Hi there,

To start, thanks for all the detailed info you put out into the world!

I'm looking for an uncomplicated setup to host all my media, including 4k, that I can access from inside and outside the home and potentially to allow some friends to access if it doesn't change things greatly.

I'm aiming for 16tb, with a 16tb backup but room to grow, so probably a 4 bay with 2 being used for the 2 x 16tb for the minute.

It would be nice if it wasn't noisy and i'm undecided between Plex or Jellyfin.

I've watched an absolute ton of your videos but have to admit, I'm still not sure what would tick all of those boxes (the NAS builder on your site just brought up the Asustor AS5404T and I'd not even heard of that brand in my searches!)

Thank you in advance for any advice you can offer.

Cheers
Ant

The NAS is primarily going to be used for video recording in out of office hours (3 cams) and as i timemachine/backup server.

However, being able to run some containers or lightweight VM would also be lovely!

Currently I have a Synology DS209+II doing just fine (camera + backup) but it's not new.
Dual NIC with LACP is also a plus, 10G is not necessary, but nice.

I've been looking at the 923+, mainly because I know Synology.
I have 4 x 8TB drives + 2 x 1TB M.2 ready for installation.

Hello,

I found reServer that could be nice and small 2 x drive NAS and I can see that you did not review it:
https://www.seeedstudio.com/reServer-Compact-Edge-Server-powered-by-11th-Gen-Intelr-Coretm-i3-1115G4-p-5087.html

Maybe you will find it enough intriguing to review it.

Best regards
Dobrosław Żybort

Hi, I have a couple of Cloud storage services (OneDrive and IceDrve about 3TB in total), but I've been looking at either replacing them or have them run alongside a home NAS system. To be fair I don't need that much storage, but I guess my interest was sparked by the relatively low cost of a WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra with a pair of 4TB drives, so your article was a great help, but I didn't really come to a decision as to what to buy. I have looked at QNAP's new TS-216G which I'm not sure has been released yet because I can't find any prices or stockists yet but I've email QNAP for some further information. I guess my concern is the complexity of software, I'm a reasonably proficient PC/Laptop user, but I'm certainly not what you'd call an expert on hardware or software so I'm looking for a simple easy to use cloud storage NAS that I can access my files from any connected device in an easy and simple manner, a lot like my OneDrive which I think is excellent.

Hi Robbie,

I have put myself in a pickle; I previously had a DS920+ and performed a Hyper Backup of an important folder about 1.2TB in size to iDrive e2 cloud storage.

Fast forward, I have now replaced the DS920+ with a TS-264 (didn't need or used the extra 2 bays on the 920+) as I wanted a newer gen CPU for Plex N5105 vs J4125 totally forgetting about the iDrive e2 backup

Now that I need access to that folder, I downloaded all 1.2TB of the backup via my Qnap Active Sync and thought I could use Hyper Backup Explorer to extract it...but alas, I discovered it does not have the required .bkpi file that Hyper Backup explorer requires and the backup is in a proprietary format (chunks and pools).

This brings me to my actual question; no doubt I need to purchase a Synology NAS to restore this backup on iDrive e2. What I am unsure about is:

Which is the cheapest new or used Synology NAS that runs DSM 7.2 that supports BTRFS and Hyper Backup (probably an easy question)

Thanks in advance

Somehow I have done a configuration on the 4 drives but wanted to use the QNAP External Raid Manager

Switch Choice?: Net Gear G110EMX or MS510TXM or recommended
UPS: APC Smart-UPS SRT 2200VA 120V Online Double-Conversion or Eaton 9SX 2000VA 1800W 120V Online Double-Conversion UPS or recommended

Load needed: 1800w (1769w)
Printer: HP Office Jet Pro 7740 is 37w
Monitor: 300w
Switch: 30w
NAS:52-17w
Sound system: Logitech bZS906 5.1 500W
CAD Computer System :850w
RJ45 Network card 1x Intel 2.5G, 1 x 10Gb Marvell AQtion
Intel i9 14900k 24c /32t(8p/16e cores)Boost up to 6.0ghz
MB: Asus ProArt z790-Creator Wifi ATX DDR5
RAM: 96 GB 5600mhz (2x48) max 192GB
PS: 1200 w Gold Fully Modular (Asus/Seasonic) tested at full load of 800w

Let me know what you think would be the best choice for a switch and UPS (Synology has not tested these choices to work with DS1522+ possible compatibility issue)

We have a Synology NAS DS920+ It has worked well for 3 years.
Then the number 1 (4gb) drive was declared faulty so we replaced it with a 12gb drive of the same brand.
Since doing that the NAS will not connect to the PC. It has gone from bad to worse. Now it declares that the 12gb drive is faulty. We need help and will pay for what ever help you can give.
Firstly should we give up on the 12gb drive and buy a new 4gb drive?
After that we would hope you could advise us on getting it to connect to the PC. The PC can see the NAS but the PC cannot see any files.
I hope you can help, Neville Howes

I'm Network attached storage looking for something that it's powerful enough just to run high definition but still have storage options of you know so can expand if I need to I have asustor as1102T I found it kind of underpowered and looking for something a bit better being looking at TERRAMASTER F4-212 4

Hello

Have been close to pulling the trigger on a NAS for awhile now. I’m maxed out on several 2TB external hard drives that I store raw photos, 4k video, and phone backups to. I do photo and video editing for personal projects and sometimes for paid projects.

Initial research has me trying to decide between the Synology 923+ and 1522+ and maybe adding two 16GB drives to start. Seems like folks say if the $100 doesn’t matter to you then best to get the 1522+. Is that the case?


Also wondering if it is worth waiting for their next models to come out (guessing announcement by year end). Seems like a long time to wait and the current models are probably plenty capable (and upgradable) for my purposes as a first time user.

Any thoughts between the two or waiting? And recommendations on drives?

Thanks!
Calvin