10 PC Office Data Storage Recommendations
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@BRRABill said:
I'm not even going to look at them. I'll talk to @Brett-at-ioSafe when he chmies in.
Okay, I'm chiming in now! How can I help?
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@Brett-at-ioSafe said:
@BRRABill said:
I'm not even going to look at them. I'll talk to @Brett-at-ioSafe when he chmies in.
Okay, I'm chiming in now! How can I help?
@BRRABill was wondering what model would be suitable for his five to ten users' storage requirement.
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@scottalanmiller @Brett-at-ioSafe
Exactly!
Also, did you say all the devices are basically the same, except for processor? I'd love to get my hands on a cheapo one to play with.
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@BRRABill said:
Also, did you say all the devices are basically the same, except for processor? I'd love to get my hands on a cheapo one to play with.
Yes, the bigger ones have more disks, bigger procs, more memory. But the core OS from both vendors remains the same across their product lines. You can all features the same from top to bottom in the lineups. So getting the smallest ones for learning is all that you need. I have both vendors' products at home.
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I also have Drobo gear, but they make little that would apply to this type of audience. They are really about large volume, low performance SAN primarily. They do have the Drobo 5N for those with very specific needs.
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@BRRABill said:
@scottalanmiller @Brett-at-ioSafe
Exactly!
Also, did you say all the devices are basically the same, except for processor? I'd love to get my hands on a cheapo one to play with.
It really depends on your requirements and how much data you have. The 214 provides up to 12 TB of raw capacity while the 1515+ provides up to 90 TB (when used with expansion units). The 1515+ also has quad LAN ports for failover/Link Aggregation and supports Synology High Availability/automatic failover.
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@Brett-at-ioSafe said:
It really depends on your requirements and how much data you have.
Couple hundred GB, max.
The 415+ was mentioned earlier.
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@BRRABill said:
@Brett-at-ioSafe said:
It really depends on your requirements and how much data you have.
Couple hundred GB, max.
The 415+ was mentioned earlier.
In that case, the 214 would likely be the way to go: https://iosafe.com/products-2baynas-overview
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@BRRABill said:
@Brett-at-ioSafe said:
It really depends on your requirements and how much data you have.
Couple hundred GB, max.
The 415+ was mentioned earlier.
That's really for those that need more than 6TB of usable only. If you need 6TB or less, the ioSafe 214 / Synology 215+ are where it is at.
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Is ioSafe and Synology the same thing?\
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@MattSpeller said:
@BRRABill said:
Is ioSafe and Synology the same thing?\
Yeah but ioSafe has better BBQ's
lol
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Could go for a good BBQ. Our "driving kids around" schedule is filled with hoagies, granola bars, and nothingness.
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Is there actually a difference? I haven't looked yet. Too much chatter on this forum to use any other browser windows.
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@BRRABill sorry lol - they are the same, but ioSafe puts their's into a fireproof wrapper, then does PR stunts like BBQ'ing them.
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@BRRABill said:
Is there actually a difference? I haven't looked yet. Too much chatter on this forum to use any other browser windows.
They are the same. Synology makes the guts of both. Same hardware and same software. ioSafe then fireproofs the chassis and adds some extra hardware to make it fire and water proof (not UNDER water proof.)
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So ioSafe is just a physical upgrade to the matching Synology model.
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