Zul,
Thanks for the words. I'd be convinced but the bucks are holding me
back, seriously so. Assuming 3TB=$130, then 15TB of storage = $1450 with
this solution. Given the function, I just don't see the value.
Probably because I started with hardware that was already paid for. And
while I do have to maintain the PC, I still use it for other things, as
I'm not watching movies that much.
I'll have to do more thinking....
On 10/25/2011 8:44 AM, Naushad, Zulfiqar wrote:
I have a Synology DS1511.
Yes, its 800 bucks, yes it's expensive, but in my opinion it just works.
I could build a PC, but then I would have to worry about things like OS,
updating the OS etc. Plus if you buy one with a backplane and
hotswappable drive racks, the price adds up real quick. To top it all
off, even the smallest 5 drive PC build would be big.
The Synology is small, and does everything I could ever want from a NAS.
I do my torrents on it, I unzip/unrar split torrents, I even do file
management on it (i.e. moving files from a folder to another). It just
works and I love it.
A PC would do much more in terms of raw functionality, but hey, I don't
want to "maintain" the PC. The synology sits in my tv cabinet, makes
little noise and uses even less power.
In the end it all comes down to a price/ease of use ratio. I wanted
something that was really plug and forget, and this does the job well.
I tell you one thing. I've had several forms of NAS'es over several
years. I started of with a home-made PC, then upgraded to one of those
Buffalo Terastations, then to a HP HomeServer (Windows Home Server) and
finally the Synology.
The Synology by far was the best, in terms of performance as well as
functionality for me. It fits so well in my digital lifestyle I really
don't think I could live without it anymore.
If this unit somehow dies, I'll get another Synology.
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Subject: [H] NAS Box Vs PC for more movie storage
Thinking ahead a bit...assuming hard drive prices return to normal after
the flood waters recede and the country has time to stabilize....
I'm trying to understand what the advantages of a formal NAS box (like a
Snyology 5-bay diskstation) is over a low-end PC for movie serving? The
discless version of this thing is $800+ and the 5TB (a mere 5TB?) is
$1400+. What's up with that?
I don't consider movies backed up to hard drive to be critical, so I
personally don't see the need for raid etc. to recover lost drives,
which is why I'm just using Win7 homegroup without any kind of
sophistication. But I see a lot of people talking about using a NAS box
like this for the same purposes I'm after (movie/music serving) in my
house. I'm sure I can build up a cheap PC for way less.
While on the topic...my movie server only has slots for two more HDs
(one is coming). I'd rather not add a second PC...it would be nice to
have a box that holds an array of drives and serves them up as
individual drives, something of like this thing:
http://www.amazon.com/Mediasonic-HF2-SU3S23-External-Drive-Enclosure/dp/
B003X26VV4/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1319542826&sr=1-2
which works over usb 3.0, so in theory I could add two of these over usb
3.0, to get another 8*3=24TB. Problem is, these are noisy (at least at
ear level) and sometimes the drives drop out (I own one already). But
two of these is cheaper than a cheap PC.
I think Greg said is has about 60TB of space....what kind of box is that
in?
Has anyone built a DIY box for HD storage over a usb 3.0 connection?
