Hello!

i recently started to swim in the NAS sea, and luckily i found your website that helped me really a LOT.
I just read many of your reviews and comparisons, but i've still an open question.

I'm looking for a cheap nas for my home to keep my data centralized and safe with RAID1 and monthly backup on external HDD.
I'm also really interested in other functionalities like remote files access, surveilance, possibility to organize and stream my music wherever i am from my smartphone (little less interested in film streaming, i've 2 LG smart TVs and Netflix...i'm ok with that), torrent client etc... i don't plan to make a heavy use of them but... just use them.

I reduced my search to 3 models (followed by the best prices i found in my region) :

QNAP TS-230 - 206€
QNAP TS-228a - 165€
SYNOLOGY DS220j - 165€

The TS-230 costs about 25% more than the others two, and I wish to save that money unless it is really worth it.

So... my question is, which NAS would be a better choice considering they cost exactly the same? QNAP TS-228a or the newer SYNOLOGY DS220j ?

A factor that can help me to choose is the quality of the software for backup on external HDD: ease of use, possibility to read the backup data from a PC instead of being forced to connect it to NAS, space occupied from the backup in relation to the original dimensions.. in other terms i simply need a your opion about that ^^

Thank you for your time for the exceptional work made with this site.

Kind regards,
Mattia.

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Hello,

Thank you for your time. I have a DS716+II and I am upgrading to a DS1019+. I have two 4tb hard drives from my previous NAS and I will be adding new drives over time. Do the new drives have to be the same brand and model as my current hard drives?

Also, do you have any suggestions on what I can do with my DS716+II after I migrate to the DS1019+?

Thank you again for your time and consideration in this regard and have a great day.

Sincerely,
Eric

Hi! Was wondering if you could help recommend a NAS. Would love something a bit future proof (thinking one with the best processors available right now, one with 2.5gbpe or higher ethernet speeds at least), latest ports etc, I'm going to be using it for a few things, PLEX for sure, some light backups (1 tb ish), general cross-device storage (looking to replace google drive), and potentially be able to spin up a VM on it. I've watched so many of your videos and it looks like there are so many options I don't even know where to start. I'm thinking I probably want to go with something on the newer side like that came out this year or late last year for the future proofing reasons.

Between my wife and I we have the following devices:

2 MacBook Pros
2 iPads
2 iPhone 10

We have a Sonos system with 6 speakers and stream music via Spotify but can download to provide music offline.
We have around 20,000 photos and use iCloud.com for storing word, excel files etc. We currently back up to the cloud and also to WD My Passport

I would like an easy backup facility and also user friendly set up. I have reasonable knowledge but I'm not a techie What would you recommend. Also what would be the cost of the drives to support this system. That seems an awful lot for you to deal with but I would really appreciate your help

Hello.

I have a small home network with a Synology DS-213j serving home/office needs and Plex. It's very nearly full so I want a second NAS, to use solely for Plex. I will then use the 213j for home/office duties only, with the two current 2TB drives mirrored.

So what can you recommend please? I'm not wedded to Synology, and I find their interface a bit clunky/inflexible to be honest but at least it's reliable I guess. However this could be different for a modern system. I'd ideally like a 4-bay NAS, and would start with a single 8TB drive possibly. Reliability and quality for me are most important. I would expect no more than 3 Plex users at a time to be using the NAS, at anything between 720-4k, more or less always on a TV. My maximum budget would be £1000 all-in, though I'd hope to spend less if I can.

Thanks in advance for any pointers... irf

Hi.
I've got a MacBook Pro and I'd like to be able to connect to 10G networks (at work, installations and also at home).
I'd like to be able to connect to both fiber and cooper networks. that's why I'm thinking in an adapter like the QNA-T310G1S (SFP+) and the possibility to buy an ethernet RJ45 transceiver.
But I'm lost with transceivers compatibilities (Juniper, Mellanox, Ubiquity, HP) , and I'm not sure if this will work and if I'll have compatibility issues.
I write to you because I follow you on youtube and I've seen that you have posted several videos about SFP+ networks and adapters, and I thought that maybe you could help me.

Will it work? Any transceiver model suggested? Any advice?
Thanks in advanced

Dear nas compares team,

I amcurrently looking to expand caoacity on my trusted QNAP TS-869 Pro as my SG Enterprise Capacity 3 TB drives started to fail one by one and their load noise was driving me mad. Partly because the NAS sits under my telly in the living room and is well within hearing distance. The flat is rather small, so another location isn't possible. I changed to first two HDD failures to WD Red 10 TB and am actually quite happy with those. Being a data hoarder I want to go for top capacity and wanted to ask of you have already made noise level comparisons of 14 and 16TB drives. I am looking for the quietest drive. Should they be considerably louder, I would keep on changing failing drives to the WD Red 10 TB HDDs.

Thanks in advance,
Chris

P.S.: I love you youtube channel. Top notch very helpful videos.

Hello,
I am searching for my first NAS solution. We are a family of four (2 adults, 2 young children) and are all Apple users. Few phones, Pads, three Mac computers. My expectation from from a NAS unit is a Media Center (probably Plexi) so I can stream from one location to several devices, including my TV (not a smart TV, no wifi) through HDMI. Second of all I am looking for a remote access (not from home) to files and last but not least a backup solution (Time Machine). I would also like to have folder I can share with third parties (possibly password protected), so I can upload work related files and they can access it from their homes. I got my eyes set for a QNAP TS-253B. I intend to install 2x 4TB drives - one main and one backup/mirror (probably WD Red NAS HDD 4TB). Is this a valid solution for my demands? Or is maybe TS-251+ enough (although is a bit older then the previously mentioned 253B)? What would be your suggestion?
Thank you in advance!
All the best,
Primoz

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