Looking for a recommendation for a new NAS, hardware and hard drive selection. The current NAS is running fine, but I want a backup of my NAS. That being said, the New NAS would most likely be my main NAS and the current NAS would become the backup NAS. Lastly, I would like an inexpensive third copy of my data that I can create snapshots and store off-line. The main NAS and third copy would remain in my home, the second NAS would be at my daughters home (aka off-site). Of course besides buying new NAS I am open to any software and backup strategy best for my needs. This is not for a business. It is for home use. I want my children to have secure access and I want to be able to access my data when traveling.

I am contemplating the UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Plus 4-Bay Desktop NAS, but should I stick with Synology, or consider Ubiquity UNAS Pro-7?

Hi, Can the Minisforum N5 Pro can use non ECC DDR5 Memory?
If I bought the N5 Pro without RAM it look's like ECC memory is difficult to find. I've been hanging on for the N5 Non Pro but seems like it's always out of stock. Thanks, Martyn.

Novice here. I have a 923+ is there any value / benefit at all in upgrading to 10gb ethernet (e10G22-TI-Mini)? when i am currently on 1 gb service and matching router /switches at home?


Thanks

Phil

Hi there, I have two old HDDs that I had in a computer that no longer functions. I recall them being in RAID 0 or 1, but unsure which. I'd like to try to get the data off them. I have a new QNAP TS-464 on the way, and was wondering if I attach them in the system, will I be able to read and retrieve the data, will the QNAP recognize their RAID or is it specific to the RAID controller from my old PC? Please let me know if you need more information! Thank you!

I currently have a WD EX4100, which has been good, but I chose it a few years ago without fully appreciating what my needs would be. My needs now include PLEX at UHD (4k) if possible, DNLA for my over 1000 ripped CDs to play everywhere in the house, picture and video storage, and I am now looking to do off-site backup to another NAS. The best choices seem to me the UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Plus 4-Bay, the Asustor AS6704T Lockerstor 4 Gen 2 and the QNAP TS464. But after reviewing many of videos, I can't tell if any of these three will fit the specific needs. Appreciate your reviews and your advice. Thanks

I currently have a WD EX4100, which has been good, but I chose it a few years ago without fully appreciating what my needs would be. My needs now include PLEX at UHD (4k) if possible, DNLA for my over 1000 ripped CDs to play everywhere in the house, picture and video storage, and I am now looking to do off-site backup to another NAS. The best choices seem to me the UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Plus 4-Bay, the Asustor AS6704T Lockerstor 4 Gen 2 and the QNAP TS464. But after reviewing many of videos, I can't tell if any of these three will fit the specific needs. Appreciate your reviews and your advice. Thanks

Hi Eddie and Robbie,
I've decided I want to build my own NAS as my qnap TS251 is just too slow. I've decided on Intel for the transcoding (I use plex) and was considering the i7 265k or the i5 235 which are around the same price. Would the i7 (125w TDP) be just as efficient as the i5 (65w TDP) at idol? In a NAS would the power draw be much different? The NAS is mainly for home storage use with a bit of plex so 90% of the time they should be idle.
Thank you.

Hi there,

Keen follower of your Ugreen videos and would love to get it purchased, alas got a little lost!

Could you tweak\ advise on the following please?

UGREEN NASync DXP6800 Pro
Samsung 990 EVO Plus, 2TB, NVMe2.0 Cache
16GB Kingston KVR56S46BS8-16 Value RAM DDR5 (x2 = 32gb)
Seagate ST12000NT001 IronWolf Pro 12TB SATA Hard Drive x6 (RAID 6)

Main usage:
Centralised Media - Jellyfin (Currently Plex on PC) currently have loads of usb desktop drives
Multi users accessing remotely, at least three (Probably transcoding involved here)
Dockers for The Arrs apps (Sonarr etc)

Worth adding aggregation? overkill?
Current setup: UDM SE> USW PRO 24> OSW Pro Max 24> U7 Pros u7 Pro Wall
Ubiquiti USW-Aggregation UniFi 8-Port Layer 2 Managed Rackmount 10-Gigabit SFP+ Switch
QSFPTEK 10G Single SFP+ Network Card for Intel X520-DA1, 10Gb SFP+ Port Ethernet PCIE Card
Ubiquiti UACC-DAC-SFP10-1M 1m SFP+ to SFP+ 10-Gigabit Ethernet Direct Attach Cable (10GbE)

Thank you so much in advance for any help!

Since there was a recent review of this hardware by NASCompares I am emailing you, to have some community exposure, and possibly some pressure put on Minisforum to update the BIOS (and/or provide specs) for this platform to help expose monitoring for the fans and temps under Linux.
My preliminary investigation involving Unraid and CachyOS, dumping the EC RAM and looking for values corresponding to temps and PWM values proved unsuccessful. All expected values seem to be zeroes.

The controller appears to be an ITE 5571.
Some efforts on this specific controller are tracked here:
https://github.com/frankcrawford/it87/issues/8
https://github.com/lm-sensors/lm-sensors/issues/400

Hi,
Is it still recommendable to buy the DS923+ today considering an expected lifetime of 8-10 years with regular DSM updates? I have been using a DS413 for+10years now without any big issues but it’s time for an upgrade now….
Thanks