In my world 27 minutes isn't a long video especially when its full of useful information. I already have a homebuilt NAS running UnRAID but I'm watching anyway. 😎
Using terra f2-223 for a month 241028. First time seeing a long straight line of single hdd 280 MBps files transfer speed. Currently still running is very old slow wd ex2 clocked 50k+ hrs. Selected terra for its big discount with good specs.
I've always had Synologys (3 DS9XX+ models now, and recommended many to friends/co-workers and family over the 10 years) and have always been really very happy with them, up until recently that is, when I look at the current upgrade/replacement options on offer. It looks like they've pretty much cut middle ground "SOHO/Enthusiast" users out of the picture, making us choose between higher priced "business" orientated units, or lower specced "home" use units! Maybe my next NAS will have to be Qnap! I just don't look forward to all the tinkering and maintenance that Synology save you from so very well and I'll certainly miss DSM.
My 2012 synology "home" model just started failing. I haven't had time to diagnose it yet, but it is a reasonable longevity and it was reliable during those 12 years. But like you I am not impressed with their model lineup in the past few years.
Robbie, I got a WD Mycloud EX2 Ultra for my first NAS about five years ago. The real problem with the WD products are that they are woefully under powered with 1.3 GHz CPUs and what passes for a Manual or User's Guide is incomprehensible. It still works and has a job as household's scratch drive, but my two Synology NASes to all the work.
It just feels like wd is getting left behind for NAS in terms of competitiveness in particular for software. Recently their cloud solution got hacked into. Synology, QNAP, Asustor, Truenas and Unraid are good picks if you are looking for a nas. Not sure about Terramaster cause i never looked into it. Truenas has another advantage. It's free and has zfs. Although for a beginner the initial learning curve to setup and manage it may be a bit higher compared to the other alternatives mentioned. But once you figure it out, it's not that hard. One of the important factors for a newbie, they may want a prebuilt NAS because they have no idea what components to get or the skills to assemble it themselves. This is one advantage brands like Synology, QNAP and Asustor have over the others, and also comes with some sort of support. Not to say you can't get a prebuilt for truenas and unraid, there are those as well if you look around. I settled with a QNAP since it just works and is prebuilt. When the firmware is end of life, i was able to flash truenas to replace the original QTS OS. So this breathed in extended life with an actively maintained OS. So just because you buy 1 brand, doesn't necessarily mean you'll be stuck on that nas OS forever. There may be an option to reflash with an actively maintained os assuming it can be supported, so DYOR.
I like the flexibility you describe with QNAP, but to be clear.. I assume you would have to effectively wipe the drives and reset up raid if you switched over to qnap, correct ? I’m on synology using shr so I don’t know if qnap is also “proprietary software raid” as well
@@ZajaxFilms if your moving from a synology to a qnap using the same drives, meaning u plan to move the hard drives physically to the qnap, then in that situation, backup first elsewhere, then wipe the drives (i used a hdd docker to connect to desktop pc to then wipe partitions and do a quick format), then insert into the qnap then setup a new volume. 4 drives u can do raid5. same approach if your doing it in reverse, going from a qnap to a synology or any other nas solution. raid stand alone isn't meant to be a backup by itself anyway.
Love your channel but would also love to see more on long term reliability of units. I have just recently purchased the Qnap TVS-472XT-i3 although I love the unit and have go it fully expanded I hear horror stories of these units failing after Two years. This could in many cases also be caused by recommendations by many RU-vid reviewers of putting them away in a cupboard or other enclosed area to avoid hearing noise this certainly would not help longevity and in most cases would cook the units and cause premature failure. I always keep an eye on the temperature of my unit and increase the fan settings when required ie if it is set on quite mode and we have a temperature increase. Keep up the good work.
Great video! I currently have FreeNAS running on a Dell T410 server with 6 hard drive bays, and after watching your video, you have convinced me to stick with my current server and upgrade to TrueNAS Core for it's security and it's ability to recover from 1-2 failed drives without losing data. Thanks for the great video!
I have 2 of the Synology 9 bay (DS18xx) units and want to note that they are far more than NAS. The Synology DS18xx units are complete servers .. capable of not only DHCP and other mundane chores but also are capable of hosting VMs be they Docker containers or VirtualBox etc. Highly recommended.
Thanks to you I discovered Unraid, now that my 12 yrs old loyal Thecus N4100Pro is doing its job hanging together from hopes, dreams and duct tape, ready for retirement.
