Hi just thought I would let you know that on AliExpress they now have topton 7840hs for 237.19...ordered one myself but much better deal then when they were 500 quid

Hi there,

I was just about to pull the trigger on a 423+ for a Plex / photo studio home server / NAS setup. But then they announced the 425+.

It doesn't feel like the 423+ has come down in price in anticipation nor is there any release date announced for the 425+ -- so I'm somewhat between a rock and a hard place.

How would you advise someone looking to buy imminently for a great Plex solution?

Thanks!

James.

Hi

I need your help with the hardware for my future NAS. I wanted to go with a 14th gen i5, but I don't know what to get for the motherboard, CPU, RAM, and power supply.

For the case, I chose the Fractal Node 804, my use case will be Plex so that my family/friends can access movies/TV shows remotely, with or without transcoding. The maximum number of simultaneous connections will be five.

And in the future, I'd like to use Docker to host a private server for a video game like Palword, instead of subscribing to a hosting provider.

Then, in the more distant future, it will be useful for using surveillance cameras.

Do you recommend TrueNas or Unraid?

If one or two HDDs fail, I'd be better off using TrueNas, according to what I've read. What do you think?

thank You

I am adding smaller drives to a backup NAS and I need to delete the currant storage pool which has 2 12TB drives so I can rebuild a storage pool with 4 drives including 2 4TBs. I know I can't expand with smaller drives. I can not find a way in synology DSM 7.0 to delete the storage pool and start over. do I have to reset the system? Thanks!

hi peeps

Sorry for the basic questions about old stuff.

I have 4 Netgear ReadyNAS 104, two configured with 4x3GB (8TB each) drives and one with 4x8GB (21TB) drives and a spare empty chassis. I know these are obsolete but I like 'em and they've suited my needs. They are slow and full and so I'd like to add more storage as well as maybe ensure I have my most important data duplicated.

I am wondering what to do. Budget is limited to about £1500 and I'd want to get as many TB storage for that money as possible. I don't actually need web access as such - not beyond my local network. I only use SMB for files and HTTP to access management pages. I just use them to store data - no streaming or anything fancy and I usually only access them when I want to back up stuff I've been keeping on my PC.
 
I could buy 4x16TB drives and put those in my spare RN104 - Netgear says they will work. That would be the cheapest option. Disadvantage is it would take forever to build the RAID and once built access would be slow. There is USB3 port and a spare ethernet ports which I don't think they can speed it up but if anyone knows different please tell me how. I'm concerned there will be no more security updates and while I don't think I'm at risk but please tell me otherwise.

I could look for a used QNAP or Synology box or some other NAS. These are probably overkill for my needs. I understand (thanks to the youtube vids) that most use the latest OS cos I'm a little concerned these big brands have been targeted by ransonwear. I've watched some vids but most are focused on stuff I'll never use.

I could look for a DAS box, I'd rather have something with RAID onboard though which limits my choices. That brings me back to the newer NAS boxes and that's gonna cost money I'd rather save for hdds.

Which should I go for? Questions and suggestions welcome

Bought a r630 which only had 2.5inch drives. Was advised to build a nas instead. Looking to have a media server (jellyfin and arr suite), store photos (immich), host docs (next cloud).

Need help for mobo+cpu with a bit more power. Using aliexpress for majority of the parts. Will be using a node 804 as that costs the same as a jonsbo.

Considering serverpartdeals for the HDD.

Hi Robbie and Eddie,

First, thank you for the comparison chart for CMR/SMR. It really helped me narrow down my HDD-related inquiry regarding which models use SMR and which use CMR.
I noticed that on your page, you state the following:

Quote:Which WD Black drives are CMR?
All drives are CMR except for the 1TB model in the 2.5-inch range.

I usually buy Synology / Qnap from Broad Band Buyer or Ebuyer. I don't really like Amazon.
Is there any large retailer that stocks Asustor? It has a few features I would like to try in particular a nextcloud app and the option to install 3rd party NAS like Unraid and TrueNAS

I'm based in UK, England. I should have said.

i wana use gpu too in that case i am new and want connect from phone when neded too

Hi, I hope you can help! I’ve read several threads multiple times but I still can’t decide which is best.

I have a catalog of photos (>4TB worth if I can remember) across 2 external HDDs which I’d like to move to a NAS. Reason being, is easy access to go back and edit older photos when I like, and in the future, move family photos, phone photos and anything else to it in the future. I’m always in to my photography and want a better solution to store them. I’m not too worried about Synology photos but if it is recommended I’d happily look into it. I would look to re-use the HDDs to backup the NAS and keep one offsite.

At home I have FTTP (UK) which is the 1Gbps package (usually 800 down and 150 up). It would be nice to point my Lightroom to look at the NAS and directly edit the photos stored on there. I’m not worried about anything like PLEX. Just photo storage, and access from phone if required. I can’t decide between 423 vs 923 - About £100 difference on the used market.