Hello,
I'm a little confused by all the actuals NAS models, although I have a preference for Synology (desktop models - matter of space).
We currently use two Synology DS413J, but it has become very slow to work directly with documents on these models.
I'm looking for advice on buying a NAS (file server) to act as a file server mainly for hosting desktop publishing documents (Mac OS X - Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat) and related elements (illustrations, PDF, etc.).
Which model do you think is the "right one" for this purpose and what would be the options to consider if necessary (network card, ethernet switch, cache memory, RAM, etc.)
Thank you for your interest in my request.
Best for 2023 to all.
Patrick.

Hello



I have Synology DS1821+ and I am running Plex with PlexPass.

I have 4K content mostly HEVC, HDR10 and in a .mkv container.

When I try to play on my TV (LG C1) it automatically transcodes video to H264. That is hurting the CPU so I don’t want to do this.

I find out that’s the case when I try to watch a video with subtitles on and when I turn it off it streams normally (without transcoding it).

I can watch English movies without subtitles, my sister needs English subtitles and my brother needs Slovenian subtitles because he doesn't speak English, so I need 2 subtitles in every movie.

What is the best option for me without having 3 editions of each movie with "burn in" subtitles?

Transcoding it all to H264?

Can you please help me?



Thank you for every answer.

Luka

Hi,
I’m about to buy the DS 220+ with 2x4TB WD disks… I’m planning to use them on a RAID1 configuration. My questions are;

1- Should a disk fail in the future, would I be able to replace that disk with a higher capacity one whilst still retaining all the data ?

I know that in raid 1 the array is only as big as the smallest disk but I would be doing so in order to upgrade both disks to a higher capacity, should I need to do so.

2 - On the same scenario as question 1, could I take out both disks, replace them with 2 higher capacity ones, then just copy all the data from the health one onto to new pair ?

Thank you for your time in reviewing my query.

Best regards,
Jeandre Grixti

I need a NAS for a small two-person office. A storage server. I have several older Synology Drives bought in 2014. I do not understand the new memory and new 2x800 Cache add on to Synology Drives. Nor do I understand how much memory I should buy. Also, are the Synology Enterprise HDD series better than the WD or other HDs? Please suggest a Synology Drive setup.

I need advice or recommendation to upgrade my current storage and backup system. I am a non-professional photographer and writer, not an expert but I am fluent in computer systems and usage. Currently, I use an iMac with an external G-Drive Raid 0, 8TB, and a bunch of WD external drives for backup purposes, and Dropbox for cloud backup. Although comfortable with WD, I am considering an SYNOLOGY NAS-raid enclosure to upgrade and consolidate my current setup. I am considering having an 8 or 12-TB raid 1 for primary backup and multiple JBOD drives for archiving and secondary backups. Any configuration and product recommendation will be highly appreciated thank you.

We are planning to purchase a Synology DS1821+ and we want to use 4 HDDs from our old Seagate 4 bay NAS.
The disk model is the Seagate NAS HDD ST4000VN000 with firmware SC46.
The disk are not in the compatibility list in the Synology site. Can I use them?

For the Asus Lockerstor Gen 2 (either 2-bay, 4-bay or 6-bay), is it possible to install proxmox + truenas on the SSD (mirrored) and then use the 4 NVME for storage. This way one gets the fast NVME-based NAS?

Hi there. Been watching your YouTube videos but still feeling a little lost so thought I'd reach out.

Looking for a 2 bay NAS to use primarily as a Plex Media Server.

Want to go as cheap as I can without risking a huge sacrifiece on performance.

The majority of my video files are 1080p (H.264), with the odd 4K (H.265 10bit) file every now and then.

Everything is pretty much being done locally, and only very occasionally over the internet. And I don't believe I need/use transcoding as I don't have a Plex Pass.

The most expensive options I'm looking at are:

- Synology DS220+
- QNAP TS-253D-4G
- QNAP TS-231K

Other than that, my other options within budget are probably:

- Synology DS220j
- Synology DS218
- TerraMaster F2-210
- Western Digital My Cloud EX2 Ultra
- TerraMaster F2-221
- TerraMaster F2-422

Appreciate any help you're able to provide.

Thanks in advance!

Hello, we frequently talk about HDDs dying, and replacing them. But what about NAS or RAID controller dying? Has anyone ever tried pulling HDDs out of a Synology NAS and putting them into a newer Synology NAS? In the correct order of course. Would this be a valid way to get access to a RAID array? It sounds very risky to me, but I wonder if it might work.

Hi,
I've been looking for a NAS for a while now but I can't decide on which one.
My requirements are:
Plex (internal and external use) 1080p mainly but I would like to have the option of 4K as I have a 4K tv but never used it as 4K
I have a proxmox server, I was thinking that I might be able to connect to the nas as an iSCSI or SAN for the OS of VM's so possibly be able to use m.2 or something quick for the OS. I know that some NAS' can have m.2 as a storage pool instead of caching. Really not a deal breaker as it was just an idea.
Low(ish) power. As i've already got a proxmox server I don't really need / want another server.
Some what quiet, I don't mind fan noise.
I need to host some docker containers and Home assistant on the NAS too so i can turn off my proxmox server at night for a bit.
I've been leaning towards the DS920+ and then just stick some SSD's in my server in raid 0 and back up the VM's to the NAS so if the proxmox vm drives fail then no big deal.
Thanks,
Will