Hello,

I am new to NAS storage. Our server just crashed and I found that we have two Drobo 5N's that were used for time machine back ups on a mac. We use backblaze for cloud back up and a 8TB usb drive for local back up. Would it be a good idea to use the older Drobo 5N's that we have and implement Backblaze B2 storage to backup the drobos and clone them to each other daily. Or is it time to replace those and is there a brand or set up you recommend? We would have about 20 users on a GB Ethernet network sharing files.

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Hi,

Watched your videos, excellent and much appreciated! I have learned a lot but am new to NAS. I have a pretty basic question but haven't seen it addressed. Currently I have just purchased a Synology DS920 and have 2 8TB Ironwolf NAS disks to install. I bought the 4 bay 920 for expansion at a later time. So setting this up with adding future disks in mind I am thinking of using SHR raid. My question is with SHR, A/ will I be getting total of 8TB like RAID 1 and B/ what happens when I fill up the 8TB disks, can I just add two more to bays 3 and 4 and they will appear as a new volume?

thanks, for your help!

I have been looking 2 and 4 bay Synology on ebay for one model back, 918s or 718s. How do you calculate fair pricing for older and in most cases used hardware. For example, I wouldn't pay $600 for a 918+ when I can get a 920+ for $550. But a 918+ with 8GB ram and a couple of 4 TB drives seems like it might be a decent deal.

Thanks
Bob

Hi NasCompares,

First off, thank you for all your contributions to the NAS community. I love your content and insight. You're rocking it!

We're looking for a NAS for our PLEX media server. I really want the HDMI option so I thought QNAP was best since their QTS software is so robust (I'm a Mac guy and wish I could do Synology, but they don't have HDMI and they're more expensive).

Currently I have a 4 bay Netgear NV+, that was outdated by the time I bought it 10 years ago (I didn't do enough research). I'd love to get transcoding as an option on my next NAS box and I want it to last 10 years without worry.

TS-X53 seems to be a good fit for me, and I'm trying to decide if it's better to go with 453 and add an expansion down the road or go all in on the 653 and get it all done now and not worry about it; being slightly less expensive than buying the expansion.

That said, is there anything coming out later this year I should wait for? Does the new QNAP gear come out during a certain quarter each year (like Apple for instance)? Does the rumor mill say that Synology is coming out with an HDMI version this year?

I have time to make this purchase and I want to get you the affiliate link. Let me know which gear you would recommend and if I should wait. Send a few affiliate links when you're ready.

Rock on My Friend,
Matt

So, I have a dead Acer H340 that had Win Home Server. I loved the software and it was as simple or complex as you wanted to make it. I was wanting to have a NAS that worked much like WHS. Here is what I would like it to do in order of priority. *Back up Windows 10 computer (Images as well as file History). I have had instances of computers crashing and losing Data. I just don't have time to reload programs and reset up. I have AutoCad and Revit for drafting which are huge files. *I would like backups to happen in the background in the evening so I don't slow computer during office hrs. *Cloud access would be preferred but not necessary. *Plex would be nice to stream movies I have on the hardrive of my Acer H340 TS video files *iTunes server is a nice to not a have to. I want a unit that can use low power when idle. I am open to a Windows 10 computer that I can just use and install 4 HardDrives and then use storage pools from windows but that may not be the most efficient use of a computer/energy use. Are there any suggestions that you can provide me with?

High speed switching between netgear NAS

Good evening,

Brought my first nas synology DS218+ 2 bay with 2 x 4tb Ironwolf drives last March totally just for Plex to be honest. I love it but now need more storage. At the time price was important and would it work well in my living room with remote access whilst at work(nightshifts where I can watch plex). Thats why I went with the 2 bay as didn't want to have made a costly mistake.

It does work well I have fibre to cabinet internet so not the best but have no problems streaming remotely. I'm worried about noise with going to a 4 bay synology and the DS920+. Currently set up via ethernet to my router in the living room. Checking your videos I'm unsure should I wait to see if there's a new 4 bay is on the horizon or as your video says go for it? My plan is the DS920+ with 4x 4tb WD red drives as a slower spin rate?

What do you think?

Thanks

Keith

I have been looking for a while and think I have a good handle on the NAS basics, I want a NAS that I can store and access mainly photos and video from multiple devices. I plan on editing the files on the NAS as well, but no video streaming. I don't really trust the cloud and would like a local storage/backup solution. I have had several external hard drives go bad and I don't really think that is the best solution for me as it takes a routine to back things up as well. I started out looking at the 2-bay NAS but it seems to me that they just another &quot;external drive&quot; with a built-in backup. For a few bucks more I can get a 4-bay with a RAID 5 set up and have the same backup capabilities.

If you agree with all that, what do you think the best 4-bay NAS would be for me?

Thanks in advance... I love your website!