Agreed, spring for the more bay unit and profit later down the line. On Thu, Jun 29, 2017, 1:10 PM lopaka polena <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > > >
