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Recommendations for a two disc NAS with gigabit network connection
29-05-2017 2:18 PM - edited 29-05-2017 3:20 PM
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As per the title as I am looking to replace an XP computer with a laptop with SSD which will be connected to an external monitor and possibly an external keyboard and want to use an external hard drive with the second as a backup for the first
Of course I may well be going down the wrong track altogether
Title fixed
Re: Recommendations for a two disc NAT with gigabit network connection
29-05-2017 2:32 PM
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Do you actually mean NAS in the title?
I know budget is a huge consideration but I'd go for a QNAP or Synology type device. Not only do you get the storage and the redundancy from the RAID (assuming it's configured that way) but you can install Apps to manage security cameras, DNS, Media Servers so you get more value for your money.
Re: Recommendations for a two disc NAT with gigabit network connection
29-05-2017 2:45 PM
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+1 for Synology. I've been running a 4 bay one for years.
Re: Recommendations for a two disc NAT with gigabit network connection
29-05-2017 3:03 PM
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I may be missing something but both suggestions are a NAS (network attached storage)
Re: Recommendations for a two disc NAT with gigabit network connection
29-05-2017 3:12 PM
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Re: Recommendations for a two disc NAT with gigabit network connection
29-05-2017 3:18 PM
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I intended to ask about a 2 bay NAS into which I would install two drives - probably 2TB each
Re: Recommendations for a two disc NAT with gigabit network connection
29-05-2017 3:21 PM
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29-05-2017 3:23 PM
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Re: Recommendations for a two disc NAT with gigabit network connection
29-05-2017 3:26 PM
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I was going to add +1 for QNAP as that is what I have alongside an older WD Mybook Live Duo.
Re: Recommendations for a two disc NAT with gigabit network connection
29-05-2017 10:28 PM
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Would this be a good time to mention a cheap and cheerful raspi with 2 usb drives plugged in?
Re: Recommendations for a two disc NAT with gigabit network connection
30-05-2017 12:56 AM
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@Anonymous wrote:
The downside to those is the Atom C2xxx series bug that bricks units using that chip family (across all manufacturers).
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/06/cisco_intel_decline_to_link_product_warning_to_faulty_chip/
I actually skipped getting a Supermicro board for my home server using that chip and am glad I did. Went with a second hand Xeon system. Uses a hell of a lot more power, but it's a hell of a lot more powerful too. Synology's response to the bug back when it was found, wasn't too good I don't think either. Kind of "we're not seeing problems, so problems don't exist". But it's a bug that will eventually brick everything with affected chips.
Re: Recommendations for a two disc NAT with gigabit network connection
30-05-2017 8:30 AM
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That was something I was unaware of @Anonymous so thanks for bringing it to my attention. As soon as Plusnet fix the routing issue I will raise this with Synology myself it will be interesting to see what they have to say.
Re: Recommendations for a two disc NAS with gigabit network connection
05-06-2017 1:27 PM
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I am involved with a Hospital radio station, and we use a Synology NAS to hold our audio. It sends an email each month with a status report, and it still reports zero problems. Make sure you use a NAS-grade drive (eg WD reds).
As others have said, the Synology also lets you run many other things on it: we use the VPN and the DNS server.
There is an emulation of the web interface you can try on their website.
There's quite a range of products.... different interfaces, different CPU / RAM.... they have a comparison too to help.
Re: Recommendations for a two disc NAS with gigabit network connection
05-06-2017 1:45 PM
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Talking about emulators, a QNAP one can be found here.
Re: Recommendations for a two disc NAS with gigabit network connection
05-06-2017 8:32 PM
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I've been using a QNAP TS-212 for a while.
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