Hey just wonna say i love ur NAS videos on youtube their very helpful when looking for NAS and growing in the NAS world of things. that being said and you have probably heard it countless times, is synology and their listing of Drives that are compatible its a real shame that they do it to use cuz of them being such a great package anyways but it rather causes havoc and not only that their prices are nutz lol. anyways i do wonna get a NAS rack mounted im not sure if I wonna go with synologys SSDs yet because of the price per TB, just to explain what our briskness is atm we got around 15 guys connected to the nas for file viewing in our business nothing heavy quick view of a pdf. and like 5 guys always working out always read/writing countless small files DXF GEO NESTs. the occasional Big file copy. anyways reason i want to go SSD is because of the iops and response i feel like they would preform better then the hdd nas i got going atm. which is way to small for our setup (DS220j)

Hi, i am considering to move to NAS storage for my daily storage for home & business. Which option would be better as a basic non techie user, i am afraid of complicated NAS setup, compares to WD cloud storage, but WD has some limitations, the worst heard being not able to access files locally.
I need advice which is the better option for money?

I have a DS416+ with 4x 10TB disks at a remote location that I use for backing up my main NAS.
Yesterday, while backing up, the NAS went offline. I have rebooted the NAS and the router several times, and I have tried the attach the unit to another ethernet network but it cannot log on. I have tried different cables and each of the 2 ethernet ports. The router's list of attached devices never shows the NAS, although the NAS ethernet LEDs are flashing away. Any ideas?
If there is a hardware problem with the DS416+ ethernet, can that be replaced?
Thanks in anticipation
Martin Owen

I think I am going to purchase the Synology DS1522+ today. It has 5 Bays. Now I have to decide which hard drive(s) to purchase. I am leaning towards Seagate. I hear that Synology does not sell their own hard drives (toshiba) for this model. SATA from Seagate sounds like a good option. SSD or HDD? All same size (2x2x2x2) for 4 Bays. Or (8x6x4x2)? I do think I want to use one drive as a mirror (redundancy) in case of a HD failure

My name is Chad, I came across your expertise on YouTube while researching a video archive solution for our internal production team.
We need a video storage solution to house the last 6 years of video projects, totaling about 180-200TBs with a maximum capacity of 300TBs.
Accessibility is vital, with 4 editors requiring download access for files as needed. While editing won't be done directly on the NAS, they need access.
Our IT department requires a duplicate unit in another office for disaster recovery. The two units should communicate, mirroring data on a schedule. Furthermore, an editor in that building requires access to the mirrored unit.
Given our budget of $50,000, we are seeking your recommendation for a suitable NAS storage solution that meets our requirements.
Thank you for your time and expertise. We look forward to your valuable guidance. -Chad

Dear Nascompares,
I would love to upgrade my 8 gb ram on my 1522+ and am looking for the right Memory.
Budget is not a big deal, looking to run some small linux vms.
I currently hit 80% Memory on my Ubuntu maschine and It feels wrong to go over 80-85% so I am looking for an upgrade.
If I go with 32GB which seems to be official maximum, what should I grab?
If Its possible to go higher and choose an unofficial one, what would you recommend?

thank you very much!

Alex

Great Videos (QNAP NAS Guide Part 1 - Setup, RAID, Volumes IP and Shared Folders), However I am stuck, i followed your video up to the point of Mapping Drives, Im using Qnap TS 264 8gb on my LAN, with Windows 11 on PC and when i click network drives on Qnap Finder all it wants to do is is Mount my TS264 rather then search file explorer ?

Can you help ?

I don't really need a multimedia server (though if available it is nice).

Needs:
1. backup of my data from Google Workspace (both the personal drive and multiple shared drives), Dropbox, and OneDrive on a regular basis
2. if possible, run an email server in parallel to the backup services
3. backup personal data from mobile (photos, files, etc)
4. sharing of personal data with others

I am leaning towards the 2 bay/4 bay solutions such as DS423+/DS 224+/DS 723+/DS923+, but I can't figure out yet which is the most cost effective. I'm looking at something that is either cheap enough for now (next 2-3 years) to upgrade/add to later OR somewhere in the $800 range with 2 drives that I won't have to upgrade for 5+ years

Thank you for the help!!

Hello I am considering purchasing a NAS device for home use, and I'm trying to decide between the Synology 923+ and QNAP 464. I need a device that can help me back up my mobile photos and videos, transfer files, connect IoT devices to third-party apps, and act as a media server.

Can you provide me with your expert opinion on which device would be better suited for my needs? Specifically, which device has better media server capabilities and can stream content to multiple devices simultaneously? Are there any other factors that I should consider, such as ease of use, reliability, or customer support?

Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing back from you soon.

Best regards,

For organizing family photos , container support for more apps to play with and a download center app. I was looking at the DS223/ds223j or Ts-233 and maybe terramaster f2-212. I want something affordable and has good AI for searching and organizing photos.

I also want some form of phone app support so i can upload photos from my phone to NAS and view them. I was leaning torwards Synology but the Qnap has more RAM at 2gb compared to the 223j. The Terramaster im not sure about.

I think i would want to avoid Asustor? I had an Asustor and was never really impressed by it, It died about 2 years ago. I also dont like that if you go to their app store most haven't been updated since 2018 or 2019 on asustor.