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Old 08-26-2008, 06:08 PM   #1
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Looking for a NAS

I am in need to setup a NAS for home use. It will be hosting my media and backups images. I prefer the cheaper route utilizing a large disk I already have and adding another for redundancy. It must support 1000 Base-T. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Galaxy 3500MGB-RAID Pro Network

The Galaxy unit is diskless. I currently have a 500GB drive with data on it. If I were to buy another of this drive and place them both in the Galaxy NAS would I it be possible to create a mirror array while retaining the data on the first drive?

BUFFALO LS-W1.0TGL/R1 1TB LinkStation Pro Duo NAS
This unit comes with the drives. Does anyone have experience with this unit?
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Old 08-27-2008, 02:47 PM   #2
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are you looking for this to be for streaming media? or just backup?

I've read some very good things about the Drobo ( www.drobo.com ), but it's USB/Firewire (but could be shared over the network).
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Old 08-27-2008, 02:54 PM   #3
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Thanks for the suggestion.
I am looking for a large volume that will be hosted and it will be for accessing media as well as backups and images etc. The Drobo looks nice but is pricey and I would need to buy the additional upgrade to put it on the network.
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Old 08-27-2008, 03:13 PM   #4
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Have you checked out the Qnap NAS devices?
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Old 08-27-2008, 05:18 PM   #5
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http://www.synology.com/enu/products/DS106j/spec.php
We use this brand/model in our company, it works quite well for what we need. Although I don't think it has raid ability, and it's max capacity HD is 500gigs.

http://www.synology.com/enu/products/DS107+/spec.php
This one has more HD capacity, but still no raid.

http://www.synology.com/enu/products/DS207+/spec.php
This one has even more HD capacity, and has RAID. But can cost up to $350
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Old 08-27-2008, 05:36 PM   #6
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Hi-cap NAS is relatively inexpensive. Hi-cap with RAID is much more pricey.
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I've read some very good things about the Drobo ( www.drobo.com ), but it's USB/Firewire (but could be shared over the network).
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Freenas is nice but I don't have an extra PC. I think I will look into this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822344001

It fits my budget.
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Freenas is nice but I don't have an extra PC. I think I will look into this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822344001

It fits my budget.
Reviews on Newegg seem mixed on that one.
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