 pogPremium
join:2004-06-03
Kihei, HI
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Re: NAS vs a file server said by jfleo :but if you think about it, it does make sense when you consider that you start out with 4 or more drives all of the exact same model, all purchased at the same time and probably mfgrd on the same day on the same production line with same component supplier, etc. There's also the factor that all 4 drives are being used in the same environment. If the environment pushes one drive towards failure, it has certainly affected the other drives. (heat, power problems, vibrations, etc).
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I have a Synology CS407e that I retired, after 2-3 years use, a couple months ago. I was running it in RAID1, and it worked almost flawlessly. My biggest complaint was sloooooow network speed. I had one drive go out, and replacing it was a snap. I installed the new drive, went to sleep and when I woke up the RAID1 was rebuilt.
My main computer is an i7-960 based system in a Corsair 600T case. I tossed three 1TB drives in and now have my RAID5 running in it. Last week I had a drive go out in it, and the RAID5 took about 42 hours to rebuild. I don't notice a slow down, while gaming, if friends are streaming a movie, looking at pics, etc. The biggest thing I lost, which isn't big in my case, is the ability to micromanage user permissions.
Recovering the info off the *nux based Synology on my Win7 machine wasn't all that bad. I threw one drive from the RAID1 into an eSATA caddy, and had to install a program that enabled Win7 to read the *nux format. I can't remember exactly, but I think it was ext3 or something like that??? |
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 OctaveanPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-31
New York, NY
kudos:1 | reply to Stevert
said by Stevert:said by SychoSly:So how about in terms of streaming and/or sharing files across multiple computers?
That's what WHS was designed to do. And you don't have to buy a built-up machine. Get a copy of WHS (about $53 @ Newegg) and put it on whatever hardware/drives you have laying around. » www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···32416443 Indeed,….
Its easy enough to re-purpose an older system as a WHS. However, one can also buy a relatively cheap server. I spent about ~$200 on my HP LX195 MediaSmart server but that was part of a special deal some time ago. I did post these deals not too long ago though:
»HP ProLiant Ultra Micro Server System + Free 2TB HDD $299.99
»HP ProLiant Ultra Micro Server System + WHS 2011 $249.99 |
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 mmI Did It My WayPremium
join:2001-04-07
Matawan, NJ
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·Verizon FiOS
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I have been using a TheCus N4100Pro now for about 3 years. I like it so much I bought another one. They cost about $375 with no drives. I am not a speed demon so I didn't care that my write speeds are slow due to RAID 5 and a slower CPU. I use them to stream music and videos to my XBMC PC. They work flawlessly in that environment.
I know it's not fool proof but having some sense of comfort that if I lose a drive I am not down. Over the 3 years I lost one drive and it was painless. I stuck a new drive in and the rebuild did the rest. Built in email alerts keep you well informed of any issues.
Reason I went with a NAS over a PC was size and appliance like out of the box ready. They are Linux based with web front ends and it's really easy to set them up. I had tried FreeNAS at one point and it didn't work well for me. The other nice thing I liked about these NAS units was the LCD display. If you were to have a problem the LCD gives you an idea of what's wrong, I hate NAS drives that have no display, it's hard to diagnose a problem. |
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I use a couple readynas pioneer pros ... and they are simple easy to use. A few easy right clicks on your main network computer and you have potentially 20TB network drive(6 4tb drives in raidx) which can stream movies to anything else on that network and read/write files @ 100MB/s
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