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will u choose QNAP again?

Postby Andrewchen » Tue Dec 13, 2011 3:42 pm

hi all,
just a poll for fun.
if u had chance to buy a nas, would u adopt QNAP?
i found myself annoyed by subfolder permission issues while NAS is added to an AD.
:oops:
regards,

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Re: will u choose QNAP again?

Postby XVortex » Tue Dec 13, 2011 4:19 pm

I love QNAP hw, but annoyed by QNAP sw.
I love Synology sw, but not their hw.

now I'm on QNAP hw with Synology sw and I love them!
We will be victorious!
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Re: will u choose QNAP again?

Postby lindanbobby » Tue Dec 13, 2011 7:38 pm

Got a TS-212 3 months ago, can't resist a TS-259 PRO+ and bought it recently. Now, my mind is tricking me into 4 or 5 bays TS-X59 series !!! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
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Re: will u choose QNAP again?

Postby Teks » Tue Dec 13, 2011 9:13 pm

I just did!

I had a TS-109 and few weeks ago I purchased TS-119P II.
I'm very glad with it.
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Re: will u choose QNAP again?

Postby Crush » Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:18 pm

With anything like this I would always look at alternatives. Right now I just invested in a 416PII but have not used it long enough to know if it was a wise choice. A few issues to sort out before I can say it was a good buy.
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Re: will u choose QNAP again?

Postby Sylrob » Wed Dec 21, 2011 8:34 pm

If QNAP don't make an announcement about a better integration with Windows Active directory when the QNAP is joined to a Domain controller,definitively NO. The fact that the QNAP did not recognize the privilege of the Windows credential that is currently accessing the QNAP it's a NONO for us, also current ACL setting option for share is not ENOUGH flexible and restrictive for serious business solution. After the holidays if QNAP make no announcement we will begin our search for another NAS, that we will able to recommend to our customer !

My 2 cents. have a nice day Andrew !

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Re: will u choose QNAP again?

Postby Crush » Wed Dec 21, 2011 10:41 pm

I might... but such a decision will not be made on any performance claims made by QNAP (which are misleading and worthless).
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Re: will u choose QNAP again?

Postby CedarTree » Sat Jan 07, 2012 11:04 pm

After 8 months I say definitely will choose again.
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Re: will u choose QNAP again?

Postby sterp » Sat Jan 07, 2012 11:05 pm

I have 2 QNAPS and will definately chose QNAP again
TS-209 Pro on Version 3.3.0
TS-459 Pro II on Version 3.8.1
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Re: will u choose QNAP again?

Postby Drullo321 » Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:08 pm

Sure I will choose QNAP again. I own a TS119 and I'm currently thinking of buying a 4xx.
The reason is, I like the firmware and the constant develop and adding of features especially also for older products. During my study I was in contact with some other NAS products from other companys and you really see the difference:

    professional look (Hardware and firmware)
    more performance
    less problems

The only disadvantage is that QNAPs are more pricey but who cares. The only thing at the moment preventing me from buying another Qnap (a 4xx) is the somehow unfair price setup for the ARM modells in europe/germany. 270€ for a 412, no problem but 460€ for a 419P II which I want to buy. Too much more for only 3 things (WOL, cpu and some ram, LCD display). The price rises exponential which (in my opinion) somehow does not represent the features you get.
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Re: will u choose QNAP again?

Postby Corsair » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:29 pm

Simple answer: no.

It has a lot of promise but I've recently become annoyed with the support side of things (from QNAP) as well as recent firmware updates.

That and the simple flat out refusal to acknowledge a customer is having a problem (and at least investigate) is bad. Its almost as if QNAP are saying "Unless we discover there is an issue then there isn't an issue. We don't care about your reported issues." Real nice QNAP.

The forum is great, don't get me wrong, but something is wrong when your main support for issues come from your customers doing your job for you.

That is not support. That's laziness, arrogance, and disrespectful.

However - if QNAP decide to change focus and improve their customer support and fix issues that have been hanging around (at least - the issue I have been having for a while now with the QNAP nas mounting / reading NTFS formatted external HDDs) - then perhaps I'll change my mind.

Until then, though, I cannot possibly recommend a device that does not do what its meant to do.
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Re: will u choose QNAP again?

Postby grobylev » Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:23 pm

Corsair is, unfortunately, right about the support. And right about the great forum as well!

But in my opinion QNAP is about software. People buying it because of easy configuration, straightforward, web based user interface, everything is installed etc....
Otherwise people can buy some other hardware(much more cheaper), put a linux to it, put some HDD's in raid configuration and you're done

So if QNAP will fail in the software side, people will turn away...
They should listen for customers if sy notice some bug, or would like some update, like mysql, php, openssl, etc.
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Re: will u choose QNAP again?

Postby niru01 » Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:57 am

Yes most defininately if i will be buying a nas, both private or for my company. But im not very happy with my nmp-1000p, but maybe a stable FW will be launched to change that.

But the nas is great! :D
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Re: will u choose QNAP again?

Postby bry » Sat Feb 18, 2012 1:08 am

XVortex wrote:I love QNAP hw, but annoyed by QNAP sw.
I love Synology sw, but not their hw.

now I'm on QNAP hw with Synology sw and I love them!

you are running synology fw on your qnap?
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Re: will u choose QNAP again?

Postby Moogle Stiltzkin » Sat Feb 18, 2012 1:48 am

XVortex wrote:I love QNAP hw, but annoyed by QNAP sw.
I love Synology sw, but not their hw.

now I'm on QNAP hw with Synology sw and I love them!


huh what ? how is that possible o.O;


you installed syn firmware onto qnap and it works ? interesting did you make an article about it ?
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