elvis;638477 Wrote: > Thanks pablolie for honest confession about responsiveness, which also > scares me ... > > I am planning to buy QNAP TS-212 for SBS aplication (and also for raid > 1 photo backup). Anyone has this device and can confirm that it works > fine with squeezebox touch without annoying delays ? > > Thanks, elvis
On a side note, also understand that RAID is not really a backup. Yes, it is a redundancy and is very useful when data is needed immediately if a disc fails (i.e., a bank, a ticket agency, etc.). But this is not usually the case with personal music and photos. Even with the RAID setup, one needs at least one separate drive with files that is not part of your NAS (e.g., a USB drive). This drive should be stored elsewhere (preferably different location- work, parents, etc.). If one relies only on the RAID, all data can be lost if there is an electrical problem (lightning) that takes out both drives, user error where incorrect changes (file deletion, overcopy etc.) made to disk 1 get mapped to disk 2, fire, theft, flood, etc. Read the ReadyNas forums for many tales of lost data woe from users who somehow assumed that the RAID function was all that was needed for data backup. Most of the gurus over there even put things like "RAID is NOT a backup" in their signature lines! -- garym ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88501 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
