What Network Attached Storage (NAS) to choose: Synology, Buffalo, LG, D-LinkI wanted to get a Network Attached Storage (NAS) mainly for backing up my videos and photos. I'm also planning to use it as a DLNA server for watching videos on my HDTV. And I want to use it for sharing data between 3 computers.
At first I wanted to get a cheap solution like Buffalo Technology LinkStation Duo 2 TB (2 x 1 TB) Network Attached Storage S-WX2.0TL/R1, but after reading reviews about all Buffalo products decided to get a NAS that is faster and better. Reviews of D-Link DNS-321 2-Bay Network Attached Storage didn't impress me much as well. Also after reading reviews about these and other Network Attached Storage I decided not to mirror data using RAID-1. The reason is that it seems that if the NAS controller fails, it is very problematic to restore data. If I wanted to share data only, I would go for Netgear Rangemax Wireless-N Gigabit Router with USB (WNR3500) which allows to get shared access to an external USB storage device like Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1 TB USB 2.0 Ultra-Portable External Hard Drive It seems like there are 2 decent alternatives:
- Gigabit ethernet, - 3 x USB2.0, - RAID 0, 1 and JBOD - DLNA support - iTunes Server Support. Synology products have excellent reviews. Besides I really like the community they have, so I prefer Synology DiskStation. What do you think about these Network Attached Storages? What NAS do you use and how do you like it? |
Re: What Network Attached Storage (NAS) to choose: Synology, Buffalo, LG, D-LinkI'm asking the same questions, so I'm curious how it turned out for you. What did you wind up buying, and what have been your experiences with it?
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