Discovered your channel a few months ago and I chose the TERRAMASTER F4-423 based on your extensive/exhaustive review..( the look on your face as you tried to put it back together is comedy GOLD.) Installed TrueNas on 4X WD 12 TB HDD's , installed 32 GB's of RAM and 2X 1TB nVME's as cache and this thing is smooth like 'buttah'. BTW , have you ever noticed how few seagull's there are around Oriental restaurant's?🤣
As a Synology DS918+ owner who bought that model based on the raving about Synology's software and who has used it for 4 years, I don't see why their software is so raved about, as I feel like it gets in my way and doesn't have the capabilities I need (their Reverse Proxy GUI for example is no where near as fully featured as proper nginx configs) much of the time... but I'll freely admit to not giving a single solitary fuck about any of their first party apps either, as I'd rather use Docker Compose, Nextcloud, Jellyfin, Bitwarden, Backblaze B2, etc., and I don't have surveillance cameras, etc.
I bought a My Cloud Mirror EX2 a very long time ago, and although it has almost no use other than back up, I still get regular OS updates from WD. How many of the competitors still provide updates to their systems well after warranty expires? I need to buy a new NAS, and this is an important factor in the decision I make. WD although favourable from that POV - don't seem to be updating their NAS solutions with any kind of urgency. The range is well ...pretty ancient, and with that, vastly underpowered.
as a previous long time user of PLEX and now a 2 year user of Emby, I can say without hesitation that emby appears to be more robust in reliability and maintainability.... by a lot!
I had a WD DL4100 which ran fine for 7 years with just a couple of drive failures. However I have been forced down a path of changing it after it completely stopped working. It appears to be “bricked” due to a known fault with the Intel Atom chip. Still, I got 7 years out of it.
Okay.... I'm confused. This video says that Synology and QNAP are the way to go for Plex servers, but in previous reviews NASCompares recommends Asustor, especially the Lockerstor Gen 2 because of its processor with embedded graphics, whereas the latest from Synology use older processors or processors without graphics so Plex transcoding is very limited. Am I missing something>?
I recommend lots of different NAS' for Plex based on different price points and scale (eg, currently the BEST is the TVS-h874...but that NAS is also £2500!). That's why I have to be broad in comparing WD (the brand) vs Q/S (the brands). Because Q has better hardware, software and price points. Whereas S is way, way more efficient in its power and means the Plex server runs will less impact. I do explain this + the whole 'need for integrated gfx in conversions in the vid. Hope that explains it better
Thanks for the video. I have an 4th gen i5 as a samba server and it has issues uploading 2.5gb bandwidth. It can receive at 2.5gb and that is my reason for wanting to upgrade.
Do your onboard drives support sufficient bandwidth to saturate a 2.5 Gb/sec uplink? This would require at least 4-5 SATA SSDs in RAID0, or perhaps 6 in RAID5... (Can't really blame the processor for all things) Certainly, a pair of spinning drives will give typically 200-250 MB/sec, and you'd need quite a few to saturate a 2.5 Gbps link...
I mean...yes...probably. But then, imagine you are unaware of anything but the WD NAS that sat in the corner of your studio/office since 2014... As I mention in the intro disclaimers, I STRONGLY recommend using the chapters
Really? He is honestly quite to the point here and talking about many different aspects of many different brands. If he would simply show a pro/con list, so much of the information would get oversimplified... Maybe I'm starting to sound old now (26, so not THAT old... right? :P), but get the feeling that with TikTok, RU-vid Shorts etc. nowadays people only desire short digestible pieces of information in a fun visual package or their brain starts melting haha
Good information. You can improve with shorter to the point video. And improve on pronunciations/enunciation. I mean... @14:20 did u just say I hate seagulls?
While not perfect, Synology has a consistently better security track record than QNAP especially in more recent years. I didn't see that touched upon in this video and was surprised.
Pretty sure deadbolt/ransomware comes up a couple of times. That said, I recorded 3 list videos with this one and it might be blurring in my mind. Regardless, I do think QNAP are a solid choice for performance and flexibility in hardware...though they aren't a patch on TRUENAS for security and Syno haven't dropped the ball really since synolocker.
@@nascompares Thank you for the reply. It was great to hear in your vid how TrueNAS has solid security out of the box (so to speak). I'd love to see you create an updated video dedicated to recent security track record comparisons of TrueNAS, QNAP & Synology. IMO, hardware/OS doesn't mean much if all of one's data gets compromised.
