I currently have QNAP and Synology NAS. One of each. They are both low end and only 2 bays. I also have older Buffalo servers that have been running for years.

My plan is to store almost 1000 titles on a Plex NAS. They will be in 4k and below resolution.

I want the NAS to have built in backup, thus the 8 bays. I've read/listened your reviews and it seems every brand has good and bad and thus am hoping you can recommend the best reasonably priced NAS for this Plex use. By reasonably priced I mean below $2000 for the NAS, without drives.

Thank You.

I was moving to an ASUSTOR given the hard drive policy but I've just wantched Robbie talking about how it's been uturned (Huzzah!) so I'm doubling down on Synology because they're great otherwise.

Dear NAS Compares
I am experiencing random power off/on cycles and I initially thought it was the power supply so I purchased a new (same model as that came with the NAS when new). The power off/on cycle was so short at times that it even did a power off/on cycle before it had correctly booted up. I tried to run a memtest and it did about 2 passes but then it did a power off/on cycle and since then I cannot get memtest to work. I have since left the NAS for a week and then rebooted and did a factory reset (pressing the small button on the rear of the NAS) and then I did a complete re-installation and created new storage pools and volume. I am still experiencing power off/on cycles. The last time it did a power off/on I had to force a shutdown as NAS did not complete the boot before it did the power off/on. NAS will now come on and work, so I use it to update records and shut it down immediately but since the last power off/on cycle I now have bad blocks on a more or less brand new HDD

Hiya I'm thinking about replacing my Synology DS718+ with a TERRAMASTER F2-425 Plus. But I'd want to transfer across my current HDD's and they aren't on the compatibility list:
WD WDS400T1R0A-68A4Wo
Seagate ST12000NE0008-2JL101

As there both main stream NAS drives would you expect any issues using either of them?

Hello! I am a big fan and watch your videos frequently! Thanks to you, I bought my first NAS, the UGREEN DXP4800 Plus, and two 8TB Seagate IronWolf Pro, which arrived today. What I would like to ask is regarding the OS I should use. I have a copy of Eshtek's HexOS that I bought back when it was $99, as it looked very promising, and I wanted to invest for when they mature and get bigger. What I am questioning is which between UgOS and HexOS has more features & extensibility, maturity & user experience, and optimization & support. Maybe I should consider HexOS in the future once they're no longer in beta and fully released? If you could recommend which of the two OS I should stick to, I'd be greatly appreciative!

Hi everyone,

I’m seeking advice on choosing a NAS for photo and video management. My goal is to find a platform that natively supports modern Apple formats such as HEIF, Apple ProRAW, and Live Photos, and provides robust library management for both personal and shared collections—with the ability to easily move photos between these libraries—all within a single application. A crucial feature is also the ability to view both libraries simultaneously in one interface and timeline, similar to Apple Photos.

I want to use this NAS as a full replacement for iCloud to store tens of thousands of photos and videos. So far, I have mainly considered NAS systems running Synology DSM, UGREEN UGOS PRO, TerraMaster TOS 6, and MinisCloud OS.

Lastly, I’m curious about how critical having ECC RAM is for ensuring data safety.

If there exists an ecosystem with an app that matches Apple Photos’ functionality please share experiences and recommendations.

Thank you for any insights or suggestions.

Hi.

Been watching your YouTube for a while now and seen a bunch of reviews, both of hardware and software, and for a casual user, that is great.

I'm running a small Ceph cluster at home and also talk a bit about it on my channel, so I want to have a heterogeneous environment with a lot of different Linux boxes with storage.

Is there a reason why you don't cover installing custom operating systems on NAS boxes? Brand loyalty? Or do you think that your audience is just not interested in you mentioning that, as an example: "This NAS device has this much internal drive space and allows you to replace the operating system."

Just curious. Keep up the great work.

Best regards
Daniel Persson

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?

I would like my 1st home NAS system. Photo storage, accessible to all home units, Looking for backup if possible, raid 5, excellent photo recognition, the very latest in hardware and software, no more than four bays, very very user friendly reasonable price. Able to wait a month or two or take advantage of Black Friday sales. Strongly considering Synology

Read "where-is-qnap-right-now" as I'm about to upgrade my old ts-251 to 464. I thought staying in Qnap is the easiest, but now I'm wondering about buying a new 2021 model. I'm looking for longevity, and would like to do some containerization for home lab purposes. I really only use SMB, Qsirch, and Hybrid backup to Glacier. I like the form factor and external power supply type models.
I can suffer some downtime, but don't have a day to waste learning new software that does the same thing. I'm very technical but this stuff can take time. Who else would you bet my small budget and limited patience on? Thanks.