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  Buy a new NAS with HDD
Posted by: Enquiries - 02-25-2024, 06:00 PM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (1)

Hi,

Today I have a synology DS 215J with 2 x 3TB WD Red.
I use it for photo, videos and backup. I share photos and videos with family and friends over internet.
Which synology NAS should I upgrad to and which drives do you recommend?

Regards

//Lars Smile

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  HOME NAS STORGAE ADVICE NEWBIE
Posted by: Enquiries - 02-25-2024, 05:30 PM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (1)

hello,

I'm on the market for a home-based NAS, im new to the NAS stuff.
I currently have a USB 1tb storage but would like to create a NAS that I can remote in when I'm on the road for business to have full access to my files. Any advice is greatly appreciated

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  Which NAS
Posted by: Enquiries - 02-25-2024, 04:30 PM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (1)

I'm choosing a NAS to back up my MacBook Pro, iPhones, and Windows systems, along with running Plex for movies mainly on a Fire TV Cube and NVIDIA Shield. While I'm initially considering a 2-bay model, I'm open to a 4-bay for future expansion. I want the option for M.2 SSD caching, and I believe 2GB of RAM might be too limiting.

I was leaning towards the Synology DS423+, but the 6GB RAM maximum (even if the CPU could support more) is concerning. The DS923+ looks appealing, but its lack of integrated graphics worries me for smooth Plex performance, especially as I might want to stream 4K content too.

I saw a positive comparison between the DS923+ and the QNAP TS-464, liking the HDMI output. However, concerns about QNAP's security record make me hesitant. Can you help me make the best decision?" Maybe another device?

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  NAS for photo's and surveillance
Posted by: ianfitz - 02-25-2024, 02:13 PM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (1)

Hi there gents. I need a little guidance if possible.

I'm looking to get into my first NAS and move away from the cloud providers. My use case will be;

  • File sharing for the family e.g. work/school docs such as Word, Excel, PDF.
  • Photo management/storage (I particularly like the look of Synology Photo's).
  • Surveillance for a total of 6 cameras (Reolink), and I'd want one disk dedicated to this. I'm aware that I'd need to also purchase extra licences for this.
  • Home Assistant via container manager or VM.
  • We have a small amount of movies stored, but no transcoding would be needed.

Synology looks to be a good fit, so I initially narrowed it down to;
  • DS224+ (I've included this, but should I discount it with no backup given one of the disks would be dedicated to surveillance?)
  • DS423+
  • DS723+ (Same question as the DS224+)
  • DS923+

I've also looked at the DVA series, but being honest, the four bay is way to expensive for me at the moment.

Would love your recommendations please.

Thanks!

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  Looked at Highpoint's TB3 RAID Arrays?
Posted by: Enquiries - 02-25-2024, 10:00 AM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (1)

Hi.


Sorry I don't really have budget or storage quantity answers to give, I had been vacillating between a Synology, and a Thunderbolt RAID / DAS to take over from my current temporary solution of a 5GBPS USB multibay JBOD SMB shared from an old Mac Mini.

Storage is for for my new (to me) 2019 Mac Pro, which replaces my old 2009 Mac Pro.

My current experience with SMB shared storage has convinced me that for a Mac workstation, non-local, non APFS/HFS+ storage has enough little differences / painpoints that I don't really want to deal with it.

I found your reviews of Terramaster's DAS products very informative, the main weakness seemed to be inflexibility with adding drives / expanding the RAID. I can't quite figure with them whether the driver for the storage requires a permanent reduction in security mode for the system.

I happened on Highpoint's new US$599 Rocketstor RS6618V TB3 RAID DAS array (Vs. Terramaster's $1299 D8-332).

Any chance of a review?

Cheers

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  synology diskstation ds223j
Posted by: Enquiries - 02-24-2024, 03:00 AM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (1)

I currently stream my hd (1920 X 1080 .m2ts files) video home movies on my Sony Bravia TV from my PC. Will the synology diskstation ds223j be up to this task? Thanks

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  NAS
Posted by: Enquiries - 02-23-2024, 09:00 PM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (1)

Welche NAS ist zu empfehlen?
WD PR4100 (günstig) oder Synonym DS923+ (teuer).

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  Asustor - Internet access
Posted by: Enquiries - 02-23-2024, 03:00 PM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (1)

I just bought an Asustor and installed Photoprism. How do I get Internet access to it?
Thanks

Impressive YouTube channel, by the way!

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  LTE Business Router
Posted by: Enquiries - 02-23-2024, 02:11 PM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (1)

Hello

I have watched your YouTube channel and in particular your demonstration of the Motorola RUTx50. I am looking for advice on an excellent starter model that will be deployed in an home/office environment and also deployed in harsh environments whilst travelling. Mainly to countries like Kenya, Zambia and parts of Asia. Plus, the model(s) has to be similar or as close to the RUTx50.


Many thanks


Robert

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  Discord
Posted by: Yolak - 02-23-2024, 01:18 PM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (1)

Hi Ed.
I am sure I joined a discod server of yours but can no longer find it. Can you send a invite?

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