Very happy overall. I have never used Qnap but love my synology and am about to purchase another one. I have been rocking a Synology DS1812+ for 6 years now with a DX513 5 bay expansion. FWIW generally I see more powerful processors in the qnaps(for x86) for less money than comparable synologies, If you use Plex, Google the Nas compatibility sheet to see what nases can do what level of transcoding. Thanks god the community reacted and created their own independent forum (well done and lucky Synology that could save efforts). 1. Synology OS is better. Registration is free, easy and fast! Similar threads. Best NAS for Home in 2021 . They killed a forum they provided by transforming it into a mangled piece of crap (still unlinked). i'm not too familiar with DSM, i only know that for the QTS i got at least 10 years out of the ts-509 pro for security updates which is ending in 2012-12, so that seems reasonably long. for now we can use EXT4 with raid scrub (i set mine to monthly) until then on the QNAP. you can google or youtube to see the comparison. However, chances are that right now you can pick up QNAP … This specific fact, alone, by itself, it's the main reason I don't want to get another QNAP in my life. Coming from a QNAP fanboy. NAS Compares Synology DS1621xs+ vs QNAP … i personally don't know since i don't have one to play with :( http://www.sbsfaq.com/?p=4321&doing_wp_cron=1561268133.0824229717254638671875. I did have a Synology DS1618+ for about 2 months didn't think it was worth the money hence my upgrade above. by Adam Armstrong November 6, 2020. by Adam Armstrong … Been watching some of the videos and reading articles on https://nascompares.com/. Generally has been rock solid, fast, and more or less works as you expect. Log in Register. Support for Plex Media Player is one of the uppermost reasons why people buy network attached storages. The other is that both are fairly similar in that regard, but Synology hides away those details so you have dig a bit to find them. QNAP does offer some high-end boxes (TVS-x82, TS-x77, TVS-x72XT) the downside is, those bad boys aren’t cheap. yes the raid can rebuild, but if that doesn't work, then you really ought to recover from a proper backup and not try and macgyver it. I went with a qnap personally, because i like to mess with things just because I can. To me, that comfort is worth the premium. As we get closer to the summer months, it's going to get super hot. And of course, being among the best, both Synology and QNAP come with support for Plex Media Server. never opened one, I love communities!). TerraMaster is a recent player and there are not many variations/models, which makes it easy to pick and choose what one wants. Welcome to SynoForum.com! b) if shit happens who is quicker to provide a replacement under warranty? for IoT - QNAP ; QIoT Suite can support OPC UA, New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. -Synology is more expensive. Their apps look better though imho. The have no root rights, and cannot use sudo command. DSM is corrupted GNU Linux at best. I have a Qnap 212-Turbo (2bay), tell me, when you log into the web interface is it hair-tearingly slow (just as slow if not slower locally than remote for some reason)? This isn't on accident. Synology RS1221+ vs QNAP TS-873AU NAS – What Can They Both DO. After hours of researching recently, my general conclusions were these: Qnap offers slightly better hardware for the same price. QNAP and Synology NAS usits are very active attack due to the poor atttention given to secure coding and their wide deployment and use for SOHO, SMB and remote business. BTRFS is not offered on QNAP units, ECC ram only on expensive ones (Synology started supporting ECC in some atom cheaper/low_powered units like the DS1618+ which has a pretty shitty CPU). Are you really retarded? Been using QNAPs personally for years and have had multiple models (469L, 251 and 453be). I use the TS-x77 series, and it does just that. Comparing the QNAP TS-253Be vs the Synology DS720+ NAS Drive. NAS Compares Synology DS1621xs+ vs QNAP TVS-672XT NAS Drive Comparison. Search Ebay for "Qnap" and then for "Synology". Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Seems Synology has a better, easier to use interface and Qnap runs a little faster and more details or features available if you want to tinker. Press J to jump to the feed. https://www.qnap.com/solution/cachemount/en/ Here's an hour long video: https://youtu.be/enuyOeoTeC4 hope to read opinions from more advanced users about it! STRONGLY suggest with all the Vt-x extensions. But which desktop interface is better overall? Shitboxes are for hourly paid professionals for whom troubleshooting and building their own stuff is largely inefficient. -QNAP community is far smaller in QNAP. Please, participate and enjoy! Dong’s note: I originally published this piece on Mar 14, 2018, and last updated it on January 18, 2020, to include additional, up-to-date, and relevant information. lock down what expected performance and features you require. Both OSes are in fact based on Linux. I have a TS-251+ and considering a replacement or upgrade. QNAP provides you with all the support and services you need to ensure that each of our products runs efficiently throughout every stage of its life cycle—from the time it’s purchased until its end-of-life. NAS Compares Synology DS1621xs+ vs QNAP … Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Not