Hello, I am looking to buy a NAS server for my personal data and primarily to store/back up personal photos and videos instead of committing to a subscription-based solution through a large company such as Dropbox, Apple's iCloud etc. I have especially looked at some of the Synology models since I have been recommended them from a friend and they seem to be the overall best choice in regard to UI and reliability. In this regard, my primary concern is to be as "future proof" as possible (even though I know there ain't genuinely such thing as being completely future-proofed given that technology is being developed at an almost alarming rate?) while also having the ability to expand my storage in the future when/if needed. The NAS may also be capable of occasionally streaming music/movies if it won't make it too expensive.

Looking forward to hearing from you

Best regards, Victor Lorenzen

Hi Robbie, Hope you are well. As you may recall we have spoken in the past on a few occasions & I donated to your coffee pot etc..

I have a quick question re SSD speed etc..

In process of building 2 or 3 Desktop machines using AMD 5600G processor -PCIe 3 & motherboard is ASUS TUF B550M which has PCIe 4.0. So will I see benefit from Samsung Evo 980 Pro (speed (7000Mbits/s terms of Boot up speeds etc.. or should I use 970 EVO Plus (3500Mb/S read speed) . So the Board is PCIe 4 but the AMD processor is unfortunately PCIe 3. (We chose this chip as it has built in Graphics & is good value etc..)

I tried emailing ASUS & Samsung & it either went into a black whole or the ping pong one company would shift it to the other.

Point here is the mother board is PCIe4 & so is the Fast Samsung EVO 980 Pro 1 TB SSD NVMe - PCIe 3 is half the speed of PCIe4 so will I see benefit in boot up speed etc. if we buy the more expensive Samsung 980 Pro SSD NVMe.M.2 . when CPU is PCIe 3, - thanks

Look forward to your pearls of wisdom & then I will add to coffee pot etc.

Adrian

Hi please can you tell me can you mix a 16 terrabit ironwolf nas harddrive with a 16 terrabit ironwolf pro nas harddrive in a synology DS920?
The reason I ask is the pro is cheaper than the basic nas drive
Regards James

What Wifi 6 dongle can I use with the QNAP TS-453e? Well, when I get it, it's on backorder so I want to be ready when it comes. I have watched many of your videos before buying my first nas, thanks for being there. I am going to start out with two 8tb drives in a Raid5 configuration till I can add two more of the same. Plex is a definite, I will be waiting for the qnap ts-453e Plex vid. Then I will be learning to do other things on it, never had a server. Thanks for any info.

Hi guys,
What Nas do you advice to use with plex?

My budget is around 250-300€

Thanks for your help

Transportation company I run from home. Opened up a freight brokerage. Eventually move to an office. We dont do any videos/editing . I do want to put some of the apps on there to centralize it like quickbooks and other software. Most of what i store or paperwork files like 2 to 6 page packets, pics of Bill of ladings.
I know price can benefit you and actually be cheaper to step up a little than down grading. Refreshing myself with the storage area most of experience is routers firewall. So I of course can go with a good starter for now then thinking maybe a rack system later with growth. included is my number or anyway if you would like to speak if thats better. Appreciate the content and your help.

Tim

Hi Robbie and Eddie and everyone in the NASCompares Community

I recently bought a Hue Bridge, but as soon as I connect it to my router and network (wired connection) it breaks my Plex Media Server. For some reason it instantly disables the remote access.

I run my Plex Media Server on a DS1019+ - which before I got the Hue Bridge was working great.
I had to manually port forward the server - which I managed having very little idea what I was doing :-)
I am on Hyperoptic, with an IPV4 for a static IP address.

I had a look online for advice, but as I am nowhere near being a network savvy expert, I was really unsure how to fix it.

I would really appreciate some advice and instructions on how to fix this, please.

I'll happily buy coffees.

Kind regards,
Simon

I'm thinking of getting the Synology DS420+ but I'm a little worried about HDD and NVMe compatibility. Can I use any HDD and any NVMe? Is the compatibility list on synology site true to the letter or can I deviate?

For a QuTS Hero ZFS which would be a better fit for home use. I plan to populate whichever with eight 20 TB WD Red Pro drives, 4 TB NVMe and max Ram. Are the extra 2.5 inch drives necessary for QuTS Hero?

Hi there!
I am looking for 12 bay NAS with 144TB capacity or more preferably with RAID 6 or 10. My only concern with DS3622xs+ is using 3rd party drives or not. As per the https://www.synology.com/en-global/releaseNote/SynoOfflinePack?model=DS3622xs+, hdd update was last updated on August but compatibility page is not yet updated.

I would appreciate your advise. Thanks.