with 1 or 2 WD Red drives mainly for backup. One question is should I use a NAS with only one drive? In my situation, there may be times where I may not use the NAS for months or even maybe a year at a time. Would a NAS be a waste if I am not using it that often? I don't deal with alot of data, maybe have 4tb at the very most and really doesn't grow that fast at all. Do have 3 computers that I would like to backup to the NAS if I get one. Currently have 3 hard drives that I hook up to a single computer using an external hard drive reader. For me, I tend to have trouble remembering and over time, I lose track and what has been backed up and when. Thinking a NAS would help make that process easier. This is mostly home use although we are a business as well, but a small seasonal business. Thought about building my own NAS but do want to keep it simple as possible. Ty

I recently saw the Ugreen NAS on Kickstarter and thought about backing it, however, I have watched a few of your videos and feel like I might get in over my head. I can certainly learn and am pretty comfortable with operating computers, but now I feel like NAS may be more than I need. I use Apple products and am looking for the best storage solution for my over 700 movie collection with the option to share with family/friends. Also want to backup photos, files, etc. I have used WD My Book products in the past and set them up as network drives but always seem to run into issues with their software. What solution would you recommend? After watching your videos, I just feel like NAS would be overkill. Appreciate your help.

I am going to be buying a nas soon (probably a qnap) with four 8TB drives likely using RAID 6.
I want to backup qnap to a cloud service for as cheap as possible preferably once a week (but would do monthly or quarterly if it saves significant $).
After the first transfer I would like the cloud to either update with just the new stuff, or delete the old and replace with the new (I dont need multiple backups).

I was looking into amazon glacier and google cloud (nearline/coldline/archive storage) but I don't understand the pricing structure as it would relate to how I want to use it. Blackbaze b2 seems ok, but i feel like those other options (i have not even yet looked into other sites) might end up being cheaper (my ultimate hope is that I will never have to access that backup data)
any advice on which way to go
Alternatively, I saw a youtube video you made about "tricking" the cloud to thinking was a computer, any advice on how to do that on a qnap?

just to add to my last message about cloud backup, what are your thoughts on idrive-e2 that can be set up though amazon s3 comptable and I would pay for 10TB/year ($300) vs back blaze where 8tb would cost 675/year

Hello, so i am music producer for an while now, and my music now for 2-3 laptops, was constantlly getting limited by cpu power, i just desided to get zenbook14 amd version, to finally have enouthg room to make big songs! But i woundered about this nas thing, for example how cude i save all files its about i feel like 300gp+ like my flstudio plugins and banks of presets in to this nas so i cude then eazy acces it on my new laptop i gona get, and maybe later on even newer pc. Is it possible to like set it up so my flstudio just reconise all plugins and presrts inside my nas or whill i have to download everything frome nas first? If u can suggest me cheap, but like good enouthg power nas whit like i think like 3tb would be pleny i feel like even 1 would be enouthg and i seen u can use ssds for cashe tell me in simple worlds is it worth for my problem here? Thank you soo much!

Hi, I'm following your guide to install proxmox on terramaster f4-424 (appreciate it so much a gave a small donation).

It would not recognize a Evo 970 1TB, but did recognize a Evo 980 1TB. Even though it is recognized in the bios, there seems to be no way to set it to boot from nvme?

Good afternoon,
My wife and I are having a discussion and would like some clarity on a word used.

Pronounced “Nicka”

I believe it is being used a stand in and can mean either American Dollar or British Pound. Either way it’s a tough estimate of price.

Can you please provide clarity for us?

Thank you, much appreciated.

Also, love the videos! Bought my first synology after watching videos from yall.

I really love the channel and the site and have been doing research for over a year on and off, tossing around ideas on what I want to do. I don't want to pay for Plex Pass on principle. I shouldn't have to pay for HW transcode. I'm not sure if I want to go with a shield pro or another route.

I've been streaming to my HiSense U8K in another room using my personal computer (3900X, 2080 Super, 2x16 GB 3600 Mhz 16-16-16-36 RAM and HGST 4 TB HDD) over WIFI, without issues. It direct plays the content. I want something that doesn't depend on my PC being on and I want the files to be network accessible.

I've been using "watch together" to stream to someone. We speak on the phone during this and some days the sync is very off, while others it's fine.

One external stream at a time is the most I intend on, and it doesn't need to be 4K & HEVC capable, but would be great if affordable. I plan to upgrade to 16 TB RAID10 in the future. What would be the most budget-concious way to achieve this?

I’m upgrading my Terramaster F2-212 2 bay Nas that has a 8TB and a 4TB HDD with Plex data on them to the F4-424 pro 4 bay Nas and I’m adding a empty 16TB and 12TB HDD along with the 2 HDDs from my F2-212 with the Plex data and media on them my problem is how do I , or do I need to back up my Plex data and media so I don’t lose it when I switch to the F4-424 pro