Hi. I need to connect a Synology NAS to my router by wifi. I have seen your suggestions but there is no date on the article; everywhere else I find that the latest Synology NAS OS has dropped wifi support (why???). I do not want to purchase another wifi dongle (I already have several) if it's not going to work. So, is this article up to date and will the dongles you suggest (for example, you suggest 3 DLink models - I have a DWA171 and it is not recognised) work with the latest OS update? Thank you.

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I dont really have a budget but I would love to future proof myself (same as I did with my desktop computer) I own a video production company thats scaling quick! I am looking for a NAS system that I can edit 6k raw footage that I can access remotely and it keeps the speed.

I am interested in the Synology NAS for my home, but I am not sure what models to purchase. I live in a two-story house. My office is upstairs, and this is where my router and two desktop computers are. Port one of the router feeds an 8-port switch for all the equipment upstairs. Port two feeds downstairs to an 8-port switch that provides all the entertainment equipment TV, AVR-Receiver, X-Box, etc. I want to have my Movies, Music, and Photos on Plex and transcode 4K video. So I was thinking of purchasing a DS220+ or a DS720+ just for media. For upstairs, connect a DS1621+ and have two connections, one 10gbe connected directly to my editing PC for editing video and photos, a one Gbe connections for everything else. The DS1621 will be used for backups for all four PCs, running one docker container Minecraft server for my grandson, and maybe two Linux VM's. My thinking is running oneway sync for photos from 1621 to the DS220. All my main camera video files will remain on the 1621 and backed up to Back Blaze. Is this a good idea, and if so, can I get away with just purchasing DS220 over the DS720? I am open to other options. I know the QNAP QNAP TVS-672N is another option but Synology is my first choice.

I'm interested in the tvs-h1688x unit but I'm wondering if there is a removable cpu in it. You are the only current site that I see this unit on. Please let me know Thanks!

Hi nascompares.com Team
In a video „best NAS for photographers“ you perfectly described my dream functionalities and identified the Qnap TVS 872xt as the answer.
For us 8 bay seems like overkill we wonder if it is better to buy this and partly populate (prob 4-6 HDD max) or to buy the 672 xt (cheaper, less powerful)?
Thanks for your thoughts.
Best regards
Andreas

Hi, just watched KODI v19 Matrix on a QNAP NAS - Installation Guide so one problem solved. My son works away and we are trying to cut costs, my thoughts buy a Nas and transfer some of my content so he can access via a browser on his ipad or Windows laptop.
Looking at a 2nd hand QNAP TS-453Be and then the brick wall.

Do I buy new or second hand and what are my first steps.

Nick

Hi I'd like to replace my old Netgear ReadyNAS NV + with a new NAS that supports wireless connections. I think I would prefer SSD drives over HDD because I'd like to bring it along when we travel in our motorhome and with HDD drives I have to shut it down when we travel due to vibration, bumps and shakeing. It will serve as storage for about 2TB of photo files and 1TB for audio files for a SONOS sound system using HDMI ARC. The audio files will tend to grow slowly as will the photo files, although not quicly. we use Win laptops, ipads and smart tv and dvd devices. Possibly I would also use it to store and serve video files like movies. I would like a fairly small footprint, so a 4 bay would be sufficient. I have a background in IT and support my own small home network. GB ethernet support would be good as there are times when a hard connection is useful. Please let me know if you need any more information.

can you recommend a NAS and appropritae drives for this?

Sincerely,
James Wilkerson

I am purchasing a TerraMaster F5-422 10GbE NAS 5-Bay system to use as a DAS (for both storage and editing). I can't find anything on the manufacture's site that says whether I can plug directly into my PC, or if I need a 10GbE switch, so I thought I would ask and see if you knew? I've watched several of your extremely helpful videos, and decided to go with the 5 bay model, with 4 6TB Iron Wolf HDDs (to run in RAID 5) and then purchased a 2TB Iron Wolf SSD to use for the cache. I have a motherboard with a 10GbE port that I wanted to take advantage of, so I am hopeful all of these pieces with play together nicely. (I have been using a DroboPro-FS on a 1GbE connection for the last 9 years and it's getting pretty shaky, hence the upgrade.)

Thank you in advance for any help/advice you may give, and for your incredibly detailed and informative videos and reviews!

Have a Happ(ier) New Year!

- Christopher

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