Hi! I'm just wondering whether you've heard anything from Zima regarding when their ZimaCube Pro will come back in stock, or perhaps if an updated version is in the works? I’ve reached out to Zima about this a few times during the year, but I've never gotten a reply from them. Thanks!

I have a quadro p1000 for transcoding but its playing up have you got another recommendation or should i stick with this?

I scan and all paper, ie. contracts, bank statements, receipts, etc., I have a large movie library of 600+ movies in 4k, I backup 2, 3 iPhones, & 1 iPad. I am moving about 1Tb of old pix from HDDs to NAS. I want to backup files from anywhere on any of my devices, I want to access any of my files/scans from anywhere and to share them, and I want to stream my movies from anywhere, currently I use Plex on my iPad and smart TVs, however, I am open to replacing Plex with something else that doesn't require a paid subscription to download movies for offline viewing while traveling. I currently have a QNAP TVS 473e with an AMD RX 421BD QuadCore 2.1GHz CPU with Radeon AMD R7 graphics, 8Gb of memory, 2 8T Seagate NAS drives in Raid 1, and an external 12T HD to backup the NAS data.

I read the review on the QNAP TBS-h574TX-i5-16G-US, I like that it's small sizet, but I don't know the transcoding performance. I am open to recommendations that fit my use case and need. Thank you.

Ramiro

WOW! Just watched your “What is SSD Caching and Should You Bother On Your NAS?” video from four years ago and it remains applicable today, thanks. I am setting up a DXP4800 Plus and have two 2T 990 Pro SSDs. I am a home user with a small business. I am debating on the SSD setup. I am even thinking about using the SSDs as a volume for quick access with some sort of automatic syn to the main hard drives. I am far away from being knowledgeable in this field and would appreciate your input.

I'm planning to buy a Jonsbo N6 case. Before doing so, I'd like to understand how the power connectors work. The N6 has two SATA power connectors and two Molex connectors. I'm considering using the Corsair SF850(2024) power supply. This power supply has three output ports (and therefore three cables): SATA power and PATA. How should I connect these three cables correctly? Can I connect the two SATA power cables and a single Molex cable, leaving the last Molex connector free? Or is it better to connect it to the second Molex connector (in series) on the same cable? I plan to install four hard drives, each drawing approximately 25 watts at startup, placed anywhere in the case. My BIOS doesn't allow me to delay the drive startup times. Will this approach allow me to meet the power requirements of all nine drives? Thank you in advance for your advice.

Hello Sir,

I have a 1821+ and want a simple local back up for it. I was thinking about an external 8 bay enclosure. Simple and not expensive. Now a friend has an old 1817. Is this a better option in my case or does not add more? Also I read to 1817 does not have btrfs. I read on the synology website that this is important for a back up. Does it matter for me?

So is it better to use the old 1817 with no btrfs as a local back up plan or is a cheap external enclosure enough and more simple?

Thank you for your advice!

Jonas

Hi NAS Compares

I have a DS416j and i want to use it ONLY as a backup device, to be connected by USB only, to my Terramaster f6-424 max.

Am using the f6-424 max as a plex server only.

The DS416J will only be powered on when I want to run back ups (every 1 or 2 months).

Is this possible?

1. Briefly, if possible, how should I configure DS416J to function for this set up?

2. What type of backup app / function should I use for this set up on the f6-424 max?

Or is there another better option that I should be exploring?

Sooooooo many thanks .... in advance!

Hi, I would like to ask your recommendation in buying NAS.
I’m completely new with NAS storage system and doesn’t have any experience in IT fields, so I can say I’m completely blind with all these things  

I currently use Google Drive & Youtube to store my work-related files. 
Now I’m considering to buy UGreen DXP4800 Plus or Synology DS925+

Primarily, I would like to use NAS to:
1. Store my work related things so I can access it anywhere across different devices
2. Allow my team to access work related files anywhere through a shared link (without the need to create account for them), just like a simple link sharing in google drive.
3. Backing up photos & videos from my iphone so I can have more capacity in my phone.
4. Storing & securing my client’s personal data from breach, but I still can access them when I need to.
5. Using Plex/Jellyfin application to store training videos & allowing my team to access it like netflix (but with training video) anywhere & anytime by sharing link (like youtube) -> is it possible?

Please give me insight on those two 4-bay NAS.
And is it possible for a NAS to handle those 5 things?

Thanks in advance.

I can't find reliable information on the ability to directly connect over thunderbolt to the ugreen NAS's that have thunderbolt ports (such as the 6800 pro or DXP480T). There is conflicting info on forums that range from this isn't supported, to this is supported but you need to do a bunch of advanced command line stuff, to it works great). I'd also be interested to understand what kind of speeds can be obtained like this, particularly can you do better than the 10 gbs over ethernet. I bet it would make a popular video by the way. Love the YouTube channel! I contact ugreen chat support and they didn't know and never got back to me!

I run a small business with Grafical design, Foto and print preperation.

We are 2-3 employies and our data load is app 1-1.5 TB at the moment without backup of our 2-3 workmachines.

We use Google drive (2tb), Onedrive and office today.

Privatly i would like to use plex, photostorage 4 persone iphone with photo sync, music and store private documente.

Is the above the correct choice og is there better alternatives.

Thank you for your help