The 6500/7000 series is running sigma design's newer smp8635 chipset vs the em8623 chipset used in the 5100. that, and placebo effect.

User of synology and qnap here. just to share my observations.

(1) d/loading using these NAS as a BT client is painfully slow compared to say a pc-based client e.g. uTorrent. even if u port-fwd, assign fixed ip, open up upnp etc etc, also slow. i reckon the reason is that the client operates under linux (the NAS's operating system).

(2) use WD Caviar Green hdd. they are very quiet. my TS-209 is running on seagates hdd and compared with the wd green in the TS-409, the diff in noise levels are very obvious.

(3) the next generation of qnap will have built-in lcd and operating system, meaning u can operate and manage the nas without going thru a pc/notebook. this is useful but will also increase the cost/price. so if anyone wants to pick up a qnap, better get them now (existing models) before they are phased out and become more expensive.

(4) my fav is the TS-409. very compact (small footprint) and "to the point". the new qnap AJAX interface, although now still in beta, shows lots of promise. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjXUfovhamI

(5) qnap is introducing it's own network media player/streamer called NMP-1000. google for more info.

Not the right thread perhaps, but since u guys r talking about NAS. just my 2 cents. cheers.

Mind sharing your tweaks. I'm not on streamyx, but I am on a 18mbps line. When I run both QNAP's QGet and Windows-based uTorrent, downloading the same file, the QNAP is about 1/10th of the speed on the uTorrent.

sorry rx330 if this is OT. tumpang ya?

@ denhock - thanks for the tips. my settings all same as yours, except protocol encryption is unchecked. i'll go change it tonite and see if any difference. no need pics if it's for me. thanks again.

Strictly for those with QNAP only:


This is waaay OT. Sorry rx330. To keep this relevant to the thread .... Dvico cantik hor?

This post has been edited by terranova: Mar 17 2009, 06:31 PM

@ denhock - just to update. the protocol encryption did nothing to improve d/l speed. it's ok la. never mind. i'll live with it. thanks and cheers.

Guys, thanks. Don't worry about my download speed. It's fine actually. I get 200 to 300 KB/s on average. It's just not that great on the QNAP, that's all.

Just to share info, I run 2 QNAPs simultaneously for d/loads. I've set 2 range of ports for each of the qnaps on the router as well as the qnap's server config correspondingly. First range is 6881-6940 and second range is 6941-6999.

Anyway, like i said. Don't think it's my router or isp as I get good rates on other clients, just not on the qnap, even with protocol encryption enabled. Hopefully the next firmware update will improve this.

Carry on talking about Dvico pls ..... before rx330 goes and buy something from k8118k.

have always wondered what that does. its one of the settings in the router right? i thought it worked only on jumbo-compatible devices, which i have yet to see on any devices. what does that do?

sorry i'm IT illiterate.

@ andyz - if u want the AFC (Asian Food Channel) and Discovery Travel icons, PM me.

edit - appended.

This post has been edited by terranova: Jul 2 2009, 11:09 AM


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emailed u the clean version without the lowyat.net watermark.

if u need more, go here : http://www.iconharmony.com/icons/

there's also a Harmony One thread here : http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/731469

the ideal size if u want to make your own is 150x88 pixels.

twonkyvision comes bundled with the QNAP NAS. that's how the QNAP is streaming to the ps3.

LOL. If running RAID 5, 4 bays makes more sense than 2 bays. Sorry to rub it in.

Running RAID 5, 4 bays of 1TB each effectively gives u 3TB of storage space whereas 2 bays of 1TB only gives u 1TB of space (the other 1TB to mirror).

Anyway, did u upgrade the synology to the latest firmware released last week? now supports DLNA and other new features.

edit - the acer looks good. nice find.

This post has been edited by terranova: Jul 22 2009, 10:45 PM

nice. but bigger footprint than previous model.

For a moment, i thought i was in an icydock thread. back to topic.

TViX 6600 photos & video Video is in english, ignore the hebrew text

For the sake of this thread, don't start discussing trading in rips pls.