NAS Advice
Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 8:39 pm
Howdie!
I already researched some things, but I'm a bit new to the whole NAS thing, so I might learn a few things first hand. I heard QNAP/Synology are the best choices for home users, so here I am!
Here are my demands:
- I want something that can run 24/7, which I never have to shutdown. My media always available, in and out home.
- I want something without an external power supply, hate having one of those adapters laying around.
- I want something with atleast 6TB of diskspace (can you disable RAID? do all HDs work? In the future, 3TB disks would work in a drive bay if still connected through SATA?)
- I want something eco-friendly, low power-usage.
Here are my preferred features:
- A SeedBox. I want to download/upload my torrents from the NAS so my computer doesn't need to be on for seeding.
- Access to my media from outside of home, so my only option is a public FTP server?
Here are my questions:
- Does the allocated space on the NAS appear as one large disc in Explorer?
- What would be the speed of writing with a 5400RPM vs 7200RPM HDs? Depending on RAID?
- Can the 2 network ports on the NAS be trunked? Or is it for backup purposes?
All this for the lowest price possible obviously
Would appreciate some feedback!
I already researched some things, but I'm a bit new to the whole NAS thing, so I might learn a few things first hand. I heard QNAP/Synology are the best choices for home users, so here I am!
Here are my demands:
- I want something that can run 24/7, which I never have to shutdown. My media always available, in and out home.
- I want something without an external power supply, hate having one of those adapters laying around.
- I want something with atleast 6TB of diskspace (can you disable RAID? do all HDs work? In the future, 3TB disks would work in a drive bay if still connected through SATA?)
- I want something eco-friendly, low power-usage.
Here are my preferred features:
- A SeedBox. I want to download/upload my torrents from the NAS so my computer doesn't need to be on for seeding.
- Access to my media from outside of home, so my only option is a public FTP server?
Here are my questions:
- Does the allocated space on the NAS appear as one large disc in Explorer?
- What would be the speed of writing with a 5400RPM vs 7200RPM HDs? Depending on RAID?
- Can the 2 network ports on the NAS be trunked? Or is it for backup purposes?
All this for the lowest price possible obviously
Would appreciate some feedback!