which one is better Synology DS713+ or Qnap TS-269 PRO and the RAM is expandable ?
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The 1 GB RAM module can (reportedly) be exchanged for a 2 GB module (I'm about to do this myself). YMMV when using a 4GB module, there are reports of Plex being broken or even data corruption. Changing RAM may void your warranty. As for which one is better, I never looked at Qnap to begin with because we had a failed Qnap unit at the office and that was not the first broken unit our IT guys had experienced.
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Specs don't say RAM is expandable. You have to go much further up the product line for upgradeable RAM.
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The DS2413+ does support 4 TB drives for a total of 48 TB of storage. Here is a link to the Synology page that shows the list of drive models that have been confirmed to work with the DS2413+: https://www.synology.com/en-us/support/hd/model/DS2413+
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I got the Kingston 1333 MHz , laptop memory it also DDR 3, like the other answer here mine boots up really quick as well and have lots of services running because of this that way I added the extra memory, having couchpotato, sickbeard and recently my own usenet nbz server hosted on the qnap the extra memory is a must. If you order it with prime try to get a replacement or order the Kingston kvr1333d3s8s9/2gGood luck!
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Eric, No, you don't need any cables or mounting hardware. Everything is in the Synology enclosure. Essentially, you just slide the drives in. BYW, the DS 213j is terrific. I upgraded from DS 212 and it is much faster. Good luck
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Hard drives were not included in the configuration that I purchased. However, you may (probably) be able order the Synology preconfigured with select drives.
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Just to add my two cents here too - I originally started on the Drobo, but moved over to the Synology - best decision I ever made. I'm glad the drobo broke as the synology is much easier/better for me.
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Yes.Specs here: https://www.synology.com/en-us/products/DS114#specDemo here: https://www.synology.com/en-us/dsm/5.1/live_demo
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I have a QNAP (TS-421 @ $500) and actually just bought the Mini @ $1000 a couple of months ago. You don't mention what you are comparing the Mini against but it should be the QNAP TS-470 Pro. That said, the QNAP QTS interface is very simple where the FreeNAS is not as refined. For the money, the Mini specs are very good and I felt the Mini was a better value than the 470. Also, using ZFS and having error correcting ram, help to keep your data clean.I can also say that the Mini easily handles my media needs. At the same time (with Plex), I've streamed 2 1080 movies to 2 TVs, a 720 movie to a computer and a 480 movie to an android device. The Mini CPU usage was at about 50%. I have a QNAP (TS-421 @ $500) and actually just bought the Mini @ $1000 a couple of months ago. You don't mention what you are comparing the Mini against but it should be the QNAP TS-470 Pro. That said, the QNAP QTS interface is very simple where the FreeNAS is not as refined. For the money, the Mini specs are very good and I felt the Mini was a better value than the 470. Also, using ZFS and having error correcting ram, help to keep your data clean.I can also say that the Mini easily handles my media needs. At the same time (with Plex), I've streamed 2 1080 movies to 2 TVs, a... » Read More I have a QNAP (TS-421 @ $500) and actually just bought the Mini @ $1000 a couple of months ago. You don't mention what you are comparing the Mini against but it should be the QNAP TS-470 Pro. That said, the QNAP QTS interface is very simple where the FreeNAS is not as refined. For the money, the Mini specs are very good and I felt the Mini was a better value than the 470. Also, using ZFS and having error correcting ram, help to keep your data clean.I can also say that the Mini easily handles my media needs. At the same time (with Plex), I've streamed 2 1080 movies to 2 TVs, a 720 movie to a computer and a 480 movie to an android device. The Mini CPU usage was at about 50%. « Show Less
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The EX2 has the more reliable WD Red NAS hard drives. Worth the extra cost IMHO.
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I have a DS713+ for my home and I'm very happy with it. I think that unless you are a videographer that produces several gigabytes a month in content, you won't need any more storage than a DS713 gives you. Maybe you would want to upgrade RAM later, specially if you're backing up to CrashPlan or something like that, but a 4gb DIMM for the DS713+ costs $50. I would definitely recommend DS713 over DS415
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Go for 713+.I got it ... its a dream.This is my 3rd Synology ... only due to upgrade.
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The DS415+ I has a quad core and more memory the 713+ has a dual core. Side by side full comparison of all the Synology products can be found on their website. www.synology.com/en-us/products/compare/DS713+/DS415+
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I have this running on a 9821W right now. Works well. Foscam cameras are a bit average and it drops out sometimes and loses image occasionally, but I purely blame the camera. Lots of Foscam cameras are identified in the Synology Surv. setup.
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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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110.36 MB/sec Reading, 84.31 MB/sec Writing, from Synology's website. I have not tested these specs but I have been very impressed with the speed of this unit. I uploaded approx. 80 Gig of photos once I set the NAS up and is was able to generate the thumbnail views relatively fast, the unit also gives you the ability to pause cpu intensive actions so that you can do what you need to do then resume the intense process later. Very nice feature.
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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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I get ~30-40 MB/s via iSCSI (NAS' CPU is maxed...) with all other services disabled, can't comment on SMB performance since I dont use it. These are definitely not the fastest units. (for anyone else reading this, that is megaBYTES per second, not megaBITS)