I'm currently using a Synology DS1019+ with SHR setup. I started with 2x 10TB and 3x 4TB drives, giving me 20TB of storage. But, one of my 4TB drives failed, so I needed a replacement.

After checking out Synology's Raid Calculator, I decided to swap the failed 4TB drive with an 8TB one and also upgrade the other two 4TB drives to 8TB. The calculator said I'd get 34TB of storage.

But, after installing the new drives, my pool size didn't change at all! I'm not sure if the Raid calculator misled me or if I messed up somehow.

Any advice would be much appreciated! ?

Cheers,
Richard

Hi,

Would you please be able to advise me which NAS/NVR unit is suitable for a standalone home CCTV system. I will probably need 4 cameras outdoors to get decent coverage, possibly 5. I may also wish to place some cameras indoors so I think something with 8 camera capability is needed.

I understand from one of your youtube videos that NAS/NVR vendors can be misleading about camera support vs FPS. To get future proofing I think 8 cameras operational at 1080pwithout glitching is the spec I hope to get.

KVM capability with an HDMI port to allow connection to a TV is required which reduces my scope of choice but hopefully you can recommend something.

Thank You

Hi. I wish buy my first 4 bay Nas. My budget limit is arourd 600 €. My Nas functions in first time will to backup files, Photo sync, vpn server, Pi-hole and multimedia. I intesed in 2 models Qnap Ts-462 (with + 8  Gb Ram increase) and Asus Nimbustor 4. If exist another nas model that adapts to me thai wish know it.


Regards

Pd. Sorry my bad english i am learning it.

I’m just setting up a pair of QNAP 464’s and having read your article I’m wondering which is the way to go for the main 18 hours a day home NAS. I’m considering the following configs:
2 x WD 16TB Pro in RAID 1
3 x WD 8TB in RAID 5
3 x WD 8TB in RAID 5 + 1 x hot standby
4 x WD 8TB in RAID 5

Obviously the 2 x 16TB should be the most economical, and maybe the fastest due to their higher spindle speed but moving on to RAID 5 does having a hot standby mean the drive is spinning at the same time as the rest or does it stop until needed to cover a drive failure?
Finally is 4 disks in RAID 5 the fastest over all if I keep a regular backup for safety?
I’ve watched many of your excellent and informative videos, but can’t find the answers to this lot.
Thanks

Any plans to test some third-party memory modules with the new DS423+?

Hey, thanks for offering this free service. I am pretty far along in my selection process but I am happy to hear suggestions/criticism from experienced builders. My plan is based on a T6-423 populated with 10 TB HGST He10 (ex-datacenter, 25KH operating time, 5yr warranty) which are less than $90, and budget for two spares. This should yield a bit under 40 TB in RAID 6/Z2. I bought one to investigate and the drive was in superb condition.

Your review was excellent but did not cover thermal performance or noise levels. I intend to run this in a large bedroom closet so drive and fan noise is not a big problem. Can you tell me the approx temperature range I should expect and what you think is permissible when all 6 bays are used? Should I consider replacing the fans?

I thought about a DS620Slim with 6x 4 TB SSDs, but it's hard to justify with only 1Gbe, and nvme boxes due soon. Thx

I've been looking at your vids with a few to upgrading my DS 720+ to a 4 bay NAS. I basically only use it for Plex. On the client side I have the latest Apple TV 4k. I view through a Sony KE- 48A9 OLED if I need to which also handles all the files formats I need.

With that in mind I am a little confused over the most suitable 4 bay to buy. I love DSM of course but have you a suggestion of Synology or even other makes to go for please

Hi,
I love your you tube channel and website. Very detailed and excellent content. I am looking at the tbs 464 nas and 3* crucial p3+ 4TB nvme ssd for a home nas. But I am worried about the low TBW and the crucial’s ability to be powered on 24/7. Could you please advise. Dedicated NAS ssds are way out of my budget.
My NAS usage is primarily back up of photos, home videos, music files and documents. The other key use case is a plex server for movies, audiobooks and music. I am upgrading my home network with cat 6a and my current network supports 2.5GBE and could be upgraded to support 10GBE in future when 10gbe switches become affordable.
I have roughly 10TB of content and foresee 1 - 2 TB growth per year

We currently use a lot of storage from my home office network & have 4 drobo systems but lately I've been having more connectivity with these devices so thinking of trying something different and have been investigating Synology systems for my next purchase. I was thinking of continuing to use the drobo for backup but using the as a working drive. We use lots of large video & compositing files so hoping that we could have fast readible speeds over our ethernet network. Was looking at the Synology DS220+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure as we (my wife and I also work in the same business) and we often move from London to Northern Ireland with drives in tow so a smaller system might make sense. On another note I purchased 4x4TB drives from the drobo a few years back and made the mistake of buying Exos Enterprise drives which we not compatible with the Drobo systems. An expensive error at the time but would the Exos drives work on the synology devices. Any suggestions would be very welcome.

So many NAS devices!!!

I'm leaving Drobo and moving to,....who knows!

Here is what I am looking for:

- 50-70TB of space on one volume
- Plex, Plex, Plex! Gotta have Plex for movies
- Remote access of files
- Data Storage for the family at home (like a shared network drive

I'm looking to spend around $1,000.00

I have a bunch of mix and match hard drives, of different brands, and sizes I would still like to use. From 4TB to 12TB. Terrified that Synology will just stop working one day because you are not using their "certified" drives.

How I wish I could find a Drobo like setup/interface where when a new bigger drive is installed or an old one dies, I just pop in a new one and it takes it from there!

Thoughts?

By the way,...love all of your videos! I have learned tons and tons.