You probably want one of these (Synology DS 923+ review)

Synology is the premium option in this space and really shows. After using this for almost a month, the analogy that jumps out to me is that Synology is basically the Apple of NAS solutions because of their incredibly easy-to-use software, which I'll be demonstrating the setup and some applications since it's so easy. Like Apple, Synology is not the cheapest option, and you probably get more hardware bang for your buck elsewhere, but my audience, being primarily iPhone and Mac users, understands that software can make or break hardware, and you get the best results when company makes the hardware and software.

Special thanks to Synology for the hardware

[QuinsTechCorner]

Great video Greg :-)
I haven’t given much thought to NAS, so this was a good watch.

[savagepro]

1:51 you'll get the best results when the company makes both the hardware and software . . .
Apple: 😉🤣😂😅🤭🤭
Microsoft: "

[WarriorsPhoto]

Good find sir.

Glad you've kept up with this hobby.

How full is your Synology?

[yjchoi]

I love Synology! I admin a 916+ with the expansion module at work. (I’m an educator) Like you, I’m not an “IT guy, ” but it’s really fun figuring out how to make use of Synology boxes for various situations.

Most fun is when a student asks for academic advice, I’d casually pull out my phone and show him/her the DSM and browse through past class materials or assignments and talk about them. The looks on the students’ faces are golden, as they look kind of frightened that they are always being watched.

[Marc-ehib]

Nice video. 😊 how are you backing up your NAS ?

[TheOriginalCollectorA]

Great review! Synology make some really cool systems, I’m sure it’s a game changer especially for YouTube and everything else. It’s nice to see that it’s easy to use and upgrade. I’d really like to improve my storage solution although I’d probably “upgrade” to some FireWire devices. I’ve got a 2TB Seagate external USB 3 drive for YouTube, but I use other drives for things like iTunes content. I’ve been wanting to try out old Mac OS X Server editions and use an old setup like that as a custom NAS/Server. It’s fun to work on old systems like that, but when it comes to a new product that’s convenient and reliable, Synology is definitely a great option.

[TheCynysterMind]

Nice review. I am not a MAC person (even though I have a couple) I went with the D1522+ (5bay) I loaded it with 4 UltraStore 18TB drives ... 2x 1TB nvme, 32 gigs of RAM and the 10GB adapter. I needed something that was robust enough to replace my Drobo 5D3.
I am actually quite glad I did make the switch... but not because of the speed....

All I needed was a box of storage.

But the other features such as the secure Music and Movie sharing. The ability to be a VPN Server (far better than the crappy one built into my Nighthawk Aeroplane.
and also a FTP server.

I am NOT a fan of the file permissions on file sharing (Windows and Linux does it far better)
AND I am not getting full 10GB speeds... but to be fair that may be due to the TP-Link cards and TPLink 10GB switch. I do not have a way to test to verify what is the issue

I realize I am a digital pack rat but it always seems like a waste to buy a synology and only put in 8TB drives in it

[atarixle]

When I firstly saw a server without any kind of display port, I was a bit confused. But now I just run a Pi4 for that task, attached to a 4 TB USB3 HDD. May be I will replace this by a NAS too somewhen in the near future.

[Fatblokeonamoped]

Something like this has been on my radar for a while now as I'm still using a MacMini 2012 utilising the FW800 for the networked Time Machine backup with a 4 drive enclosure and [nearly] all the USB3 ports with other attached enclosures. Of course, the major limiting factor here going forward is the 1gig Ethernet (I never thought I'd be saying that 25 years ago!) The one little thing I would be interested to know though is if it has legacy file sharing services for the [really] older Macs on OS9 and older, as I know you like tinkering with legacy stuff too.

[savagepro]

Let's be honest. If the Olympics can have Break Dancing, they might as well have a Hack de Box event!

[MrStevetmq]

Why do you keep saying NOS is it not a NAS

[robertoaguiluz]

Hi, i have a 5, 1 that i dont use much that plan to use as a NAS, do you think its a fair option?

[icxf]

That noise sounds like the hard drives not anything on the actually NAS. The bigger the drive the most noise usually.

[keltonjohnson]

I do think there’s some value to Synology NAS boxes, but synology drives are overpriced for no reason. They are just rebranded Toshibas if I recall correctly. Some real hard drive manufacturers like Seagate give free data recovery and higher capacities. Even Toshiba is much better value than Synology.