I'm not highly technical but need a network storage device for all the family's PCs that has excellent reliability and easy retrieval. Is this it?
2081227
No doubt. This is my the best buy. If u need more Space i recomend 4-bay with hotswap technology, but if u need át. Least 4tb, this is the model... Goodyear luck
2081228
This is a discontinued model, but yes, similar newer ones are just as reliable and easy to use in your case.
2081229
Short answer, yes. I am pretty technically inclined, yet I had a little confusion while setting this up. Once i got it going, its is amazing, i don't know how i lived without it. If you follow directions well, and are willing to search forums or email support if you run into trouble, i would say go for it. Go with Western Digital Red series hard drives, they are built for servers and are very reliable.
2081230
See my review for my opinion on it in more detail. But yes this is it. I'm extremely pleased with mine, which I use for streaming movies all over the house simultaneously to multiple devices. It plays HD movies over wifi without any problems what so ever. 13.8gb huge movie files, no problem, it'll stream them to multiple devices without skipping a beat. 1080p, DTS sound. Etc. Yes, this is it. I had no idea it was discontinued. It was my first NAS and I had no trouble downloading DSM OS, the pat file, and the synology assistant. It was easy.
2081231
This is a very good NAS if you know how to set it up. I use Cobian backup software to backup my files. Its free and very easy to use.
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You could definitely do that, but for less tech-savvy users this is very good. Additionally, it is power-efficient, the software is very solid, and set-up is easy. I got one because i didn't want to fiddle with FreeNas. The community that supports the DiskStations is massive, too.In essence, this thing is simlpy a NAS, and a very stable one at that. A dedicated PC like what you mentioned could and would be much more that a NAS, and if you were only using it as a NAS you would be wasting a whole lot of power. Go to the synology website and check out the DSM 5.0 demo. The software that they made for this hardware is quite slick. You could definitely do that, but for less tech-savvy users this is very good. Additionally, it is power-efficient, the software is very solid, and set-up is easy. I got one because i didn't want to fiddle with FreeNas. The community that supports the DiskStations is massive, too.In essence, this thing is simlpy a NAS, and a very stable one at that. A dedicated PC like what you mentioned could and would be much more that a NAS, and if you were only using it as a NAS you would be wasting a whole lot of power. Go to the synology website and check out the DSM 5.0 demo. The software... » Read More You could definitely do that, but for less tech-savvy users this is very good. Additionally, it is power-efficient, the software is very solid, and set-up is easy. I got one because i didn't want to fiddle with FreeNas. The community that supports the DiskStations is massive, too.In essence, this thing is simlpy a NAS, and a very stable one at that. A dedicated PC like what you mentioned could and would be much more that a NAS, and if you were only using it as a NAS you would be wasting a whole lot of power. Go to the synology website and check out the DSM 5.0 demo. The software that they made for this hardware is quite slick. « Show Less
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for my use case it works faster that WD. I transfer files over LAN. Wifi will be slow.
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You could definitely do that, but for less tech-savvy users this is very good. Additionally, it is power-efficient, the software is very solid, and set-up is easy. I got one because i didn't want to fiddle with FreeNas. The community that supports the DiskStations is massive, too. In essence, this thing is simlpy a NAS, and a very stable one at that. A dedicated PC like what you mentioned could and would be much more that a NAS, and if you were only using it as a NAS you would be wasting a whole lot of power. Go to the synology website and check out the DSM 5.0 demo. The software that they made for this hardware is quite slick.
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DS713+ is best suited for business use. Is a more robust system. The DS214+ is intended for home use. So if you are looking for something to have at home to store the pictures of your kids, some files and videos. the DS214+ will do the job. But, if you are looking for a NAS storage for your small business and can't afford at the moment the more expensive models with 4 or 5 bays, the DS713+ is a good start. later on you can attach the DX513 for expansion.Cheers!!
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http://www.synology.com/support/hd.php#94Here is a list of the recommended hard drives. I went by price, but any of them should work well for you. Doug
1600661
I have had the drive as my main operating system, as well as mass storage drive for almost a year, and so far, it has been reliable, fast, and quiet. However, as the previous person responded, I am using Linux, which does put less stress on the drive and the file system is a bit better at file allocation, ETC...My experience is very positive in this environment. (Using the 3TB version partitioned into three sections)
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Hello yes this NAS is network secured with group security. it's easy to configure & stable. They only last 3-5 yrs though so do your backups!
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I simply recommend the product. Since I purchase it i haven´t experienced any issues with the NAS except windows related problems, like access problems to the secured directories, because windows issues. In summary I recommed the NAS, to me is a 4 star products, the 5th is not possible because there is no perfect product and I feel the NAS could be faster, I think this is processor related.
1068647
This is a network attached storage device. Not a USB drive. You need ethernet for this drive.
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Yes I believe so. It comes already partitioned with titles for Documents, Photos, Music, Movies, SharedMedia. Each with their own mapped drive letter. Very, very easy to setup. I use Acronis Backup software and for on-demand backups I use Microsoft SyncToy. The hard drive was easily detected by my home network and all of the PC's that are connected to that network.
2089342
I don't have any experience with either of these programs, but being that it is solid state and 1Tb you should not have any storage problems. Sorry I could not be of more help.
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It is a network storage device. Windows should be able to see it over the network, and you should be able to map a drive to it.
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Absolutely. there are always SOME weird motherboards and some NAS's that don't like certain HDD's, so it isn't guaranteed, but it's a real nice, solid, good working drive. Read some reviews on it. In RAID 0, by the way, you can make up for the 5400 RPM and make these things scream and still have the low heat, low power consumption.
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Frankly I have found NO external drive either desktop or portable that have been particularly easy to work with and customer service of all (WD, Seagate, or Toshiba) either don't reply period or if they do it's gooble-de-gook. Seems as though that the hardware is perfectly capable of storing data but retrieving it is another question. The software is totally, absurdly complex. (Ditto thumb drives with password protected sectors. Impossible!) IT folks decry the fact that no one bothers to back up anything. Guess why?
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One computer at a time. For shared storage you would want something with shared storage built in like a NAS or SAN.
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I'm not sure why QNAP would suggest Seagate drives, their failure rate is much higher than Western Digital or Hitachi. Just google for it, you'll see what I mean.