sure about the syn 2019 line up, but they tend to use lower powered/performance cpus. It’s been rock solid. I've never tried QNAP before, but I can tell you that you will be 100% satisfied with Synology if you plan on doing basic things like file sharing, backup, small web server, etc. Synology’s software is easier to use, and prettier. also "buggy and unresponsive" that is way over generalizing. Same amount of bays, more powerful and capable and the software is much more capable than Synology. Regarding #4, I've heard two versions of that. by Blaise Robitaille February 10, 2021. by Blaise Robitaille February 10, 2021. QNAP can't (because subscribing to those IP list cost money). If I were to know this before, I'd bought another brand. We use cookies on our websites for a number of purposes, including analytics and performance, functionality and advertising. Synology community is far more active, at least at reddit level. That is a huge security boost. If you go QNAP, you are on your own. Aug 2020; Replies: 0; News and Feeds. Synology is fucking overpriced IMO. My needs simply changed. Although, I actually prefer the interface on the Synology devices. The QNAP TS-230 is an entry-level NAS aimed more at home use than business.… Consumer NAS QNAP TS-131K NAS Review. There are some less known NASes out there that truly do not allow tinkering, and I saw a comparison between Synology and one of those, and Synology was described as the NAS for technical people who wants to tinker. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the DataHoarder community. NAS Compares Synology DS720+ vs QNAP … a) Synology doesn't link to any community forum from their website. The balance between price and functionality is excellent, making it the most powerful enclosure for this price point by a … some interesting points i was not aware of, thx for sharing. Qnap hardware is decent, at least the x86-variants. A couple issues here and there but nothing I couldn't resolve. Seriously confused with streaming media. Registration is free, easy and fast! cpu passmark? qnap vs synology for mac. A bug here or there but nothing that affected anything. transcoding? There is much more to say, but I'm writing from my phone, and I'm tired of writing. *cross fingers. Your data is lost unless you buy another QNAP (pretty convenient for them). I only use my NAS for personal cloud, media storage and server, and the o occasional as VM. The UI is a little bit wonky sometimes but it works fine otherwise. Welcome to SynoForum.com! At this point it takes 5 days to rebuild a 40TB array - but thats going to be true for any of these solutions. Imagine that your QNAP dies, and you have a 4 drives RAID 5. Log in Register. I never even saw this list, but that's useful. Vote for QNAP. other than warranty also consider how long your qts or dsm will be updated for. i only recall one bug in regards to raid5/6 (which was serious) which even synology was affected by (which is already fix by now with the latest firmwares). That means that you can make your NAS block any connection coming from china and Russia, which are where like 95% of attacks come from. The QNAP TVS-672N-i3 is the best NAS for Plex, in my opinion. by AlFromCochrane » Sun May 31, 2020 12:23 pm. Welcome to SynoForum.com! You can remember it by one m.Have a nice day! I agree and why not buy a Qnap and install xpenology. So it's all very relative. See what’s available for your model. If you don’t want to get your hands dirty with initial setup and are happy to pay a premium, then Synology would be my choice. Aug 2020. Started by NAS Compares; 21. Hope QNAP is good too, let's hear from others! NAS Compares Synology DS720+ vs QNAP TS-253Be NAS Drive Comparison. Best of both worlds! SynoForum.com is an unofficial Synology forum for NAS owners and enthusiasts. I have had an 8 bay QNAP for like 7 years. Outlived 3 drives so far. I'm going to be a little downvoted, but I own a synology DS 218J and a QNAP TS-673, and I'd never but a QNAP again. Registration is free, easy and fast! IMO, I couldn't afford to buy the Synology DS1819+ but about 200-300.00 cheaper, I was able to buy a comparable but better system from Qnap. I hope that eventually they introduce that (and ecc ram support) for the desktop NAS models for the medium/high end bracket users. Hey, Vortax_Wyvern, just a quick heads-up:comming is actually spelled coming. Synology is more user-friendly in opening traditional common files, such as DOCX, PDF, AVI, MP3, etc. Despite each brand taking a very different stance on what you need for your storage in 2020/2021, there is still a large amount of cross over in the software and utilities that each provides with your NAS purchase. Twice. but i would like to point out that raid is not a backup. You'll find Qnap's fetch a higher price regularly. Hi folks, I have been trying to set up my NAS to stream content from my den to an android box in my media room on the same subnet. warranty duration. Post. I heard some people doing it and it looks the best of both world . -QNAP administrators user are not administrators. Nov 2020; Replies: 0; News and Feeds. What did you end up buying? All the recently released units from Synology and QNAP offer access to a range of mobile apps for iOS, for Android, and even for Windows Mobile. Log in Register. Thanks so much in advance. But by how much in comparison? Nothing wrong with that for a NAS, but if you require more cpu threads and