What would be a better buy? I’m considering DS918+ vs DS1019 or maybe RS819.

I want to be able to manage my NAS as a domain controller, surveillance cameras backup plus backup for computers and use at a shared files server.

DS1019+ is the newer model vs 918+ but with one extra bay and I think more memory.

RS819 is rack mount and would love to get that one because I have a rack at my house but I think the services that can provide is far less than my other two options.

My total number of users will be from 1 to 7 plus the surveillance camera (8)

Thank you

Hi, I LOVE your videos! Great job.

I've watched 2-3 of your videos on RAID levels and read the article and you never say which one is the best. I know you are going to ask me about my use case (home entertainment and file storage) but my question is disregarding use cases which RAID is best when you consider all factors? Which RAID do you use?

Thanks,

Andrew

Hi

I have the opportunity of purchasing a used TVS 872XT 16gb, my question is the NAS is supplied with 4 x 10tb skyhawk drives. I have the option of replacing them with 7 x 4tb Iron wolf drives. All hardware is less than 1-1.5 years old.. Price with either drive option is 1300 GBP.
Also their is an option of a 500gb M2 for 50 GBP. Ill be using it for PLEX, cloud and maybe VMs. Would it be worth it.

All the above is an upgrade to an home built N54L 4tb WD reds x4 running xpenology (5yrs old)


Regards Paul

Great you tube Channel, keep up the good work

Hi Rob,

First I'd like to thank you for sharing all the great info on this website. I currently use a 8 years old Buffalo Linkstation 2-bay NAS (2x 2TB, RAID1) and would like to move to a new 4-bay one, initially fill it with 2x 8TB disks, using the LS afterwards for external backups.

As an owner of both an iOS and Android phone (preferring iOS), I limited my scope to Synology NAS', as the DSM apparently is more user-friendly and "iOS alike". I'd like use the NAS for storing and managing my huge amount of fotos, music and video files. I therefore think that the DS918+ should perfectly fit my needs. Following my questions:
- as I'm not in a total rush, should I wait until Synology releases new 2020 models?
- is the DS918+ an overkill for my needs, means a DS419 would be more than enough?
- does the DSM have a functionality to automatically backup (selected files/folders) on my existing LS (RAID 0)?
- I currently organise my fotos in a folder structure like YEAR > MONTHS > DAY. Can I keep that structure but also make use of the additional functions offered by a photo app with e.g. face recognition, without changing that structure?
- how can I protect a NAS system against viruses and hacker attacks? Is there a kind of firewall installed or can be installed?
- what NAS HDD has currently the best price per TB ratio (8TB or even more)?

Thanks a lot.

Best regards,

Andreas

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I think I have a good idea of what I need, but saw this article and I thought I would reach out.

NAS will be used for local backups of 1 PC, 2 Windows servers and 1 MAC. About 1TB of media for Plex server. Currently, Plex is running on a standalone Dell server running HpyerV, but thinking it might better to run it off a NAS.

Looking for plenty of room for growth as well.

I'm thinking of DS218+ or DS718+

DS718+ as I probably need a way to run a WindowsServer2016 virtual machine