Yes, that's why I'd recommend a larger unit if you can afford it because you'll eventually want much higher capacity
lopaka On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 9:32 AM, Winterlight <[email protected]> wrote: > > So as far as storage space is concerned ..with a two drive setup only half > of what you put into it is useable ..the second drive is used to clone the > primary one... do I have it right? > > > > > > I agree. Go with the best model you can afford because once you get used >> to >> > having one you'll wish you had more space. I have the DS1815+. Mine went >> > down once (unit died) and synology had my replacement to the house in 4 >> > days. Swapped drives to new unit and back up and running without losing >> my >> > 20+ TB of data :) >> > >> > lopaka >> > >> > On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 7:42 AM, Naushad Zulfiqar <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > >> > > Synology is simply the best. I think it should be enough for your >> needs. >> > > >> > > On Thu, Jun 29, 2017, 2:08 AM Winterlight < >> [email protected]> >> > > wrote: >> > > >> > > > I am a single user home network. I am thinking of getting a NAS with >> > > > two 4TB WD RED drives to handle media distribution, Media Center TV >> > > > recordings, backups, and most importantly security cameras. To that >> > > > end I like the Synology DS216+II NAS DiskStation >> > > > https://tinyurl.com/yashsanb . I want something that is easy to >> setup >> > > > and use without a lot of learning curve. This is a dual core >> celeron >> > > > which I hope has the power to do the job. Any thoughts, comments >> > > > warnings? Thanks >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> > >
