External HDD and Nas

[rayban]

Wanted to find out more about 2.5 external HDD and NAS.

As I scroll through Shopee, i noticed that Toshiba 4tB is around 50 sgd? Since i did not buy external HDD for such a long time, the price drop that much? Want to get a spare one for time machine for mac (eversince i found out ants start to make a nest in my current external HDD...)

Also I feel like getting a NAS for home usage, any NAS users have something to recommend? 2 to 4 bay will do and what the price range?

 

[sibeiTrolled]

i noticed that Toshiba 4tB is around 50 sgd?

Please don't.

Toshiba external 4TB ain't that cheap and i have brought a few directly from toshiba but never at that price

Toshiba N300 (Internal 3.5") is the NAS version (like ironwolf or wd red) and that goes for ~200 at those sim lim stores and ~220 at toshiba shopee mall.

If it seem wierd, smells wierd, walk wierd, feels wierd, then just avoid it. And also please read through this, https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/...wolf-pro-and-exos-drives-sold-as-new.7108488/
as i have also personally saw his review on that item listing which has been taking down.

Also I feel like getting a NAS for home usage, any NAS users have something to recommend? 2 to 4 bay will do and what the price range?

Usage? simple backup or SMB share? or you require to virtualize?
Asustor and synologgy are the common brands.

Synology
DS423+ (4 bay) ~ SGD 780
DS224+ (2 bay) ~SGD500

Asustor
AS1102TL (2bay) ~SGD 300
AS3304T (4 bay) ~ SGD 560
AS5304T (4 bay) ~SGD600

Better to ask here bah if you going synology - https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/nas-synology-nas-owner-club-part-2.6464095/

 

[BigMonkey]

in after satki expert

 

[coyote]

Nas is insanely expensive. If TS isn't even serious or understand what are the benefits of nas. Suggest to just get a external HDD.

And please, for the umpteenth times, those $50 4TB drives are obviously fake. Don't do like one of our fellow member. He said he just buy one to test highly suspecting it's fake and even started a thread here. And he never gotten back to here.

 

[dc10000]

can I ask which NAS can take 10tb or more in a single bay?

 

[popsune1]

4 TB costs $169.90 on Amazon SG

https://www.amazon.sg/Western-WDBYV...7&hvtargid=pla-828308664148&gad_source=1&th=1

 

[loganrunning]

can I ask which NAS can take 10tb or more in a single bay?

almost any modern NAS running firmware within the last 8-10 years (conservative estimate).

 

[ballastic90]

Which brand best ?

 

[Zorroh]

I have been using NAS with RAID for 15 years and upgrading them periodically. Recently I bought new laptops for the office and the new laptops cannot access the old NAS, which are still working well. So for some personal stuff, I have switched to SSD drives.

 

[regionmaster]

What sorta catalog software good to use

Last time use wincatalog and whereisit but like can't already

 

[BlackWing1977]

I dunno TS got what he needed already or not.. but today I finally have no more HDD connected to my system... keep giving me issues.. until my whole PC just hang and freezes... my last 2 HDD are external HDD from WD_BLACK... always the same issues with some bad sectors and disk errors... until I sianz..

 

[Apparatus]

Ugreen or Terramaster SSD NAS would be better but more expensive

 

[BlackWing1977]

Ugreen or Terramaster SSD NAS would be better but more expensive

Now I just hope and pray SSD price can drop more..