The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/fx2mx3 on 2025-05-04 12:28:12.
This NAS has one particular feature I really like! 2 Network Cards - 2.5 and 10Gb. It has a lot of other bells and whistles like a a nice Pentium gold 8505 with 5 cores and 6 threads and expandable RAM slots up to 64GB. But for me it was the network design that got me! 10Gb switches are expensive, which is why most of us opt for 2.5Gb switches. You can get them for as little as 30 quid, especially if they are basic ones (no POE and unmanaged)
Which is why I really dig this network NiC setup on this NAS! It allows me to take advantage of old school peer to peer configuration between my main computer and my NAS, while still retaining a 10Gb connection to my asset store. With really good speeds on both 2.5 and 10Gb.
So I made a video not just reviewing this NAS, but also showing how to setup a split network that relies on peer to peer using an ultra cheap $10 10Gb network card!
I personally don't really like proprietary NAS software, so I also show in the video how to replace the current UGREEN OS with something like TrueNAS, Proxmox, or whatever you fancy!
Anyway, I don't really know if this type of post is considered self promotion, but I count it as educational so hopefully it will stay on, but if not, thanks for the consideration anyway! :)