NAS (Network Attached Storage) Discussion Thread
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Check the iPod thread for our exploits with XBMC on the Apple TV.....
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Recommendations for affordable NAS for home/ Home office
I currently have a Iomega 1 TB NAS that is not showing up on my computer, nor in the attached device list on my router (I have Uverse and their crappy router, which wouldn't surprise me if it was part of the issue). With the need to back up files for my business, my digital photography, as well as my girlfriend's school work, I am looking for something newer, possibly with some redundancy, and hopefully the ability to connect wired if necessary if having issues connecting over the network. I've never been in love with the Iomega, and have found it to be quite slow. Anyone recommend anything that will fit the bill?
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I have the older version (blue-circles) of this device and it works well. It's Raid-1 which is the minimum I would consider for a backup device. It's not lightning fast, but performance is acceptable on a gigabit home network.
http://store.westerndigital.com/stor...catid.13092900
http://store.westerndigital.com/stor...catid.13092900
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Yes we do.
Something about infrant ready NAS?
Something about infrant ready NAS?
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I ordered a WD Live +. I'll try both I should have all the gear by the end of the week.
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I currently have a Iomega 1 TB NAS that is not showing up on my computer, nor in the attached device list on my router (I have Uverse and their crappy router, which wouldn't surprise me if it was part of the issue). With the need to back up files for my business, my digital photography, as well as my girlfriend's school work, I am looking for something newer, possibly with some redundancy, and hopefully the ability to connect wired if necessary if having issues connecting over the network. I've never been in love with the Iomega, and have found it to be quite slow. Anyone recommend anything that will fit the bill?
How much space do you need and how much space will you eat up on a regular basis? (this will give us an idea of how much expandability you need).
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I would like to go with something in the 2 TB range. For business, I won't be adding a ton to it. Most likely backing up my Quickbooks file to it, possibly client equipment files (programming files), and the largest thing being my digital photography files. I keep all my pictures in RAW format, plus convert to JPEG. Each image will be over 20 MB when done. I do take quite a few pictures. After a while I am going to end up backing up my pictures to DVD and storing them in a case, but would like the space to keep them on the drive for a while. I am most interested in a setup that contains two drives and writes to both (if available). I have not even searched yet to see if these are available, as I wanted to get some recommendations first.
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I will not go used. I will be reliant on this and feel most people get rid of stuff for a reason. If I end up having to spend more to get what I want I will do that, but it has to be new.
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How much and what can I do?
I'm thinking I might just get something to act as a large hard drive connected to my computer w/ redundancy. And then if I want to connect to it with my iPhone/whatever mobile device I got. I will just connect to my pc since it's already on 24/7....
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I don't know much about the Drobo units. I believe Sarlacc has some experience with those.
Personally, I haven't heard of a single person that has owned a ReadyNAS that has been disappointed. Are they pricier, yes, but they are fully loaded when it comes to features.
Although it is an older model, if you shop around you could find a Infrant ReadyNAS NV+ for approx $275 without the disks, commonly known as a diskless unit. This unit has 4 bays and currently can support up to 4x2TB drives. This will yield you approx 5.5 TB of usable space.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...adynas&x=0&y=0
The beauty of this setup is that you don't have to start with 4x2TB. You could start with 2x2TB drives and expand over time, but IMHO, I would just spend the money now, save yourself the headache and just max it out, but that's just me.
Buying a diskless unit gives you the ability to shop around for your own disks if you can find a good deal on them, rather than buying a preconfigured unit. Of course if you do go this route, you should adhere to the Hardware Compabitlity Lists that dictate which drives Netgear has tested with the NV+ .... http://www.readynas.com/?cat=37
Another benefit to the ReadyNAS lineup are the ReadyNAS forums. There is a massive user base for them and great manufacture support provided on the forums.... http://www.readynas.com/forum/
Compare what they have to offer to many of the other NAS units on the market. I don't know much about the others so I don't want to mislead you. I can only provide you information about the unit that I have experience with.
