QNAP TS-412or Synology DS213
I have narrowed down my choice to one of the above. I would be configuring with 2x2tb WD Red HDD (Yes I know QNAP can handle 4 drives) and would use it initially for family PC backup and squeezebox server, possibly streaming video in the future. Any recommendations gratefully received.
Well, haven't done any side-by-side comparisons, but the QNAP I put together with WD Reds a couple of months back – as detailed in this blog post – is fast, quiet and has performed faultlessly so far
Thanks gents, looks like the QNAP is the way to go.
Just ordered from an Amzon market place supplier for the unlikely price of £151.01 delivered
Just ordered from an Amzon market place supplier for the unlikely price of £151.01 delivered
That's an amazing price!! Noticed that the seller has no feedback. Amazon should protect you initially in case of any problems. Bear in mind that after 6 weeks, Amazon take no responsibility of the product, if the seller refuses to sort out any problem, even if under warranty. Hopefully it shouldn't come to that.
When the product arrives, check it thoroughy, & make sure it's not the previous version.
Just ordered from an Amzon market place supplier for the unlikely price of £151.01 delivered
That's an amazing price!! Noticed that the seller has no feedback. Amazon should protect you initially in case of any problems. Bear in mind that after 6 weeks, Amazon take no responsibility of the product, if the seller refuses to sort out any problem, even if under warranty. Hopefully it shouldn't come to that.
When the product arrives, check it thoroughy, & make sure it's not the previous version.
Well I was right, the price was a mistake. Ended up getting a "used like new" TS412 fron another Amazon 3rd party supplier for £211 next day delivery. QNAP arrived on Tuesday afternoon and the disks were formatted by Wednesday morning. Have copied over my music library and installed squeezebox server with all my favourtie apps and all is working fine. Have added the old handheld skin so I can more easily control from my Blackberry. Backed up my photo collection too and am using the QNAP PhotoStation application to publish it to the internet. I particularly like the dual ethernet ports - I run two networks, one home and one work (using hardware VPN) and both can happily talk to the QNAP - Squeezebox et all serve both networks at once.
BTW if you need to access the whole filesystem (not just the shares) as I did to add a new skin, WinSCP is a free download that is an excellent file transfer tool.
I was considering between Synology & QNAP, & eventually went for Synology for its slightly better software ( DSM 4.0 ). In your case, I would be tempted by the QNAP as its offers better value in terms of the number of bays.
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