passmark for heavy duty usage, then QNAP tends to have models with a beefier cpu. i never used a syn so no experience with that. Registration is free, easy and fast! Seriously, QNAP, why the fuck you create a syslog app, and then you don't allow access to it to your notification app? If a drive fails, then the software will automatically protect the data in the RAID and give you significantly faster access to the data across the drives before and during any rebuilds that are higher than that of the Synology. I've had a few (survivable, not major) issues with mine, but overall I'm glad I bought it instead of a costlier or a less powerful device. Well, it really depends on which type of OS approach you are more fond of. i believe syn and others are working around it by using using MD raid with btrfs layered ontop of that? Only had Synology before, I'm about to buy a QNAP or an Asustor appliance, and I'm a fan of FreeNAS (and ZFS). I am however moving towards a unRAID self built NAS as its replacement as I really like their feature set and the dynamic parity they have. Everyone wants to have their own special piece of cloud storage, be it 3rd party cloud providers like Google Drive, Amazon S3 or DropBox, or their own private cloud in the form of a NAS Server at home.The appeal of being access all of your data from anywhere … e) Asustor offers the BTRFS filesystem and some cool features for a cool price. 13 HDs all dedicated to a plex server. so it's not like it's rainbows and unicorns over there either. ZFS seems more stable, but on the QNAP which they brand it QES, is only on the enterprise models. You HAVE to buy another QNAP to rescue your data. -QTS itself is somewhat buggy and unresponsive. SynoForum.com is an unofficial Synology forum for NAS owners and enthusiasts. If you’re mainly looking for a NAS capable of giving you the best experience with a Plex Media Server, go for a QNAP unit. but yes you are right qts has had some bad firmwares every now and then (but so does windows 10, and lots of us use that). Like QNAP, TerraMaster NASes also include HDMI port, so you can connect the NAS to a TV and use it as a media player. We've also deployed dozens at my work for clients who needed simple NAS boxes and have had zero issues. Categories Dong's Take, Explainers Tags Backup, NAS Servers, Storage, Synology, Top Picks Post navigation. 2020 lineup perhaps? Cooling a QNAP Server. Press J to jump to the feed. i believe robbie over at nascompares did this. QNAP will give you better hardware for same money. You can make your QNAP notify you when SYSTEM notifications happen, but you cannot choose what a "system notification" is. Suggestions plus ????? It's more of a "they do what QNAP needs, so don't change it" The Qnap TS-873. Comparing the Synology DS920+ vs the QNAP TS-453Be NAS Drive When it comes to NAS devices in 2020, two of the biggest brands that you can invest in with your data are Synology and QNAP. Bought a celeron qnap - absolutely love it , so many more features than my low end synology. I've considered Qnap before, but always I end with Synology's as Qnap's seems to me not mature or stable enough for something I want to invest the least time possible configuring or dealing with system operation and maintenance, for what I've read it has improved quite across the years, all this situation with Synology's put me to search something to move on. The DS414slim also has a tiny 1.78L capacity whereas the TS-453mini is a relative behemoth at 6.3L, so this isn't a straight up Synology vs. QNAP battle, but rather a … Qnap’s software provides more options, more room to tweak and tinker. Most folks that run into issues with the software/app's they run are because they under bought on the hardware size. Jan 2021; Replies: 0; News and Feeds. Khalid: Synology is slightly easier to use and set up while QNAP 's uses newer versions of hardware i.e CPU. Your first point is simply not true. I have no experience with Synology, so can't comment there. 4K transcodes on Plex rarely have hiccups. Starting connection attempt. Like Synology and QNAP, it is simple to setup, and supports Plex hardware transcoding for 4k videos. you need data stored in 2 different physical storage devices to qualify as a backup. Ubiquiti AmpliFi Alien Mesh Kit Review: An Odd Pair of Wi-Fi Tango . btrfs is nice but the raid5/6 was never ready for production. So I counted 11 Qnap votes, 4 Synology, 2 Tied, 2 Other. Network Attached Storage (NAS) servers are fast becoming an essential piece of kit on the home. Choosing a NAS for the home or office shouldn't really be determined by the OS unless you have a … Synology vs QNAP: Plex Media Player support. qnap uses QTS, and synology uses DSM. -Notification center is buggy and badly implemented. QNAP's QTS and Synology's DSM are two great software options for a NAS. I'm going to have a 12 bays storage server for the price of a 4 bays synology, with way much power. Just take a look at the number of redditors subscribed to this community and to synology's. DS220J as Google Photos/Drive replacement (vs QNAP TS-230) Hi all, I would like to say good bye to Google Photos and Google Drive. compare the native apps. Started by NAS Compares; 7. a few different criteria to compare (unordered). Bad attitude company be aware! That forces me to keep the admin account activated, because lots of commands require sudo. I have a qnap running Debian with zfs as a backup-server, it's awesome.