Personally, I haven't heard of a single person that has owned a ReadyNAS that has been disappointed. Are they pricier, yes, but they are fully loaded when it comes to features.
Although it is an older model, if you shop around you could find a Infrant ReadyNAS NV+ for approx $275 without the disks, commonly known as a diskless unit. This unit has 4 bays and currently can support up to 4x2TB drives. This will yield you approx 5.5 TB of usable space.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...adynas&x=0&y=0
The beauty of this setup is that you don't have to start with 4x2TB. You could start with 2x2TB drives and expand over time, but IMHO, I would just spend the money now, save yourself the headache and just max it out, but that's just me.
Buying a diskless unit gives you the ability to shop around for your own disks if you can find a good deal on them, rather than buying a preconfigured unit. Of course if you do go this route, you should adhere to the Hardware Compabitlity Lists that dictate which drives Netgear has tested with the NV+ .... http://www.readynas.com/?cat=37
Another benefit to the ReadyNAS lineup are the ReadyNAS forums. There is a massive user base for them and great manufacture support provided on the forums.... http://www.readynas.com/forum/
Compare what they have to offer to many of the other NAS units on the market. I don't know much about the others so I don't want to mislead you. I can only provide you information about the unit that I have experience with.
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Have you looked at Dropbox? If you are not doing high I/O intensive operations, the RAID box may be more effort than you need for just business needs.
Dropbox has 50gb online storage for $10/month or 100gb for $20/month.
Best part is no setup, no hassles, access data from nearly any device, no worry about drives dying, power outages, etc...
Have you looked at Dropbox? If you are not doing high I/O intensive operations, the RAID box may be more effort than you need for just business needs.
Dropbox has 50gb online storage for $10/month or 100gb for $20/month.
Best part is no setup, no hassles, access data from nearly any device, no worry about drives dying, power outages, etc...
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True, there are others. I only mention Dropbox because unlike so many other similar services that have come and gone, DB has a large commercial base to support it, so I am sure it will be around for a long time.
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I miss my 03 CL-S :(
I respect that but realize that you're more apt to get rid of a piece of hardware like this is because you need a bigger one, not because it's broken.
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2001Audi,
Have you looked at Dropbox? If you are not doing high I/O intensive operations, the RAID box may be more effort than you need for just business needs.
Dropbox has 50gb online storage for $10/month or 100gb for $20/month.
Best part is no setup, no hassles, access data from nearly any device, no worry about drives dying, power outages, etc...
Have you looked at Dropbox? If you are not doing high I/O intensive operations, the RAID box may be more effort than you need for just business needs.
Dropbox has 50gb online storage for $10/month or 100gb for $20/month.
Best part is no setup, no hassles, access data from nearly any device, no worry about drives dying, power outages, etc...
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From what I can tell they all perform about the same. The details are where they are different. Some have hot swap drives. Some support some kind of off-site backup. Take a look at the list of features before making a selection. The thing to keep in mind with these lower end NAS devices is that they will not be as fast as direct attached storage. No reason that they shouldn't be as fast or faster than your Iomega though.
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I only have about .7GB of media I want to back up at the moment, it would be a nice little project.
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If anyone is ever looking into making your own NAS, I would recommend unRaid...
http://www.lime-technology.com/downl...-unraid-server
http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php
http://www.lime-technology.com/downl...-unraid-server
http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php
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A couple weeks ago I increased capacity in my ReadyNAS NV from 1.3 TB to 5.5TB by just swapping the drives. Why replace the hardware if it's still good.
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I bet a lot of the NAS's end up for sale because their data transfer rates are too slow, even over GigE. Slap together a cheap server and be amazed.
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I'm peeved that my $3K+ iMac/27" has a crap NIC card that doesn't support Jumbo frames.
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Wasn't ever an issue for me for streaming -- but it was a huge issue for other things that a prosumer would want to do with an NAS, like computer backups, and large file archiving/retrieval.