Synology DS920+ vs Terramaster F4-422 NAS Comparison

Buying your first Network Attached Storage (NAS) device can be a remarkably daunting task! Even for the most technologically knowledgable, a NAS is a very different kind of device than most of the hardware in your environment. At its heart, it is just a computer (like most things are when you break them down to the basics) that is built for a specific task. However, there are numerous elements of a NAS (such as it always being ON, the constant remote accessibility and focus on storage primarily) that set it apart from most other devices, and this si where a lot of people get a bit intimidated by it. There is always the option of using cloud services, such as DropBox, Google Drive, OneDrive and more, but these are often paid monthly subscription services, involve your data being shared across other services and (most worrying of all) leaves your precious data in a position to be used for analytics without your knowledge OR open to hacking because of the sheer size of the target. Add to this the fact that in most cases, a severed connection to the internet means a severed connection to your data, and the appeal of moving away from 3rd party cloud and on to a NAS is pretty clear. The industry of NAS has been in constant growth for over 30 years, with big players like HP, Dell and IBM steadily losing the home and SMB market to the likes of Synology, QNAP and more. The brand diversity in the field of NAS servers has continued to grow right up until 2021, with the benefit that the way you can interact with your data, what NAS devices can do and the price point of this technology being exceedingly affordable (with fully featured solutions WITH storage media arriving as low as £200). So, today I want to talk about what NAS is, what a NAS can do, and which NAS Brand you should consider buying in 2021.

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[ec]

Thanks for your great videos. I recently recommended DS920+ to a small business for their needs, just considering the price they were paying for cloud services, switching to synology drive was a no brainer for them. In my case, I now refuse to upgrade my diskstation until they deliver 10GBe. They've must be providing 2x1GBE with link aggregation on the plus series for a decade.

[dubsmachine]

I put a 8gb Crucial Ram stick in my 920.
No issues in 6 months.👍

[omahmoud]

I really like you channel. I am planning to buy my first nas, and every question comes to mind, I find an answer to it.can you make and episode on Terramaster OS.

[mattbarnes]

I’m going to wait until Synology bring out a 920 with 10gbe

[victorpulos]

What nas did you do with build in Blu-ray copy to back up movies?

[CollinHeist]

Seems like Synology NAS's without 10GBe is a bit of a theme lately

[dcefola]

Thanks for the great info! I am looking at the DS1520+ and I am also thinking about...Storage Tiering.
Since there are 5 drive bays and 1 NVME Cache I am thinking of creating 2 storage tiers, SSD (Hot) and HDD (Cold)
Then I want to tier them together.
Cach Tier
Hot Tier
Cold Tier
1. is this possible?
2. Is this a supported / recommended solution
3. Is this a terrible idea because I clearly don't understand NAS because if I did then I would know to NEVER ask this and I should crawl away into a corner and cry 🤣

Thanks!

[alanhenry]

I have been watching loads of your videos yo I know the psychology one is the better 1 out knowledge you won it's the better 1 out of the 2 with terramaster I would like to know with the psychology I can with their hybrid raid I can a hybrid raid I can put one 10 terrified hard driving there transfer everything from my existing one I exist in 1 and then put the 2nd 1 in and it will and it will mirror and then whenever i add any more it every add any more it increases the volume i would like to know can i do the same i would like to know can i do the same with the terramaster i have watched your videos and i cannot find any information about it do they have about it do they have the same situation situationIt is so that I know whether or not to buy the terror the terramaster F4 423