02-11-2023, 03:30 PM
Currently I have an old Netgear ReadyNas Ultra 6 Plus which is dying and I'm looking to replace it. In terms of my use case, currently I store all my media in the NAS with my computer serving as the Plex Server. Moving forwards, I intend have having the NAS functioning mostly as Media/Data storage (with my Mac continue to run Plex) and Time Machine back ups. Right now, my network is still 1GB but I am looking to upgrade it to 10GB soon. I am looking for a NAS that is fast enough so it can fully saturated the full 10GB connection, so it would feel the same as a USB4 SSD hdd. Currently, I'm looking at the Synology DS1621+ or DS1522+ filling it with WD 16TB Ultrastar HDD He16 or Toshiba Enterprise 16TB MG08ACA16TE drives (any preference on these two drives?). I'm afraid of security issues hence didn't consider QNAP. As the 1522+ is newer is it better than 1621+ with the exception of 1 drive short? Would they be able to fully saturate 10GB connection? Most appreciate your advice.