NAS Plex media server

[Enquiries]

First thank you for all the testing you have done as i have watched a lot of your You tube videos and this has not only saved me time but hopefully money as well.

I am after a 16TB NAS mainly for my Plex media server streaming up to two 4K streams with a bit of space for files as at the moment I have Plex on my HP Z800 Workstation with 8TB RAID (4*2TB WD Red's).

I was hoping for a NAS with an SPF+ port so I can connect it straight to the 10GB port on my switch but the QNAP is a bit on the expensive side just for that feature.

The Synology by the looks of it will do the job but no SPF and limited models with Intel Processors. I can combine the two 1GB ports to help with the bandwidth, hopefully one port per stream if needed.

The HDD comparison was very good and even though i normally go for WD Red's the Synology HDD's did look like a good choice even with the high price tag.

It looks like i have little choice but to buy the DS920+ with 4 Iron Wolf Pro 4TB HDD's or Synology one's, 4GB RAM and the addition of the 400GB M.2 SSD Drive.

Can you suggest any alternatives or even waiting till the new Synology NAS comes out hopefully soon with an Intel processor?

Thanks
Gordon

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Yes, there is not many models with SFP+ port. But you can use this adapter in your switch to be able to connect RJ45 10Gbit https://nascompares.com/answer/10gb-t-to...converter/
Synology seem to phase out home market and multimedia users, I would not expect their future models. Qnap instead are releasing more media-friendly models.
Synology drives are simply relabeled Toshibas drives, they don't make drives nor do they have expertise how they work. They say they have their firmware, but they don't specialise in HDDs. All Toshiba there.
DS920+ is a multimedia-friendly choice. But it is too weak to transcode 4K. This feature is not necessary for local streaming though. If you do need remote 4k transcoding, keep additional small video files for that purpose or get Xeon NAS or GPU upgradable choice.
DS1522+ has 10gbe upgrade option and will cope with 4k locally.


I hope this helps.