After much research on nascompares.com, I have finally settled on the F4-424. I plan to install two 12Gb drives initially and some M.2 drives for OS storage and cache. The NAS will be used for backups (Mac & PC), multimedia (Plex), file storage (both general and video editing), and possibly VM/Docker usage in the future.

1. What would be the recommended drives (brand and size) for the two slots?
   
2. I realize that the M.2 for OS storage would need to be installed initially, but does the M.2 for caching need to be installed at the time of initial setup also?
   

Hello,

I'm contemplating upgrading to this NAS and want to max 24TB in 12 slots QuTSHero RAID6. I am wondering if 24TB WD Gold is supported even though it's not listed in compatibility list by qnap.

I think they just didn't have a chance to test it yet and it should be supported?

Any ideas?

Thank you,
Anatoli

Built this exact system with NVMe 1TB drives. Multiple attempts at setting up RAID5 have worked only to fail during writes of larger files. Tried different FS, different OS's, and controlling for thermal and still no luck. Any help appreciated.

I currently use a Synology DS211j - which I have been using for a number of years.
It only has 6 TB of HDD in it (2x3TB) - and it VERY slow within DSM.
It is used for storing downloads, and for PLEX duties.
It can't play high quality video files locally it seems?

Anyway, i've moved house and looking to upgrade to a better box.
I will go with any NAS supplier.

I want it to be able to play high quality video locally and if needed, remotely after downgrading the video.
Current NAS can play them downgraded to 480p or lower over the net, depending on the connection the receiving end.

I'm torn between the ds923+ and ds423+ (because of possibility the 923 may not be good enough for the media) - but i'm open to any suggested NAS.

Thanks

Hi,

New to the forum; watched a lot of Nascompares videos,
I’ve had the Readynas 6000 Business Edition since new getting a bit long in the tooth now, contemplating a replacement ;2TB drive limit no SSD, Raidar is on the last version available and OS6 seems unobtainable

The Qnap 973ax looks interesting with both 2.5g and a 10g port, a mix of ssd hd and U2 drives
Also looking at SSD NAS units the Asustor Flashstore and the Qnap 574tx 

Why don’t more units have a display I find the display on the Readynas very useful ? Asustor do on the disk based units
As it lives in my lounge/tv room quietness is important , I put Noctua fans in the Readynas after it failed for that reason

Any modern NAS would be a step up in performance if not build quality

Synology seem solid but lack the hardware at the moment

Appreciate any ideas , feedback
Cliff in Sydney

Having just uploaded Jellyfin to my Synology NAS and have it working on my TV. I now want to have family members access the NAS through Jellyfin to watch the home movies I have on the NAS. Is this hard to accomplish?
Thank you,
Bob

Doing due diligence before buying first NAS.
I have about 25gb total personal photos between digital camera files and Google Photos. I really would like to use my NAS mainly for photo and general file storage, with a possibility of media server in the future. I would like it to function as closely to Google as possible but I am having trouble deciding between Synology and QNAP.

Things that are important to me:
- photo indexing / organization
- retaining metadata from Google and easy importing
- ease of use for tech-illiterate
- good mobile app (Android)
- sharing between 2-10 users
- and of course security

It seems that price-wise they are pretty comparable, but the main differences are hardware vs software. Please provide advice, or pros/cons? Thank you.

We have had a family NAS for a couple of years now - a QNAP TS-230 with 2TBs in RAID 1 - perfect for all four of us for file backup. I feel like I need an upgrade as I constantly find myself using up the most storage space out of all shared spaces - in our NAS, in our shared Google Drive and my PC. I want to get a NAS for my own use. I want to dump my files (mainly photos and other documents) and have them auto-sync between my PC and the NAS like I'm doing now. I also want to start building my own media server. I intend to install Plex or something similar and start uploading rips of my Blu-Rays and DVDS. I also have an extensive music collection and I would like to be able to sync and stream. Not sure if I need to transcode. Futureproofing is essential and I want to have enough space for the next few years at best, so I am looking for a 4 bay box with at least 10 TB. Not sure if I want to start with two disks or just get four immediately. The Synology DS423+ is catching my eye.

I've been doing a *lot* of reading and watching, but not certain I've figured it out, thus the request.

I need to migrate away from a WD My Cloud 3Tb, 1 disk device. Not sure if it's gonna die, but *know* it's not an if it dies, but when. Currently ~50% full at the moment. Have offline storage of 4Tb as well.

Considering something like a QNAP TS-264 with 16GB memory, 2TB of M.2 storage and 12 - 16TB HDD storage. Primary use case is cloud storage (move away from Google Cloud, if practical) but have my own cloud capability for personal video, audio & photo storage.

It'd be nice to have it accessible remotely, and realize I may need to improve networking on my side (VPN, etc.) for that to happen as I go deeper into this.

Any alternates that I should strongly consider? Thanks!

LAN only NAS. Own ReadyNAS Business Pro RAID5, 6x2TB, (full) & Synology DS1019+ 5x10TB RAID6 (Full). Considering QNAP TS-1655 & QNAP TVS-h1688X. I looked @ DS-3622 but Synology wants branded HDs. Plan: Populating w EXOS 24TB, RAID6. Network is currently mostly 1Gb w some 2.5GB & WiFi 7. Like that 1688 is 10G out of box (longevity w/o cost of upgrading) & comes w 32GB ECC vs 8GB non ecc. Gen 4 M.2 vs Gen 3. Gen 2 usb 3.2 vs Gen 1 on 1655. 2030 availability of 1655. Unfamiliar w QNAP OS. As I understand it, QTS is the best option to suit 1 large storage pool where that storage is increased simply adding more 24GB drives?What does expanding look like w expansion units? Any way to have a second large Raid 6 storage pool (or expand the original) using the expansion units? Suggestions for 2xNVMe & 4x2.5 SATA SSD that do well in a NAS environment? Looking & units w high TBW/DWPD. So far looked @ Intel SSD DC P4511, Samsung PM893 & Intel D3-S4610. Suggestions for RAM for 128GB ECC?