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Hey All,
I'm looking at getting an NAS server to use as a media hub to replace my 6 hard drives I currently use. Just wondering if anyone has any recommendations or ones to avoid at all?
I'm looking at wanting around 16TBish for my first one to replace 3 of my drives, then I'll be getting another one to replace my other 3
So basically we want to use it to store all our media files on in our flat, we can all access it from our computers. Doesn't need to back up. Just works as a network storage device pretty much.
Any advice or other suggestions would be much appreciated
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Hi Damien
Thank you for your post, sorry for the late reply.
You could have a look the Synology DS415 Plus or DS415 Play, as for the hard drives, you should get the Western Digital 4TB (4x4TB).
Let us know how it goes.
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Hahaha typical. I ended up buying a qnap ts-431 from PB Tech last night in their night market sale. Thanks for the suggestion on the drives though. Will definitely be getting some of them when my funds are back :-D |
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Hi DpDesignz
That's ok, we should have replied quicker. :P
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Originally Posted by: alexvdl - CL  Hi DpDesignz
That's ok, we should have replied quicker. :P Ok can you please tell me what the best RAID option is for what we're looking for? Also, can I just keep adding drives and the raid will expand, or do I have to reformat every time I add a new drive? |
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Originally Posted by: Computerlounge Hey Paul, I'm finally getting around to getting my drives for this. Now please correct me if I'm wrong. I've been advised the QNAP TS-431 handles up to a max of 16GB. Is this 16GB max meaning 4x4TB drives, or can I get 4x5TB drives on Raid 5 which would be 15TB usable space? |
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