Long time PC user, planning a switch to Mac. Haven't been gaming for years and primary use is photo editing (some video editing), and home use. Mac with M2 is better for that. Currently have a high-end PC with 4TB NVME for active projects and a mirrored 10TB SATA set for fault-tolerant internal storage.

Planning Mac Studio with 4TB internal storage for active projects but want more high-speed storage for 'warm' projects and backup. Thinking 10G NAS or maybe Thunderbolt external.

Currently have an older 5-bay Synology NAS with gigabit and 5x6TB drives in Raid-5. Can keep that one for backups only and buy small high-speed NAS for active projects or just replace the NAS with a new high-speed NAS. Saw QNap has TB3 connectivity.

It seems like 10G or TB connections are overkill as SATA HDD won't really be able to use the speed. Not sure HDD would be sufficient to keep up with editing workloads.

How much difference does SSD cache make in this type of application? RAM?

Hi on your recommendation I purchased this a couple of years ago. Iv done a duplicate files removal on the file analizer and removed the duplicate files. However it hasn't increased the capacity of my hard drives and there are still duplicate photos and other file's. Have i gone wrong somewhere. Any advice would be welcome. Thanks from a YouTube subscriber

I do video production and what fast speeds and redundancy. What are the best SSD drives to configure a OWC Thunderbolt 4 mini DIY hub?

Recommending a topic to be discussed, no need to reply:
lack of possibility for waranty extension for users in certain countries: I wanted to buy warranty extension for a ts-464 that i purched from Germany with Hungarian address. I could not. After a week of waiting for a response from QNAP they notified me that it was not possible for hungarian buyers. This is a quite big issue, i guess, as I counted on buying it to ensure 5 years of operation.
Regards,

Hi
I wonder if anyone else has raised the case of appalling Terramaster support issues. For example they advertise the 5 bay DAS as a professional solution for video editors but then you find it doesn't really work with a latest MacOS config (M2 Pro MacMini) - a common choice for video editors. OK you ask their tech support and they return the same line three times "follow the instructions" but it does not work. Theres nowhere to go. Like WD recently, they need calling out for such shoddy practices when advertising so-called pro kit. It leaves me with a question. Is there a Mac DAS software solution for RAID that you would actually trust and I could use to rescue my expensive bit of tin junk. i.e. a software DAS approach - would this be poorer than the Terramaster hardware DAS? I gotta do something to stop myself going mad. Send doctor immediately;-) many thanks, Clarke

Hi,

Just wonder if this Synology DS423+ must use Synology own disks. When I see on this page https://www.synology.com/en-global/compatibility?search_by=category&category=hdds_no_ssd_trim

I cannot see any other vendors like Seagate. Do you know if I still can use example this disk https://www.netonnet.no/art/data-og-nettbrett/nettverk/nas/seagate-ironwolf-st4000vn006/1025268.11010/?siteType=2

Thanks for advice

I currently have an Asustor AS5002 two bay NAS that's seems to be failing. Overall it's been ok, but I have never been able to get it to consistently do some basic functions like a share drive on my desktop computer or do computer back-ups. I'm looking to upgrade to a 4 bay NAS so I can store photos, music, 4K movies, do computer back -ups for PCs and MACs and use it as a media server. I've been leaning towards the QNAP TS-464 hoping it's able to do what my old NAS hasn't been able to do, but I'm not sure if I can take the drives from my AS5002 and put them into a QNAP.
Do I need to do anything special if I want to pull my disks from an Asustor NAS and put them in a QNAP NAS?

hello Im trying to decide what type of NAS to buy for my own personal use and maybe family use. I want to store pictures, music movies ect. and have the ability to access them from anywhere. I have looked at Synology and others but still am unsure of what I will need or what will be the best solution I have built my own computers in the past and have some working knowledge of the systems. I dont know whether it is better to build a NAS system out of old computers or buy new and ready to go system. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank, Ken

Hello NAS Compares,

For years now I have been relying on cloud providers (Dropbox, Gdrive, iClould, now Proton Drive) and local desktop storage to have some semblance of a backup solution.

I really don't produce that much data, but I would love to have a solution that is independent from my desktop storage and not so ecosystem dependent (iCloud for photo backup).

For now, I plan on keeping my NAS at home and potentially using a cloud provider for an "offsite" backup, but eventually, I may place another NAS at my in-laws for redundancy.

Any advice on hardware, setups, etc. for someone like me who really doesn't have *that* much data to backup, but wants some peace of mind?

Best,
Patrick S.

First of all, your channel is brillant.

I have a problem, I have a QNAP TS464, I've got 4k movies, I've uploaded them onto my File statiomn 5 and it appears in Plex media server, however when I view them on my 4k TV in my lounge room I can only view them in Standard Definition.

Have you covered this in one of your past youtube videos?

I have both my TV and NAS connected directly to my WIFI Router via ethernet, i'm thinking I should connect my TV and NAS directly to each other via ethernet.

Thanks for your help in advance