08-25-2024, 07:45 PM
I am looking to upgrade from a WD PR2100 and would love your recommendations!
My primary uses are Plex, photo storage (I have approx 150k photos in raw format that I edit in Lightroom, Photoshop, Luminar and Topaz tools), video storage and editing with Vegas Pro video editing software, and general PC file storage.
I have decided to go with a 4 bay NAS this time round and have it narrowed down to the following choices:
ASUSTOR AS5404T, QNAP TS-464, Terramaster F4-424, Synology 423+.
My new PC motherboard supports 2.5 GB Ethernet so down the road I'll upgrade the switch this NAS will plug into as well - thus having support for 2.5 GB Ethernet in this NAS makes sense to me. ... no need for 10 GB Ethernet support though as no other devices in my home support it.
From the numerous reviews I've come across, I am leaning towards the ASUSTOR for the hardware features / value but am wondering how stable the sw platform is. Given that QNAP is 2+ years old now, is the hw becoming dated? Terramaster may have similar sw concerns as ASUSTOR? Synology seems to have the best sw platform, but is perhaps the weakest from a hw point of view (don't think it supports 2.5 GB ethernet either). But Synology might be the most secure (I think the other 3 got hit with ransomware over the past few years)??
I am generally comfortable using computers and IT in general, but I want to spend my time editing photos, and watching my Plex movies not solving and debugging NAS IT issues so ease of use in the software environment is important to me. As noted above though I have fairly basic NAS needs though - I won't be installing a bunch of security cameras, or running virtual machines so perhaps the software provided by all of the vendors will suffice for my needs.
Any suggestions folks can provide me on the above would be hugely appreciated!!
Finally, one additional question, with any of the above NAS devices, is there sw available such that I can back up my iphone and iPad to one of these four NAS devices instead of using iCloud? Similarly, would my wife be able to back up her Google Pixel phone to one of these NAS devices instead of using her Google Drive?
Many thanks in advance for your help,
Gary
My primary uses are Plex, photo storage (I have approx 150k photos in raw format that I edit in Lightroom, Photoshop, Luminar and Topaz tools), video storage and editing with Vegas Pro video editing software, and general PC file storage.
I have decided to go with a 4 bay NAS this time round and have it narrowed down to the following choices:
ASUSTOR AS5404T, QNAP TS-464, Terramaster F4-424, Synology 423+.
My new PC motherboard supports 2.5 GB Ethernet so down the road I'll upgrade the switch this NAS will plug into as well - thus having support for 2.5 GB Ethernet in this NAS makes sense to me. ... no need for 10 GB Ethernet support though as no other devices in my home support it.
From the numerous reviews I've come across, I am leaning towards the ASUSTOR for the hardware features / value but am wondering how stable the sw platform is. Given that QNAP is 2+ years old now, is the hw becoming dated? Terramaster may have similar sw concerns as ASUSTOR? Synology seems to have the best sw platform, but is perhaps the weakest from a hw point of view (don't think it supports 2.5 GB ethernet either). But Synology might be the most secure (I think the other 3 got hit with ransomware over the past few years)??
I am generally comfortable using computers and IT in general, but I want to spend my time editing photos, and watching my Plex movies not solving and debugging NAS IT issues so ease of use in the software environment is important to me. As noted above though I have fairly basic NAS needs though - I won't be installing a bunch of security cameras, or running virtual machines so perhaps the software provided by all of the vendors will suffice for my needs.
Any suggestions folks can provide me on the above would be hugely appreciated!!
Finally, one additional question, with any of the above NAS devices, is there sw available such that I can back up my iphone and iPad to one of these four NAS devices instead of using iCloud? Similarly, would my wife be able to back up her Google Pixel phone to one of these NAS devices instead of using her Google Drive?
Many thanks in advance for your help,
Gary