NAS Recommendations?

[Scrag Meister]

I had this thread running back in August.

NAS thread

[TheFaQQer]

I love my QNAP TS-410 which gives my 6TB of storage.

[Durbs]

I built a small PC based around an Atom powered motherboard to use with FreeNAS, consumes around 15w. Very small footprint too.

What was the cost vs dedicated £230 NAS for case, mobo, memory, PSU & drives? And how many drives can you fit in a small form factor micro ATX case?

(Note, not being picky, genuine question)

[Cliphead]

Problem with the Linux desktop solution is surely a desktop PSU uses lots more juice than a dedicated NAS? (Plus takes up more space).

I built a small PC based around an Atom powered motherboard to use with FreeNAS, consumes around 15w. Very small footprint too.

[Durbs]

Avoid the Iomega Storcenter iX-2 like the plague. can say from experience its a big turd.

Looking on Amazon, the "Netgear Ready Nas NV+ 4" seems good and I might get one myself as my Iomega one is only used now as a very expensive print server.

Problem with the Linux desktop solution is surely a desktop PSU uses lots more juice than a dedicated NAS? (Plus takes up more space).

Dont know about the router thing, not seen any that come with routing capability as don't see how this would be useful in most cases.

Edited, actually, Googling shows there ARE ones with routing like the N5200 RouStor, dunno which ones are good though

[Gonzo]

Why do you need it to act as a router?

I have a NetGear ReadyNAS which also acts as a print-server for an old laser printer that only connects via USB. The print server side just worked straight out of the box. I do think it is the dog's danglys.

It is 2TB but using RAID reduces that.

It is not wireless but I have connected it to an old router that I turned into a wireless bridge so that the machines in that room are all on the network. Not sure that I would want to be regularly copying large quantities of data across that connection though.

[AtW]

NetApp 2350.

HTH

[portseven]

Most routers nowadays have a USB port you can use for storage

[Cliphead]

If you take an old PC and put freenas on it? Its essentially freeBSD so you can add routing capabilities to it easily.

+1 for FreeNAS

Linky

[lilelvis2000]

If you take an old PC and put freenas on it? Its essentially freeBSD so you can add routing capabilities to it easily.

[VectraMan]

Why do you want it to act as a router?

[wurzel]

any raid requirements?

Nothing that sophisticated. Was just going to get a bog standard external HD and back up onto that.

[Spacecadet]

any raid requirements?

[wurzel]

Anyone got one of these networked storage devices that can act as a router?
Needs to be wireless & have at least 2 TB space. TIA