Lately, I’ve been exploring QNAP due to its robust hardware, but it’s a little beyond my budget. Are there any suitable options? Will be using this as my video server/backup/ Jellyfin player mount point etc. Planning on using a graphic card to transcode 4k 2 or 3 videos per time. Just want something out of the box that doesn’t have to be configured.

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Any experiences and recommendations with NAS would be greatly appreciated!

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  • SteveAnik@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    You can also look up Zima Cube. It’s on Kickstarter. But it’s looms like a pretty awesome prebuilt NAS with lots of functionality.

  • fakemanhk@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    QNAP is a big NO…looking at their track record on security…

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    If you want to build one, you can think about getting TerraMaster 4 bay with Intel based CPU, replace the boot USB stick and you can boot your own NAS software

    • Garrapalw@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Oh, that sounds like also a bright way. How’s the performance and reliability based on your experience?

    • Garrapalw@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Thanks for sharing! Can you provide more details about this? For example, cooling, etc

  • tegasvjazz@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    maybe for a little help, if you are going to hardware transcoding in Plex, choosing an Intel CPU with an integrated GPU (iGPU) is the quickest, simplest, and most power-efficient option.

    • veerstaalbg@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      This insight is valuable! I’m looking into QNAP options, and I noticed a new brand called Zimacube as SteveAnike said, it is equipped with an Intel CPU and an NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB onboard. I wonder if it supports 4K transcoding efficiently? Plus, it boasts Stable Diffusion AI, I’m curious about its actual functionalities. Anyone knows more info?

    • gagalkannm@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Yeah！ and Opting for a Ryzen system may require you to add an NVIDIA graphics card, which will increase power consumption

    • Garrapalw@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      thanks! Should I use Thunderbolt 3 or 4? Will there be a noticeable difference?

  • liveyourdreamsmax@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I bought a i5-7xxx HP Elitedesk 800 G3 SFF for $85 on ebay. Added a nvme drive and two 12TB 3.5HDDs and it’s a nice little NAS. Running OMV on it so some containers as well.

    Highly recommend - nice pricepoint.