First, thanks so much for the YouTube channel. It took me some time to find your stuff for some reason, but I think you're the most balanced.
I've been using cloud backup and external hard drives for years, and I'm looking to be more intentional with data management. I was looking to buy a 4- or 5-bay NAS and I've found myself spinning in circles online. I want to backup 3 MacBooks (varying vintages), and photos from 2 iPhones and 3 iPads. I also want to consolidate all my external hard drives (usually about 1-2 TB of used space) into one place. And I would like to install a Plex server so that I can play some of the movies I've ripped from my old DVD collection. I was hoping to be a responsible adult and back this up to BackBlaze or another backup provider.
I've been going back and forth between Synology and QNAP. I only wanted to spend up to about $600. It seems like Synology basically isn't an option so I should focus on QNAP. Based on the above request, do you think I'm asking for too much and I should increase my budget? I'm somewhat tech savvy (I just started messing with Docker), but I also want a solution that mostly works without a lot of fidgeting.
Hello, curious if you guys have ever attempted to utilize the m.2 as a storage pool on a Synology 920 plus via this GitHub post.
https://github.com/007revad/Synology_M2_volume
I am a hobbyist photographer and personal travel video creator. Recently, I started working as a free volunteer with a local sports non-profit as they are building a photo/video studio where I will collaborate on shooting photos of athletes and recording/editing a podcast. I need to consolidate my personal files (around 4-5 TB) and store the non-profit’s photo and video files. I plan on setting up a NAS at my home office or the studio (wherever it makes more sense in the future) to store all the data. The studio and my office have 1 Gbps internet, and some other volunteers might need to access the organization files periodically for collaboration. I have binge-watched a million of your videos but can’t decide whether to go the DIY route or an off-the-shelf solution. I have built a Hackintosh and PC in the past, but I am primarily a great step-by-step build guide follower. HELP!
Some time ago I received the CWWK Q670 Motherboard, the version that has a 2 SFF-8643 onboard ports instead of the 8-sata ports. I originally ordered that one, but they decided to send me this version instead as the 8-sata port version wasn't available anymore. I decided to give this one a try, so I've been experimenting with it to see what would be a good layout for a combination of HDD and NVME disks.
According to the attached picture, from their product page, it should be possible to change the onboard SFF-8643 PCIe connector from 4 PCI3.0 x 1 signals to 1 PCI3.0 x 4 signal via the BIOS, but so far I haven't figured it out which setting(s) this would be. I checked everything that made sense, but no luck so far. The BIOS version is the one that came with the board, I couldn't find a more recent version on their support page. There's one for the Q670 8-sata version, but attempting to use that one results in the error "The host CPU does not have write access to the target flash area.", which probably indicates it's not a suitable BIOS version.
I've tried to contact CWWK support for 2 weeks now, with no reply yet. Any ideas would be very welcome.
Hi, I am desperate for some advice, i have been watching your youtube videos, I live on a farm where we have no direct wired broadbands to our house, our house wifi is draytek and is all linked through the farm so touching or changing this is not an option. I get terrible latency with ethernet wired connection too my PS5 from the draytek machine so am taking it upon myself to get my own wifi for the bedroom for ps5 purposes only! I have been advised that perhaps a 4g/5g wifi option is best for me. Could you please offer any advice and or propose something that would be ideal for my situation. If you need my address it is Me9 0JT The Willows.
I am a competitive gamer on the PS5 so low latency is a must have! please help. Thank you.
after pouring through the various options available I have narrowed it down to DS224+ and TS-262 but can't quite decide which one to go with. Below is what I aim to use it for
1. Store and view photos / videos from iphone/android from anywhere. I am selling the idea of a NAS to the missus on this usecase since she is frustrated with her iphone storage running out frequently and I don't want to fork out for icloud.
2. Media server with directly play, transcoding is not very important
3. Ability to download from https/bittorrent etc. using a VPN connection
4. Access the content of the NAS securely from anywhere
I understand both these models can achieve all of these. I am inclined towards QNAP however the software superiority of Synology is giving me pause. I just want to know if DSM and QTS 5.2 are on par with functionality. I don't mind fiddling around the setting or some DIY if that is what is needed for QNAP.
I’m looking to buy my first NAS system to run Plex Media, family photos and home security cameras.
Living in Australia we never really get access to the latest tec but after watching your YouTube channel and seeing what is available online I have stumbled upon the new Terramaster T9-500 pro which is only available on Amazon AU.
I was wondering your thoughts on there new system?
