Right now I am using the TS-464 as a plex server and for the most part it has just been fine. I am looking to upgrade to the 6 drive version and thinking about possibly doing the TVS-h674-i3 vs the TS-664. I do play 4k with the unit and now that my kids are at collage they are logging in remotely to plex I don’t dive out my plex to anyone but my immediate family so most streams could be five at one time but more than likely 2. Is it worth the price difference going to the TVS, and being only a i3 is it that much of a difference? I only ask I haven’t seen you post anything on that model just the 8bay i7.

I have a Synology DS214play with two 16tb drives in SHR. I use 3.5tb of my storage. I use my NAS for Plex (I have a lifetime Plex Pass) and mainly for streaming FLAC audio files in and outside the house. I also use the NAS as a backup for my iPhone photos and I have a lot of video material from my youth on it (taken by my dad's camera). Two reasons why I want a new NAS: I want to use Sonic Analysis with Plex. I also want my NAS to support the latest DSM (my NAS goes to DSM7.1). I am thinking about using the NAS for movies and series as well, but I am not sure about that. I will play the movies and series at home on my LG smart TV. So I don't know if I will watch movies and series outside the home. Brand needs to be Synology. I also want my NAS to be future-proof, DSM software to be supported for a long time and there to be enough storage space. I was looking into the DS1522+, DS1621+ and the DS920+. Would like to hear your recommendations.

I am currently looking for a solution to back up data with some sort of failsafe and possibly edit directly off of the nas. I am not too familiar with how to set one up. Essentially I want to be able to utilize this as my cloud storage solution for backing up raw files and large video formats. I want to be able to access my files from anywhere and also upload from anywhere since I am a touring photographer and not always home. I know I want some sort of Raid system so that I can be protected and possibly got swap a drive if one fails without losing data

This will be a local NAS to back up 2 Windows 11 machines and 2 Apple machines

Currently, we have an Synology DS416play as Main storage and an DS120j for the backup. Since a few months we get more and more error messages and especially the main NAS feels very slow. Replacing the harddisks did not help, so we assume that we need a new one soon and looking for a performant setup with easy Backup Solution. Currently, we use 7 TB of data and think that around 10-12TB should be sufficient for the upcoming years. We are happy with the diskstation software, but the available Hardware looks quite old.

First up, love your site, ween watching for years. I have a Synology NAS DS916+ with an expansion. After watching your video regarding the Ironwolf Pro update from NE to NT, almost all of the compatible discs are not compatible. They suggested Pro NAS 12TB ST12000NT001 - I wanted to add a 22tb. Any advice?

Hi
Sorry for the silly question, but is there a way to attach a second NAS to a primary NAS (perhaps using the second ethernet on each?). I've recently relegated my older Synology HDD NAS and replaced with an NVME based Asustor NAS. The reason was simply the noise of the HDs would keep me awake at night (how pretentious a reason is that). Anyway, at the moment - I switch on the synology once a month and manually backup the files from the Asustor - both are attached to my router but speeds are not great so wondered if there was a method to connect the two directly?
Any help appreciated. And if it's not clear from the question, yes I'm a networking noob.
Les

I have a Qnap TS453A NAS that I want to upgrade or expand to a more capable multimedia device that can store, edit, and playback 4 K and 8 K video natively with no lag.

Hey all.

I have search Google and yes there is a lot of different opinions out there so not to do anything wrong here i will try ask here also.

I have a good working TS-559 Pro II running RAID5 fine with 5 x 3TB disc's but 2 of the drives is standard consumer drives and i now have 2 more Red disc i would like to change in the system.
How do i do this the most easy but also safe way

Can i just pull out one of the disc and put in a new one wile NAS is still running or do i need to shut down and change one disc at a time ?

TS-559 Pro II RAID 5 latest firmware 4.2.6 (Sad no newer FW) but thats life i'm only using my NAS for file sharing and its doing alright but as i said i'm afraid the standard 2 disc will die on me
so now when i have to better WD Red disc i think i should swop them.

Forgot to say. All disc in the NAS now is all 3TB drives but the two new ones are both 5TB disc. They will still work together with the other 3TB disc right ?

Thx everyone.

Good afternoon,

I have recently taken interest in NAS technology and quickly found your channel to be the most resourceful.

I got a great business opportunity i've been wanting for years and things happened very quickly, i couldn't allocate enough resources towards buying a NAS.
With the help of your videos i managed to pick two IronWolf 6 TB drives (i might have overestimated my storage needs) and enclosures, i currently back up my work to these (makeshift raid 1 where i am the processor) and to the cloud.
I now am considering a decent RAID 6 setup.
I am a tech enthousiaste but no professional. I won't be a huge pain in the ass, but i want professionals to advise on critical stuff.

I saw you talking about 1 hour Zoom consultation but can't seem to find the listing.
Is that service gone forever?
I really do trust your expertise and would like to know more about the availability and price of the Zoom consultation service.

You are awesome guys, cheers.