I run a video post production as a solo operator, I do work from editing files, color grading and deliverables.
Recently I purchased a QNAP TVS-H1688X, with the idea to expand my raid system (5 x 8tb Ironwolf Raid zero on external enclosure via Megaraid)
I'd like to move those drives to the QNAP, and build a RAID 5 using the 12 HDD 3.5 slots, but reading the HDD description, they are recommended for 8 bay, and after that it is the Ironwolf Pro.
This system is not running 24 x 7, and I noticed that this QNAP model has 8 bays in the lower area, and 4 bays in the upper area (plus 4 extra SSD bays).
I'm very inclined to populate it with the Non-pro Ironwolf, since I can't replace all the drives to Pro version at this moment.
I was wondering if you have any insight whether the whole vibration is an issue in this model, since the 8 bay and 4 bay are indeed separated and not contiguous. And if perhaps this is some design move from QNAP to allow us to use Non-pro drives without failure.
Thanks!

Thank you for taking the time to look at my question.

I am a novice!

I have Synology 415play (SHR config with DSM 6.2.x) which has maximum capacity of 4 x 6TB HDD and which I am close to filling with four of us backing up + multimedia. I was looking at moving to a 420+ or possibly a 920+. I was hoping that would be really easy and a case of just moving the 4 WD Red HDDs from one enclosure to another. And then buying bigger new HDDs over a period.

But then I see an article that says that that might not be possible with HDDs from a DS415play. Is that right? It's not easy?
How do I do it without having to buy a new enclosure and new HDDs??

Many thanks for any advice.

Hello

I am looking to invest in a NAS that can sync files on my devices to the NAS then push these file to separate cloud storage that they use - OneDrive, Dropbox, iCloud.

I also want to use it to store my archived music and video production projects and sync these into iCloud

The goal is to build resilience to our storage profile, so data is stored on individuals devices, backed up to NAS then synced to cloud.

I also want to store films and songs to stream to their devices on-demand

Hoping you can help me choose an appropriate NAS to do this.

Thanking you in anticipation.

Steve

Hello,

I currently have an WD Ultra EX 2 1gb ram which is my first nas i had for Christmas i enjoy watching you're videos by the way, however i started adding plex to the server however with it being 1gb ram and it not having high cpu to run plex i'm looking into buy a media plex nas, between Synolagy & QNAP, i was wondering if you'd recommend up to 3 servers you think be best? for 4k plex?

thanks.

I am setting up a QNAP TVS-473e. I am following your excellent setup video series--thank you.
I have added a USB-C expansion card. It has an optional SATA power connector. The card installed fine and the ports are recognized by the 473e. I want to connect the optional power connection. Unfortunately, the 473e has no available power connectors of any kind that I can find. Do you have any suggestions for an adapter to add a SATA power connector to the harness?

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Hi,

I'm having a bit of trouble deciding what NAS to choose for backup files, backup mobile photos, and specialy to have my own cloud, i have the need to access files from lots of different devices and places.

I don't really need a two bay NAS, but it can be a plus.

I also don't want to buy something that in 2 or 3 years is slow and out of updates from the manufactor.

With this, i'm inclined to a Synology, some freinds have them, and they all say good things, but they are somehow expensive versus de Qnap ones.

If i could spend like 200 euros would be ideal, because the other 100 euros would be for a 4TB disk. The cheaper Synolgy models with single bay costs about 110 euros, and that's cool, but they only have 512MB RAM and i don't know if that's enough future proof. The DS 22oj also has 512MB RAM, and that's a shame. For the same price (around 180 euros) i can get the QNAP TS-230, with same processor than the DS220j, but with 2GB od RAM! 4x more RAM

Is it a good choice for what i want, the QNAP? Remember, personal backups, mobile photo backups (google photos like feature) and personal cloud so i can access files fron everywhere, for personal use and work.

Thank you so much for reading this, and keep up with the awesome work and videos on youtube.

Take care

Best regards

Rui Moura
Portugal

Hello NasCompares
I am ready to spend big on a NAS for video editing and I have a last-minute dilemma before I pull the trigger and spend all of my savings..

I teach Animation here in Miami and my home setup has about 7 workstations mac&pc. I have over 10 DAS raid boxes laying around and I plan on upgrading to one big NAS for media storage and for rendering out very large image sequences from Blender. After reading your reviews and guides you have me sold on the TVS-872XT. Although I do not have computer with true Thunderbolt 3 so I do not need all of the connectivity of the TVS-872XT. I plan on just using 10GbE connections and adapters to connect everything. The TVS-872XT looks like the best pro option out there with room for me to grow.

BUT
The dilemma...

NEWEGG has this amazing deal that is too good to be true. This 400$ Asustor AS6510T Lockerstor 10 has the 10GbE that I need and it seems like it would be perfect for my home studio. Your review is very clear that is slow and problematic for multiple users but 5GbE speed range is totally fine for animation and I will be the only one editing at a time. Links Below...

Should I go large or can I cut corners? If you have any thoughts then I would love to hear your expert advice. Thank you for making all of these killer videos!!!
Best,
David

Asustor AS6510T Lockerstor 10 Enterprise 2.1GHz Quad-Core 10-Bay Diskless NAS Network Attached Storage
$429.00
item#: 14P-0016-000E1
https://www.newegg.com/asustor-as6510t/p/14P-0016-000E1?Item=14P-0016-000E1


This looks like an amazing deal https://qnapdirect.com/products/qnap-tvs-872xt-i5-32g-ram-upgrade-with-free-2-x-1tb-nvme-m-2-installed-and-ready-to-go?variant=32085750415411

I am looking to purchase a new desktop and plan to use it for numerous things, especially VMware, VIrtual Box, JAVA, LINUX, WINDOWS, UBUNTU, HYPER_V, etc. for Cyber Competitions with my student. What are the minimum/maximum requirements regarding speed, data storage, etc.

Hi. Need advice on which NAS to get for my home. Main purpose is for backups for my 3xWindows Laptops, 1xiMac, 1x iPad, 5xAndroid devices.
Thinking to hook the NAS to my TP-Link Deco M9 Pro Mesh with an ethernet cable.

Would also hope the NAS can be a cloud-like solution to replace MS Onedrive, Google Drive and Google Photos.

Initial plan is to do a 4-bay Raid 5 config.
Which Qnap or Synology model should I consider? Budget is important over features.

Last thing, do I need NAS grade drives like IronWolfs or normal Barracudas are sufficient?

Thanks a million!