Synology DS920+ 32TB 4 Bay Desktop NAS Solution, installed with 4 x 8TB Seagate IronWolf Drives

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Shared Drive Hosting Capability**: The ability to host a shared drive on PC, mobile, or laptop systems, synchronized with the NAS and displayed in the native file manager.

NAS manufacturers will typically recommend certain models of hard drives that have been tested and confirmed as compatible with their product, but that’s not to say your existing hard drives won’t work. Synology's DS419slim is an interesting little enclosure. It's super-compact, coming in at just 120mm x 105mm x 142mm, and weighs just 0.66kg. Because it's so small and only takes 2.5-inch drives, Synology needed only to add a single 60mm fan to keep it running cool. Ensure that any 4-Bay NAS you are considering possesses these features, as they are critical for a quality NAS experience. Now, let’s delve into the top 4-Bay NAS drives to invest in for 2023-2024. Bays, 4x PCIe Gen 3×1 M.2 NVMe 2280, Intel N5105 CPU 4-Core Integrated Gfx, 4-16GB DDR4 Memory, 2x 2.5Gbe Port, 1x HDMI 2.0b, PCIe Upgrade Slot, 3-5yr WarrantySorry if i maybe ask a lot. But my knowledge is low and learning comes not easy for me. As a senior. Damn, glad that i could type that horrible word cause it would not have left my throat. O boy.???? I want to keep away from a four bay Nas. I have the idea that it is not good for me in the future. Want to start with 2 x 12 Tb. And then in the future upgrade to another 2 x 12 Tb. Bays, Intel J4125 4x 2.0-2.7Ghz CPU, 4/8GB 2666Mhz Memory, 2x 1Gbe Port, 2x NVMe SSD Cache Bays, 3-5yr Warranty Bays, 2x Gen 3 x2 M.2 NVMe 2280, Intel Pentium Gold G7400 2-core/4-thread 3.7 GHz CPU, Intel Embedded UHD Graphics 710, 8-128GB DDR4 Memory, 2x 2.5Gbe Port, PCIe Gen 4 x16 + PCIe Gen 3 x2, USB 10G, HDMI 2.0B, 3-5yr Warranty

Media-streaming capabilities: NAS boxes can stream videos and music to various devices in your home. You can do this using software from the manufacturer or third-party programs like Plex. If you’re just starting out with your very first NAS enclosure, I’d recommend either the Synology DiskStation DS120j or DS220j as Synology’s more affordable servers. They won’t win any awards for performance, but they’re excellent for storing files. Usually, the user has the option to reconfigure the drives to gain the capacity of the second drive, if desired. One way you can do this is via "striping," in which the data will span both drives. Striping by itself is chancy; under some circumstances, it enhances the speed of reads and writes, since you're accessing two drives at once. But if either disk fails, it's possible that all your data will be lost, so we don't recommend this approach. With two drives, you have two points of failure. Synology DiskStation DS3622xs+: Best capacity NAS Synology DiskStation DS3622xs+. (Source: Synology)All NAS drives can be accessed locally over the network, as well as secure remote access is possible with brand-supported services (at no additional cost) ALL the solutions in my top 4-Bay NAS of the year feature both SATA and M.2 NVMe SSD bays (an absolute must-have right now)

Direct Access via Ethernet/Network Cable**: For high-speed connectivity, direct access through an ethernet/network cable to the NAS is essential.Since a NAS device is, at the simplest level, just a container for a hard drive or drives (with some added intelligence), the number-one spec for any NAS unit is its maximum potential storage capacity. That's determined by the number of drive bays it includes and to a lesser extent what kinds of drives it can carry. Most consumer-grade and home-office NAS units have one or two bays, while models designed for the office have four or more. But that's not an absolute guideline, especially now that newer NAS devices are showing up with support for 2.5-inch laptop-style drives, both platter-based and solid state. These drives will allow NAS makers to fit more drives into their chassis, which means more long-term storage capacity. CPU: Realtek RTD1296 | Drive bays: 2 | RAM: 512MB DDR4 | Features: 1x 1Gb LAN, 2x USB 3.0, upgradable RAM File Station, the web-based management tool is both fast and secure. It provides easy to use drag and drop functionality that doesn’t require any complicated software either on PC or Mac.