TS-873A

For choosing a NAS, I would also recommend looking into the NAS Compatibility sheet to see what they can and can't do. For example, The Asusstor AS6706T can only do Software transcoding 720p and only some 1080p transcode but it has Hardware acceleration with even HEVC UHD content (but only H.264 out

Yes, I would say QNAP is a more solid piece of hardware. Some people say Synology software looks nicer, but to be honest, I've been happy with my QNAP experience. QNAP IMHO is the better choice. I would recommend getting a NAS that support the QuTS hero OS. The ZFS file system is fantastic, with ded

I don't really follow the self built servers but I know the cost of my nas was $1100 plus over 1k in drives. Qnap ts-873a 4x 14tb seagate ironwolf pro and a Qnap 2.5g 8 port switch. You can get a Ugreen 4 bay for less but the drives these days are gonna be hideously priced. I buy from seagate direct

I’ve landed on NAS instead of a DAS because a lot of traveling frequently and multiple users (4-6) etc. The users are me wife and kids mostly. Perhaps a friend or two but that’s it. Can yall help me decide between a QNAP TS-673A or UGREEN DXP4800 Plus? I’m trying to follow a buy once, cry once philo

I added a 10gb sfp card in my QNAP TS-673A and it flies!

I actually installed TrueNAS onto my QNAP TS 873A hardware. The hardware supports 2x NVMe M.2. I installed TrueNAS OS onto one of these. I have a large USB external drive. QNAP ZFS is a weird proprietary version. I copied the QNAP data onto the USB drive. Created a TrueNAS ZFS pool (RAIDZ2). Populat

After lots of failed attempts and countless recreations, I finally have a solid ARR stack running on my QNAP TS-873A within Container Station. The network and VPN configuration in particular took lots of work and back & forth. AI tools were both very helpful and very frustrating. They would frequent

for 5 devices streaming blu-ray quality you’ll want at least an 8-bay NAS with decent cpu (something like synology ds1821+ or qnap ts-873a). also don’t skimp on drives, go for nas rated ones (wd red plus / seagate ironwolf). ram upgrades help too if you’re planning plex. if you’re in india, i picked