I've got a DS920+ which is now full so 4 drives + a USB drive.
I need a new NAS but happy to keep the 920+ running as is so looking at another 4 bay so either QNAP TS-8G or Asustor L4 Gen 2 AS6704T

So my question is can i buy 1 of them and share the new drives with synology (DSM 7.2) so i can just add them to my existing plex server or will i have to build a 2nd plex server and add it to my plex profile?

Hi.

I have a ds920+ and I am about to try set it up.
My home internet is thru a Telstra smart modem/router.
Is it ok to plug cable from NAS to this or do I need some thing in-between like a network switch or router for safety Privacy reasons.

Thanks very much for you help mate.

Cheers

Hi,

I'm a big fan of NASCOMPARES

I'm willing to pay for the advice if satisfied ($50).
Requirements:
* Jonsbo N3 case or similar size (8 drive bay)
* motherboard
- with 6 to 8 sata ports (not shared ports)
- 64GB RAM supported
- i5/i7/19 (F) processor or similar supported
- 1gbe/10gbe network card (on board or optional)
- 2 NVME ports (on board or optional)
* i5/i7/19 (F) processor

I would like to have this hardware to work as NAS and have some VMs running
Are the chinese motherboards on aliexpress reliable to work 24/24 ?

Thank you so much

I was looking at either the new Ugreen NAS coming soon from CES 2025 you had an excellent video on. I am also looking at either the Terramaster Max 6Bay I believe its the f6424 max or i’m looking at the lockerstor 6 bay gen 3.

Uses: Plex/Emby/JellyFin (Movies, TV series, Anime, possible mobile upload remotely) mostly accessing NAS from home and some remote access. Qbittorrent as well, and VPNs through either SurfShark or NordVPN

VM: I want to create a few VMs I like parallels (this actually might be installed on M4 Mac mini instead)

Little to none video editing from a action camera and some iPhone

I am in no rush I currently have approx 40TB of stuff currently

Access will come from home from M4 Mac mini, some PC laptops, Streaming devices, and other computers. As well as the same remotely.

Thank you

I am looking to upgrade some drives in my DS1522+. On the compatibility guide I see ST14000VN0008 and ST12000VN0008

On Amazon I can see ST14000NE0008 and ST12000NE0008 what is the difference? Will these be ok do you think. I know Synology will say they are not tested, but I was interested in your thoughts or experiences.

can the DMS-106XT be wall mounted?. and if so how?

I am looking of solution using SSD (for quiet operation) but with minimal or no maintenance needed as I do not have time for that (assume Synology should be gold standard here but I do not find fitting HW).
1. Storing personal files and documents
2. Storing images/pictures
3. Backup of home devices
4. NAS backup to cloud
5. NAS backup to physical 3rd storage solution
6. Access needed mostly in local network only (does not have to run all the time)

What combination of NAS, SSD, cloud and external drive would you recomend?

What alternative M.2 SSDs would provide adequate performance for the TERRAMASTER F4-424 without being overkill?

Was wondering if you tested this bosrd by CWWK

Q670-8Bay NAS Mini ITX Motherboard

With a i5-13600KF part # BX8071513600KF

4 WD RED Plus 4TB NAS Desktop Hard Drive, SATA III w/ 256MB Cache

A U-nas 810a case.

Wondering if this would be compatible and if you have tested the MB.

Hi

I use Mac, and as it does not have a intel procesor, it’s not that easy to get a windows server up and running and running it in Azure, becomes expensive very fast

I have been looking at tha Asustore pro, but as you mention in your review it’s a mess with the different speed of the nvme

so ideally I want to connect via thunderbold 4/5 directly, have a 1 max 2 VM running at the same time and use the wifi so others can share files and use it as my timemachine backup as well