DS1825+

I think one of the main differences between somebody looking at a Unifi NAS and somebody looking at a QNAP or Synology NAS is in what they want out of their NAS. Are they looking for storage, or are the looking for a home server? The QNAP, Synology, UGREEN, etc, cater to those that want one box on t

If you happen to have gig fiber access, and none of your friends and family are using crappy client devices, and lastly, your media is all 1080p with a bitrate that doesn't exceed 10 to 15Mbps, you can easily direct stream to 25 or more remote users without your hardware having a single issue. I hav

https://www.synology.com/en-us/products/DS1825+and add one or two expansions:https://www.synology.com/en-us/products/DX525 Decent processor allows you to throw all your *Arr containers on the NAS and use the HTPC just for transcoding.

I wasn't sure if this was a QNAP forum, or the editors forum, when I got this notification. No matter what I say - I wind up insulting someone - perhaps I will wind up insulting you. This is the editors forum. It is for professional editors. Professional editors are not using iPhones and GoPro camer

The Synology DS1525+ (V1500B quad-core, 8GB, 5x3.5" plus 2x M.2) with the H10 Mini 10GbE adapter is US$910 The TS-h666TX has one less bay but has dual 10GbE, TB4, PCIe slot, and the convenience of the front-mounted M.2/E1.S carriers. It slots under the TVS-h674-i3 (i3-12100 4C/8T) which is $1799. Th

Ohhhhhh, so you mean running Xpenology on a UGREEN NASync DXP8800 Plus. That's interesting. It looks like it costs a couple hundred $CAD more than a DS1825+, though the CPU is much better. I'm guessing I would need to set up whatever the current bootloader (Arc?) is, and then install my drives? Woul

if you want a 6 drive system - buy a QNAP TVS-h674. Want an 8 drive system - buy a TVS-h874 or Synology DS1825+, DS1823xs+. Want Ubiuqiti only - then wait. Want to only spend $499 - $799 - then I can't help you. I know exactly how much money professional video editors make, and spending the money to

I do love my setup where only my TRaSH Guides containers run on my Synology NAS, while Plex, Channels DVR, and Tautulli run in containers on my Unraid powered NUC that sits on top of my Synology NAS. Having moved my Plex container from my DS1520+ in 2023, that event easily enabled my November 2025 u