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    • IRJ
      IRJ last edited by

      I'm looking for a budget NAS for my parents. At least 2TB. Any suggestions?

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      • scottalanmiller
        scottalanmiller last edited by

        ReadyNAS and Synology, two bay units. Diskless, add your own disks.

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        • syko24
          syko24 last edited by

          Buffalo TeraStation 1200D Desktop 4 TB NAS Hard Drives Included
          https://www.amazon.com/Buffalo-TeraStation-Desktop-Drives-Included/dp/B00ND1L2EQ/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1515366273&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=buffalo+nas&psc=1

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          • hobbit666
            hobbit666 @IRJ last edited by

            @irj what's going on it? If important stuff like photos etc then think about backup πŸ˜€

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            • dbeato
              dbeato last edited by

              You can add Backblaze for cloud backups.

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              • IRJ
                IRJ @hobbit666 last edited by IRJ

                @hobbit666 said in Decent budget NAS:

                @irj what's going on it? If important stuff like photos etc then think about backup πŸ˜€

                yeah. I am wondering if a RAID 1 is sufficient or if I should also do backups. I dont want to be involved in troubleshooting anything on a regular basis.

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                • IRJ
                  IRJ @syko24 last edited by

                  @syko24 said in Decent budget NAS:

                  Buffalo TeraStation 1200D Desktop 4 TB NAS Hard Drives Included
                  https://www.amazon.com/Buffalo-TeraStation-Desktop-Drives-Included/dp/B00ND1L2EQ/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1515366273&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=buffalo+nas&psc=1

                  Not a bad price, but How has your experience been with Buffalo?

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                  • Dashrender
                    Dashrender @IRJ last edited by

                    @irj said in Decent budget NAS:

                    @syko24 said in Decent budget NAS:

                    Buffalo TeraStation 1200D Desktop 4 TB NAS Hard Drives Included
                    https://www.amazon.com/Buffalo-TeraStation-Desktop-Drives-Included/dp/B00ND1L2EQ/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1515366273&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=buffalo+nas&psc=1

                    Not a bad price, but How has your experience been with Buffalo?

                    I have one. I haven't had any issues with it, and performance is pretty good. I can pull over 50 Mb/s on average.

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                    • syko24
                      syko24 @IRJ last edited by

                      @irj said in Decent budget NAS:

                      @syko24 said in Decent budget NAS:

                      Buffalo TeraStation 1200D Desktop 4 TB NAS Hard Drives Included
                      https://www.amazon.com/Buffalo-TeraStation-Desktop-Drives-Included/dp/B00ND1L2EQ/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1515366273&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=buffalo+nas&psc=1

                      Not a bad price, but How has your experience been with Buffalo?

                      I actually just bought the 12TB model so not sure yet. It’s been a while since I bought Buffalo. I have bought them in the past and they have faired well.

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                      • hobbit666
                        hobbit666 @IRJ last edited by

                        @irj yeah that should be fine but what happens if the house burns down.

                        It's all about risk etc. But I would be happy with just raid1

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                        • Emad R
                          Emad R @IRJ last edited by

                          @irj

                          https://www.asustor.com/product/AS1002T?p_id=42

                          Have full info about it and use it for work for 1 year.

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                          • dbeato
                            dbeato last edited by

                            I concur with ReadyNAS or Synology recommendations. Buffalo Terastations have been hit and miss, not sure that I trust it any longer.

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                            • IRJ
                              IRJ @dbeato last edited by

                              @dbeato said in Decent budget NAS:

                              I concur with ReadyNAS or Synology recommendations. Buffalo Terastations have been hit and miss, not sure that I trust it any longer.

                              I've heard mixed reviews about Buffalo terrastations which is why I asked.

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                              • dbeato
                                dbeato @IRJ last edited by

                                @irj said in Decent budget NAS:

                                @dbeato said in Decent budget NAS:

                                I concur with ReadyNAS or Synology recommendations. Buffalo Terastations have been hit and miss, not sure that I trust it any longer.

                                I've heard mixed reviews about Buffalo terrastations which is why I asked.

                                It is always hit and miss.

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                                • scottalanmiller
                                  scottalanmiller last edited by

                                  If you want to lower risk, look at the Synology-based IOsafe devices. Able to live through a fire and flood. Still just a Synology, but like a Synology is a fire proof safe.

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                                  • IRJ
                                    IRJ @scottalanmiller last edited by

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Decent budget NAS:

                                    If you want to lower risk, look at the Synology-based IOsafe devices. Able to live through a fire and flood. Still just a Synology, but like a Synology is a fire proof safe.

                                    Definitely out of the consumer price range for any RAID 1 NAS, although I find it odd that they have iosafe Solo units. I would think the risk of a hard drive failing is much more likely than fire or flooding.

                                    https://www.amazon.com/Solo-Fireproof-Waterproof-External-Drive/dp/B007YJX77S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1515426637&sr=8-1&keywords=iosafe+solo

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                                    • Dashrender
                                      Dashrender @IRJ last edited by

                                      @irj said in Decent budget NAS:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in Decent budget NAS:

                                      If you want to lower risk, look at the Synology-based IOsafe devices. Able to live through a fire and flood. Still just a Synology, but like a Synology is a fire proof safe.

                                      Definitely out of the consumer price range for any RAID 1 NAS, although I find it odd that they have iosafe Solo units. I would think the risk of a hard drive failing is much more likely than fire or flooding.

                                      https://www.amazon.com/Solo-Fireproof-Waterproof-External-Drive/dp/B007YJX77S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1515426637&sr=8-1&keywords=iosafe+solo

                                      Sure, but perhaps it's a sync'ed NAS...
                                      so you can wind up with a situation where you're more worried about fire than disk failure.

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                                      • dafyre
                                        dafyre @Dashrender last edited by

                                        @dashrender said in Decent budget NAS:

                                        @irj said in Decent budget NAS:

                                        @scottalanmiller said in Decent budget NAS:

                                        If you want to lower risk, look at the Synology-based IOsafe devices. Able to live through a fire and flood. Still just a Synology, but like a Synology is a fire proof safe.

                                        Definitely out of the consumer price range for any RAID 1 NAS, although I find it odd that they have iosafe Solo units. I would think the risk of a hard drive failing is much more likely than fire or flooding.

                                        https://www.amazon.com/Solo-Fireproof-Waterproof-External-Drive/dp/B007YJX77S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1515426637&sr=8-1&keywords=iosafe+solo

                                        Sure, but perhaps it's a sync'ed NAS...
                                        so you can wind up with a situation where you're more worried about fire than disk failure.

                                        IE: If you work at or near Samsung battery factories, ha ha.

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                                        • stacksofplates
                                          stacksofplates last edited by

                                          WD MyCloud. I hear they're easy to remote support.

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                                          • dbeato
                                            dbeato @stacksofplates last edited by

                                            @stacksofplates said in Decent budget NAS:

                                            WD MyCloud. I hear they're easy to remote support.

                                            pun intended :person_climbing_medium-dark_skin_tone:

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