04-09-2025, 08:35 PM
Long time fan and subscriber of the channel, I have been researching & waiting for the last few years, but I am still torn between ease of use software (secure) & future-proof hardware (I dont mind spending more to get higher performance if it will make a notable difference in perceived experience... Please help me determine the best 6-8bay or higher NAS model options -- Synology, QNAP, UGREEN, ASUSTOR, TerraMaster, etc. excluding Buffalo, NetGear or lower tier. Prefer at least a 8/12-core cpu with dual M.2 slots caching capability along with a 10g network port with at least another 2.5g port onboard and PCIE 4/5 slot if possible and hopefully TB4 /USB 4.0
Need to be able to use off the shelf drives particularly WD RED Plus 12TB & 6TB models as I have 5 of these already. Are there any other model drives that I should consider to fill up the raid-6 or SHR2 - Ironwolf PRO, WD Gold Ent., Hitachi, Toshiba, etc. ?
Thank you in advance for your help. All the best, Josh
Need to be able to use off the shelf drives particularly WD RED Plus 12TB & 6TB models as I have 5 of these already. Are there any other model drives that I should consider to fill up the raid-6 or SHR2 - Ironwolf PRO, WD Gold Ent., Hitachi, Toshiba, etc. ?
Thank you in advance for your help. All the best, Josh