Hi,
Thanks for the help. Do you know if Netgear are discontinuing there NAS range? I have several Netgear NAS products. I think I will be moving to Synology DS220+.

Thanks
Nishan

Hi Guys, can you please suggest a few NAS models and the model number of QNAP / Synology NAS that can store around 3500 DVD's and 200 Blueray disks, and about 2000 CD's. and 5000 Hi Res photos.

The unit should have Full HD 4K playback - HDMI output, HVEC Transcoding, , be able to be accessed remotely, fast LAN card, GPU if nessesary, Be able to have a video wall displaying my movies / photos, and music. wireless as an option. Expandable memory ( M.2) DDR4 etc.

It's a bit of a tall order! This NAS stuff is so confusing.

Best Regards

David

Hi NAS Compares

We currently have a TS-h3088xu-RP as a main production server, but recent and future work in the video editing space (8k) needs even more performance than this gives. It will become a secondary box and great for snap mirrors too. This sits on a combination if 25Gbps and 10Gbps network with a bonded connection from the NAS to the 25Gbps switch.

I was going to hit the trigger on the 2490 with 24 x 2TB NVMe drives as it seemed the same as the 1290, but upon further inspection, the 1290 gains PCIE 4.0 for the NVMe drives, whilst the 2490 is 3.0 for the drives (and 4.0 for the add-on slots)

From a budget standpoint, my rough maths stands like this: the 1290 with PCIe 4.0 4TB drives x 12 @ $1000 will set me back 12K, along with the unit itself costing roughly 12K (24K all up)

Assuming the same space requirement, the 2490 could use 2TB drives x 24 @ $275 per disk, then about 15K for the NAS (22K all up)

I could factor in future internal storage overhead and buy maybe 14 to 16 4TB drives for the 2490 (around $550 per drive)

I guess the question is, what would you do if performance trumped space?

I can't afford a TDS-h2489FU

I have no dedication to QNAP, but I do have the 3088XU and 2 x TS-2483XU units, so remaining in their ecosystem probably makes sense.

Hello...I have a QNAP TS-653D with a QNAP QM2-2P-244A card in it. Currently only one of the M2 slots is occupied. That M2 drive is my "OS" drive for the NAS. I am looking to purchase a second M2 drive (same make and model) to put in the second M2 slot. I would like to Mirror the 2 M2 drives...can this be done without losing any of my current OS data? Or would it be best just to start from scratch with a fresh build?
thanks,
Pat

Need Help!
My turn finally to buy a NAS and money isn’t an issue.
I edit 4k multi cam vids all day long and need to work off a NAS that has caching, back-up etc. I will need raid to back up work just in case of storage failures. My vid and clips and data are at the moment at around 15T so want a system that can handle that, back it up, and extract the data whenever I need with fast speed.

Again I want the best, something that will last years and not something that will be outdated any time soon.

Speed is the key for me though.

I'm buying a 2TB SSD for my PS5. These drives are both priced the same right now. Which will provide the best performance in a PS5? Thanks in advance.

Hi, I really like your YouTube channel and would appreciate some advice please.
I am looking to get my first NAS, primarily to backup 2 laptops and additional storage.
I’m not sure I will ever get round to setting up Plex etc.
Is there a recommended unit for this?
I have looked at Asustor Drivestor2 as a cheap option but would you recommend I spend a bit more on something like QNap TS-453D or equivalent Synology? I don’t have a definite budget but don’t mind spending a little more if it is suitable.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as there is a lot of choice in the NAS world.
Keep up the great work.
Thanks

As a photographer/videographer I need simple, safe and fast storage for my image Data.
I have a Drobo 8, only 1 year old, and now need an alternative...
Can you recommend sthg?
thanks, Lars

Hello,
I just discovered you on YouTube. Unfortunately I just bought a NAS just before I found your channel. I'm actually watching your 8 part set for series on the device I purchased. Thank you for the extensive guide. I got a Asustor Drivestor 4 Pro AS3304T, it was cheap about $300 so I go it. I find it a little slow, but I guess you get what you pay for.

Anyway I want to setup a better media steaming platform. I set one up before using a DAS with my Mac and iTunes. This time I want to setup RAID 5, for data protection and a additional external external hard drive for backups. Which External HD do you recommend.

I would also like to be able to remote in to access some files. It would also be nice to be able to backup my files to anther device, through a VPN. For example I'm currently in Japan and my extended family is in CT, USA. I could maybe put one NAS there the send backup from my NAS here.

After reading your webpage I think I should have gotten a Qnap as I'm already familiar with ZFS and snapshots. How hard would it be to connect my Asustor Drivestor 4 Pro AS3304T with a Qnap NAS?

Sorry I said so much
Thanks for your videos
Antone Rich

Looking for a NAS for two purposes:
1. Storing my DSLR photos + Lightroom catalogue and gaming clips (gaming clips I dont need to edit off of the NAS, just storing).
2. Multimedia server. My family has one 4k movie, a few Bluray movies, some older DVD's and a sizeable collection of music and audiobooks on CD's, which I plan to digitize.
Since non-tech people will be using the files too, its important to have a mobile app for listening to stuff and a SmartTV&Mobile app to watch stuff. Based on my research so far, Plex would be the best, most used friendly option for this.

I'll set up the NAS, but will leave it at my family home, since they have a good and stable internet connection, and unlike me, wont be moving across the country in the coming years. Because of this, Im looking at prebuilt NAS' to have a solution that requires minimal maintenance.

A 4bay NAS seems to be the best price/performance for my use case, my plan is to start with 6+6TB in RAID1 (that should be enough for the start, but also leave some room to grow). The main contenders would be the Synology 920+ and the QNAP 464, in Finland they are very close in price, so I'm leaning towards the QNAP as it has a newer a newer CPU, a HDMI and 2.5g ports and it can take more RAM.

Questions:
Does the plan have any obvious flaws so far?
Any reason to take the Synology 920+ over the QNAP in this case?
How big of a cache SSD should I get for this? NAS m.2 SSD or any old SSD?
Anything else that I need to take into consideration?