I’m new to NAS. I thought I did enough homework before making my purchase of 923+. Now it looks like I chose the wrong device. How do I get the most out of this unit for multimedia. Watching videos at home through Apple TV and watching videos away from home on devices like iPads and iPhones? Will plex pass handle the transcoding needs? Or what other options do I have? Thanks for your help and informative videos.

I discovered your video while searching for NAS recommendations. Initially considering DS923, your recommendation for DS1522 caught my attention. As a first-time NAS user for personal/home use, I currently rely on a LACIE 4TB external hard drive. However, I seek a more future-proof solution to store photos and videos, preserving memories for my daughter. Planning a gradual approach, I aim to start with a 12TB drive and expand later. Currently using iCloud 2TB, I hope the NAS can replace it, saving costs. With increasing file sizes, especially RAW photos and 4K videos, I estimate needing 2-4TB annually. Your expert advice is much appreciated.

I have a WDMycloudMirror box on very light duty for the last 5ish years and looking for a non WD solution to move to - ideally retaining the existing HDDs (came with WD red 2x 3Tb) as is
I no longer trust or need access via the could/web and I have a router that I can VPN back home when needed.
I already have a back up of the data on another 4TB drive and the SMART data on the current drives is still all 'good'
looking for a more up to date solution that I'll be the admin of as the rest of the family aren't up to that.
I'm generally happy with the tech side of things - I've got no current use case for streaming from the box to a TV or other device but do have home/mobile phone video that would be nice to play back occasionally
budget is tight (hence wanting to keep drives) - I like the idea of a Terramaster brand mainly due to cost and option to install alternative OS but not sure of best way forward.
Thanks

PR4100 with 4 drivesw (2 WDears 2TB and 2 WD Red 4TB) lost power and never booted again. It tries, screen comes on but dies and reboots. 4 sec and 40 sec WD reset did NOT work. I have no other copy of my data (mostly music, photos, and video). What can read these drives so I can migrate? Thanks for any guidance you can provide. WD is useless.

Hi NAS Experts,
To begin with, I would like to say that I appreciate your work that you put in recognizing storage solutions available on the market.

I run a one-person business from home. I have 2 servers (not rack) with proxmox installed. I would like to purchase a file server that would allow me to move the machines to it and benefit from them via LAN on both servers (shared storage, vmotion, etc.).
I've looked at a lot of your videos (and not only yours) and I don't know what to decide on.

What I have:
- proxmox servers with nvme/SSD drives
- 1G/2.5G network appliances expandable to 10G.

What I need:
- a fast iSCSI/NFS volume - a reliable device that will allow running virtual machines (preferably it should support NVME disks)
- a large iSCSI/NFS volume - data storage.
- network ports min. 2x 2.5Gbps

I don't care about any additional functionality beyond network resources.

Thank you in advance and best regards to your team.

We have NAS TS-431P device with 2 HDD (WD Red 2 TB). We want to expand the capacity by adding two more HDDs of 8TB each.
What is the recommended way to install the additional two HDDs.
Thank you.

Can my Ts 464 support these mvme cards for caching?
Vi5000 ssd 1tb
Wd blue ssd 1tb

Hello NAS Compares,

What do you guys think about UGREEN releasing a new NAS? And what are your thoughts on them releasing on Kickstarter? Storaxa Kickstarter causing some problems for 5K users. Do you think it is a good idea for UGREEN to release on Kickstarter?

https://nas.ugreen.com/pages/ugreen-nas-storage-preheat

Do you feel like UGREEN is an established company that will honor its prices and stand behind its new line of NAS devices? And something that will be delivered to the masses?

HI
I stream over my home network MKV and MP4 moves and TV shows in Plex both in H264/265 to my Apple TV 4k and onto my year old Sony 4K OLED. No issues with file compatibility. I do not play Plex anywhere else. I only use my NAS for Plex and Photo storage

Do I actually need to be concerned about transcoding ? As I dont think I am transcoding at all at the moment.
I ask because when I update my Terramaster 423 at some stage do I need to only consider NAS systems with built in graphics or can I look at NAS boxes with decent CPU. like the new Synology Ryzen CPUs ?

It opens the choices much wider if I dont have to buy ones with the GPU built in

I have 8 new 16TB HDD for a second 8 bay nas.
i have already an 1821+ in function.

I want a second 8 Bay
Should i buy an other 1821+ or is there an "1824+" to come to the market?
Now buying a 1821+ shortens the overall support i suppose. You know what ik mean