Hi,

I'm looking to buy an M.2 PS5 SSD expansion. I can get the Samsung 980 Pro 1TB with heatsink for £87. Do you think I should go for it at this price or is it worth waiting for the WD Black SN850X/ Firecuda 530 to drop in price? I have some concerns about the 980 Pro temperature and write speeds.

Thanks

Looking for the best router that doesn't have a spider of WiFi antennas. I have a pro'sumer WiFi Access Point in the ceiling, my router is in a small shelf in the basement. Currently using a D-Link DGL-4100 from 2005 firmware is old and I fear it's going to be a security vulnerability. I might have access to fiber internet in the next 12 months.

Hello!

I've been on the lookout for a NAS for some time now, but I just can't seem to make a choice...
Many sites have so many different recommendations which make it even more difficult, and what's also not helping is that I'm the kind of guy that tends to go overkill/futureproof in many cases.

So, my main use for it would simply be storage. It might be used for other things in the future once I get to know the product better.
I'd also love to be able to connect to it over the internet, be it mobile or somewhere offsite. Cloudstorage if you will.

The NAS I had in mind was the Synology DS920+ paired with (for the time being) 2x 8TB drives (also not sure whether to go for WD or Ironwolfs)
Is this a solid choice? Or WAY too much for what i'm going to be using it for?

Love to hear your advice!

Crucial have a set of 32GB dual SODIMM or a 64GB dual SODIMM if money is not a problem which would you do with and what m2 nvme size wold you go with

Hi, I am a professional photojournalist based in Belgium... I love your channel and I found this site which is amazing....

So after more than 10 years backing up over 1 million photos on 4TB external hard drives... I have 15 of them plus a WD Elements of 12TB as main hard drive to edit the photos in Lightroom plus I am deciding to move into NAS, but I am completely lost on this....

I would need between 24 to 32TB 4bays NAS, ideally to also use it for editing not just for back up and being able to use them on my travels also to access to the pics remotely and if possible to edit them also ( not something often)...

What NAS and HD would you recommend me

Thanks a million

Best

Hello guys, so I'm planning to start a home NAS at the request of my wife who is a major video/photo hoarder. Our requirements: On the fly photo/video upload for emergency cases (for travels), redundancy for long term family photos/videos storage, media streaming to our LG OLED/SAMSUNG 4K TV (1080p to 4K media) and games and software backups.

Here is my question: is DS220+ (460$) enough? I can cough up 200+ more for a DS920+ (688$) if needed but I would like you to help me optimise my costs for my use case. I'll be getting 2x 4TB WD Red Plus for 110$ each.

So here is what I'm planning:

The DS920+ will be directly connected to my router. Users will be my desktop, laptop, our phones, LG and Samsung TV. I will be running on PLEX for the media server but I read about transcoding and etc so could you elaborate cause I don't really understand it. I'm planning to get a Nvidia shield TV pro for the living room tv for computer games streaming as well as dedicated PLEX player

Hi, I have been following your channel since the very first though about buying a NAS came to my mind. Recently I have ordered the Synology DS1522+, 5 x 20 WD Red drives (cause of the massive discount they offer right now), 2 x 4TB NVME for caching (also WD red) as they seems to have more they double of the lifespan comparing to all lover capacities and also found a decent discount for them. I have the new 10gbs nic for the set so the last puzzle I need will be the memory. I know I can go with the recommended (officially supported) synology memory, but 1 - its expensive for what it is and 2nd I wonder if the 32GB limit could be pushed even further. Can you please recommend me the way out of this?

Hi, I am looking for a media server for my movie collection. This is what I have in my Amazon cart but I am still undecided if this is exactly what I need. I am currently using two WD external hard drives WD_BLACK 5TB P10 Game Drive - Portable External Hard Drive HDD, however I am afraid after all the work i have put into making copies of my movies I will lose them without proper back up and I do use plex. To let you know I am 74 years old so when you exlpain things I will take some time to sort it all out. Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07X5MMGWG/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1, https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B09QMSS528/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1, https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B084ZV1DN8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1, https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B087Z34F3R/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1. Thank you for your time and expertise.

Hello!

I discovered your videos two days ago and now I am geeking out over SSD specs for my PS5 expansion. I have watched several of your videos and now my main concern is the operating temperature of the SSD.

In one of your videos, I remember the WDBlack SN850 running a little hotter than the Seagate Firecuda 530. I play my PS5 regularly, but not heavily. Do you have any concerns about the longevity of this SSD? Amazon has it on offer for $207 with heatsink.

Would you recommend that or going with the Firecuda?

I also noticed you had a decent first impression of the Nextorage; is there a particular reason that one didn't make your Summer 2022 recommendation list?

Thank you for your in depth videos and explanations. I had no idea I would be this interested.

After powering down the DS1515+ it simply won't power on again. Given its several years old, I am looking for a replacement that would this time handle the PLex server/playback. I have looked at various videos you have hosted and I am unsure on how to best proceed. Given my old data is still on the 5 bay array (1 drive redundancy, using the synology raid system), I think I am limited to having to upgrade to a Synology NAS to have the drives/raid slotted directly in? This would mean the 920+ would not suit, and perhaps I would need to consider a 1520+, but given it's currently priced at $1200, it seems quite expensive for an older system, and I am again stuck with just 5 bays (I have several additional 4TB drives that I was hoping to use)?

What would be the current best Synology option for me to migrate to and enable it as a capable plex server/player?

Can I also consider QNAP solutions? - although I am concerned whether I can get my drive data back if I stick my drives them into QNAP...





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