Recommendation Requests

I would like to upgrade the storage available in a Synology DS416 4-bay NAS. It is already configured to use for business data storage as well as Time Machine backups. I'm looking for around 18TB of storage with 2-drive redundancy. What would the best hard drives be for this use case?

Good day!I am requesting a laptop that meets the necessary hardware requirements for an Information Technology (IT) student. The nature of my course involves running heavy applications such as integrated development environments (IDEs), programming software, database management systems, and virtual machines for networking labs.To ensure the laptop can efficiently handle these tools throughout my college years without lagging, here are the detailed technical specifications I need:

I am looking for a good whole home camera system. I need at least 4-6 cameras. could be wired or wireless. But i think I'd prefer wired. Unless the wireless are just that much better. I'm not sure what else to say I need because I honestly don't know what I need or what's out there. That's why I came to this site. I am hoping to not just blindly buy, but learn what and why. Thanks.

Ok, this is a bit of a weird and tough one. Especially in 2026. I need a flatbed color scanner with good resolution. I have literally thousands of old family photos I want to scan and digitize. Most are regular 3x5, but a few are 5x8. I don't really want one that rolls the photos through if you know what I mean. some of these are from the 1940s and are quite fragile. Help!

Hey crew, I need a new laser jet printer for the office. Nothing fancy. But it would be nice if it works with my iPhone.

ok, so despite memory prices, my rig is long in the tooth. Time to start building again. I want to start with the MB. I'm preferential to MSI. my last two rigs were both MSI builds and I am in love. I want to start with the MB because I want to base the looks of the build on the MB. Intel or AMD, doesn't matter to me. Just curious as to whats out there and what other people might think looks cool.

I'm looking for a very affordable projector that my teen kids can use. I don't need some fancy home theater projector. Those are too expensive and really outside the need. Just something they can use when their friends come over for movies or projecting their laptop onto the wall. Something fun for the summer.

For school purposes, so i can use it for studying. And my birthday is also next month so it's like a birthday gift.

Hey all. I'm in need of a new Dash Cam. My old 1080p finally died. I want to move to 4k and spend around 150-300$ Open to all suggestions!