Like the feature of the Drobo 5N and 5N2 that you just insert a drive to add more drive space. And you can mix and match drive sizes. Is there a Synology NAS that has that feature? I keep seeing recommendations for the Synology DS1522+ But I don't know how to add more disk space to it. What do you recommend for easy disk space additions?

Hi there, much appreciate the advice;

I'm looking at upgrading my old QNAP 6 bay that is now not supported. Primary use is PLEX and ROON HD music server. I also run a M2 expansion card with two 250GB drives in QTier. Roon works well with album art but QNAP doesn't update the latest version in the repository, I have to download it manually specifying a much later system. Plex is output to a 4K Apple TV device and H265 files won't run on the Plex app, but does on another? I run CAT7 earthed shield cabling for the music.

I'm thinking of the TVS-h874 or 674 machines utilising the i5 processor, . 1. I'm confused which QNAP operating system to use, your thoughts? 2. Much hardware differences between the 6 and 8 bay machines? Can the i5 be upgraded to the i7 processor in the future? Thank you

Hello,

SO I added a 5 port switch and moved everything over thinking that I would be able to gain access, and that did not work, however, I am watching part 1, and hope that you might be able to findin any gaps that I might have with my understanding to gaining access f to the NAS from each computer. That did not work, so I place one computer on each switch and have a cat 8 cable to the NAS.
So now that I added the switchs, how to I gain access into the NAS?

I have many WD40EFRX-68WT0N0 drive in older 1813+ . I want to move to DS1821+ for access to 10gb card.
Have you heard that drive will not work on this newer series of hardware/ software. ?

Hello! Firstly, thank you for providing such great content on YouTube, I've watched through almost all videos, but still unsure which NAS to go for!

I currently have a WD MyCloud (basic, single bay 4TB) but have been struggling with connectivity issues and the poor interface. I'm looking to upgrade to a two (or more) bay system to be able to have multiple back-ups.

I run a small business from home and would be looking to use the NAS to store/backup work related files. These are mostly spreadsheets, word documents and PDFs, nothing too demanding. I also enjoy photography and would be looking to store these on there. I currently don't use a media server, but it would be nice to future proof.

I'm currently swaying towards the Synology DS220+ as have heard good things about the software and ease of use. But unsure whether I should go for a 4 bay (DS418) and use my existing 4TB drive, or go for a QNAP system?

Any suggestions or recommendations would be really appreciated!

Home NAS for pics videos and docs

Hi. I want to upgrade my file storage, but not sure what is the better route to go. I have a lot of .MKV files on a portable hard drive (about 4TB on a 5TB My Passport Ultra). The main thing I need is something that has a lot more storage so I don't hit the max storage space, and also something that can make backups of the files so I don't lose anything. I didn't know if it would be better to go with a larger external hard drive (like a WD MyBook Duo, or their My Cloud EX2), or maybe get a NAS or something similar (not experienced in this area). Also this is not a must have but I was thinking about having the ability to access and stream the movies from somewhere else and also allow others to access the movies as well (which I think a NAS can do but the other external hard drives I mentioned can't do, right?). Currently I have to put the files on a separate flash drive and plug it into the tv. What would be your recommendation for me? Thank you.

Looking for NAS for RAID capability for home files. general Office type files as well as RAW photography files. photo files will be large % of storage requirement. Need RAID for drive failure protection. Would also like ability for remote access.

Hello

I am looking for a quick paid consultation on setting up my
Ds1522+

I have 5 8T drives and looking to use the drive for storage of film footage.

Are you able to have a consultation session with me so that I can quickly set things up optimally

Thank you kindly

Alex

Current config: Synology DS220+ with 2 Ironwolf Pro 16TB HDD. Have several TB in photos (RAW & Jpeg), a few TB of videos, etc.
Need to upgrade to a larger unit with 4/5/6 bay.
Watched nearly 30-40 hours of your videos on youtube and read several articles on your website.
Shortlisted: Synology DS1522+ (or DS923+), QNAP ts-664 (perhaps Asustor AS7606t).

Based on your review of DSM, I would have gone with ds1522+, but has the following concerns:
i) Ironwolf Pro 16TB HDD is not officially supported;
ii) no SSD storage pool
iii) lack of hardware video encoding - not major as I don't currently use Plex
iv) need an Ethernet switch with 4port LAG (or $$$ for a 10Gbe card)

I like QNAP's hardware spec, but no BTSFS support (and to a lesser extent, QTS).

What NAS would you recommend for (mostly) photography use?