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Qtx · 04-05-2013, 14:51

Does anyone here have a Synology NAS? Many of the discussions I have already seen say to go for the Synology over the Qnap and I do like the look of the software so have settled on getting a Synology.

The DS213+ did look like the best one to get for its cost and performance but as it is based on PPC architecture, PLEX does not run on it. Love the look of Plex but the higher end models that run it are way too expensive. The lower models that do support it, I am worried about them not being powerful enough to download and stream at the same time.

My tv and media player play most formats anyway so the only transcoding that should need to happen is for subtitled media.

The DS212j is the other 2 bay which is much cheaper than the DS213+ but im guessing its less future proof.

2 bays (or more) and no more than £250 that can easily torrent and stream video at the same time as well as running a web server and remote internet streaming/cloud backup at the same time without struggling is basically what I am looking for. Still not sure about the plex thing and possibly using serviio instead.

Anyone got any input?

04-05-2013, 14:51	#1
Qtx CF's Worst Nightmare Join Date: May 2012 Location: Probably outside the M25 Services: Sky Fibre Unlimited 40/10 Posts: 3,473	Synology NAS choosing Does anyone here have a Synology NAS? Many of the discussions I have already seen say to go for the Synology over the Qnap and I do like the look of the software so have settled on getting a Synology. The DS213+ did look like the best one to get for its cost and performance but as it is based on PPC architecture, PLEX does not run on it. Love the look of Plex but the higher end models that run it are way too expensive. The lower models that do support it, I am worried about them not being powerful enough to download and stream at the same time. My tv and media player play most formats anyway so the only transcoding that should need to happen is for subtitled media. The DS212j is the other 2 bay which is much cheaper than the DS213+ but im guessing its less future proof. 2 bays (or more) and no more than £250 that can easily torrent and stream video at the same time as well as running a web server and remote internet streaming/cloud backup at the same time without struggling is basically what I am looking for. Still not sure about the plex thing and possibly using serviio instead. Anyone got any input?