Hi there I have a qnap ts 453Be with two bays with 4tb ironwood drives in raid 1 They are nearly full.

I want to buy two 10tb drives for the other bays.

I could set these up raid 1 too and have 14tb of space ?
In future If I want to replace old 4tb drives later with bigger drives say a further two 10tb drives. Can I just copy data on 1 old 4tb drive to a new 1otb drive (which I have just swapped out for one of the old 4tb drives) . Then swap out that old 4tb and set up raid 5 across the four 10tb drives ?

Or I think I can add them now and set the RAID to 5 across 4Tb,4Tb,10Tb,10TB but believe this will limit the new drives to 4tb too and only get 75% of this ie 12tb. Future wise though I think would be simpler as I could just replace one drive and reset raid. Then swap out other and reset raid.

Im am def no expert and just picking things up from internet.
So would appreciate if you could confirm the options are correct and what you think would be best.

Many thanks
Lorraine

Hi, I am running an old NetGear Duo NAS for file server and media server purposes at home. One of the thing I have liked about this one is that Logitech has provided a native Logetech Media Server (earlier Squeeze server) for this NAS in the past. Now they have dropped it from new LMS updates resulting in some services not working anymore across both the Logitech mysqueezebox.com server and the LMS server at home. Deezer is one of the services requirening seemless cooperation between the two instances.
Logitech lists only Windows Home Server 1.x under now supported NAS systems.
Do you know id QNAP or Synology or anyone else provides a good LMS support these days?

Thank you for the NAS Compares page!

Henrik

Although not a professional photographer, I have a lot of photos and recently purchased a high resolution digital camera. I have photos on 6 devices and want to consolidate them onto a NAS. I have a MacBook Pro which is now constantly out of storage.

I am not technically inclined. I started this journey thinking that the Synology DS 1520+ would be more than sufficient for my needs. However, further research seems to suggest that I should get a device that is upgradable to 10 Gbe which brought me to the Synology DS1621+

Having come this far, I am wondering if the 1821+ is more bang for the buck. I would appreciate your feedback.

Thank you.
Glenda

Hi
I want to set up a PLEX server to allow family to stream a collection of home videos (not 4k movies etc).
However, my router is next to TV and I have found NAS boxes to be noisy and distracting but I cannot easily put it elsewhere as it needs an ethernet port on the router.
I have been looking for a 'silent' NAS. Surely this is possible if I use SSD? I can only find the QNAP HS-453DX from 2017 and it looks quite dated now.

Are you aware of any suitable products please?
thanks!!

Hello!
First of all, that you for your IP camera comparison for QNAP.
I've got the following query.
I'm already using the QNAP : 4bay QNAP TS-431X.
I'd like to use the Survilience station, V5.1.5.3.2 on my QNAP.

However, I'm not sure whether your recommendation is still valid, e.g. the Reolink RLC-410 & RLC-422 cameras are compatible with my QNAP NAS.

Would you please check.

Thank you very much!

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Hi Robbie,

I am in the market for my first NAS for personal use. Although I consider myself tech savvy, it is always difficult to make 'apples-to-apples' comparisons without a lot of effort (which you do really well - thanks). I am still a little conflicted, having narrowed my choices (preferences) down to something like the Synology 920; Asustor 5304/6404; or QNAP T-453.

My use case is in two parts. The primary driver is data consolidation, protection and security as I want to collate and assure all the data I have on multiple devices including a bunch of old HDDs, phones etc - mainly photos and messages but a lot of academic material and an extensive ebook library.

The second driver is that I am about to do major home renovations and want to up-wire the house to incorporate distributed media access services, surveillance and suchlike. Having a device that can act as a home firewall, productivity hub and even hosting server is also within considerations.

I have a preference for &quot;do it once, do it right&quot; and am happy to have a higher initial investment for something I won't have to replace anytime soon. On another note, some of the brands advertise a &quot;game like interface&quot; which puts me off a bit. I am a traditional Windows/MAC user (and trainer) but have never been a gamer. I also detest Apple's iPhone OS and interface; and barely tolerate Android (which I've more or less had to do since the demise of Windows mobile).

Overall, I find myself leaning toward the Synology 920+ but have concerns over their limited interfacing and I/O options; then I question if this is really a concern?

I'd be interested in hearing your POV and any commentary you might add around potential candidates.

Again, thanks for your site, it is a valuable resource which I will certainly recommend to others,

Cheers

First let me say thanks so much. With the aid of your videos I was able to pick the best NAS system for me and I was able to set it up from your instructional videos. What I am trying to do now is set up a VPN on my QNAP system. Now QNAP has an app called QVPN, but it seems rather overwhelming for my minimal understanding of all that it offers and I was wondering if you had a video walk through for that app. Again, thanks so much for your channel. Not only did i set up my own system but I was able to help a friend get his going.

Jason

Hello NasCompares,

Please, I need help regarding some confusion I have regarding the internet and network switch for a 10gbe ecosystem. I recently bought a QNAP TS-453D along with 2 12TB Ironwolf HDDs. My plan is to set up the NAS to be used to video edit from and also backup video and photo files as an archive. The confusion I have is that I don't understand how exactly to obtain 10gbe speeds or if I even can. Even after watching a bunch of your YouTube videos (as well as others), reading through websites such as yours, and &quot;googling&quot; online, I still haven't seen a clear answer on this. Youtubers claim that now they can finally upgrade to 10gbe even though they've had access too such internet speed for years. Does this mean they've been paying for 10gbe speeds from their internet provider for no reason?

I have Verizon Fios gigabit internet speed. Am I able to obtain 10gbe connectivity from this or is there no reason to buy a switcher that supports ports above 1gbe? I looked on the Verizon website and it does not seem like they offer a faster plan than my gigabit ethernet, so I do not know how other people are achieving their 10gbe speeds. I looked through your 2019 and 2020 recommended switchers, should I get one of those 10gbe ones or just get a cheap 1gbe switch? The four ethernet ports on my Verizon fios provided router (G3100) are taken up by family, besides the single one that I am using. I should be fine using that single port to connect my own personal switch to and then connect my PC and NAS to correct? How about if I connect 2-3 gaming systems and a laptop to the switch as well. Is that fine or would I lose bandwidth by clogging up that single port (from router to switcher) if I am simultaneously running 2 - 4 different connected devices?

I definitely appreciate any insight you can offer me as to what my best set-up solution is and what to buy regarding switcher recommendations and my internet speed. Such as, also, if I should purchase a QNap 10gbe & ssd pcie adapter. Or, perhaps I should just use the two included 2.5gbe ports on the nas and link aggregate connecting those both to the switch? Or, if my max speeds are indeed 1 gigabit, then I could try out one port from nas to the switch and the other connected directly to my PC for both direct and internet access to the NAS? Lastly, I do not require a switch with too many ports. A lot of the 10gbe switchers I see have a ton of ports. I just really need for my PC and NAS - which may possibly use two ports if I link aggregate the two 2.5 connections. The game systems and laptop I would only really connect if the recommended switch mandatorily has those extra ports.

Thanks so much for your time and any help you can provide me. It has been exhausting trying to figure out answers to these questions myself. I will make sure to donate something for your efforts through your &quot;buy me a coffee&quot; donation link.

Thanks again and take care <3,

- Miguel

I have a 2-bay drive and have no room for a spare 2.5&quot; SATA SSD I have. Can I hook up a SATA SSD externally to the USB 3.x slot and still gain benefits for SSD Caching or is it pointless unless the SSD is hooked directly to a drive bay or PCI slot?

Thank you.